Golden Globes snubs: Lady Gaga, Ryan Reynolds shut out from 2025 nominations

It was a tough Monday morning for some of Hollywood's biggest stars.

“Wicked” cast a spell over the Golden Globe Awards, earning four nominations including best comedy/musical. The dazzling “Wizard of Oz” prequel was popular with voters, who also showered the critically adored “Anora,” “The Brutalist” and “Conclave” with multiple nods. But as usual, there were many surprising omissions from the Globes, which typically skew heavily toward A-listers and are voted on by roughly 300 entertainment journalists from across the world.

Here are some of the most shocking names who will be sitting out this year’s show, which airs Jan. 5 on CBS and Paramount+ (8 EST/5 PST).

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Lady Gaga

For months, many awards pundits predicted that Gaga could win her first acting Oscar for “Joker: Folie à Deux,” with her compelling take on comic book villain Harley Quinn. But the film’s poisonous reviews and disastrous box office all but torpedoed her Oscar hopes this year, and the film was shut out in Monday’s Globe nominations. Joaquin Phoenix, who won the best actor Oscar for 2019's "Joker," was also passed over.

Michael Keaton

It was the season of Keaton, who reprised his snarky titular demon for the sequel “Beetlejuice Beetlejuice,” and also turned in career-best work in the woefully underseen drama “Goodrich.” But the two-time Globe winner sadly couldn’t muster nominations for either performance this year.

Saoirse Ronan

At the start of the festival season, some awards pundits predicted that Ronan could be a double nominee this year with nods for best actress (“The Outrun”) and best supporting actress (“Blitz”). But despite praise for her performances, both films mostly flew under the radar and the beloved Irish actress came up empty-handed in Monday’s Globe nominations.

‘Deadpool & Wolverine’

The first “Deadpool” was a minor awards sensation in 2016, earning scores of nominations from various industry and critics groups, including two Globe nods for best comedy/musical and best actor (Ryan Reynolds). But despite its mammoth box-office haul, the threequel, co-starring Hugh Jackman, was mostly absent from this year’s Globes, where it earned a sole nomination for best cinematic and box-office achievement.

Stanley Tucci

“Conclave” was one of Monday’s biggest Globes earners with six nominations, including best drama actor (Ralph Fiennes) and best supporting actress (Isabella Rossellini). But Tucci, a three-time Globes nominee, didn’t ride the film’s coattails to a fourth nod for his scene-stealing role as an outspokenly liberal cardinal.

‘Gladiator II’

Ridley Scott’s 2000 film “Gladiator” was an awards juggernaut, winning best drama at the Globes on its way to Oscar wins for best picture and best actor (Russell Crowe). But the sequel, starring Paul Mescal and Pedro Pascal, couldn’t match the might of the original, picking up just two nominations for best supporting actor (Denzel Washington) and best cinematic and box-office achievement.

June Squibb

The 95-year-old veteran charmed audiences in last summer’s “Thelma,” with her wry yet heartbreaking performance as a scammed grandma who's out for revenge. But sadly, Squibb couldn’t muscle through starrier contenders in the Globes’ ultra-competitive best comedy actress category.

‘Sing Sing’

The empathetic drama, about a real-life prison theater program, has been an early awards-season favorite, collecting three trophies at last week’s Gotham Awards as well as three nods from the Independent Spirit Awards. But the stirring film was passed over for best drama and best supporting actor (Clarence Maclin) at the Globes, landing a lone nod for best actor (Colman Domingo).

Jonathan Bailey

Given how much the Globes flipped for “Wicked,” some awards pundits assumed Bailey would get swept along for the ride with co-stars Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande, both of whom earned acting nods for the movie musical. But the dashing Brit was overlooked for his swoony turn as prince Fiyero in favor of bigger performances by Jeremy Strong ("The Apprentice”) and Kieran Culkin (“A Real Pain”).

'Saturday Night'

Several experts anointed “Saturday Night” as a potential Oscar heavyweight for its crowd-pleasing look behind the scenes at the origins of NBC's “Saturday Night Live.” But the Jason Reitman movie was a major box-office disappointment, and failed to make a comeback in Monday’s Globe nominations, where it picked up just one nod for Gabriel LaBelle in the best comedy actor category.

'Blitz'

“Blitz” on paper seemed like awards catnip, with its unique vantage point on World War II and Oscar-winning pedigree of director Steve McQueen (“12 Years a Slave”). But the hackneyed drama hasn’t mustered much enthusiasm from critics or moviegoers, and was unsurprisingly overlooked in the Globes’ best drama category.

Lily-Rose Depp

Depp has been earning rave reviews for her haunting, physically taxing performance in “Nosferatu” (in theaters Christmas Day). But the breakout actress, who is Johnny Depp’s daughter, was ignored by Globe voters, who gave nothing to Robert Eggers’ star-studded Dracula film.

Danielle Deadwyler

After “The Piano Lesson” got a so-so reception at Telluride Film Festival in August, many Oscar pundits assumed that Netflix’s August Wilson adaptation would earn a sole nomination this season for Deadwyler in the best supporting actress category. But the “Till” actress was missing from Monday’s lineup, as Margaret Qualley surprised for her delightfully deranged work in “The Substance.”

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