The Snubs and Surprises of the 2018 Golden Globes

By Sheryl Oh

The ‘Three Billboards’ love was strong.

The 75th Annual  Golden Globes happened last night, and so kicked off televised awards season good and proper. We had our own favorites, although it seems like in typical Globes fashion, nothing went quite as we hoped.

The ceremony itself was largely preempted by the #MeToo movement, and a ton of celebrities turned up in black in support of the cause. But more important than wardrobe choice is the actual tone set by the list of Globes winners. Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri won big in the film category, much to the chagrin of many. Sam Rockwell‘s win over Willem Dafoe for Best Supporting Actor caused a fair bit of an uproar online. Three Billboards winning Best Drama over The Shape of Water was another less-than-stellar surprise, especially after Guillermo del Toro‘s Best Director win.

Furthermore, on the subject of Best Director, one of the Globes’ more paradoxical moments — considering how many people ostensibly turned up in support of women this year — was not actually nominating Greta Gerwig for Best Director yet awarding her movie, Lady Bird, with Best Comedy/Musical. We were rooting for Three Billboards‘ Frances McDormand for Best Actress (Drama) and at least that came to fruition, although Timothée Chalamet did lose out to expected favorite Gary Oldman, for Darkest Hour. In fact, Call Me By Your Name was deeply snubbed in general, taking home no awards. Get Out, including Daniel Kaluuya’s fantastic performance, was not at all honored either. The Globes were off to a very white start when nominations were announced, but now it’s absolutely confirmed with these wins.

The TV category was predictably Big Little Lies central, with Nicole Kidman, Laura Dern, and Alexander Skarsgård receiving acting accolades and the show itself winning Best Miniseries. The Handmaid’s Tale and The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel proved the power of women-led shows. Sterling K. Brown felt like a shoo-in for Best Actor in a Drama, while Aziz Ansari‘s Best Actor in a Comedy win was more of a surprise, generally because Master of None has won minimally at awards shows in the past (Ansari did not even win Best Actor at the Emmys last year).

Finally, while this is neither a snub nor surprise, as Oprah Winfrey‘s Cecile B. DeMille Award was announced ahead of the ceremony as always, the following tweet certainly sums up the right feelings about the entire situation:

personally, i feel that oprah is the only person that has ever earned a lifetime achievement award

— sonia saraiya (@soniasaraiya) January 8, 2018

Read on for the full list of Golden Globes winners (in bold).

Best Picture — Drama

Call Me By Your Name

Dunkirk

The Post

The Shape of Water

Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri

Best Picture — Comedy or Musical

The Disaster Artist

Get Out

The Greatest Showman

I, Tonya

Lady Bird

Best Director — Motion Picture

Guillermo del Toro, The Shape of Water

Martin McDonagh, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri

Christopher Nolan, Dunkirk

Ridley Scott, All the Money in the World

Steven Spielberg, The Post

Best Screenplay — Motion Picture

Guillermo del Toro and Vanessa Taylor, The Shape of Water

Greta Gerwig, Lady Bird

Liz Hannah and Josh Singer, The Post

Martin McDonagh, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri

Aaron Sorkin, Molly’s Game

Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture — Drama

Timothée Chalamet, Call Me By Your Name

Daniel Day-Lewis, Phantom Thread

Tom Hanks, The Post

Gary Oldman, The Darkest Hour

Denzel Washington, Roman J. Israel, Esq.

Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture — Drama

Jessica Chastain, Molly’s Game

Sally Hawkins, The Shape of Water

Frances McDormand, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri

Meryl Streep, The Post

Michelle Williams, All the Money in the World

Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture — Musical or Comedy

Steve Carell, Battle of the Sexes

Ansel Elgort, Baby Driver

James Franco, The Disaster Artist

Hugh Jackman, The Greatest Showman

Daniel Kaluuya, Get Out

Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture — Musical or Comedy

Judi Dench, Victoria & Abdul

Margot Robbie, I, Tonya

Saoirse Ronan, Lady Bird

Emma Stone, Battle of the Sexes

Helen Mirren, The Leisure Seeker

Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in Any Motion Picture

Willem DaFoe, The Florida Project

Armie Hammer, Call Me By Your Name

Richard Jenkins, The Shape of Water

Christopher Plummer, All The Money in the World

Sam Rockwell, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri

Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in Any Motion Picture

Mary J. Blige, Mudbound

Hong Chau, Downsizing

Alison Janney, I, Tonya

Laurie Metcalf, Lady Bird

Octavia Spencer, The Shape of Water

Best Original Score — Motion Picture

Carter Burwell, Three Billboards outside Ebbing, Missouri

Alexandre Desplat, The Shape of Water

Jonny Greenwood, Phantom Thread

John Williams, The Post

Hans Zimmer, Dunkirk

Best Original Song — Motion Picture

“Home,” Ferdinand

“Mighty River,” Mudbound

“Remember Me,” Coco

“The Star,” The Star

“This Is Me,” The Greatest Showman

Best Motion Picture — Animated

The Boss Baby

The Breadwinner

Coco

Ferdinand

Loving Vincent

Best Picture — Foreign Language

A Fantastic Woman (Chile)

First They Killed My Father (Cambodia)

In the Fade (Germany/France)

Loveless (Russia)

The Square (Sweden, Germany, France)

Best Television Series — Drama

The Crown

Game of Thrones

The Handmaid’s Tale

Stranger Things

This Is Us

Best Television Series — Comedy

Black-ish

The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel

Master of None

SMILF

Will & Grace

Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series — Drama

Jason Bateman, Ozark

Sterling K. Brown, This Is Us

Freddie Highmore, The Good Doctor

Bob Odenkirk, Better Call Saul

Liev Schreiber, Ray Donovan

Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series — Drama

Caitriona Balfe, Outlander

Claire Foy, The Crown

Maggie Gyllenhaal, The Deuce

Katherine Langford, 13 Reasons Why

Elisabeth Moss, The Handmaid’s Tale

Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series — Comedy

Anthony Anderson, Black-ish

Aziz Ansari, Master of None

Kevin Bacon, I Love Dick

William H. Macy, Shameless

Eric McCormack, Will & Grace

Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series — Comedy

Pamela Adlon, Better Things

Alison Brie, GLOW

Rachel Brosnahan, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel

Issa Rae, Insecure

Frankie Shaw, SMILF

Best Television Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television

Big Little Lies

Fargo

Feud: Bette and Joan

The Sinner

Top of the Lake: China Girl

Best Performance By an Actor in a Television Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television

Robert De Niro, The Wizard of Lies

Jude Law, The Young Pope

Kyle MacLachlan, Twin Peaks

Ewan McGregor, Fargo

Geoffrey Rush, Genius

Best Performance by an Actress in a Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television

Jessica Biel, The Sinner

Nicole Kidman, Big Little Lies

Jessica Lange, Feud: Bette and Joan

Susan Sarandon, Feud: Bette and Joan

Reese Witherspoon, Big Little Lies

Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Limited Series, or Motion Picture Made for Television

David Harbour, Stranger Things

Alfred Molina, Feud: Bette and Joan

Christian Slater, Mr. Robot

Alexander Skarsgard, Big Little Lies

David Thewlis, Fargo

Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Limited Series, or Motion Picture Made for Television

Laura Dern, Big Little Lies

Ann Dowd, The Handmaid’s Tale

Chrissy Metz, This Is Us

Michelle Pfeiffer, The Wizard of Lies

Shailene Woodley, Big Little Lies

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