Sharon Stone, Garrett Hedlund discuss snubs and female directors after Golden Globes nominations

(11 Dec 2017) SHARON STONE, GARRETT HEDLUND DISCUSS SNUBS AND FEMALE DIRECTORS AFTER GOLDEN GLOBES NOMINATIONS
Sharon Stone won't get specific, but says that she did think the Hollywood Foreign Press missed a few deserving films when making its Golden Globe Awards nominations announcement on Monday (11 DEC. 2017).
"Yes, there were other films and there were other performances that I had hoped would get nominees," said Stone, who helped to make the announcement. "But in the end, there's only so many categories. So you have to compete and hope that your film does the best or your television show does the best. But in the end, there's only so many spots."
Asked about the paucity of female directors in the major film categories, even HFPA president Meher Tatna distanced herself from the organization's choices.
"Listen, if 30 percent of my pics come, I'm over the moon, you know? So it's really hard to predict. I have no idea how the rest of us vote. My ballot was significantly different. Can I say that?" Tatna said after the announcement early Monday in Beverly Hills, California.
Garrett Hedlund stars in Netflix's "Mudbound," which featured women in many key roles on the crew, including director Dee Rees. Neither Rees nor the film won nominations, though Mary J. Blige did get nominations for her song for the film, and as Supporting Actress.
"I think what the female directors are doing right now is incredible. It's fantastic. For us, on 'Mudbound,' we had an extraordinary experience with it – because not only just Dee, the director, being female, but primarily all of our crew was female," Hedlund said. "Rachel Morrison, our cinematographer, all the way down to you know every position. And it was efficient, man. We finished – we did this film in 29 days. Look, the next three or four directors I'm looking at working with are all female. So I've not gotten nothing but accolades for them."
George Pennacchio, an entertainment reporter for ABC7 in Los Angeles, singled out one female director in particular that he thought was snubbed by the HFPA.
"I really thought that Patty Jenkins was going to be recognized for 'Wonder Woman.' It was a big international box office hit. She's a woman director," he said. "The Golden Globe voters are usually pretty progressive in wanting to be the first people to truly start recognizing great work and letting other people know – you should remember this person. So I thought Patty Jenkins did a terrific job directing 'Wonder Woman,' and I'm sure they would agree. But I guess not enough votes to take her to that next level here."

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