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Golden Globe Nominations Are In, and Once Again Women Directors Are Shut Out

Lady Bird capturing our feelings well (“Lady Bird”)

“Lady Bird” is officially the best-reviewed film ever on Rotten Tomatoes. The coming-of-age dramedy has been scoring award after award, giving many hope that writer-director Greta Gerwig would be a shoo-in come Golden Globe and Oscar time. Well, Golden Globe nominations are in, and Gerwig scored a nod for Best Screenplay and “Lady Bird” is up for Best Picture — Comedy or Musical, but once again the Best Director category is composed entirely of men. No Gerwig. No Dee Rees for “Mudbound.” No Patty Jenkins for “Wonder Woman.”

Fortunately, female filmmakers fared better in the Best Animated Film category, which is noteworthy because women are especially underrepresented in that field. Two of five films in the running are women-directed or co-directed: Nora Twomey’s “The Breadwinner,” the story of a girl who cuts her hair and disguises herself as a boy so she can earn money for her family after her father is imprisoned, and “Loving Vincent,” co-directed by Dorota Kobiela, an exploration of the life and death of Vincent van Gogh.

The sole woman-directed film competing in the Best Motion Picture — Foreign Language category is “First They Killed My Father,” Angelina Jolie’s adaptation of human rights activist Loung Ung’s memoir. The drama follows a five-year-old girl’s experience of the Khmer Rouge’s reign of terror.

Three of the five Best Screenplay nominees are written or co-written by women: “Lady Bird,” otherworldly fairy tale “The Shape of Water,” co-written by Vanessa Taylor, and newspaper drama “The Post,” co-written by Liz Hannah.

Overall, “Lady Bird” received four nominations. Stars Saoirse Ronan and Laurie Metcalf both received nods. Other acting nominees include Jessica Chastain for poker drama “Molly’s Game,” Margot Robbie for Tonya Harding biopic “I, Tonya,” and Frances McDormand for revenge tale “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri.” Mary J. Blige earned a nom for her supporting role in “Mudbound,” but the epic story of two families set in post-WWII Mississippi was mostly shut out. Besides Blige’s nod, “Mudbound’s” only other nomination is for Best Original Song — Motion Picture (which Blige co-wrote and performed).

As for the small screen, none of the series up for Best Drama are created by women, but two of the series up for Best Comedy are: “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel,” created by Amy Sherman-Palladino, and “SMILF,” created by Frankie Shaw. The leading ladies of both shows also scored acting nominations: Rachel Brosnahan and Shaw. Other comedy TV acting nominees include “Better Things’” Pamela Adlon, “Insecure’s” Issa Rae, and “GLOW’s” Alison Brie. The former two co-created the series they star in.

The Golden Globes will take place January 7.

Check out the women nominees below. List adapted from Variety.

Best Picture — Drama: 0/5 women-directed

Best Picture — Comedy or Musical: 1/5 women-directed

“Lady Bird” (Directed by Greta Gerwig)

Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture — Drama:
Jessica Chastain, “Molly’s Game”
Sally Hawkins, “The Shape of Water”
Frances McDormand, “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri”
Meryl Streep, “The Post”
Michelle Williams, “All the Money in the World”

Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture — Musical or Comedy:
Judi Dench, “Victoria & Abdul”
Helen Mirren, “The Leisure Seeker”
Margot Robbie, “I, Tonya”
Saoirse Ronan, “Lady Bird”
Emma Stone, “Battle of the Sexes”

Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture:
Mary J. Blige, “Mudbound”
Hong Chau, “Downsizing”
Allison Janney, “I, Tonya”
Laurie Metcalf, “Lady Bird”
Octavia Spencer, “The Shape of Water”

Best Animated Film: 2/5 women-directed

“The Breadwinner”(Directed by Nora Twomey)
“Loving Vincent” (Co-Directed by Dorota Kobiela)

Best Director — Motion Picture: 0/5

Best Screenplay — Motion Picture: 3/5 women-written
Guillermo Del Toro, Vanessa Taylor, “The Shape of Water”
Greta Gerwig, “Lady Bird”
Liz Hannah, Josh Singer, “The Post”

Best Original Score — Motion Picture: 0/5 women composers

Best Original Song — Motion Picture 3/5 with music and/or lyrics by women

“Mighty River,” Mudbound (Music by: Raphael Saadiq; Lyrics by: Mary J. Blige, Raphael Saadiq, Taura Stinson)
“Remember Me,” Coco (Music by: Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez; Lyrics by: Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez)
“The Star,” The Star (Music by: Mariah Carey, Marc Shaiman; Lyrics by: Mariah Carey, Marc Shaiman)

Best Motion Picture — Foreign Language 1/5 women-directed

“First They Killed My Father” (Directed by Angelina Jolie)

Best Television Series — Drama: 0/5 women-created

Best Television Series — Comedy: 2/5 women-created

“The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” (Created by Amy Sherman-Palladino)
“SMILF” (Created by Frankie Shaw)

Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series — Drama:
Caitriona Balfe, “Outlander”
Claire Foy, “The Crown”
Maggie Gyllenhaal, “The Deuce”
Katherine Langford, “13 Reasons Why”
Elisabeth Moss, “The Handmaid’s Tale”

Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series — Musical or Comedy:
Pamela Adlon, “Better Things”
Alison Brie, “GLOW”
Rachel Brosnahan, “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel”
Issa Rae, “Insecure”
Frankie Shaw, “SMILF”

Best Television Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television: 1/5 women-created

“Top of the Lake: China Girl” (Created by Jane Campion)

Best Performance by an Actress in a Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television:
Jessica Biel, “The Sinner”
Nicole Kidman, “Big Little Lies”
Jessica Lange, “Feud: Bette and Joan”
Susan Sarandon, “Feud: Bette and Joan”
Reese Witherspoon, “Big Little Lies”

Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television:
Laura Dern, “Big Little Lies”
Ann Dowd, “The Handmaid’s Tale”
Chrissy Metz, “This Is Us”
Michelle Pfeiffer, “The Wizard of Lies”
Shailene Woodley, “Big Little Lies”

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