Joker FAD Submitting For Golden Globe Under Comedy/Musical Category

[RAMROD 102,734]

Filmmakers and distributors of awards-hopefuls have until Nov. 4 to submit their category preference — drama versus musical or comedy — to the Golden Globes organization, which reserves the right to overturn any classification that it finds egregiously inaccurate.

Some of this year’s cases are inarguable — for instance, Netflix’s Emilia Pérez, in which characters spontaneously burst into song, is clearly a musical (if not a comedy), and A24’s The Brutalist, in which an immigrant faces all sorts of harrowing hurdles, is clearly a drama. There are, however, also plenty of close-calls, about which many have made assumptions, but, in most cases, not confirmed.
 

Joining Emilia Pérez in the the musical/comedy field will be several other musicals, including Universal’s Wicked; Warners’ Joker: Folie à Deux; Sony Classics’ Kneecap; Disney’s Mufasa: The Lion King; and Paramount’s Better Man and Mean Girls. But THR can confirm that a number of pretty dark films will also be entered there, most notably Neon’s Anora, the story of a sex worker who gets mixed up with shady Russians; Searchlight’s A Real Pain, about cousins who visit Poland to pay tribute to their late grandmother; A24’s A Different Man, the story of a man with neurofibromatosis who undergoes surgery to reverse it, and Heretic, a horror flick in which a home visit by Mormon missionaries goes wrong; and, as Gold Derbypreviously reported and some are likely to raise objections to, Amazon/MGM’s Challengers, in which young tennis players wind up in a love triangle.

 

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/golden-globes-2025-dramas-musical-comedies-contenders-1236032571/

[bionic 41,060]

Frankly IMO it doesn't deserve a nomination. I think it will get one tho on star power alone

[RAMROD 102,734]

From this move, I guess we can predict what they are gonna do for Emmy, Brit, and Oscars FYCs

[bionic 41,060]

4 minutes ago, RAMROD said:

From this move, I guess we can predict what they are gonna do for Emmy, Brit, and Oscars FYCs

BAFTA?

[Red 93,057]

6 minutes ago, RAMROD said:

From this move, I guess we can predict what they are gonna do for Emmy, Brit, and Oscars FYCs

Emmy?

[Red 93,057]

Alexa, play the album Radical Optimism 

[mamo 17,122]

4 minutes ago, RAMROD said:

From this move, I guess we can predict what they are gonna do for Emmy, Brit, and Oscars FYCs

Two of those awards shows you mentioned aren't movie-related 

It's typically Golden Globes, Critics Choice, BAFTA, SAG and Oscars.

Unfortunately, I don't think Joker: FAD will be nominated in any tbh. It's quite a competitive this year and given the reception of the film, it's looking unlikely. 

[jacs vs looser 3,260]

I would honestly be too embarrassed to submit  

But at the same time, isn't the voting committee formed by like 8 people? Like, if they were going to hope for any awards at all I can see why they went for these ones.

[Nite 4,338]

I have no idea how these things work but I'm delulu enough to hope for a little nod towards the music and the acting which really was well done. Not delulu enough to be bothered when it doesn't happen though.

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13 minutes ago, bionic said:

BAFTA?

Yes 

 

10 minutes ago, Red said:

Alexa, play the album Radical Optimism 

 

9 minutes ago, mamo said:

Two of those awards shows you mentioned aren't movie-related 

L

I am like Arthur, living in my own fantasy 

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[jackweller 278]

If Gaga goes supporting it won’t matter anyway because supporting categories combine drama and comedy. 

[Anderson123 34,720]

The movie deserves at least some nominations. Maybe Cinematography, Sound and Score (Dune 2 most likely snatches these), hopefully Original Song for Folie a Deux, maybe Hair/Make Up and Costume Design noms.

Sadly I don't think Lead Actor and Supporting Actress are even gonna have a chance and definitely NOT Director but can see this making it to the Golden Globes Best Comedy/Musical film even though it should be on Drama. 

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[Oriane 19,486]

Interesting, I would definitely put it more in the drama category.