2019 GOLDEN GLOBE NOMINATIONS

Netflix is proving it's might as a major power player in cinema as the streaming service dominated the nominations of the 2019 Golden Globes Awards. "The Irishman", "Marriage Story", "The Two Popes" and "Dolemite Is My Name" helped Netflix lead all studios with a total of 17 nominations with Noah Baumbach's divorce drama receiving the most with six and all the films nominated for Best Motion Picture. With The Globes having separate categories, joining these films for Best Motion Picture in drama are the WWI epic, "1917" and "Joker" while the Best Motion Picture nominations in comedy or musical are Quentin Tarantino's "Once Upon a Time ... in Hollywood", the WWII satire, "Jojo Rabbit", the whodunit mystery, "Knives Out" and the Elton John biopic, "Rocketman".

The Golden Globes have had a long reputation for offbeat nominations and this year there were a few that were more inspired than strange. One was recognizing the superb performance by the child actor, Roman Griffin Davis with his debut in "Jojo Rabbit" who expertly carried this film with ease. And there is almost the entire Best Actress in a Comedy or Musical category which includes nominations for the star-making turn by Ana de Armas in “Knives Out”, Beanie Feldstein's performance in one of my favorite movies of the year, “Booksmart”,  Awkwafina's subtle work in “The Farewell” and the always reliable Emma Thompson who did a great job in the little seen comedy, "Late Night".

And one glaring omission is that once again in the Best Director category, there are no females receiving recognition which is really problematic as there were many amazing works done this year by women.

The caustic comedian, Ricky Gervais will return to host the 77th annual Golden Globes for the fifth time on January 5, 2020 in Los Angeles. Tom Hanks (who also received the expected nomination for playing Mr. Rogers in "A Beautiful Day In The Neighborhood") is this year's recipient of the Cecil B. DeMille Award and the Carol Burnett Award will go to Ellen DeGeneres.

Here is a partial list of the 2019 Golden Globe nominations:

UPDATED: Winners highlighted

Best Motion Picture (Drama):

“The Irishman”
“Marriage Story”
“1917”
“Joker”
“The Two Popes”

Best Motion Picture (Musical or Comedy):

“Dolemite Is My Name”
“Jojo Rabbit”
“Knives Out”
“Once Upon a Time in Hollywood”
“Rocketman”

Best Director (Motion Picture):

Bong Joon-ho, “Parasite”
Sam Mendes, “1917”
Todd Phillips, “Joker”
Martin Scorsese, “The Irishman”
Quentin Tarantino, “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood”

Best Screenplay (Motion Picture):

Noah Baumbach, “Marriage Story”
Bong Joon-ho and Han Jin-won, “Parasite”
Anthony McCarten, “The Two Popes”
Quentin Tarantino, “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood”
Steven Zaillian, “The Irishman”

Best Actress in a Motion Picture (Drama):

Cynthia Erivo, “Harriet”
Scarlett Johansson, “Marriage Story”
Saoirse Ronan, “Little Women”
Charlize Theron, “Bombshell”
Renée Zellweger, “Judy”

Best Actress in a Motion Picture (Musical or Comedy):

Ana de Armas, “Knives Out”
Awkwafina, “The Farewell”
Cate Blanchett, “Where’d You Go, Bernadette”
Beanie Feldstein, “Booksmart”
Emma Thompson, “Late Night”

Best Actress in a Supporting Role in Any Motion Picture:

Kathy Bates, “Richard Jewell”
Annette Bening, “The Report”
Laura Dern, “Marriage Story”
Jennifer Lopez, “Hustlers”
Margot Robbie, “Bombshell”

Best Actor in a Motion Picture (Drama):

Christian Bale, “Ford v Ferrari”
Antonio Banderas, “Pain and Glory”
Adam Driver, “Marriage Story”
Joaquin Phoenix, “Joker”
Jonathan Pryce, “The Two Popes”

Best Actor in a Motion Picture (Musical or Comedy):

Daniel Craig, “Knives Out”
Roman Griffin Davis, “Jojo Rabbit”
Leonardo DiCaprio, “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood”
Taron Egerton, “Rocketman”
Eddie Murphy, “Dolemite Is My Name”

Best Actor in a Supporting Role in Any Motion Picture:

Tom Hanks, “A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood”
Anthony Hopkins, “The Two Popes”
Al Pacino, “The Irishman”
Joe Pesci, “The Irishman”
Brad Pitt, “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood”

Best Motion Picture (Animated):

“Frozen 2”
“How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World”
“The Lion King”
“Missing Link”
“Toy Story 4”

Best Motion Picture (Foreign-Language):

“The Farewell” (USA)
“Les Misérables” (France)
“Pain and Glory” (Spain)
“Parasite”(South Korea)
“Portrait of a Lady on Fire” (France)

Best Original Score (Motion Picture):

Alexandre Desplat, “Little Women”
Hildur Guðnadóttir, “Joker”
Randy Newman, “Marriage Story”
Thomas Newman, “1917”
Daniel Pemberton, “Motherless Brooklyn”

Best Original Song (Motion Picture):

“Beautiful Ghosts” (“Cats”)
“I’m Gonna Love Me Again” (“Rocketman”)
“Into the Unknown” (“Frozen 2”)
“Spirit” (“The Lion King”)
“Stand Up” (“Harriet”)