It is actually all about race.

Every award show nomination announcement is filled with an uprising of people confused as to why certain movies and tv shows didn't get the recognition they deserve. Why certain actors were overlooked. And every time, I don't understand why people do not see how abundantly clear it is that race plays such a crucial part in every aspect of any award season.

Michaela Coel’s ‘I May Destroy You’ was art. It is art. It was heart-wrenching and raw and real. It encapsulated the discomfort of living your truth. It is one of those stories that we look back on and agree that it was essential. It is also one of the few shows that has a predominantly POC cast and was written by a Black woman. So realistically, there was no surprise when it was snubbed of a Golden Globe nomination. Though painful to see, to anyone who felt seen by that story, this always happens. Stories that represent the minorities are very rarely celebrated by the masses. So of course, shows like Emily in Paris with a glorified pretty white girl storyline with no substance gains the nomination instead.

Even when race isn't essential to the storyline, there seems to still be an imbalance in the abundance of white actors who get the nomination. Killing Eve, for example. It is literally titled Killing Eve, implying that Eve is central to the story. Yet Sandra Oh, despite giving yet another season of incredible acting, was absolutely nowhere to be seen amongst the Golden Globe nominees.

In all honesty, the Golden Globes 2021 nominations were overwhelmingly white. There is not a single BIPOC actress nominated for Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series — Drama. If your argument against this is that there were not enough BIPOC actresses to nominate anyway, then you, too, are part of the problem.

P.S: To whoever places nominees into their set categories for the Golden Globes. Minari is literally an American film. Reconsider why you thought to label it as a Foreign Film. Because they speak a language that isn't English? hm. Emily in Paris wasn't even set in America but I did not see any controversy or questioning surrounding whether or not it should be considered “foreign”.. or is that because the main character was white?

“Why do you have to make everything about race”. Well actually, it is all about race.