‘Shape of Water’ leads the way with 7 nominations
NEW YORK >> Guillermo del Toro’s Cold War-era fairy tale “The Shape of Water” swam away with a leading seven nominations from the Golden Globes, while the HBO drama “Big Little Lies” led the television nominees with six nods.
Several films followed closely behind “The Shape of Water,” as nominations were announced Monday in Beverly Hills. Steven Spielberg’s Pentagon Papers drama “The Post” received six nominations, including best actress for Meryl Streep and best actor for Oakland native Tom Hanks. Martin McDonagh’s revenge drama “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri” earned six nods, including best actress for Frances McDormand and supporting actor for Daly City native Sam Rockwell.
As the most prominent platform yet in Hollywood’s awards season to confront the post-Harvey Weinstein landscape, the Globes enthusiastically supported Ridley Scott’s J. Paul Getty drama “All the Money in the World.” After Kevin Spacey faced several sexual misconduct allegations, Scott replaced him with Christopher Plummer, who was nominated for best supporting actor. Scott was also nominated for best director and Michelle Williams for best actress.
The nominees for best picture drama are “Call Me By Your Name,” “Dunkirk,” “The Post,” “The Shape of Water” and “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri.” The nominees for best picture comedy or musical are Palo Alto native
James Franco’s “The Disaster Artist,” “Get Out,” “Lady Bird,” “The Greatest Showman,” and “I, Tonya.”
In the television categories, the Emmy-winning “Big Little Lies” earned a number of acting nods (Nicole Kidman, Reese Witherspoon, Shailene Woodley, Alexander Skarsgard) as well as best limited series.
FX’s “Feud: Bette and Joan” landed four nominations, including nods for Jessica Lange and Susan Sarandon.
Other nominees with Bay Area ties include Franco (“The Disaster Artist”) for best actor in a comedy, “Coco” from Emeryville-based Pixar Studios for best animated film, and Stanford grads Sterling K. Brown of NBC’s “This Is Us” for best actor in a TV drama and Issa Rae of HBO’s “Insecure” for best actress in a TV comedy. Netflix, the Los Gatos-based streaming service, received nine Golden Globe nominations — its highest total to date.
Bay Area News Group TV critic Chuck Barney contributed to this report.