I’m Still Here by Walter Salles
The Hollywood Foreign Press Association announced this morning the nominations for the 82nd annual Golden Globes, which feature several Latin American and U.S. Latinx nominees. Leading the pack is the Spanish-language Mexican queer narco-musical Emilia Pérez, directed by French filmmaker Jacques Audiard, with ten nominations, including Best Musical or Comedy and Best Non-English Language Motion Picture.
Spanish actress Karla Sofía Gascón made history as the first openly transgender woman to be nominated in a film category. She received a nomination for Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy for her dual roles as Manitas and the title character, Emilia Pérez.
Her co-stars, Mexican-American Selena Gomez and Dominican-American Zoe Saldaña, were both nominated for Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role in any Motion Picture. Gomez also nabbed another Golden Globe nomination for Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series, Musical or Comedy for Only Murders in the Building.
Emilia Pérez, which follows a high-powered lawyer tasked with helping a Mexican drug lord fake their death and undergo gender-reassignment surgery, also received nominations for Best Director, Best Screenplay, Best Original Score, and two nominations for Best Original Song.
From Brazil, I'm Still Here / Ainda Estou Aqui, directed by Walter Salles, earned two nominations: Best Non-English Language Motion Picture and Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama for Fernanda Torres. The film recounts the true story of the Paiva family during Brazil's military dictatorship. In 1970s Rio de Janeiro, former deputy Rubens Paiva was taken from his home by soldiers and never seen again. The search for answers lasted 30 years, but as the truth began to surface, his wife Eunice Paiva began showing signs of Alzheimer's disease.
Chilean director Pablo Larraín’s Maria earned a nomination for Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Motion Picture for Angelina Jolie’s portrayal of the title character. Meanwhile, Afro-Latinx actor Colman Domingo was nominated for Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama for his work in Sing Sing, directed by Greg Kwedar.
The Golden Globes television competition also highlighted several U.S. Latinx and Latin American nominees. Alfonso Cuarón’s Apple TV+ series Disclaimer received three nominations: Best Limited Series, Anthology Series, or Motion Picture Made for Television, as well as acting nods for Cate Blanchett and Kevin Kline for Best Performance by a Female Actor and Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Limited Series, respectively.
True Detective: Night Country, directed by Mexican filmmaker Issa López, earned a nomination for Best Limited Series, Anthology Series, or Motion Picture Made for Television. Beyond Selena Gomez, three other Latino actors received nominations in the television categories: Colombian actress Sofía Vergara for Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Limited Series for her title role in Griselda; Mexican actor Diego Luna for Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role in La Máquina; and Afro-Puerto Rican actress Liza Colón-Zayas for Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Supporting Role in The Bear.
The winners of the 82nd Golden Globes will be announced during a ceremony on January 5, 2025, at the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, California.
