The 2019 Golden Globe Nominations Are Full of 50+ Actors Movies for Grownups
Talents Over 50 Take 32 Golden Globe Nominations
Recognition drops from 40 nods last year
Pablo Cuadra/Getty Images, Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images, Steve Granitz/Getty Images Antonio Banderas, Julia Roberts and Spike Lee are among the nominees. Grownups over 50 dominated five of 17 major categories in the Golden Globe nominations announced Dec. 6, which is good news for Globe nominees and Oscar hopefuls , 71, , 82, and , 60, and for movie stars who have reignited their careers in important TV shows: Julia Roberts, 51, Jim Carrey, 56, and Antonio Banderas, 58. Vexingly, the overall nominations for 50-plus actors were down — from 40 last year to 32 this time — falling from 47 percent of major nominations to 38 percent. They did best in vying for the directing and screenplay awards, taking four of the five nominations, but took only 30 percent of movie and TV acting nominations. (Male actors took 35 percent and women, 25 percent).
But all 10 nominees for best non-animated motion picture, studded with talent over age 50, are of great interest to mature audiences (and, therefore, potential candidates for ), as are the 10 nominated TV shows. Three of the five top comedies — The Good Place, Kidding and The Kominsky Method — are dominated by talent over 50, and Golden Globe nominee , 73, is a costar in the fourth, Barry. It’s especially significant that The Kominsky Method, a show about aging, earned nominations for both its stars, , 74, and Alan Arkin, 84, in the best comic roles of their careers. , 72, and Debra Messing, 50, proved that their classic shows have evergreen appeal, despite Hollywood’s notorious youth-centric views. For entertainment news, movie reviews and more, . Musically gifted grownups also cleaned up at the Golden Globes. Three of the five film composers nominated were older than 50: Dolly Parton, 72, and Linda Perry, 53, were honored for the song “Girl in the Movies” from Dumplin’, and Annie Lennox, 63, got a nomination for “Requiem For A Private War.” Golden Globe Nominees 50 names in bold
Best Motion Picture — Drama
If Beale Street Could Talk Best Motion Picture — Musical or Comedy
Vice Best Motion Picture — Animated
Incredibles 2 Isle of Dogs Mirai Ralph Breaks the Internet Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture — Drama
Glenn Close, Lady Gaga, A Star Is Born Nicole Kidman, Destroyer Melissa McCarthy, Rosamund Pike, Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture — Drama
Bradley Cooper, A Star Is Born Willem Dafoe, At Eternity’s Gate Lucas Hedges, Rami Malek, Bohemian Rhapsody John David Washington, BlacKkKlansman Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture — Musical or Comedy
Emily Blunt, Mary Poppins Returns Olivia Colman, The Favourite Elsie Fisher, Charlize Theron, Tully Constance Wu, Crazy Rich Asians Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture — Musical or Comedy
Christian Bale, Vice Lin-Manuel Miranda, Mary Poppins Returns Viggo Mortensen, Green Book Robert Redford, John C. Reilly, Stan & Ollie Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in Any Motion Picture
Amy Adams, Vice Claire Foy, First Man Regina King, If Beale Street Could Talk Emma Stone, The Favourite Rachel Weisz, The Favourite Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in Any Motion Picture
Mahershala Ali, Green Book Timothee Chalamet, Beautiful Boy Richard E. Grant, Can You Ever Forgive Me? Sam Rockwell, Vice Adam Driver, BlacKkKlansman Best Director — Motion Picture
Bradley Cooper, A Star Is Born Alfonso Cuarón, Roma Peter Farrelly, Green Book Spike Lee, BlacKkKlansman Adam McKay, Vice Best Screenplay — Motion Picture
Alfonso Cuarón, Roma Deborah Davis, Tony McNamara, The Favourite Barry Jenkins, If Beale Street Could Talk Adam McKay, Vice Nick Vallelonga, Brian Currie, Peter Farrelly, Green Book Best Television Series — Drama
The Americans (FX Networks) Bodyguard (Netflix) Homecoming (Amazon Prime Video) Killing Eve (BBC America) Pose (FX Networks) Best Television Series — Musical or Comedy
Barry (HBO) The Good Place (NBC) Kidding (Showtime) The Kominsky Method (Netflix) The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (Amazon Prime Video) Best Television Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
The Alienist (TNT) The Assassination of Gianni Versace (FX Networks) Escape at Dannemora (Showtime) Sharp Objects (HBO) A Very English Scandal (Amazon Prime Video) Best Performance by an Actress in a Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
Amy Adams, Sharp Objects Patricia Arquette, Escape at Dannemora Connie Britton, Dirty John Laura Dern, The Tale Regina King, Seven Seconds Best Performance by an Actor in a Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
Antonio Banderas, Genius: Picasso Daniel Bruhl, The Alienist Darren Criss, The Assassination of Gianni Versace Benedict Cumberbatch, Patrick Melrose Hugh Grant, A Very English Scandal Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series — Drama
Caitriona Balfe, Outlander Elisabeth Moss, The Handmaid’s Tale Sandra Oh, Killing Eve Julia Roberts, Homecoming Keri Russell, The Americans Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series — Drama
Jason Bateman, Ozark Stephan James, Homecoming Richard Madden, Bodyguard Billy Porter, Pose Matthew Rhys, The Americans Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series — Musical or Comedy
Kristen Bell, The Good Place Candice Bergen, Murphy Brown Alison Brie, GLOW Rachel Brosnahan, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel Debra Messing, Will & Grace Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series — Musical or Comedy
Sacha Baron Cohen, Who Is America? Jim Carrey, Kidding Michael Douglas, The Kominsky Method Donald Glover, Atlanta Bill Hader, Barry Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
Alex Bornstein, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel Patricia Clarkson, Sharp Objects Penélope Cruz, The Assassination of Gianni Versace Thandie Newton, Westworld Yvonne Strahovski, The Handmaid’s Tale Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
Alan Arkin, The Kominsky Method Kieran Culkin, Succession Edgar Ramírez, The Assassination of Gianni Versace Ben Whishaw, A Very English Scandal Henry Winkler, Barry Best Motion Picture — Foreign Language
Capernaum (Lebanon) Girl (Belgium) Never Look Away (Germany) Roma (Mexico) Shoplifters (Japan) Best Original Score — Motion Picture
Marco Beltrami, A Quiet Place Alexandre Desplat, Isle of Dogs Ludwig Göransson, Black Panther Justin Hurwitz, First Man Marc Shaiman, Mary Poppins Returns Best Original Song – Motion Picture
“All the Stars,” Black Panther “Girl in the Movies,” Dumplin' “Requiem for a Private War,” A Private War “Revelation,” Boy Erased “Shallow,” A Star Is Born More Movies and TV for Grownups
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