WEEK IN WOMEN: Golden Globes Again Snubs Women – Brandy McDonnell reports

December 15, 2019December 16, 2019 Brandy McDonnell 0 Comments golden globes 2019, hollywood foreign press association, twiw, week in women

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Despite the record number of hit films directed by women, including a number earning widespread critical acclaim, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association has affirmed its stance as a boys’ club.

All the recently unveiled nominees in the Best Director – Motion Picture category are men. No women will be competing in the category, even though the awards show will take place in the year 2020, and one might reasonably think the human race and entertainment industry might have evolved past this rather tiresome point.

No Lulu Wang for The Farewell or Alma Har’el for Honey Boy. No Melina Matsoukas Queen & Slim or Greta Gerwig for her adaptation of Little Women.

Worse, there are no films directed by women contending for either Best Motion Picture – Drama or Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy. There are no women nominated in Best Screenplay – Motion Picture. Continue reading on THE WEEK IN WOMEN.

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Brandy McDonnell

Brandy McDonnell is the longtime features writer covering arts and entertainment for The Oklahoman and Oklahoman.com, part of the USA Today Network. In 2025, she garnered a Rabkin Prize, which recognizes the nation’s top visual arts writers. An approved critic for RottenTomatoes.com, she is a member of the Oklahoma Film Critics Circle and of the Alliance of Wome\n Film Journalists, for which she writes The Week in Women news blog.