Another magically weird morning thanks to the HFPA and their Globes of Gold. It's like a flower that you have never seen in nature and will never see again, blooming in your hand before wilting and dying as trucks run over it on their way to the real awards.
Did they know when they decided that Hamilton would be qualified as a "motion picture" that it would be the only such qualifier with a lead or top three cast members of color? Hamilton fills two specific HFPA holes, also allowing for the appearance of the magnificently famous Lin-Manuel Miranda. The only other acting nominations among the five Musical/Comedy Picture nominees came from Borat Subsequent Moviefilm.
Best Motion Picture – Drama
“The Father” (Sony Pictures Classics)
“Mank” (Netflix)
“Nomadland” (Searchlight Pictures)
“Promising Young Woman” (Focus Features)
“The Trial of the Chicago 7” (Netflix)
Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy
“Borat Subsequent Moviefilm” (Amazon Studios)
“Hamilton” (Walt Disney Pictures)
“Palm Sp…
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