The Golden Globes nominations set the tone for the rest of the award season and brought quite a few shockers our way. Emilia Pérez scored ten nominations this time around, but its domination caught us by surprise, along with these major shockers that broke the internet after the nominations were announced.
Surprise: Squid Game
Squid Game is yet to return to Netflix for its second season, and its inclusion in the best television series – drama left many Golden Globe fans pretty confused.
Snub: Best Motion Picture – Drama
Several movies expected to break into the best motion picture – drama, including Blitz, Sing Sing, and The Piano Lesson, failed to make the cut, leaving it up to September 5 to take their spot.
Surprise: The Substance
Horror movies usually don’t get much love at major award shows, so it’s quite refreshing to see The Substance over-perform at the Globes and receive five nominations.
Snub: Best Director
The best director field features many worthy contenders this year, but it’s quite a shocker to learn that Denis Villeneuve (Dune: Part Two) and Jon M. Chu (Wicked) will have to sit this one out.
Surprise: Sebastian Stan
It took some time for the Golden Globes to give Sebastian Stan his flowers, but he’ll enter this year’s ceremony with not one, but two nods for The Apprentice and A Different Man.
Snub: Saoirse Ronan
Saoirse Ronan has given us two great performances this year, in Steve McQueen’s historical war epic Blitz and the indie drama The Outrun, but it wasn’t enough to score a Golden Globe nomination.