Stars you didn’t know were Golden Globes nominees this year: Bruce Springsteen, Lenny Kravitz…
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This year, Golden Globes voters bestowed nominations upon more than 100 individual film and TV creatives, including actors, directors, writers, musicians, and even comedians. Most of those who appear on the ballot were widely expected to show up there, but some either slid through without much notice or have not received as much personal publicity as their projects. In order to make sure you didn’t miss any notable inclusions, take a read through our comprehensive breakdown of the year’s undersung contenders.
Often, Best Original Song is a category in which the work is highlighted more than the artist, and that certainly applies to at least part of this year’s six-slot lineup. Every nominated song is, however, attached to one or more household names, with siblings Billie Eilish and Finneas O’Connell (“What Was I Made For?” from “Barbie”) perhaps standing out the most due to their 2022 victory in this category for the “No Time to Die” title tune. Also recognized for their own “Barbie” songs are Grammy-winning chart toppers Mark Ronson and Dua Lipa (both: “Dance the Night”; Ronson: “I’m Just Ken”).
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Past acting nominee Jack Black now shares in a song notice for “Peaches,” which he performs in character as Bowser in “The Super Mario Bros. Movie.” Also included among his competitors are rock legends Lenny Kravitz (“Road to Freedom” from “Rustin”) and Bruce Springsteen (“Addicted to Romance” from “She Came to Me”), the latter of whom has already won this award twice for “Streets of Philadelphia” (“Philadelphia,” 1994) and “The Wrestler” (“The Wrestler,” 2009).
It may be common knowledge that Greta Gerwig (“Barbie”) and Martin Scorsese (“Killers of the Flower Moon”) are challenging each other in both the Best Director and Best Screenplay races, but some may not be aware that their respective writing bids are shared with past nominees Noah Baumbach and Eric Roth. Roth – an Oscar winner for “Forrest Gump” (1995) – is looking to finally succeed here on his fifth try after having been recognized for that film as well as “The Insider” (2000), “Munich” (2006), and “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” (2009).
On the small screen side, some may have understandably missed the establishment of the brand new Best TV Stand-Up Comedy Performance category, which has produced quite a star-studded inaugural lineup. Aside from frequent Golden Globe Awards host Ricky Gervais (“Armageddon”), the male representatives include Trevor Noah (“Where Was I”) and Chris Rock (“Selective Outrage”), while the female subgroup consists of Amy Schumer (“Emergency Contact”), Sarah Silverman (“Someone You Love”), and Wanda Sykes (“I’m an Entertainer”).
Some surprise acting nominees who may have slipped past your radar are TV stars Gary Oldman (“Slow Horses”), Abby Elliott (“The Bear”), Woody Harrelson (“White House Plumbers”), and Elizabeth Olsen (“Love & Death”) as well as film performers Joaquin Phoenix (“Beau Is Afraid”) and Rosamund Pike (“Saltburn”).
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