2017 was a banner year for the ladies with a slate full of female-led film and TV shows from Patty Jenkins' record-breaking Wonder Woman to Greta Gerwig's indie darling Lady Bird to Emma Watson's star turn in blockbuster Beauty and the Beast to TV mini-series Big Little Lies.
Yet not a single female name made it onto the best director nominee list and arguably the best musical of the year, Beauty and the Beast, was completely shut out of the musical/comedy category.
Also notably absent, Jordan Peele who wrote and directed breakout horror/comedy Get Out. The movie did make it into the musical/comedy category and Daniel Kaluuya scored a best actor nom - but Peele's exclusion from the director's list is inexplicable. As is the snub to Patty Jenkins for Wonder Woman and Greta Gerwig for Lady Bird.
Guillermo del Toro's film about a mute lady who falls in love with an aquatic monster, The Shape of Water, emerged as the surprisingly dominant force. And although it hasn't been a huge hit at the box office it clearly resonated with the members of The Hollywood Foreign Press Association who vote on the Golden Globes.
Over in TV land Big Little Lies scored big with six noms, including a nom for both A-list leads Reese Witherspoon and Nicole Kidman in the best actress in a mini-series category. Surprising absences from the TV nominee list include Julia Louis-Dreyfus for her hilarious political comedy VEEP and Milo Ventimiglia for This Is Us.
The 75th Golden Globes will be held on January 7, 2018. A selection of the nominations are below, find the full list here:
FILM
Best Motion Picture - Drama
Call Me by Your Name
Dunkirk
The Post
The Shape of Water
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
Best Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy
The Disaster Artist
Get Out
The Greatest Showman
I, Tonya
Lady Bird
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 - Drama
Timothée Chalamet, Call Me by Your Name
Daniel Day-Lewis, Phantom Thread
Tom Hanks, The Post
Gary Oldman, Darkest Hour
Denzel Washington, Roman J. Israel, Esq.
Best 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 Director
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 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 Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture
Mary J. Blige, Mudbound
Hong Chau, Downsizing
Allison Janney, I, Tonya
Laurie Metcalf, Lady Bird
Octavia Spencer, The Shape of Water
Best Supporting Actor in a 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
TV
Best TV series - Drama
The Crown
Game of Thrones
The Handmaid's Tale
Stranger Things
This Is Us
Best performance by Actress in a TV 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 TV Series - Drama
Sterling K. Brown, This is Us
Freddie Highmore, The Good Doctor
Bob Odenkirk, Better Call Saul
Liev Schreiber, Ray Donovan
Jason Bateman, Ozark
Best TV series - Musical or Comedy
Black-ish
Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
Master of None
SMILF
Will & Grace
Best performance by an Actor in a TV series - Musical or Comedy
Anthony Anderson, Black-ish
Aziz Ansari, Master of None
Kevin Bacon, I Love Dick
William H. Macy, Shameless
Eric McCormack, Will and Grace
Best performance by an Actress in a TV series - Musical or Comedy
Pamela Adlon, Better Things
Alison Brie, Glow
Issa Rae, Insecure
Rachel Brosnahan, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
Frankie Shaw, SMILF
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 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
