Surrounded by scandal, Globes turn to old favs & fresh faces
NEW YORK — Guillermo del Toro’s Cold War-era fairytale “The Shape of Water” swam away with a leading seven Golden Globes nominations on Monday and the HBO drama “Big Little Lies” came away with six nods. But nobody made landing a Globe nomination look easier than Christopher Plummer.
Just two weeks after shooting his scenes in Ridley Scott’s “All the Money in the World,” Plummer was nominated for best supporting actor — a nod that was once considered a possibility for the actor he replaced, Kevin Spacey. An unfinished version of the film was screened last week for the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, which puts on the Globes.
“They pulled off a miraculous feat over the last month and I’m delighted to have been a part of this unique experience,” Plummer said in a statement.
The nomination for Plummer — which was joined by nods for Scott’s directing and Michelle Williams as best actress — was just the latest, and most last-minute, twist in an awards season that has been rocked by the industry’s continuing sexual harassment scandals. Even Monday’s nominations, announced from Beverly Hills, California, were, as is customary, carried live on the “Today” show, which recently fired Matt Lauer after allegations of sexual misconduct.