The LGBTQ Nominations of the Golden Globes
The nominations for the 77th annual Golden Globe Awards were announced Monday, and there were several LGBTQ and queer-adjacent nods across film and television with Rocketman, Pain and Glory, Killing Eve, and The Politician each scoring two or more nominations.
There were also several out actors who were nominated. While the nominations celebrate LGBTQ representation, the lack of nominations for people of color in outstanding roles like Zendaya in Euphoria and Regina King in Watchmen is notable. And in a year rife with extraordinary films from women directors, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association failed to nominated Greta Gerwig for Little Women, Lulu Wang for The Farewell, Lorene Scafaria for Hustlers, Celine Sciamma for Portrait of a Lady on Fire, and Marielle Heller for Won't You Be My Neighbor?
Still, progress around LGBTQ visibility deserves to be celebrated -- and GLAAD praised the recognition in a statement. "Golden Globe nominations for LGBTQ-inclusive films including Rocketman, Portrait of a Lady on Fire, and Pain and Glory, along with television series The Politician and Killing Eve, continue a tradition of recognizing extraordinary talent by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association," GLAAD's Director of Entertainment Media Jeremy Blacklow said. "Well-deserved nominations for several LGBTQ roles, as well as for out actors Billy Porter, Beanie Feldstein, Ben Platt, and Andrew Scott, provide a reason to celebrate and a reminder for how audiences and critics alike support and applaud authentic LGBTQ storytelling."
Below, see the LGBTQ and adjacent nominees.
Billy Porter (Pose)
Billy Porter was nominated for Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Drama. The gay actor appears as Pray Tell in the acclaimed FX drama Pose, which has made history with transgender representation.
Ben Platt (The Politician)
Ben Platt, for his role as Payton Hobart in Netflix's The Politician, was nominated in the category of Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Comedy or Musical. Platt recently came out as gay, and his character, Payton, is notable as a bisexual lead in this Ryan Murphy-produced series.
Andrew Scott (Fleabag)
Andrew Scott, the "hot priest" in season 2 of Amazon's Fleabag, scored a nomination in the category of Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television. Scott is gay.
The Politician
The Politician scored a nomination in Best Television Series - Comedy or Musical. The Netflix series, produced by Ryan Murphy, centers on several LGBTQ characters vying for power in a wealthy high school in Santa Barbara, Calif., including a character played by gay actor Ben Platt, who also received a Golden Globe nod.
Fleabag
Fleabag received three nominations at the Golden Globes: Best Television Series - Comedy or Musical, Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Comedy or Musical (Phoebe Waller-Bridge), and Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television (Andrew Scott). In addition to prominently featuring Scott, a gay actor, as the "hot priest" this season, Waller-Bridge's series is a funny and moving take on navigating life, love, and sex as a woman in her 30s.
Killing Eve
Killing Eve, the BBC America series about a killer (Jodie Comer) and the woman she is infatuated with (Sandra Oh), was nominated in the category of Best Television Series - Drama.
Rocketman
Rocketman, the dazzling musical biopic of Elton John's life, is up for Best Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy.
Little Women
Greta Gerwig's Little Women -- the queerest and most feminist interpretation yet of the beloved story by Louisa May Alcott -- received nominations in two categories: Best Original Score and Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama for Saoirse Ronan's Jo March.
Renée Zellweger (Judy)
Renee Zellweger was nominated in Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama for giving life to gay icon Judy Garland in the biopic Judy.
Antonio Banderas (Pain and Glory)
Antonio Banderas is vying for Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama. He was nominated for his lead role in Pain and Glory, a film by Pedro Almodovar inspired by the gay director's life.
Beanie Feldstein (Booksmart)
Out actress Beanie Feldstein scored a nod in the category of Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy. She plays Molly in Booksmart, the Olivia Wilde-directed comedy about two friends -- one straight, one lesbian -- who cut loose after prom.
Taron Egerton (Rocketman)
Taron Egerton, an ally of the LGBTQ community, was nominated in Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy. He gives life (and voice!) to Elton John in the acclaimed biopic Rocketman.
Pain and Glory
Pain and Glory, the film directed by and inspired by the life of gay filmmaker Pedro Almodovar, is nominated for Best Foreign Language Film.
Portrait of a Lady on Fire
Portrait of a Lady on Fire, Celine Sciamma's beautiful film about two women who discover love and art in 18th-century France, was nominated in the category of Best Foreign Language Film.
Jennifer Lopez (Hustlers)
Jennifer Lopez had queer hearts aflutter as Ramona, the stripper and hustler who took Destiny (Constance Wu) under her wing -- and in the fold of her fur coat. The HFPA was also moved, giving her a nomination in Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in Any Motion Picture.
Margot Robbie (Bombshell)
Margot Robbie is a standout in Bombshell, the film about sexual harassment at Fox News; without giving away spoilers, she is a compelling reason for LGBTQ folks to watch it. The HFPA agreed, honoring Robbie with a nomination in Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in Any Motion Picture.
Elton John and Bernie Taupin (Rocketman)
Elton John, alongside his writing partner Bernie Taupin, received a nomination for the track "I'm Gonna Love Me Again" from Rocketman, the biopic on the world's most famous gay musician.
Jodie Comer (Killing Eve)
Jodie Comer kills in Killing Eve, in which she stars alongside Sandra Oh as a hired assassin. The HFPA thought so too, giving her a nomination in Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Drama.
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