‘Call Me By Your Name,’ ‘Will & Grace’ Queer The Golden Globes

This year’s Golden Globes nominations are somewhat worth celebrating, care of the queer quotient brought largely by the gayest movie of 2017, Call Me By Your Name.

The well-received feature was nominated for Best Motion Picture, Drama and stars Timothée Chalamet and Armie Hammer are up for Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture, Drama and Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in Any Motion Picture, respectively. Snubbed, however, were the actual gay men involved with the film: Director Luca Guadagnino and screenwriter James Ivory.

Emma Stone is up for Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy for her role as lesbian tennis pro Billie Jean King in Battle of the Sexes, with co-star Steve Carell nominated for Best Actor. Stone will compete against Judi Dench (Victoria & Abdul), Helen Mirren (The Leisure Seeker), Margot Robbie (I, Tonya), and Saoirse Ronan, (Lady Bird), notably (yet, not so surprisingly) all white women in this category as well as in Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture, Drama. Those nominees are Jessica Chastain (Molly’s Game), Sally Hawkins (The Shape of Water), Frances McDormand (Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri), Meryl Streep (The Post), and Michelle Williams (All the Money in the World).

POCs fare better in Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in Any Motion Picture with Mary J. Blige (Mudbound), Hong Chau (Downsizing), and Octavia Spencer (The Shape of Water) all getting nods, though critics are likely to favor Allison Janney, (I, Tonya) or Laurie Metcalf (Lady Bird) based on reviews so far.

Timothée Chalamet’s competition is stiff with veteran actors Daniel Day-Lewis, (Phantom Thread), Tom Hanks (The Post), Gary Oldman (Darkest Hour), and Denzel Washington (Roman J. Israel Esq) receiving raves this year. Armie Hammer will face the same in his category, as he’s up against Willem Dafoe (The Florida Project), Richard Jenkins (The Shape of Water), Christopher Plummer (All the Money in the World) and Sam Rockwell (Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri).

Fan favorite Get Out received only two nominations (Best Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy and Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy: Daniel Kaluuya).

In infuriating yet, again, not so shocking news, only men were nominated for Best Director, despite several women filmmakers having their work nominated in other categories. Guillermo del Toro (The Shape of Water), Martin McDonagh, (Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri), Christopher Nolan (Dunkirk), Ridley Scott (All the Money in the World), and Steven Spielberg (The Post) won out over Dee Rees, Patty Jenkins, or Greta Gerwig.

Gerwig’s Lady Bird did some attention with Best Screenplay, Motion Picture, and both stars Metcalf and Saoirse Ronan getting nods.

Despite several LGBTQ-themed features (Thelma, BPM) being thrown into the ring for Best Foreign Picture, A Fantastic Woman is the only one that was given a shot. Sebastián Lelio’s Chilean drama about a transgender woman will take on Angelina Jolie’s First They Killed My Father as well as In the Fade, Loveless, and The Square.

Out songwriter Justin Tranter’s track “Home” for the animated film Ferdinand could win for Best Original Song, Motion Picture. Competing songs are “Mighty River” of Mudbound (performed by Mary J. Blige) , “Remember Me” of Coco (from Miguel), “The Star” of The Star (sang by Mariah Carey), and “This Is Me” from The Greatest Showman. Surprisingly, neither Sufjan Stevens’ originals for Call Me By Your Name.

Ferdinand(whose writing team includes out screenwriter Tim Federle)is up against Coco for Best Motion Picture, Animated, as well as longshots The Boss Baby, The Breadwinner, andLoving Vincent.

In television, the Will & Grace reboot was given some shine as Best Television Series, Musical or Comedy against black-ish, Amazon newcomer The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, Master of None, and Showtime’s Smilf. Eric McCormack could win Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series, Musical or Comedy, but he’ll have to beat Anthony Anderson (black-ish), Aziz Ansari, (Master of None), Kevin Bacon (I Love Dick), and William H. Macy (Shameless).

Some other queer-inclusive shows are up for big awards, including The Handmaid’s Tale (Best Television Series, Drama; Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series, Drama, Elisabeth Moss; Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television, Ann Dowd), Feud: Bette and Joan (Best Television Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television; Best Performance by an Actress in a Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television, both Jessica Lange and Susan Sarandon); Top Of The Lake: China Girl (Best Television Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television); Master of None (Best Television Series, Musical or Comedy); and This Is Us (Best Television Series, Drama, both Chrissy Metz and Sterling K. Brown for Best Performance by an Actress and Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television, respectively).

HBO’s belovedBig Little Lies received the most TV nods with seven nominations, including Best Television Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television, Best Performance by an Actress in a Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television (Nicole Kidman and Reese Witherspoon), Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television (Laura Dern and Shailene Woodley), and Alexander Skarsgard (Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television).

Other exciting names on this year’s Globes list include Issa Rae (Insecure), Pamela Adlon (Better Things), and Rachel Brosnahan (The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel) in Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series, Musical or Comedy.

There were, of course, many snubs, most noticeably Tiffany Haddish, whose role in Girls Trip was one of the best comedic performances of the year.