Jada Pinkett Smith Says Golden Globes Voters Didn’t Even Screen ‘Girls Trip’

The Golden Globes nominations were unveiled, and as per usual, the punch was spiked as the Hollywood Foreign Press Association logged their votes. However, the this year the hooch was stronger than usual with some truly oddball nominees, and huge snubs. The latter category is where the Golden Globes raised the most eyebrows this year. The populist awards largely ignored acclaimed horror hit “Get Out,” which earned nods for Best Motion Picture (Musical or Comedy) and Best Actor, but with nothing for creator Jordan Peele. Similarly, Greta Gerwig, behind the camera for the adored “Lady Bird,” was also shut out.

However, one of the snubs that caused as much noise as the aforementioned omissions was anything love for “Girls Trip.” For a ceremony that creates entire separate categories for Musicals and Comedies,  the box office hit ($138 million worldwide on a $19 million budget) and largely warmly received movie got no love from the HFPA. Not even rising star Tiffany Haddish managed a nod. It has raised the ire of co-star Jada Pinkett Smith, who in a series of tweets, has accused the HFPA of not even screening the movie.

Actually I will… here we go…

— Jada Pinkett Smith (@jadapsmith) December 12, 2017

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

And I dare not invalidate all the many journalist and people from all walks of life who have supported this movie by defining the issue as simply… racism.

— Jada Pinkett Smith (@jadapsmith) December 12, 2017

The fact that the brilliance of @TheBigSickMovie went unnoticed and the fact that one of the most prolific films of the year, @GetOutMovie, is considered a comedy… illuminates the depths of the sunken place… for real.

— Jada Pinkett Smith (@jadapsmith) December 12, 2017

Moments like this occur so that we have an opportunity to discuss, recreate and regenerate old paradigms. It's all about growth. Love.

— Jada Pinkett Smith (@jadapsmith) December 12, 2017

Well, it’s pretty common knowledge that the Golden Globes essentially sees Hollywood courting with the HFPA with the kinda lavish attention, dinners and swag that they can’t do within the stricter rules of the Oscars. It’s what accounts for the random shock nominations of pictures you thought had no shot….and why other movies get left out in the cold. So yes, the game is rigged and unfortunately, it’s unlikely that will be changed. It’s too much fun for the HFPA to play, with the group long ago throwing out the idea of respectability.

Thoughts? Hit up the comments section. The Golden Globes will be handed out on January 7, 2018.