Honey Boy director Alma Har'el calls out Golden Globes over lack of female nominees: 'These are not our people'
Only men are up for the Best Director award
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Your support makes all the difference.Honey Boy director Alma Har’el has called out the Golden Globes over the lack of female nominees in the directing category.
The nominees for the 2020 ceremony were unveiled on Monday by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association.
Only men are in the running for the Best Director – Motion Picture award, with Bong Joon-ho, Sam Mendes, Todd Phillips, Martin Scorsese and Quentin Tarantino vying for the trophy.
That fact didn’t go unnoticed by Har’el, who reacted on Twitter shortly after the nominations were announced.
“Good morning to everyone that’s writing me about the #GoldenGlobes 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,” she wrote.
Har’el, who directed the documentaries Bombay Beach and LoveTrue, added: “Do not look for justice in the awards system. We are building a new world.”
Honey Boy, which was released on 27 November in the US and 6 December in the UK, has received praise from critics.
The Independent's Clarisse Loughrey gave it a four-star review, noting: ”In the hands of director Alma Har’el, previously known for her documentary work, the film delicately bears its scars and finds peace by acknowledging how childhood pains can make and break us.”
You can consul a full list of this year’s Golden Globes nominations here and read up on the major talking points here.
The 2020 Golden Globes will take place on 5 January.
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