Two actors of African descent missed out on the Golden Globes which they very much deserve for their sterling performances in the movie industry last year.
Despite being his first nomination at the prestigious awards, British-Ugandan actor and writer Daniel Kaluuya should have won for his Chris Washington role in the American horror movie “Get Out” which premiered in February 2017.
This could have been a big deal for the young actor who made a mark on the big screen barely ten years ago in movies such as Johnny English Reborn, Kick-Ass 2 and Sicario.
The movie, which was also nominated for the Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy category, failed to win the award.
American-Senegalese writer, director, producer, and actress, Issa Rae who was nominated a second year in a row for the 2017 Best Actress in a TV Comedy or Musical for her performance on HBO’s Insecure failed to grab that Golden Globe.
Rae produces, writes, and acts in Insecure, a show starring two millennial Black women as they navigate their way through work, family, friends, and relationships in Los Angeles. The show has received several awards, including AFI Awards and African-American Film Critics Association (AAFCA) awards. Rae has also won Best Actress nods from BET and Black Reel Awards for Television for her performance in the show.
HBO recently picked up two new show concepts from Rae named Him Or Her which will showcase the topsy-turvy dating life of a bi-sexual African-American man; and Sweet Life that will exhibit the high-class lifestyle of African-American teens in Windsor Hills – a neighborhood dubbed as the ‘Black Beverly Hills.’
Several actors of African origin have been nominated or had won a Golden Globe award over the years. They include Lupita Nyongo’o, Idris Elba, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Uzo Aduba, Djimon Hounsou, David Oyelowo and Barkhad Abdi.
A huge win is what we expect as the Africans are flying high in the competitive industry.
Full list of winners of the 2018 Golden Globe Awards
Best Motion Picture – Drama
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy
Lady Bird
Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama
Frances McDormand
Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama
Gary Oldman
Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy
Saoirse Ronan
Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy
James Franco
Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in any Motion Picture
Allison Janney
Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in any Motion Picture
Sam Rockwell
Best Director – Motion Picture
Guillermo del Toro
Best Screenplay – Motion Picture
Martin McDonagh
Best Motion Picture – Animated
Coco
Best Motion Picture – Foreign Language
In The Fade
Best Original Score – Motion Picture
Alexandre Desplat
Best Original Song – Motion Picture
This Is Me
Best Television Series – Drama
Handmaid’s Tale, The
Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy
Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, The
Best Television Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
Big Little Lies
Best Performance by an Actress in a Limited Series or a Motion Picture Made for Television
Nicole Kidman
Best Performance by an Actor in a Limited Series or a Motion Picture Made for Television
Ewan McGregor
Best Performance by an Actress In A Television Series – Drama
Elisabeth Moss
Best Performance by an Actor In A Television Series – Drama
Sterling K. Brown
Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy
Rachel Brosnahan
Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy
Aziz Ansari
Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
Laura Dern
Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
Alexander Skarsgård
Cecil B. DeMille Award
Oprah Winfrey
