Golden Globes praised for breaking the diversity record - but critics say there aren't enough women of color because NINE of the 10 best actress in a movie nominees are white

  • The Golden Globes dropped its 76th award show nomination list on Thursday
  • In the Best Picture categories, four of  10 films are directed by people of color 
  • They are: Spike Lee for BlacKkKlansman, Barry Jenkins for If Beale Street Could Talk, Ryan Coogler for Black Panther, and Jon M. Chu for Crazy Rich Asians
  • However, critics have pointed out that all of the nominated directors are male
  • In the Best Director category, two nominees are people of color including Spike Lee and Mexican director Alfonso Cuarón
  • All Best Director nominees are also male 
  • In the two categories for Best Actress, all are white except for Constance Wu  

By MARLENE LENTHANG FOR DAILYMAIL.COM

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The Golden Globes has revealed one of its most diverse nominations lists yet, but some critics say the award show has snubbed female actors and directors. 

In the two Best Picture categories at this year's award show four out of the 10 nominated directors are people of color, a history-making record.  

However, critics have pointed out that all the directors are male. 

In the Best Picture-Drama category, four out of the five nominations tell the story of people of color. Three of those directors are also people of color including Spike Lee for BlacKkKlansman, Barry Jenkins for If Beale Street Could Talk, and Ryan Coogler for Black Panther.

In the Best Picture-Comedy category, only one director is a minority - Director Jon M. Chu nominated for Crazy Rich Asians.   

Spike Lee
Barry Jenkins

The Golden Globes broke a diversity record with the 2019 nominee list, where four out of the 10 films nominated for Best Picture Drama or Comedy are directed by people of color. Two of those directors are Spike Lee (left) and Barry Jenkins (right) 

Ryan Coogler
Jon M. Chu

The other two non-white directors are Ryan Coogler (left) for Black Panther and Jon M. Chu (right) for Crazy Rich Asians 

While diversity is at the forefront in the Best Picture category, other say that this years' nominations have snubbed women in the Best Director department. 

No female directors were nominated for the Best Picture Drama or Comedy categories. 

In the competition for Best Director, all nominees are also male. They are Bradley Cooper for A Star Is Born, Peter Farrelly for Green Book and Adam McKay for Vice, and  black director Spike Lee for BlacKkKlansman and Mexican director Alfonso Cuarón for Roma. 

Four out of the 10 films nominated for Best Picture Drama or Comedy are directed by people of color, a history-making record. Crazy Rich Asians pictured above 

Four out of the 10 films nominated for Best Picture Drama or Comedy are directed by people of color, a history-making record. Crazy Rich Asians pictured above 

In the Best Picture-Drama category, four out of the five nominations tell the story of people of color. Three of those directors are also people of color including Spike Lee for BlacKkKlansman, Barry Jenkins for If Beale Street Could Talk, and Ryan Coogler for Black Panther (above)

In the Best Picture-Drama category, four out of the five nominations tell the story of people of color. Three of those directors are also people of color including Spike Lee for BlacKkKlansman, Barry Jenkins for If Beale Street Could Talk, and Ryan Coogler for Black Panther (above)

Barry Jenkins, the black director of If Beale Street Could Talk (above), is nominated for Best Picture - Drama

Barry Jenkins, the black director of If Beale Street Could Talk (above), is nominated for Best Picture - Drama

Spike Lee, the black director of BlacKkKlansman (above), is nominated for Best Picture - Drama and Best Director

Spike Lee, the black director of BlacKkKlansman (above), is nominated for Best Picture - Drama and Best Director

Out of the 10 women nominated for best actress in a drama or comedy role, only Constance Wu of Crazy Rich Asians is not white

Out of the 10 women nominated for best actress in a drama or comedy role, only Constance Wu of Crazy Rich Asians is not white

Out of the nominees for best actresses in comedy or drama all but one of the 10 nominees are white.

The nominees are  Glenn Close for The Wife, Lady Gaga for A Star Is Born, Nicole Kidman for Destroyer, Melissa McCarthy for Can You Ever Forgive Me?, Rosamund Pike for A Private War, Emily Blunt for Mary Poppins Returns, Olivia Colman for The Favourite, Elsie Fisher for Eighth Grade, Charlize Theron for Tully, and lastly Chinese-American actress Constance Wu for Crazy Rich Asians. 

The category previously nominated the likes of Tracee Ellis Ross, Issa Rae and Gina Rodriguez, according to Variety. 

The 76th Golden Globe Awards will air live from The Beverly Hilton Hotel on Sunday, hosted by Adam Sandler and Sandra Oh on January 6.   

Oh is also making history as the first Asian host of the glamorous award show.  

