'Honey Boy' Director Alma Har'el Blasts Golden Globes For No Female Director Nominees

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Every year, there’s always some controversy surrounding the major awards ceremonies in the film industry. A few years ago, headlines were made because of the hashtag #OscarsSoWhite, highlighting the lack of diversity at the Academy Awards. This year, it appears that the representation issue has struck once again, this time with the Golden Globes and its fairly shocking lack of female filmmakers.

Earlier this morning, it was revealed that the Golden Globe nominations for Best Director didn’t include a single female filmmaker. While the Hollywood Foreign Press Association has had a history of being a bit of a boys club when it comes to the Best Director category, this year was especially egregious, considering the sheer number of incredible, acclaimed films from women.

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And one of those filmmakers, “Honey Boy” director Alma Har’el, took to Twitter to voice her disgust at the Globes and its lack of representation in the Best Director category.

“Good morning to everyone that’s writing me about the #goldenglobes,” she tweeted. “I feel you but know this. I was on the inside for the first time this year. These are not our people and they do not represent us. Do not look for justice in the awards system. We are building a new world.”

Harel went on to list a number of female filmmakers that had acclaimed works in 2019, as she continued to point out the issues with the Globes nominations.

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The filmmaker tweeted:

“Lulu Wang
Mati Diop
Greta Gerwig
Olivia Wilde
Lorene Scafaria
Marielle Heller
Melina Matsoukas
Chinonye Chukwu
Céline Sciamma

Made films this year that reached people and touched them. That’s our awards. No one can take that away.”

She added, “Keep fighting for more women & POC behind the camera by supporting their films. Don’t make your end game the political money that trades hands in the form of movie campaigns for people who can’t see us and recognize us.”

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Two of the women named by Har’el did see their respective films get nominated in the Best Foreign Language Film category, with Wang’s “The Farewell” and Sciamma’s “Portrait of a Lady on Fire” getting the recognition. In addition, films like “Little Women,” “A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood,” “Booksmart,” and “Hustlers” all received acting nominations, but no recognition for their filmmakers.

While this is definitely not great optics for the Golden Globes, we’ll have to see how this plays out in the weeks to come, as we approach the live telecast. You may remember that back in 2018, Natalie Portman called out the lack of female filmmakers when she helped present the award for Best Director at the Globes. Will we see something similar now?