'Green Book,' 'If Beale Street Could Talk,' and more celebration of diversity in awards show winners for MLK Day 2019

I closed The highest grossing speculative fiction films of 2018 by telling my readers to "Stay tuned for this year's edition of celebrating diversity in awards shows nominees and winners for MLK Day."  To do so, I'm going to be a good environmentalist by recycling the relevant paragraphs from 'Vice' may be the best political film of 2018, earning nominations before it even hits theaters, beginning with one examining "Green Book," which turned out the be the big movie winner of the night.

Another of the three movies with five Golden Globe nominations also deals with a historical social and political theme, "Green Book," which is about dealing with racial segregation and discrimination in the South during the latter days of Jim Crow.  It is competing against "Vice" in all of its nominated categories, Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy, Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy for Viggo Mortensen who is contending with Bale, Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in any Motion Picture in which Mahershala Ali is competing against Rockwell, and Best Director – Motion Picture and Best Screenplay – Motion Picture, where Peter Farrelly is up against McKay.

"Green Book" won three Golden Globes, Best Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy, Best Screenplay - Motion Picture, and Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture.  Watch all three awards being presented, beginning with "Green Book" Wins Best Screenplay - 2019 Golden Globes (Highlight).

The writers of "Green Book" accept the award for Best Screenplay - Motion Picture at the 76th Annual Golden Globe Awards.

The screenplay has also been nominated at the BAFTA Awards, Critics' Choice Awards, and Satellite Awards and won several awards from local critics associations and film festival, including Detroit's.  I would be surprised if it weren't nominated for Original Screenplay when the Academy Awards nominees are announced tomorrow.

Next, "Green Book" Wins Best Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy - 2019 Golden Globes (Highlight).

Director Peter Farrelly of "Green Book" accepts the award for Best Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy at the 76th Annual Golden Globe Awards.

"Green Book" has also been named an AFI Movie of the Year and Best Film by the National Board of Review and won the Producers Guild of America (PGA) Award for Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures.  I expect it to be nominated for Best Picture tomorrow.

Finally, watch as Mahershala Ali Wins Best Supporting Actor - 2019 Golden Globes (Highlight).

Mahershala Ali accepts the award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in any Motion Picture at the 76th Annual Golden Globe Awards.

Mahershala Ali has been nominated for this role at the BAFTA Awards, Screen Actors Guild (SAG) Awards, Black Reel Awards, Online Film Critics Society Awards, and Satellite Awards.  In addition to the Golden Globe, he has won for this role at the AACTA International Awards, Black Film Critics Circle Awards, Critics' Choice Awards, and several awards from local critics associations and film festival, including Detroit's.  He should earn a nomination for Actor in a Supporting Role tomorrow.

I completely missed "If Beale Street Could Talk" last month.  To make up for it, I am sharing Regina King Wins Best Supporting Actress - 2019 Golden Globes (Highlight).

Regina King accepts the award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in any Motion Picture at the 76th Annual Golden Globe Awards.

Regina King also won awards for Best Supporting Actress at the Critics' Choice Awards, National Board of Review, Online Film Critics Society Awards, and Satellite Awards, as well as numerous local critics associations.  She was not, however, nominated for a SAG Award, so it is possible, but not likely, that she may not earn a nomination tomorrow morning.  Too bad, as she could use the Oscar next to her Emmy Award.

Follow over the jump for other winners for diversity at the Golden Globes and Critics's Choice Awards.

I called "Shallow" as a winner at the Golden Globes, so now it's time for the other award I forecast correctly.

[A]ll of the nominees for Best Motion Picture – Foreign Language examine some political, historical, or social issue.  All of them have only this one nomination except "Roma," which earned Alfonso Cuaron two additional nominations for Best Director – Motion Picture and Best Screenplay – Motion Picture.  That makes "Roma" my pick for the likely winner of Foreign Language film.

It did win Best Motion Picture – Foreign Language and Alfonso Cuarón won Best Director - Motion Picture.  Watch Cuarón accept both awards, beginning with Best Director.

Alfonso Cuarón accepts the award for Best Director - Motion Picture for "Roma" at the 76th Annual Golden Globe Awards.

Now, the earlier award, Best Foreign Film.

"Roma" director Alfonso Cuarón accepts the award for Best Motion Picture - Foreign Language at the 76th Annual Golden Globe Awards.

"Roma" and Cuarón have earned numerous nominations and won awards, including at the Critics' Choice Awards, where it earned Best Picture, Best Director, Best Foreign Language Film, and Best Cinematography.  Congratulations!  I am wondering how many nominations it will earn tomorrow morning.


"Black Panther" did not win any Golden Globe Awards despite being nominated for Best Motion Picture – Drama, Best Original Score – Motion Picture, and Best Original Song – Motion Picture.  However, it did win Best Costume Design, Best Visual Effects, and Best Production Design at the Critics' Choice Awards.  Expect it to be nominated for most of not all of those categories or their equivalents tomorrow morning.

For the last movie winner celebrating diversity and representation, "Crazy Rich Asians" won Best Comedy at the Critics' Choice Awards.  Congratulations!  I hope it earns at least one nomination tomorrow, but I'm not holding my breath.

Moving from movies to television, watch Sandra Oh Wins Best Actress in a TV Series, Drama - 2019 Golden Globes (Highlight).

Sandra Oh accepts the award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Drama at the 76th Annual Golden Globe Awards.

Sandra Oh also won the equivalent award at the Critics' Choice Awards.  She is also nominated for a SAG Award.  Congratulations!

Darren Criss's win also celebrates diversity, not just for playing an LGBT man, but also for being Filipino-American.  Watch as Criss Wins Best Actor in a Limited Series - 2019 Golden Globes (Highlight).

Darren Criss accepts the award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Limited Series or a Motion Picture Made for Television at the 76th Annual Golden Globe Awards.

Criss also won the Critics' Choice Award in the equivalent category.  Both will look good next to his Emmy.

Finally, I never miss a chance to praise "Westworld," so I will note that Thandie Newton won a Critics' Choice Award for Best Supporting Actress.  Unfortunately, I can't find a video of her winning, so here is an image she tweeted out to celebrate her win.


Congratulations!  It will look good next to your 'Emmy Award.

That's it for diversity at the major awards shows so far.  Here's to the Oscars continuing the trend of honoring diversity and representation tomorrow.  But first, the Razzies.  Stay tuned.