2019 Golden Globe Winners

Best Motion Picture – Drama 

Black Panther 

BlacKkKlansman 

Bohemian Rhapsody - WINNER

If Beale Streat Could Talk 

A Star Is Born

 

Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy

Crazy Rich Asians

The Favourite

Green Book - WINNER

Mary Poppins Returns

Vice

Bohemian Rhapsody won Best Motion Picture ¿ Drama

Bohemian Rhapsody won Best Motion Picture – Drama

Best Screenplay – Motion Picture 

Roma 

The Favourite 

If Beale Street Could Talk 

Vice 

Green Book - WINNER

 

Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama  

Glenn Close, The Wife - WINNER

Lady Gaga, A Star Is Born

Nicole Kidman, Destroyer

Melissa McCarthy, Can You Ever Forgive Me?

Rosamund Pike, A Private War

 

Best Performance by an 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 - WINNER 

John David Washington, BlacKkKlansman

Olivia Colman won Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture ¿ Musical or Comedy for The Favourite

Olivia Colman won Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy for The Favourite

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

Emily Blunt, Mary Poppins Returns

Olivia Colman, The Favourite - WINNER

Elsie Fisher, Eighth Grade

Charlize Theron, Tully

Constance Wu, Crazy Rich Asians

 

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

Christian Bale, Vice - WINNER

Lin-Manuel Miranda, Mary Poppins Returns

Viggo Mortensen, Green Book

Robert Redford, The Old Man & the Gun

John C Reilly, Stan & Ollie

 

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

Amy Adams, Vice

Claire Foy, First Man

Regina King, If Beale Street Could Talk - WINNER

Emma Stone, The Favourite

Rachel Weisz, The Favourite

Patricia Clarkson won Best Supporting Actress in a Series, Limited-Series, or TV Movie for Sharp Objects

Patricia Clarkson won Best Supporting Actress in a Series, Limited-Series, or TV Movie for Sharp Objects

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

Mahershala Ali, Green Book - WINNER

Timothée Chalamet, Beautiful Boy

Adam Driver, BlacKkKlansman

Richard E Grant, Can You Ever Forgive Me?

Sam Rockwell, Vice

 

Best Director – Motion Picture 

Bradley Cooper, A Star Is Born

Alfonso Cuarón, Roma - WINNER

Peter Farrelly, Green Book

Spike Lee, BlacKkKlansman

Adam McKay, Vice

 

Best Original Score – Motion Picture 

Marco Beltrami, A Quiet Place 

Alexandre Desplat, Isle of Dogs 

Ludwig Göransson, Black Panther 

Justin Hurwitz, First Man - WINNER

Marc Shaiman, Mary Poppins Returns 

 

Best Original Song – Motion Picture 

All the Stars, Black Panther 

Girl in the Movies, Dumplin’ 

Requiem for a Private War, A Private War 

Revelation, Boy Erased 

Shallow, A Star Is Born - WINNER

Best Animated Feature Film 

Incredibles 2 

Isle of Dogs 

Mirai 

Ralph Breaks the Internet 

Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse - WINNER

Best Television Series – Drama 

The Americans - WINNER

Bodyguard 

Homecoming 

Killing Eve 

Pose 

 

Best TV Series, Comedy 

Barry 

The Good Place 

Kidding 

The Kominsky Method - WINNER

The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel 

 

Best Performance by an Actress In A Television Series – Drama 

Caitriona Balfe, Outlander

Elisabeth Moss, The Handmaid's Tale

Sandra Oh, Killing Eve - WINNER

Julia Roberts, Homecoming

Keri Russell, The Americans

Green Book won Best Motion Picture ¿ Musical or Comedy 

Green Book won Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy 

Best Actress in a Limited-Series or TV Movie 

Amy Adams, Sharp Objects

Patricia Arquette, Escape at Dannemora - WINNER

Connie Britton, Dirty John

Laura Dern, The Tale

Regina King, Seven Seconds

 

Best Actress in a TV Series, Comedy 

Kristen Bell, The Good Place

Candice Bergen, Murphy Brown

Alison Brie, Glow

Rachel Brosnahan, The Marvelous Mrs Maisel - WINNER

Debra Messing, Will and Grace

 

Best Performance by an Actor In A Television Series – Drama 

Jason Bateman, Ozark

Stephan James, Homecoming

Billy Porter, Pose

Richard Madden, Bodyguard - WINNER

Matthew Rhys, The Americans

Darren Criss won Best Actor in a Limited-Series or TV Movie for The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story

Darren Criss won Best Actor in a Limited-Series or TV Movie for The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story

 Best Actor in a TV Series, Comedy 

Sasha Baron Cohen, Who Is America?

Jim Carrey, Kidding

Michael Douglas, The Kominsky Method - WINNER

Donald Glover, Atlanta

Bill Hader, Barry

 

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 - WINNER

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 - WINNER

Penelope Cruz, The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story

Thandie Newton, Westworld

Yvonne Strahovski, The Handmaid’s Tale

The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story won Best Television Limited Series

The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story won Best Television Limited Series


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 - WINNER

Henry Winkler, Barry  

 

Best Motion Picture, Foreign Language

Capernaum

Girl

Never Look Away

Roma - WINNER

Shoplifters

Best Television Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television

The Alienist

The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story - WINNER

Escape at Dannemora

Sharp Objects

A Very English Scandal

 

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