Alright, alright, alright — the 2021 Golden Globe noms came out this morning. We have the for the first time ever, a majority of women directors nominated in the field! Technically, due to the pandemic (or not?), there were even more available and winning other festivals — take Kelly Reichardt for First Cow; Eliza Hittman for Never Rarely Sometimes Always; Autumn de Wilde for Emma; Sofia Coppola for On The Rocks; and Gia Coppola for Mainstream. Knew that Wonder Woman 1984 would not receive directorial nom, but it was good effort in need of more editing.
Eliza Hittman 
Kelly Reichardt
Five biggest surprises, in no particular order:
• Borat Subsequent Moviefilm earned more noms than the original Borat, *AND* Sasha Baron Cohen himself got two nominations today, other for The Trial of the Chicago 7.
• Double-dose of score noms for composers Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross (titles Mank and Soul*), plus screenwriter posthumous nom is Director David Finch’s father, Jack Fincher — *Jon Batiste included for Soul nomination
• SHIFT of nom to Foreign Language Film INCORRECTLY for Minari (Made in USA) / Plus NO OTHER NOMs inc. Emile Mosseri for Best Score
• ZERO noms for Spike Lee film Da 5 Bloods (surprise for Actor Delroy Lindo)
• ZERO noms for Meryl Streep re: The Prom / Let Them All Talk, yet one nom for James Corden re: The Prom.
Minari 
Minari Cast
I’m still a bit flustered out of how films like The Little Things, Music and Palm Springs even garner 1+ nomination after all that…! I digress.
Good notes… Helena Zengel is an astounding child actress in News of the World: watch out for her. Need to gear up to view the four-time-nom’d Promising Young Woman, including Best Actress Nominee Carey Mulligan. Happy for Michelle Pfeiffer.
I do wonder if a few others will break out of their shell a bit more, based on other previous festivals, remembering that the Golden Globes are essentially the biggest round other than the Oscars. Hoping some good luck can spring forth for First Cow, Never Rarely Sometimes Always and Minari, as well as Ellen Burstyn, Delroy Lindo, Tom Hanks, and the first time all five women can be nominated for Best Director!
Portrait of a Lady on Fire 
Pieces of a Woman 
Nomadland
If Céline Sciamma’s Portrait of a Lady on Fire was still qualifiable from the int’l festival circuit — it was not submitted last year from France but debuted in 2020 — it was truly one of the best films circulating this past year, and I just viewed it last week. A wonder to behold.
Also, while it was still a TV-movie, it was relevant nonetheless for its placement on a Hallmark channel: Clea Duvall’s Happiest Season. Am entirely happy for Schitt’s Creek! Progress!
Promising Young Woman 
One Night in Miami 
Mank 
Schitt’s Creek
