Guillermo del Toro’s ‘Frankenstein’ gets top Golden Globe nominations

The weather outside is nowhere near frosty in Southern California, but awards season just kicked off Monday with the announcement of nominees for the 83rd annual Golden Globes. Guillermo del Toro’s “Frankenstein” was one of the top nominees. 

The gothic horror adaptation of Mary Shelley’s book received five nominations, including best motion picture/drama, along with "Hamnet," "It Was Just An Accident," "The Secret Agent," "Sentimental Value" and "Sinners."

Oscar Isaac was nominated for his interpretation of Victor Frankenstein in the best actor/drama category. Other nominees in the film category include Joel Edgerton ("Train Dreams"); Dwayne Johnson ("The Smashing Machine"); Michael B. Jordan ("Sinners"); Wagner Moura ("The Secret Agent") and Jeremy Allen White ("Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere"). Wagner Moura is the first Brazilian man to be nominated for the best actor category.

Del Toro was nominated for best director, along with Paul Thomas Anderson ("One Battle After Another"); Ryan Coogler ("Sinners"); Jafar Panahi ("It Was Just an Accident"); Trier ("Sentimental Value") and Chloé Zhao ("Hamnet").

“Frankenstein” received its fifth nomination for best original score from Alexandre Desplat. He shares the category with Ludwig Goransson (“Sinners”), Jonny Greenwood (“One Battle After Another”), Kangding Ray (“Sirat”), Max Richter (“Hamnet”) and Hans Zimmer (“F1”).

Other Latino nominees include Diego Luna, for his performance in the Star Wars series “Andor” for best actor in a drama series. Also nominated in the category are Sterling K. Brown ("Paradise"); Gary Oldman ("Slow Horses"); Mark Ruffalo ("Task"); Adam Scott ("Severance") and Noah Wyle ("The Pitt").

Tessa Thompson has become the first Afro-Latina to be nominated for a Golden Globe in the best actress category for “Hedda.” She shares the category with Jessie Buckley ("Hamnet"), Jennifer Lawrence ("Die My Love"), Renate Reinsve ("Sentimental Value"), Julia Roberts ("After the Hunt") and Eva Victor (`Sorry, Baby).

In the best actress in a musical or comedy series category, Selena Gomez was nominated for "Only Murders In the Building" and Jenna Ortega for "Wednesday." Other nominees in the category include Kristen Bell ("Nobody Wants This"); Ayo Edebiri ("The Bear"); Natasha Lyonne ("Poker Face") and reigning winner Jean Smart ("Hacks").

Benicio Del Toro was nominated for “One Battle After Another” in the best supporting actor for any motion picture category, along with Jacob Elordi for “Frankenstein,” Paul Mescal (“Hamnet”), Sean Penn (“One Battle After Another”), Adam Sandler (“Jay Kelly”) and Stellan Skarsgard (“Sentimental Value”).

Nominees were announced in 28 categories on Monday during a pre-dawn livestream from the Beverly Hilton hotel hosted by actor/comedian Marlon Wayans and actress/philanthropist Skye P. Marshall.

Each category featured six nominees except for cinematic and box office achievement, which had eight.

The Globes had earlier announced that Mirren will receive the Cecil B. DeMille Award, while Sarah Jessica Parker will receive the Carol Burnett Award, honoring a person "who has made outstanding contributions to television on or off screen." Both of those prizes will be given out on Jan. 8 during a "Golden Eve" primetime special on CBS and streaming on Paramount+.

The Globes' main event will take place on Jan. 11 at the Beverly Hilton, hosted again by comedian/actress Nikki Glaser. You can see the complete list of the nominees on the Golden Globes website.