Paul Thomas Anderson’s politically charged film One Battle After Another topped the Golden Globe nominations with nine, organizers announced Monday, as the race to the Oscars began to accelerate.
Norwegian family dramedy Sentimental Value followed with eight nominations. Period horror film Sinners earned seven, while the Shakespeare family drama Hamnet picked up six. Wicked: For Good landed five nominations, falling short of expectations after missing a slot in the best musical/comedy race.
The Globes, set for Jan. 11, are often seen as an early indicator of momentum heading into the Academy Awards. The ceremony recognizes dramas separately from comedies and musicals, expanding the field of contenders.
One Battle After Another, which follows an aging revolutionary played by Leonardo DiCaprio and his teenage daughter, portrayed by Chase Infiniti, leads the musical/comedy categories. The film, which features scenes of radical activism, immigration raids, and white supremacist groups, earned nominations for best musical/comedy picture, best director, and five acting nods for DiCaprio, Infiniti, Sean Penn, Benicio Del Toro, and Teyana Taylor.
Sentimental Value, a story about a fractured family, earned nominations for Stellan Skarsgard and Renate Reinsve. It was among several non-English films to break into major categories, including Brazil’s The Secret Agent and South Korea’s No Other Choice.
The blockbuster musical Wicked: For Good earned nominations for Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo, who play Glinda and Elphaba, along with two nods for original song. It did not make the best picture lineup.
Awards analysts had expected unusually competitive actress fields. Nominees for lead actress in a musical or comedy include Emma Stone (Bugonia), Erivo, Rose Byrne (If I Had Legs, I’d Kick You), Kate Hudson (Song Sung Blue), Amanda Seyfried (The Testament of Ann Lee), and Infiniti.
The drama actress category includes past Oscar winners Jennifer Lawrence (Die, My Love) and Julia Roberts (After the Hunt), joined by Jessie Buckley (Hamnet), Reinsve, Tessa Thompson (Hedda), and Eva Victor (Sorry, Baby). Each category now features six nominees.
In the drama races, many top contenders are set in the past. Sinners, directed by Ryan Coogler, stars Michael B. Jordan as twins returning to 1930s Mississippi, where they confront a malevolent force. The film was a major box-office hit, earning nominations for Jordan and Coogler after leading the Critics Choice Awards with 17 nods.
Hamnet, directed by Oscar-winning Chloe Zhao, features Paul Mescal as William Shakespeare early in his career, with Buckley as his wife, Agnes. Both stars received nominations, along with Zhao.
Guillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein received five nominations, including one for Jacob Elordi as the iconic monster.
Oscar nominations will be announced Jan. 22, putting the Golden Globes early on the awards-season calendar.
The Globes also honor television. HBO’s The White Lotus, the sci-fi office thriller Severance, and the teen crime drama Adolescence led TV nominees. AFP
