As the awards season buzz begins to roll around for another year, the nominations for the 79th Golden Globes have officially been announced.

Previously, the 2022 ceremony had been subject to controversy, after an exposé published in February 2021 revealed allegations of improper conduct, corruption and that there have been no Black voting members in the past 20 years, leading to a boycott of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA) by actors and studios including Netflix, Amazon and Warner Media.

Tom Cruise reportedly sent his Golden Globes for Jerry Maguire, Born On The Fourth Of July and Magnolia back to the HFPA and Scarlett Johansson previously shared that she hadn’t participated in their conferences for years after “facing sexist questions and remarks by certain HFPA members that bordered on sexual harassment.”

On 11 May, NBCUniversal announced the Golden Globes would not be airing on NBC in 2022 and it is still unclear whether the ceremony will be broadcast at all. However, the HFPA says that winners will be revealed on 9 January.

But what were the biggest surprises, snubs and celebrations from this year’s announcement?

6 of the most exciting nominations from the controversial 2022 Golden Globes, from Squid Game to Maid