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2 KAUA‘I MIDWEEK MARCH 3, 2021
Rotten
Another Golden Opportunity
BY CHRIS MCKINNEY
PAPAYAS
On Feb. 3, Golden Globe nominations were announced, and
Looking at the list of nom- inations now, things that I haven’t seen that I feel drawn to are: The Good Lord Bird, Minari and Nomadland, and I’ m tempted to finally start watching Killing Eve. Work- ing off the list of nominations, I watched Judas and the Black Messiah, which I will review next week.
A part of me feels guilty about frequently using award nominations as a road map of what to watch because
I don’t like that indie distribution is so dependent on awards.
on Feb. 28, the 78th Golden Globe Awards aired on NBC. Though I recognize just
about all of the titles and names on the nomination list, I’ ll be honest: I’ ve probably only seen a little over half of this stuff. I don’t know anyone who has seen all of it. What I’m not going to do is totally bash awards shows. They ar- en’t perfect, but they’re use- ful. Like most people, I don’t have the time or inclination to watch everything. As a con- sumer, award nominations help vet stuff for me.
However, it’s important to know who exactly is doing the vetting for any list to be cred- ible. The Golden Globes are chosen by the Hollywood For- eign Press Association. HFPA is a group of journalists (about 90 from 55 countries) who report on the entertainment industry. Sounds credible, right? Besides, I don’t focus on the winners when it comes to choosing what I’ll watch. Instead, I like to look at lists of nominations and view the ones that sound the most in- teresting first. When it comes to wins, I can’t fully trust an organization that chose Bugsy over The Silence of the Lambs, Atonement over There Will Be Blood, The Shield over The Sopranos, and has only given one award to Game of Thrones during its entire eight-season run.
To be fair, whether it be films, books or the NFL Pro Bowl, snubs occur every year. Snubs are unavoidable when there’s so much content and competition. But without
awards and their nomina- tions, I would have probably been deprived of the pleasure of watching films in recent years like Jojo Rabbit, Lady Bird, Spotlight, Parasite and I, Tonya. And if I missed Par- asite, I would’ve missed The Host and Snowpiercer because I wouldn’t have gone down the Bong Joon-ho rabbit hole.
list of nominations and seeing who can choose more winners: my wife or me. The winner gets to tape their list above the TV. The first time we did this, and I won, I left those unsightly sheets of paper up on the wall for almost the entire year. Last year, she put the hurt on me during the Oscars. Thankful- ly, we moved, so her list had to come down. I don’t see us moving anytime soon, so the stakes are high this year.
A part of me feels guilty about frequently using award nominations as a road map of what to watch because I don’t like that indie distribution is so dependent on awards. I also feel like I’ m narrowing my viewing options. It’s certain- ly not a perfect methodology. But at the end of the day, it’s a very convenient one.
Jodie Comer was nominated for a Golden Globe award for her work in the drama series Killing Eve. PHOTO COURTESY LAURA RADFORD BBC AMERICA VIA AP
As for the red-carpet glitz and glam, I’ m indifferent. What’s fun is printing out the
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