As the year inches towards closing, award announcements are coming around. The Emmys have some changes in mind. The Oscars rescinded its decision to add a popular film category.
For now though, most of the nominees are hardly surprising but it is a surprise that Vice, in which Christian Bale essays Dick Cheney, is leading the nomination pack with six nominations.
In predictable nods, Timothée Chalamet’s nomination for Beautiful Boy doesn’t come as a surprise neither does the nomination of Rami Malek for Bohemian Rhapsody and Bradley Cooper for A Star is Born.
In television categories, not surprisingly Amy Adams has picked up a nod for her beautiful performance in Sharp Objects. She has also picked up a nod for Vice in Supporting category.
The lack of presence of Barry Jenkins in the category of Best Director – Motion Picture for If Beale Street Could Talk is quite the mistake. He is the same man who gave us Moonlight.
Sandra Oh will compete with HFPA favourite Elisabeth Moss (Handmaid’s Tale) for her role in Killing Eve. The series has also picked up a Best Drama nod.
The biggest news is the nomination of Black Panther that has comic book fans excited. And you have to admit, it’s a pretty cool film.
A list of nominations below…
MOVIES
Best Actor in a Motion Picture, Drama
Bradley Cooper, A Star Is Born
Willem Dafoe, At Eternity’s Gate
Lucas Hedges, Boy Erased
Rami Malek, Bohemian Rhapsody
John David Washington, BlacKkKlansman
Best Actress in a Motion Picture, Drama
Glenn Close, The Wife
Lady Gaga, A Star Is Born
Nicole Kidman, Destroyer
Melissa McCarthy, Can You Ever Forgive Me?
Rosamund Pike, A Private War
Best Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture
Amy Adams, Vice
Claire Foy, First Man
Regina king, If Beale Street Could Talk
Emma Stone, The Favourite
Rachel Weisz, The Favourite
Best Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture
Mahershala Ali, Green Book
Timothée Chalamet, Beautiful Boy
Adam Driver, BlacKkKlansman
Richard E. Grant, Can You Ever Forgive Me?
Sam Rockwell, Vice
Best Motion Picture, Drama
BlacKkKlansman
If Beale Street Could Talk
Black Panther
A Star Is Born
Bohemian Rhapsody
Best Director – Motion Picture
Bradley Cooper, A Star Is Born
Alfonso Cuaron, Roma
Spike Lee, BlacKkKlansman
Adam McKay, Vice
Peter Farrelly, Green Book
TELEVISION
Best Actress in a Limited-Series or TV Movie
Amy Adams, Sharp Objects
Patricia Arquette, Escape at Dannemora
Connie Britton, Dirty John
Laura Dern, The Tale
Regina King, Seven Seconds
Best Actor in a Limited-Series or TV Movie
Antonio Banderas, Genius: Picasso
Daniel Bruhl, The Alienist
Darren Criss, The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story
Benedict Cumberbatch, Patrick Melrose
Hugh Grant, A Very English Scandal
Best Supporting Actress in a Series, Limited-Series, or TV Movie
Alex Bornstein, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
Patricia Clarkson, Sharp Objects
Penelope Cruz, The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story
Thandie Newton, Westworld
Yvonne Strahovski, The Handmaid’s Tale
Best Supporting Actor in a Series, Limited-Series or TV Movie
Alan Arkin, The Kominsky Method
Kieran Culkin, Succession
Edgar Ramirez, The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story
Ben Whishaw, A Very English Scandal
Henry Winkler, Barry
Best Actress in a TV Series, Musical or Comedy
Kristen Bell, The Good Place
Candice Bergen, Murphy Brown
Alison Brie, Glow
Rachel Brosnahan, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
Debra Messing, Will & Grace
Best Actor in a TV Series, Musical or Comedy
Sasha Baron Cohen, Who Is America?
Jim Carrey, Kidding
Michael Douglas, The Kominsky Method
Donald Glover, Atlanta
Bill Hader, Barry
Best Actress in a TV Series, Drama
Caitriona Balfe, Outlander
Elisabeth Moss, The Handmaid’s Tale
Sandra Oh, Killing Eve
Julia Roberts, Homecoming
Keri Russell, The Americans
Best Actor in a TV Series, Drama
Jason Bateman, Ozark
Stephan James, Homecoming
Richard Madden, Bodyguard
Billy Porter, Pose
Matthew Rhys, The Americans
Best TV Series, Musical or Comedy
The Good Place
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
The Kominsky Method
Kidding
Barry
Best TV Series, Drama
The Americans
Bodyguard
Homecoming
Killing Eve
Pose
Best TV Movie or Limited-Series
The Alienist
The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story
Escape at Dannemora
Sharp Objects
A Very English Scandal