The 75th Golden Globe Awards, held on 7 January in California, honored the best in film and television in the year 2017. Hosted by comedian and The Late Night host Seth Meyers, the 2018 Golden Globes has been dominated by the Hollywood sexual-misconduct scandal that unfolded last year with many nominees wearing black to the red carpet as a sign of protest. The Shape of Water, directed by Guillermo del Toro, is this year’s leading movie with seven nominations, followed by Steven Spielberg’s The Post with six nominations. Martin McDonagh’s Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri is tied with The Post with six nominations. Greta Gerwig’s Lady Bird comes in next with four nominations, followed by All the Money in the World, Call Me by Your Name, Dunkirk, The Greatest Showman, and I, Tonya with three nominations each. [caption id=“attachment_4291959” align=“alignleft” width=“380”]
Big Little Lies.[/caption] The actors nominated for the category of Best Performance in a Motion Picture (Drama) are Timothée Chalamet for Call Me by Your Name, Daniel Day-Lewis for Phantom Thread, Tom Hanks for The Post, Gary Oldman for Darkest Hour, and Denzel Washington for Roman J. Israel, Esq.Big Actresses nominated for Best Performance in a Motion Picture (Drama) are Jessica Chastain for Molly’s Game, Sally Hawkins for The Shape of Water, Frances McDormand for Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri, Meryl Streep for The Post, and Michelle Williams for All the Money in the World. Oprah Winfrey is this year’s recipient of Cecil B. DeMille Lifetime Achievement Award. In the television department, HBO’s Big Little Lies — with an ensemble cast of Nicole Kidman, Reese Witherspoon, Shailene Woodley and Alexander Skarsgård — leads the pack with six nominations. FX’s Fued: Bette and Joan comes in a close second with four nominations, followed by Fargo, The Handmaid’s Tale, and This Is Us with three nominations each. The actors nominated for the Best Performance in a Television Series (Drama) are Jason Bateman for Ozark, Sterling K. Brown for This Is Us, Freddie Highmore for The Good Doctor, Bob Odenkirk for Better Call Saul, and Liev Schreiber for Ray Donovan. Actresses nominated for the Best Performance in a Television Series (Drama) are Caitriona Balfe for Outlander, Claire Foy for The Crown, Maggie Gyllenhaal for The Deuce, Katherine Langford for 13 Reasons Why, and Elisabeth Moss for The Handmaid’s Tale. In the category Best Performance in a Television Series (Musical or Comedy), the actors nominated are Anthony Anderson for Black-ish, Aziz Ansari for Master of None, Kevin Bacon for I Love Dick, H. Macy for Shameless, and Eric McCormack for Will & Grace. The actresses nominated for the Best Performance in a Television Series (Musical or Comedy) are Pamela Adlon for Better Things, Alison Brie for GLOW, Wilder Rachel Brosnahan for The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, Issa Rae for Insecure, and Frankie Shaw for SMILF. Shows in race for the Best Drama are The Crown, Game of Thrones, The Handmaid’s Tale, Stranger Things, and This Is Us. In the Best Musical or Comedy category, the shows in contest are Black-ish, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, Master of None, SMILF, and Will & Grace. The presenters at the award show include A-list names like Penelope Cruz, Gal Gadot, Halle Berry, Neil Patrick Harris, Chris Hemsworth, Emma Watson, Dwayne Johnson, Salma Hayek, Angelina Jolie, Jennifer Anniston, Emma Stone, Kit Harrington and Emilia Clarke, among many others. It will be aired at 7:30 am IST on Colors Infinity