Savvy awards-season junkies know to take Golden Globes nominations with a grain of salt, given that the choices often verge on the eclectic. The Hollywood Foreign Press Association tends to emphasize freshmen series in its nominations, only to ignore later seasons — see Thursday morning’s snub of “Atlanta” Season 2, just two years after “Atlanta” won Best Comedy Series.
But in recent years, that unpredictability has a very shiny silver lining: The Hpfa also makes room not only for new shows, but also for picks that might not be recognized anywhere else. These shows are new to the awards conversation — or almost any conversation, outside their fanbases.
Given the oversaturated television landscape, this is practically a public service: Inevitably, there is so much that slips through the cracks. And it’s also an excellent tonic for the Television Academy’s bad habit of repeatedly nominating the same shows, over and over.
But in recent years, that unpredictability has a very shiny silver lining: The Hpfa also makes room not only for new shows, but also for picks that might not be recognized anywhere else. These shows are new to the awards conversation — or almost any conversation, outside their fanbases.
Given the oversaturated television landscape, this is practically a public service: Inevitably, there is so much that slips through the cracks. And it’s also an excellent tonic for the Television Academy’s bad habit of repeatedly nominating the same shows, over and over.
- 12/6/2018
- by Liz Shannon Miller
- Indiewire
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