Golden Globes nominations: Indie year?

by Fab Poller

Nominations for the 74th annual Golden Globe Awards have been unveiled and seem to confirm a nod towards Indie features win which could also lead to a more diverse and interesting oscars ceremony early next year.

Features such as “Moonlight” and “La La Land” came out as the best potential picture frontrunners (as well as the overall nominations leaders with six and seven notices, respectively). 

Another good news: new participants to the American awards game such as Isabelle huppert (huppert has never received a nomination despite her impressive filmography, international collaborations and reputation as one of the most appealing  actress of her generation), Ruth Mega or  Mahershala Ali (House of cards, Hunger Games, Free state of jones)

If anything it is an indication of a taste, this season, for more complex and challenging performances on HFPA’s part.

The 74th Golden Globe Awards, which are voted on by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, will be hosted by Tonight Show host Jimmy Fallon and will air live  Jan. 8, 2017 on NBC. See nomination below:

Best Motion Picture
Drama	Musical or Comedy
Hacksaw Ridge Hell or High Water Lion Manchester by the Sea Moonlight	20th Century Women Deadpool Florence Foster Jenkins La La Land Sing Street
Best Performance in a Motion Picture – Drama
Actor	Actress
Casey Affleck – Manchester by the Sea as Lee Chandler Joel Edgerton – Loving as Richard Loving Andrew Garfield – Hacksaw Ridge as Desmond T. Doss Viggo Mortensen – Captain Fantastic as Ben Cash Denzel Washington – Fences as Troy Maxson	Amy Adams – Arrival as Dr. Louise Banks Jessica Chastain – Miss Sloane as Elizabeth Sloane Isabelle Huppert – Elle as Michèle LeBlanc Ruth Negga – Loving as Mildred Loving Natalie Portman – Jackie as Jackie Kennedy
Best Performance in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy
Actor	Actress
Colin Farrell – The Lobster as David Ryan Gosling – La La Land as Sebastian Wilder Hugh Grant – Florence Foster Jenkins as St. Clair Bayfield Jonah Hill – War Dogs as Efraim Diveroli Ryan Reynolds – Deadpool as Wade Wilson/Deadpool	Annette Bening – 20th Century Women as Dorothea Fields Lily Collins – Rules Don’t Apply as Marla Mabrey Hailee Steinfeld – The Edge of Seventeen as Nadine Franklin Emma Stone – La La Land as Mia Dolan Meryl Streep – Florence Foster Jenkins as Florence Foster Jenkins
Best Supporting Performance in a Motion Picture – Drama, Musical or Comedy
Supporting Actor	Supporting Actress
Mahershala Ali – Moonlight as Juan Jeff Bridges – Hell or High Water as Marcus Hamilton Simon Helberg – Florence Foster Jenkins as Cosmé McMoon Dev Patel – Lion as Saroo Brierley Aaron Taylor-Johnson – Nocturnal Animals as Ray Marcus	Viola Davis – Fences as Rose Maxson Naomie Harris – Moonlight as Paula Nicole Kidman – Lion as Sue Brierley Octavia Spencer – Hidden Figures as Dorothy Vaughan Michelle Williams – Manchester by the Sea as Randi
Other
Best Director	Best Screenplay
Damien Chazelle – La La Land Tom Ford – Nocturnal Animals Mel Gibson – Hacksaw Ridge Barry Jenkins – Moonlight Kenneth Lonergan – Manchester by the Sea	Damien Chazelle – La La Land Tom Ford – Nocturnal Animals Barry Jenkins – Moonlight Kenneth Lonergan – Manchester by the Sea Taylor Sheridan – Hell or High Water
Best Original Score	Best Original Song
Nicholas Britell – Moonlight Justin Hurwitz – La La Land Jóhann Jóhannsson – Arrival Dustin O’Halloran and Hauschka – Lion Hans Zimmer, Pharrell Williams and Benjamin Wallfisch – Hidden Figures	“Can’t Stop the Feeling!” (Max Martin, Shellback and Justin Timberlake) – Trolls “City of Stars” (Justin Hurwitz, Pasek and Paul) – La La Land “Faith” (Ryan Tedder, Stevie Wonder and Francis Farewell Starlite) – Sing “Gold” (Stephen Gaghan, Danger Mouse, Daniel Pemberton and Iggy Pop) – Gold “How Far I’ll Go” (Lin-Manuel Miranda) – Moana
Best Animated Feature Film	Best Foreign Language Film
Kubo and the Two Strings Moana My Life as a Zucchini Sing Zootopia	Divines (France) Elle (France) Neruda (Chile) The Salesman (Iran/France) Toni Erdmann (Germany)