Precursor: 75th Golden Globe Nominations (2017)

Leading the nominations, The Shape of Water once again proved more potent than Dunkirk, which picked up no acting nominations and only one tech citation. However, the most notable thing here is the snub of black directors Dee Rees and Jordan Peele and female helmer Greta Gerwig. While there’s one Spanish director in the Best Director list, the rest are white men, including the unexpected inclusion of Ridley Scott who has, for all intents and purposes, been ignored this season. Yes, they gave out some acting nominations to minority actors (Denzel Washington, Daniel Kaluuya, Mary J. Blige, Hong Chau, and Octavia Spencer), the number of minority nominees in other categories speaks volumes (as does the exclusion of Get Out from the screenplay category, one of the places the film has consistently showed up so far during Oscar season). A lot of the Oscar contenders showed up here, but this is probably the biggest sign that Melissa Leo’s Novitiate performance is about to be left off the Oscar ballot when she was thought to be a major contender. This also hinders Tiffany Haddish’s chances, though she could bounce back with the SAG nominations.

Award Tallies

(7) The Shape of Water
(6) The Post, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
(4) Lady Bird
(3) All the Money in the World, Call Me by Your Name, Dunkirk, The Greatest Showman, I, Tonya

The Nominations

Best Picture, Drama

Call Me by Your Name
Dunkirk
The Post
The Shape of Water
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri

Best Picture, Comedy/Musical

The Disaster Artist
Get Out
The Greatest Showman
I, Tonya
Lady Bird

Best Picture, Animated

The Boss Baby
The Breadwinner
Coco
Ferdinand
Loving Vincent

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 Actor, 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, 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 Actor, Comedy/Musical

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 Actress, Comedy/Musical

Judi Dench – Victoria & Abdul
Helen Mirren – The Leisure Seeker
Margot Robbie – I, Tonya
Saoirse Ronan – Lady Bird
Emma Stone – Battle of the Sexes

Best Supporting Actor

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