More than a dozen Latino stars and Latino-related TV and film projects are among the candidates for the 2022 Golden Globe Awards, including actors Javier Bardem, Anthony Ramos and Rachel Zegler and movies like tick, tick…BOOM!, West Side Story, Being the Ricardos and Madres Paralelas.
Ariana DeBose as Anita and David Alvarez as Bernardo in 20th Century Studios’ West Side Story. (Photo: Niko Tavernise/Twentieth Century Fox)
Netflix’s tick, tick…BOOM! and 20th Century Fox’s West Side Story, directed by Lin-Manuel Miranda and Steven Spielberg, respectively, vie for the honor in two categories, Best Picture Drama and Best Picture-Musical/Comedy. tick, tick…BOOM!, a semi-biographical musical drama about a relatively young promising theater composer navigating romance, friendship and life’s challenges in New York City, marked the directorial debut of Miranda, the creator of the acclaimed stage musical Hamilton.
On the other hand, Spielberg’s new version of West Side Story features a sizable Latino cast portraying the musical film’s Puerto Rican characters–a welcome correction of the original 1961 movie. In fact, the 2021 film female lead, Zegler in the role of Maria, is also nominated for a Golden Globe in the Best Actress-Motion Picture-Musical/Comedy category. A newcomer to Hollywood, Zegler competes against established stars Marion Cotillard (Annette), Jennifer Lawrence (Don’t Look Up) and Emma Stone (Cruella) and the also newcomer Alana Haim (Licorice Pizza).
In both the Best Picture Drama and Best Picture-Musical/Comedy categories, tick, tick…BOOM! and West Side Story face Cyrano, Don’t Look Up and Licorice Pizza.
Spanish actor Bardem is among the five candidates vying for the award for Best Actor-Motion Picture Drama for his role in the Amazon Original Movie Being the Ricardos, the Aaron Sorkin drama about the Hollywood power couple Dezi Arnaz and Lucille Ball. Bardem, a Golden Globe and Oscar winner, faces Mahershala Ali (Swan Song), Benedict Cumberbatch (The Power of the Dog), Will Smith (King Richard) and Denzel Washington (The Tragedy of Macbeth). As a side note, Being the Ricardos also won Sorkin a nod for Best Screenplay-Motion Picture and a nom for Nicole Kidman for Best Actress-Motion Picture for her lead as Ball.
Javier Bardem (Credit: Courtesy, self)
With Latinos shining in two film adaptations of Broadway musicals, it isn’t surprising to see other Latinos competing in additional Golden Globe categories.
Ramos is a nominee for In the Heights in Best Actor-Motion Picture-Musical/Comedy. Set in New York’s largely Dominican community of Washington Heights, the musical is written by Quiara Alegría Hudes and Miranda and directed by Jon M. Chu (Crazy Rich Asians). Ramos’s competition includes Leonardo DiCaprio (Don’t Look Up), Peter Dinklage (Cyrano), Andrew Garfield (tick, tick…BOOM!), and Cooper Hoffman (Licorice Pizza).
For her part, Ariana DeBose is a candidate in Best Supporting Actress-Motion Picture for her role of Anita in West Side Story–that’s the role played by Rita Moreno in the 1961 musical feature that won her both a Golden Globe and an Oscar. The other candidates in DeBose’s category are Caitriona Balfe (Belfast), Kirsten Dunst (The Power of the Dog), Aunjanue Ellis (King Richard) and Ruth Negga (Passing).
Another two Latino actors vying for Golden Globes are Oscar Issac and Michaela Jaé Rodriguez.
Encanto (Credit: Disney)
Issac is nominated for Best Actor-Television Motion Picture for his role in HBO Max’s Scenes From a Marriage while Rodriguez got a nod for Best Television Actress-Drama Series for her role in FX’s Pose.
Two films with Latino connections compete in the Best Picture-Animated category. Disney’s Encanto is set in a fantastical Colombia and stars Stephanie Beatriz, María Cecilia Botero and John Leguizamo. The movie is directed by Jared Bush, Byron Howard and Charise Castro Smith, all of whom also share writing credits. The other film, Raya and the Last Dragon, is helmed by Mexican director Carlos López Estrada along with Don Hall and Paul Briggs.
In the category of Best Picture-Non-English Language, the Spanish film Madres Paralelas by Pedro Almodóvar faces Compartment No. 6, a co-production of Germany, Russia and Finland; Drive My Car from Japan; The Hand of God, from Italy; and A Hero, a co-production of Iran and France. This is Almodóvar’s 11th Golden Globe nomination, winning on two occasions–for Pain and Glory in 2019 and All About My Mother in 1999.
Both Encanto and Madres Paralelas also earned a nomination for their respective film composers, Texas’ Germaine Franco and Spain’s Alberto Iglesias. Additionally, Encanto’s theme song “Dos Oruguitas” got a nod for Best Song Motion Picture. “Dos Oruguitas” is written by Miranda and performed by Colombian singer Sebastián Yatra.
The Golden Globes are presented by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association. The 79th awards ceremony will be held Jan. 9.
