Golden Globes 2024: Trolls furious as 'political' The Color Purple gets Best Female Actor nod

'The Color Purple' stat Fantasia Barrino was nominated for Best Female Actor at 2024 Golden Globes
'The Color Purple' was nominated for Best Female Actor at the 2024 Golden Globes (Instagram/@thecolorpurple)
'The Color Purple' was nominated for Best Female Actor at the 2024 Golden Globes (Instagram/@thecolorpurple)

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA: The 81st Golden Globe Awards are finally here. 

This year, the movie 'The Color Purple' bagged a Golden Globe nomination for Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture in a Musical or Comedy. 

For Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture in a Musical or Comedy, 'The Color Purple' actress Fantasia Barrino has been nominated alongside Jennifer Lawrence for 'No Hard Feelings', Natalie Portman for 'May December', Alma Pöysti for 'Fallen Leaves', Margot Robbie for 'Barbie', and Emma Stone for 'Poor Things.'

The movie 'The Color Purple' was produced by Oprah Winfrey, Steven Spielberg, Scott Sanders, and Quincy Jones. 

However, it seems like the netizens aren't happy with the film being nominated at the 2024 Golden Globes.

An X user shared, "The more I read/hear on the talent treatment I can't cheer for 'The Color Purple' The producers were gross direct-to-Amazon movie actors get drivers."



 

Another user chimed in, "The color purple being nominated for the @goldenglobes after less than two weeks of release just shows how these awards are just drenched in politics."



 

A user went on to say, "Can we nominate actual comedies for Best Comedy/Musical (Bottoms, Joy Ride, Rye Lane)? Or an actual musical (The Color Purple)? May December was NOT a comedy. If it can’t crack Best Drama list, don’t bump it to the other side to steal slots from the actual genre."



 

Another user shared, "I am 1000% positive the #GoldDerby is being paid to promote The Color Purple at this point."



 

One user said, "The set of The Color Purple sounds like a nightmare."



 

A user shared, "Color Purple felt rushed in my opinion. The transitions through scenes didn’t feel natural."



 

What is film 'The Color Purple' all about?

The movie 'The Color Purple' is a musical period drama helmed by Blitz Bazawule. 

The screenplay of the film is based on the stage musical, which is based on the 1982 novel of the same name by Alice Walker. 

This film marks the second adaptation of the novel, meanwhile, the first one was the 1985 film directed by Steven Spielberg. 

It narrates the tale of Celie, an African American woman living in the American South during the early 1900s.


 
 
 
 
 
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Who stars in 'The Color Purple'?

The film 'The Color Purple' has a star-studded cast.

It stars Taraji P Henson, Danielle Brooks, Colman Domingo, Corey Hawkins, H.E.R., Halle Bailey, Louis Gossett Jr, Phylicia Pearl Mpasi, Ciara, Jon Batiste, Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor, and Fantasia Barrino. 

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