![]() ![]() One fan wrote that it was "an atrocious decision" to nominate "Emily in Paris" but not "I May Destroy You." -Chloe Amelia Turner Febru-Nimi Raja Febru-feryl cole February 4, 2021Īnother fan wrote that the show was "the best show of the year" and one of the "most important in a very long time." -marvin sackey February 4, 2021Īnother fan wondered if the show's failure to get a nomination is due to its distributer, the BBC, not pushing it during the awards campaign enough - while Netflix is famous for giving it's content huge publicity pushes. Meanwhile, Pulitzer Prize-winning author Viet Thanh Nguyen summarized why the show is so good and why so many people love it, calling it a mixture of "a literary novel" and "slam poetry" led by the "commanding" Michaela Coel. America"), Daisy Edgar-Jones ("Normal People"), Shira Haas ("Unorthodox"), Nicole Kidman ("The Undoing"), and Anya Taylor-Joy ("The Queen's Gambit"). Instead, the Globes nominated Cate Blanchett ("Mrs. However, Insider did predict that Coel herself would get a nomination for best actress in a limited series/TV film. Meanwhile, fans have pointed out that if "Emily in Paris," which was widely panned by critics, managed to get a nomination, so, too, should have Coel's show – including a writer on "Emily in Paris." But "I May Destroy You" would have been up for best limited series/TV film, meaning it was pipped to a nomination by "Normal People," "The Queen's Gambit," "Small Axe," "The Undoing," and "Unorthodox." It's worth noting that despite the outrage, Insider didn't actually predict "I May Destroy You" would get a nomination in this category - a tough and competitive year it was. Viewers and critics raved about the show, but it show failed to land a single nod despite many calling it the best TV series of the year and lauding Coel's powerful performance. The show follows Coel (who also created, wrote, and co-directed the series) as Arabella - a young writer who struggles to rebuild her life in the wake of being raped. Conversely, upon its release, Netflix's "Emily in Paris" was widely criticized for its stereotype-laden portrayal of French culture.The Golden Globes' snub of Michaela Coel's critically-acclaimed TV show "I May Destroy You" is continuing to generate outrage from celebrities and fans alike, a day after the show failed to earn a single nomination. "It takes the complicated issue of a rape - I'm a sexual assault survivor myself - and infuses it with heart, humor, pathos and a story constructed so well, I had to watch it twice, just to understand how Coel did it," she wrote.Ĭoel's limited series won near-universal acclaim from critics for its widely authentic and inventive story of a young woman trying to piece together the events of a night in which she was sexually assaulted. By that same token, how anyone can watch I May Destroy You and not call it a brilliant work of art or Michaela Coel a genius is beyond my capacity to understand how these decisions are made."Ĭopaken continued to praise Coel's narrative construction and said "I May Destroy You" was not only her favorite show of the year but of all time. "Is Hamilton great because Lin-Manuel Miranda is Puerto Rican? No. "But we also need to give awards to shows (and music and films and plays and musicals) that deserve them, no matter the color of the skin of their creators. "We need art that reflects all of our colors, not just some," Copaken continued. Michaela Coel is the creator and star of "I May Destroy You." Laura Radford/HBO ![]() That 'I May Destroy You' did not get one Golden Globe nod is not only wrong, it's what is wrong with everything."Ĭopaken said that when "I May Destroy You" came out she told her friends it would win "all the awards." She said she then "was stunned" when it failed to receive even a nomination at the Globes. "But that excitement is now unfortunately tempered by my rage over Coel's snub. ![]() I've never been remotely close to seeing a Golden Globe statue up close, let alone being nominated for one. In the article, published shortly after the nominations were announced, the writer Deborah Copaken wrote: "Am I excited that Emily in Paris was nominated? Yes. In an op-ed article published by The Guardian, a staff writer on Netflix's "Emily in Paris" said her show's Golden Globes nominations were dampened by her anger at Michaela Coel's "I May Destroy You" being shut out.Ĭoel's surprising exclusion seemed to be the most discussed snub of the 2021 Globes nominations, with fans particularly aggrieved that "Emily in Paris," which was widely panned by critics, picked up two nods (one for best musical or comedy TV series and another for best actress in a TV musical or comedy).
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