(See complete list of nominees below the video)
Featured Photos: Javier Bardem (Photo: Carlos Delgado/Wikipedia), Rachel Zegler (Photo: Courtesy, self), Anthony Ramos (Photo: Courtesy, self)
GOLDEN GLOBES 2022 Complete list of nominees
Best Picture Drama CyranoDon’t Look Up Licorice Pizza tick, tick…BOOM! West Side Story
Best Picture – Musical/Comedy Cyrano Don’t Look Up Licorice Pizza tick, tick…BOOM! West Side Story
Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama Jessica Chastain, The Eyes of Tammy Faye Olivia Colman, The Lost Daughter Nicole Kidman, Being the Ricardos Lady Gaga, House of Gucci Kristen Stewart, Spencer
Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama Mahershala Ali, Swan Song Javier Bardem, Being the Ricardos Benedict Cumberbatch, The Power of the Dog Will Smith, King Richard Denzel Washington, The Tragedy of Macbeth
Best Actress – Motion Picture – Musical/Comedy Marion Cotillard, Annette Alana Haim, Licorice Pizza Jennifer Lawrence, Don’t Look Up Emma Stone, Cruella Rachel Zegler, West Side Story
Best Actor – Motion Picture – Musical/Comedy Leonardo DiCaprio, Don’t Look Up Peter Dinklage, Cyrano Andrew Garfield, tick, tick…BOOM! Cooper Hoffman, Licorice Pizza Anthony Ramos, In the Heights
Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture Caitriona Balfe, Belfast Ariana DeBose, West Side Story Kirsten Dunst, The Power of the Dog Aunjanue Ellis, King Richard Ruth Negga, Passing
Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture Ben Affleck, The Tender Bar Jamie Dornan, Belfast Ciarán Hinds, Belfast Troy Kotsur, CODA Kodi Smit-McPhee, The Power of the Dog
Best Director Motion Picture Kenneth Branagh, Belfast Jane Campion, The Power of the Dog Maggie Gyllenhaal, The Lost Daughter Steven Spielberg, West Side Story Denis Villeneuve, Dune
Best Screenplay Motion Picture Paul Thomas Anderson, Licorice Pizza Kenneth Branagh, Belfast Jane Campion, The Power of the Dog Adam McKay, Don’t Look Up Aaron Sorkin, Being the Ricardos
Best Picture – Animated Encanto Flee Luca My Sunny Maad Raya and the Last Dragon
Best Picture – Non-English Language (formerly Foreign Language) Compartment No. 6, Germany, Russia and Finland Drive My Car, Japan The Hand of God, Italy A Hero, Iran and France Parallel Mothers, Spain
Best Score Motion Picture Alexandre Desplat, The French Dispatch Germaine Franco, Encanto Jonny Greenwood, The Power of the Dog Alberto Iglesias, Parallel Mothers Hans Zimmer, Dune
Best Song Motion Picture King Richard, “Be Alive” Encanto, “Dos Oruguitas” Belfast, “Down to Joy” Respect, “Here I Am (Singing My Way Home)” No Time To Die, “No Time To Die”
Best Drama Series Lupin The Morning Show Pose Squid Game Succession
Best Musical/Comedy Series The Great Hacks Only Murders in the Building Reservation Dogs Ted Lasso
Best Television Motion Picture Dopesick Impeachment: American Crime Story Maid Mare of Easttown The Underground Railroad
Best Actress – Television Motion Picture Jessica Chastain, Scenes from a Marriage Cynthia Erivo, Genius: Aretha Elizabeth Olsen, Wandavision Margaret Qualley, Maid Kate Winslet, Mare of Easttown
Best Actor – Television Motion Picture Paul Bettany, Wandavision Oscar Isaac, Scenes from a Marriage Michael Keaton, Dopesick Ewan McGregor, Halston Tahar Rahim, The Serpent
Best Television Actress – Drama Series Uzo Aduba, In Treatment Jennifer Aniston, The Morning Show Christine Baranski, The Good Fight Elisabeth Moss, The Handmaid’s Tale Michaela Jaé Rodriguez, Pose
Best Television Actor – Drama Series Brian Cox, Succession Lee Jung-jae, Squid Game Billy Porter, Pose Jeremy Strong, Succession Omar Sy, Lupin
Best Television Actress – Musical/Comedy Series Hannah Einbinder, Hacks Elle Fanning, The Great Issa Rae, Insecure Tracee Ellis Ross, Black-ish Jean Smart, Hacks
Best Television Actor – Musical/Comedy Series Anthony Anderson, Black-ish Nicholas Hoult, The Great Steve Martin, Only Murders in the Building Martin Short, Only Murders in the Building Jason Sudeikis, Ted Lasso
Best Supporting Actress – Television Jennifer Coolidge, The White Lotus Kaitlyn Dever, Dopesick Andie MacDowell, Maid Sarah Snook, Succession Hannah Waddingham, Ted Lasso
Best Supporting Actor – Television Billy Crudup, The Morning Show Kieran Culkin, Succession Mark Duplass, The Morning Show Brett Goldstein, Ted Lasso O Yeong-su, Squid Game