The biggest snubs and surprises of the Golden Globes nominations

THE Golden Globes nominations are out — and there are a few big surprises among them.

THE Golden Globes nominations are out — and once again, there are a few big surprises.

Australians Nicole Kidman, Joel Edgerton and Mel Gibson all scored big when the announcements were made, but there were some head-scratchers among the nominees.

Here are the biggest snubs and surprises.

SNUBS

The men of Westworld: The HBO hit scored three nominations — drama series, as well as and acting mentions for Evan Rachel Wood and Thandie Newton — but the biggest name, Anthony Hopkins, was nowhere to be found — atypical of the star-loving Hollywood Foreign Press Association. But in hindsight, maybe it’s not that surprising, since Hopkins is 0-6 at the Globes. Still, even if they overlooked Hopkins, that’s less egregious than snubbing Jeffrey Wright and Ed Harris.

Mr. Robot: The reigning drama series champ was dumped in favour of four new shows and Game of Thrones. But it can take comfort in the fact that Rami Malek and Christian Slater, who won supporting actor last year, still made the cut. The Globes have been way harsher in the past, dropping defending champs cold turkey.

The old Netflix guard: The streaming service fielded contenders in The Crown and Stranger Things, but House of Cards and Orange Is the New Black were shut-out across the board — a shame for the latter, which had a stellar comeback year and which was nominated last year for a much weaker season. Unlike Hollywood Foreign Press Association fave Amazon (see below), Netflix has never claimed a series prize at the Globes.

American Horror Story: For the first time ever, American Horror Story failed to score a nod anywhere. Maybe it was the frustrating Roanoke season. Or maybe they want us to forget that they gave an acting award to Lady Gaga last year.

Taraji P. Henson: Empire’s omission from drama series was expected, but you’d think reigning champ Henson would’ve gotten some brownie points for her film Hidden Figures to retain a slot. The Globes are fans of double nods, but they actually resisted the urge to dole them out this time. Viola Davis didn’t get in for How to Get Away with Murder, but she got in (and will win) for Fences.

SURPRISES

Mandy Moore and Chrissy Metz: This Is Us breaking in to drama series is not surprising — it’s a buzzy new hit show, after all — but Moore’s and Metz’s dual nods are. They’re in the catch-all supporting category, and it’s insanely difficult to get one star into there, let alone two from the same show.

Amazon: The Globes really love Amazon, guys. The streaming service has won the past two comedy/musical series Globes, and both winners, Transparent and Mozart in the Jungle, are back in the running, along with their stars and former winners, Jeffrey Tambor and Gael Garcia Bernal. Amazon newbies Fleabag and One Mississippi didn’t make the shortlist, but Goliath’s Billy Bob Thornton did. Atlanta has the edge right now in comedy/musical series, but don’t be shocked if Thornton takes home another Globe for Amazon.

Lena Headey: Congratulations, Lena Headey! You’re officially the second actor from Game of Thrones to receive an acting nomination! If your memory fails you, Peter Dinklage won for the first season and hasn’t been nominated since. The show is on its fourth drama series nomination, but don’t put all your money on a win. It’s extremely rare for a show to win its first drama series Globe this late in the game. Only Mannix and Breaking Bad won their first trophies for their fifth seasons; Thrones, of course, is nominated for its sixth season.

This story originally appeared in Fox News and is republished here with permission.

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