Fashion, systemic misogyny and endless social media hot-takes. That's right, it's officially awards season!
While the 2019 Golden Globes nominations announcement this morning included some notable wins for diversity, it wouldn't be the Golden Globes if there weren't a number of glaring omissions.
History-making moments
Blockbuster Black Panther made history by becoming the first comic book movie to get a Best Motion Picture nod in the Drama category. While the reaction from cinephiles appeared to be mixed, there was no hiding the "landmark moment" for a film that has helped to change the landscape of cinema this year.
Another big win came in the form of rom-com Crazy Rich Asians, which received two nominations - including one for actress Constance Wu, who became the first Asian woman nominated for Best Actress in a Musical or Comedy in close to 50 years.
Actor Nixo Santos took to social media to share his excitement at the news.
"IS THIS REAL LIFE?! Congrats to my entire @CrazyRichMovie family!!! I love you guys so much!" he tweeted.
The film was applauded by audiences around the world this year for being one of the first Hollywood films in history to embrace an all-Asian cast.
LGBTIQ+ stories were celebrated
Ryan Murphy's The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story received a mammoth four nominations, while Murphy's new FX series Pose was nominated for Best TV series – Drama. Pose star Billy Porter also received a nom for Best Performance by an Actor in a TV Series – Drama.
When it came to movies, Rami Malek was nominated for Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama for his portrayal of Freddie Mercury in Bohemian Rhapsody. Actor Lucas Hedges also earned a nod for his lead role in gay conversion drama Boy Erased - with Troye Sivan being nominated for Best Original Song in a Motion Picture for the Aussie film’s song 'Revelation'.
Additionally, Melissa McCarthy earned a nomination for Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama for her role in Can You Ever Forgive Me?, in which she plays lesbian author Lee Israel.
But wait, where are the women?
Despite being famously called out by Natalie Portman at last year's ceremony, the Golden Globes have failed to improve, even slightly, on the number of female directors nominated in 2018 (none). One thing's for certain, it's not for a lack of talent. Some favourites to be nominated included Karyn Kusama for Destroyer, Marielle Heller for Can You Ever Forgive Me?, Tamara Jenkins for Private Life and Josie Rourke for Mary Queen of Scots.
Unfortunately, this news is unsurprising.
According to Variety, only five women in the history of the Golden Globes have been nominated for best director - including Sofia Coppola for Lost In Translation, Kathryn Bigelow for The Hurt Locker/Zero Dark Thirty and Jane Campion for The Piano. Barbra Streisand is the only female director to take home the gong, winning for Yentl in 1983.
Here's the full list of nominees here.
