What Del Norte Students Think About This Year’s Golden Globes Nominee
Red carpets, trophies, and performances all have something in common: Academy Award Season. This season of award shows featured the Golden Globes on February 28, the Grammys on March 14, and the Oscars on April 25th. The Golden Globes show, specifically, was expected to be unique due to COVID-19.
Safety precautions like limited guests and mask requirements were implemented. The Golden Globes committee announced, “For the first time in the history of the Golden Globes, the nominations were announced virtually, following the current safety measures during the COVID pandemic.”
On February 3, the Golden Globes publicly announced their nominees. Movies and shows from streaming services made up a large portion of the nominee list.
Netflix received 42 nominations for shows and movies including “Ozark,” “Emily in Paris,” “The Prom,” “The Crown,” “The Queen’s Gambit,” “Hollywood,” “Mank,” “The Trial of Chicago 7,” and “Unorthodox.”
“The Mandalorian,” streaming on Disney+, secured a nomination for Best Series Drama. Disney+ also received nominations for their animated films “Soul” and “Onward.” “Hamilton” also received a nomination.
Del Norte AP Animation students Morgan McKinney (‘21) and Bella Brion-Reed (‘21) were particularly excited about these movies receiving nominations.
“Animated films take an insane amount of work and time from so many talented artists and should be recognized for their efforts especially now, as many animators aren’t even able to see their movie have a typical opening night that they work towards. Onward was only in theater for a few weeks and Soul went straight to Disney+, so it’s cool to see those nominated for Golden Globes and Oscars so artists are still getting their recognition,” McKinney said.
According to CNBC, the fact that three female directors were nominated for Best Director by The Hollywood Foreign Press was a historical feat for the Golden Globes and was “the first time that more than one woman has been nominated in the best director category in any one year.”
The Golden Globes was hosted by Tina Fey and Amy Poehler on February 28 and streamed on NBC.