Most Popular Golden Globe Nominated Movies

This is a follow-on to the beloved 1964 whimsical film that propelled Julie Andrews into superstardom as the nanny with magical powers. This time, Emily Blunt is in the title role, with Lin-Manuel Miranda of “Hamilton” as a cheerful lamplighter. “Mary Poppins Returns” scored 77% among critics on Rotten Tomatoes.

This dark satire tells the story of how Washington insider Dick Cheney became vice president under President George W. Bush and shaped events that resonate to this day. Four-time Golden Globes nominee Christian Bale plays Cheney. “Vice” is due for release on Christmas Day.

“Never Look Away” earned an 80% Freshness score from critics and the same score from audiences on Rotten Tomatoes. The film, based on the life of celebrated visual artist Gerhard Richter, follows the life of an artist in Germany, beginning with the Nazi era, continuing through the Cold War, the artist’s escape to the West, and his involvement in an emerging contemporary art movement.

Three-time Golden Globe nominee Barry Jenkins tells the story of a young woman’s enduring love and respect for her artist fiancé. The film is based on the book by renowned playwright James Baldwin, and it garnered a critics’ score of 92%.

This animation movie from Japan is about a boy’s adjustment to becoming a big brother. The motion picture has a 91% critics score and 92% audience score on Rotten Tomatoes and is the first animated Japanese film ever nominated for a Golden Globe.

“Capernaum” won the Grand Jury Prize at the Cannes Film Festival for its jarring story about a Lebanese boy forced to live on the streets and who sues his derelict parents for the “crime” of giving him life. “Capernaum” is the first movie ever cited for a Golden Globe for Lebanese director Nadine Labaki.

“Girl” is a film about a teenage transgender person transitioning to female who aspires to becoming a ballerina. The movie from Belgium received a 90% score from critics on Rotten Tomatoes and marks the feature film debut of director Lukas Dhont.

“Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse,” an animated film set to open Dec. 14, scored 98% among critics on Rotten Tomatoes who noted its “bold storytelling and stunning animation.”

“Roma,” written and directed by Alfonso Cuarón (“Gravity”), has been nominated for three Golden Globes, including Best Director and Best Screenplay. The film, told in black and white, follows the lives of a middle-class family living in Mexico City in the 1970s and has a 97% critics score and a 92% audience score on Rotten Tomatoes.

“The Favourite” is a period piece about a servant’s ambition while serving in the court of England’s Queen Anne in the early 18th century. Starring Olivia Colman, Emma Stone, and Rachel Weisz and directed by Yorgos Lanthimos, the film is associated with five different Golden Globe nominations. Critics on Rotten Tomatoes gave it a Freshness score of 94%, while 67% of audiences liked it.

“Shoplifters” is a story about a group of people who are not blood related who live together like a family unit and have to shoplift to survive. The Japanese film has already been honored with the Palme d’Or from the Cannes Film Festival.

Peter Farrelly’s take on the buddy movie produced five Golden Globe nominations. The film is about a bouncer from a working-class Italian-American family who becomes a driver for an African-American classical pianist who tours the Jim Crow South in the 1960s. Audiences gave the film a 95% score on Rotten Tomatoes, while 82% of critics gave the film their nod.

The animated movie “Ralph Breaks The Internet,” a sequel to the 2012 film “Wreck-It Ralph,” is one of four Disney movies to receive Golden Globe nominations. The film features the voices of John C. Reilly, Sarah Silverman, and Gal Gadot, and the movie gained the approval of 88% of critics on Rotten Tomatoes, while 68% of audiences gave their approval.

“Crazy Rich Asians,” a romantic comedy that takes place in Singapore, became a sleeper hit in 2018. The film received a 92% Freshness score, and 79% of audiences liked it on Rotten Tomatoes. The film has garnered two Golden Globe nominations, one for Best Movie – Musical or Comedy, and a Best Lead Actress nod for Constance Wu, ending a 44-year drought for Asian-American women in that category.

Spike Lee, the movie industry’s provocateur, is at it again with “BlacKkKlansman.” The film and those involved in the making of it received four Golden Globe nominations, including Lee’s first as a director since 1990. The comedy-drama, based on a true story, is about an African American police officer who infiltrates the local Ku Klux Klan chapter, with the help of a Jewish ally.

“Isle of Dogs,” nominated for two Golden Globes including Best Original Score, is another movie set in Japan. Directed by Wes Anderson and featuring the voices of Bryan Cranston, Koyu Rankin, Edward Norton, Frances McDormand, Scarlett Johansson, and Bill Murray, this is an animated story that follows a boy’s search for his dog. Critics awarded the film an 89% score on Rotten Tomatoes, and 88% of audiences liked it.

The fourth version of “A Star is Born” nabbed five Golden Globe nominations, when including nominations for those individuals involved in the movie’s making, among them for Best Film Drama Actor (Bradley Cooper) and Best Film Drama Actress (Lady Gaga). The two are trying to become the first co-stars to win Golden Globes in 40 years. The well-told story and chemistry of the co-stars produced a 90% Freshness rating on Rotten Tomatoes, and 81% of the audience liked the remake.

The highest grossing musical biopic ever, about Queen frontman Freddie Mercury, received two Golden Globe nominations when including the nomination for lead Rami Malek. Audiences rhapsodized over the movie, given it a score of 91%. Critics were not won over as much, giving it a Freshness score of 62% on Rotten Tomatoes.

“Incredibles 2” proved to be a worthy sequel, as the Disney animated film received a Golden Globe nomination. Critics and audiences embraced the sequel, with 94% of critics giving it a Freshness rating, and 87% of audiences liking it.

In what may be a historic awards season for the biggest blockbuster of 2018, Disney’s “Black Panther” received three related Golden Globe nominations, including Best Original Score and Best Original Song. Critics on Rotten Tomatoes gave the cultural milestone film a 97% Freshness rating, and 79% of audiences liked the movie, which had a nearly all black cast and an African-American director.