The Hollywood Foreign Press Association’s nominations for the annual Golden Globes are usually unpredictable and often questionable—the only surprising thing about The Good Doctor’s Freddie Highmore earning a nom this year is that it wasn’t that surprising. But Monday’s nominations for next month’s awards notably excluded people of color who both made and starred in critically praised films like Get Out, The Big Sick, and Girls Trip—and once again sparked the conversation surrounding Hollywood’s systemic lack of representation that has defined the past several awards seasons.
These frustrations were best encapsulated Tuesday by Jada Pinkett Smith, who voiced her disappointment on Twitter over the HFPA’s dismissal of her movie Girls Trip, particularly the work of her hilarious costar Tiffany Haddish. Haddish was the film’s breakout star, and her performance has so far garnered a Best Supporting Actress win from the New York Film Critics Circle, as well as very serious Oscar buzz. But as Pinkett Smith claims, the HFPA didn’t even watch their film.
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