Golden Globes 2023 Snubs (Will Smith) and Surprises (Brendan Fraser)

NYT MOVIES: Golden Globes 2023 Snubs (Will Smith) and Surprises (Brendan Fraser)
By Kyle Buchanan
Section: Movies
Source: New York Times
Published Date: December 12, 2022 at 02:00AM

As the awards show tries to restore its golden luster, there are still notable omissions, while some nominees may snub the ceremony itself.

When it comes to defining an awards show’s sensibility, what is omitted is often as telling as what gets recognized.

That goes double for the Golden Globes, the embattled awards show that will return to the air in 2023 after stories broke last year about the ethical lapses and racial makeup of its voting organization, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association. The revelation that the H.F.P.A. had no Black voters helped contextualize the show’s frequent shunning of acclaimed Black films and performers, while accusations against the group that include inappropriate behavior and an eagerness to be swindled could explain why the Globes so often veered in a baffling direction.

After the H.F.P.A. added a more diverse group of journalists to its voting pool, NBC agreed to broadcast next year’s show, which airs on Jan. 10, 2023 and will be hosted by the comedian Jerrod Carmichael. Many studio executives, producers and publicists were eager for the ceremony to return, since it is an important pit stop on the way to the Oscars and helps raise visibility for smaller, struggling films that depend on awards buzz to draw audiences.

But the annual discussion about snubs and surprises will now extend far past the list of Golden Globe nominations, which were announced this morning, and touch the show itself, since many of the nominees could opt to skip the ceremony entirely. A cold shoulder from A-listers could prove to be the most significant Globe snub of all.

In the meantime, here are some of the most eyebrow-raising extrapolations from this year’s list of nominees.

Two critics of the Hollywood Foreign Press are in contention.

Can the Golden Globes move on from its biggest controversies when two key players in this year’s awards race have come out against its voters? The H.F.P.A. had little choice but to nominate the talked-about best-actor contender Brendan Fraser for his performance in “The Whale,” even though Fraser accused the former H.F.P.A. head Philip Berk of groping him in 2003 and had made it clear he would not attend this year’s ceremony. While Fraser is considered the front-runner for the best-actor Oscar, it’s anyone’s guess whether Globe voters will reward a man who’s unlikely to accept the trophy.

During the firestorm that enveloped the H.F.P.A. last year, Tom Cruise announced that he would return the three Golden Globes he has won over the course of his career, but the expanded voting body didn’t seem to hold it against him, nominating “Top Gun: Maverick” in best drama. Will Cruise let bygones be bygones and attend the ceremony, that way boosting the awards profile of his action hit as it contends for major Oscar nominations? If both he and Fraser opt out, it could hobble the comeback chances of a show that runs on star power.

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