
There’s a whole lot of WTF floating around social media and Hollywood at the moment and it’s all aimed around the recent Golden Globe nominations announced today. The general consensus is that is a mix of “did they finally get it right?” and “Did [insert name here] really miss out again?”.
This years nominations brought fourth a change in what to expect for nominees. No Modern Family (gasp) nominations, new shows such as How to get away with Murder and Transparent finding themselves with big time nods, Game of Thrones’s Peter Dinklage mysteriously absent from the list and a small show about virgins getting everyone talking thanks to two serious nominations.
Along with Modern Family’s surprise omission, Scandal and star Kerry Washington were both amiss along with favorite Tatiana Maslany (Orphan Black) and even Park’s and Recreation lead (and Globes host- AND last years winner for best actress in a comedy) Amy Poehler missed out.
Other notable omissions include Big Bang’s Jim Parsons (nominated three times with one win) and HBO’s Veep which only landed a nom for lead Julia Louis-Dreyfus and just like last years best actress comedy winner Poehler, last years best actor comedy winner – Andy Samberg (Brooklyn Nine Nine) is also missing from the list.
Perhaps (to me) the biggest omission is any mention of Lisa Kudrow and The Comeback. How is it possible that Kudrow, who has the inane ability to play both hysterical and utterly tragic, not even get a look in for her work as the completely jaded Valerie Cherish?
Moving along from the snubs, perhaps the biggest surprise this year is the inclusion on the CW’s Jane The Virgin. The show picked up two nominations (best lead actress comedy and best comedy) and is the first time the network has ever received a nomination. While I’m yet to indulge in the world of Jane and her virginity, the general feeling around these nominations is one of good and much deserved – perhaps I may need to binge this over the Xmas break!
Check out the full list of nominee’s below. (I’ve underlined my suggested wins)
Downton Abbey (Masterpiece)
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The Affair
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Game Of Thrones
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House of Cards
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Good Wife, The
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Viola Davis
(How to Get Away With Murder)
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Claire Danes
(Homeland)
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Julianna Margulies
(The Good Wife)
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Robin Wright
(House of Cards)
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Ruth Wilson
(The Affair)
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Kevin Spacey
(House of Cards)
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Clive Owen
(The Knick)
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James Spader
(The Blacklist)
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Dominic West
(The Affair)
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Liev Schreiber
(Ray Donovan)
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Orange is the New Black
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Girls
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Jane The Virgin
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Transparent
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Silicon Valley
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Julia Louis-Dreyfus
(Veep)
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Edie Falco
(Nurse Jackie)
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Gina Rodriguez
(Jane The Virgin)
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Lena Dunham
(Girls)
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Taylor Schilling
(Orange is the New Black)
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Don Cheadle
(House of Lies)
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William H. Macy
(Shameless)
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Ricky Gervais
(Derek)
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Jeffrey Tambor
(Transparent)
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Louie C.K.
(Louie)
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Jessica Lange
(American Horror Story: Freak Show)
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Maggie Gyllenhaal
(The Honorable Woman)
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Frances McDormand
(Olive Kitteridge)
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Allison Tolman
(Fargo)
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Frances O’Connor
(The Missing)
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Martin Freeman
(Fargo)
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Matthew McConaughey
(True Detective)
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Woody Harrelson
(True Detective)
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Billy Bob Thornton
(Fargo)
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Mark Ruffalo
(The Normal Heart)
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Kathy Bates
(American Horror Story: Freak Show)
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Uzo Aduba
(Orange is the New Black)
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Joanne Froggatt
(Downton Abbey)
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Michelle Monaghan
(True Detective)
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Allison Janney
(Mom)
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Bill Murray
(Olive Kitteridge)
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Jon Voight
(Ray Donovan)
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Matt Bomer
(The Normal Heart)
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Alan Cumming
(The Good Wife)
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Colin Hanks
(Fargo)
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The Golden Globes will be handed out on Sunday Jan 11th 2015.
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