Nationwide — The 2018 Golden Globe nominations have been announced, and as usual there are some very talented minority actors who aren’t on the list. One of those is the hilarious comedian/actress Tiffany Haddish who starred in this year’s hit film Girls Trip.
After the snub, actress Jada Pinkett Smith, who co-starred in the film with Haddish and Queen Latifah publicly voiced her opinion about it.
She orginally tweeted:
I have so much to say on why @TiffanyHaddish was not nominated for a Globe… but I won’t ?
— Jada Pinkett Smith (@jadapsmith) December 11, 2017
Then she changed her mind:
I’m not upset about @TiffanyHaddish or @GirlsTripMovie not getting a nom… I’m discouraged about the fact that the Hollywood Foreign Press/@goldenglobes wouldn’t even WATCH the movie.
— Jada Pinkett Smith (@jadapsmith) December 12, 2017
Then she explained further:
Girls Trip was one of the most successful films this summer & Tiff was hands down the funniest person on screen in 2017 and we couldn’t get eyes on the film or a press conference. How could a nom happen & how much more critical acclaim must a movie have to simply get a screening?
— Jada Pinkett Smith (@jadapsmith) December 12, 2017
The truth is that Jada is right. Girls Trip was the first comedy film of the year to pass the $100 million mark at the box office. Even more, it was the first film ever to do so that was produced, written and directed by African-Americans – and featured an all-Black cast.
But the list of Golden Globe nominations did include a few Black actors including: Denzel Washington for his performance in Roman J. Israel, Esq., Daniel Kaluuya for his role in Get Out, Octavia Spencer for her role in The Shape of Water, and Mary J. Blige for her role in Mudbound.
Notably, not one Hispanic or Native American actor or actress was nominated. And only one Asian actress was nominated, and that was Hong Chau for her role in Downsizing.
To see the full list, visit www.goldenglobes.com/winners-nominees