Lady Gaga, Timothée Chalamet, And More Stars React To Their Golden Globe Nominations

Just like the end of Thanksgiving makes it feel like Christmas season is here, the Golden Globes nominees announcement makes it feel like we've finally made it to awards season. With reactions ranging from Elsie Fisher's stunned "WHAT," to Troye Sivan's incomprehensible "KHKGJTJFJGKGMHMHMGMHMG," all of the way to Timothée Chalamet's sweet "rush of gratitude and excitement," it's the most collectively joyous moment of the season.


So let's celebrate the exhilarating window of time long before any unspoken acceptance speeches are crunched down among the lint and rogue mints that live in the depths of jacket pockets and purses, once it truly is a honor just to be nominated. Here's how the hugest stars reacted to their early morning surprise.


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Lady Gaga, nominated for Best Actress in a Motion Picture — Drama and Best Original Song — Motion Picture for A Star Is Born


Bradley Cooper, nominated for Best Director and Best Actor in a Motion Picture — Drama for A Star Is Born (as told to Entertainment Weekly)


“I am very grateful A Star is Born has touched so several people and to the Hollywood Foreign Press for recognizing our film with such abundance. I’ve wanted to tell stories through film for as long as I can remember and I feel lucky even to have had the possibility to do that – to be included in a populace of such inspiring artists is incredibly humbling. An enormous congrats to all of this morning’s nominees and especially to my dear friend, Lady Gaga.”


Constance Wu, nominated for Best Actress in a Motion Picture — Musical or Comedy for Crazy Prosperous Asians


Jon M. Chu, director of Crazy Wealthy Asians, which is nominated for Best Picture — Musical or Comedy (as told to Entertainment Weekly)


“Can I put emojis in a quote? Because 😮😭🙏❤️ Not in my wildest dreams did I ever think our movie could be embraced to this magnitude by the audience and right now the HFPA. What a honor to be included on such a cute list of diverse human experience stories amongst storytellers I have looked up to my entire life. I might not be more delighted of our movie, our cast, our community and our industry. In response to Eleanor Young, we were habitually good enough.”


Lupita Nyong'o, on behalf of Black Panther, which is nominated for Best Picture — Drama


Elsie Fisher, nominated for Best Actress in a Motion Picture — Musical or Comedy for Eighth Grade


Timothée Chalamet, nominated for Best Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture for Beautiful Boy (as told to Entertainment Weekly)


“WOW! Have woken up with a rush of gratitude and excitement this morning! I visualize the other boys in my category, some of whom I’ve already gotten a chance to meet, and I am humbled to even be thought alongside their good performances. Thank you to the HFPA for supporting another indie-minded film, I am soaking up all of the gratitude I can. Thank you!”


Emma Stone, nominated for Best Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture for The Favourite (as told to Entertainment Weekly)


“Thank you to the members of the HFPA for this honor! It was a unthinkable joy to get to work alongside my two true loves, Olivia Colman and Rachel Weisz on this film, and also all of the other fantastic actors, Tony, Deborah, and our incredible producers. The Favourite wouldn’t exist without the visionary that is Yorgos Lanthimos. Thank you especially to Yorgos for your guidance, brilliance, and friendship.”


Troye Sivan, nominated for Best Original Song — Motion Picture for Boy Erased


Lucas Hedges, nominated for Best Actor in a Motion Picture — Drama for Boy Erased (as told to Entertainment Weekly)


“Thank you to the Hollywood Foreign Press Association for this nomination, which I proudly share with the LGBTQIA community and also with Joel Edgerton, Nicole Kidman, Russell Crowe, the rest of the cast and crew, and most of all, with Garrard. I was honored to be a segment of this story which will hopefully one day help put an end to conversion therapy In the
U.S. Where it is now still legal in 36 states.”


Spike Lee, nominated for Best Director — Motion Picture for BlacKkKlansman


John David Washington, nominated for Best Actor in a Motion Picture — Drama for BlacKkKlansman (as told to Entertainment Weekly)


“Thank you, Hollywood Foreign Press Association, for this incredible honor and for your support of BlacKkKlansman. My deepest appreciation to the legendary Spike Lee — we stand on your shoulders, sir. Thank you to the most skilled order of actors and the crew, and to Focus Features for their unwavering support. Most importantly — Ron Stallworth, you’re a hero. Thank you for allowing me to tell your story on screen. This is a surreal moment, wow. Thank you.”


Adam Driver, nominated for Best Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture for BlacKkKlansman (as told to Entertainment Weekly)


“I’m very thankful to the HFPA and pretty blown away by all of this. To be at the Golden Globes in January representing BlacKkKlansman with Spike and John David means a good deal to me. I’m very overjoyed to be in their company.”


Emily Blunt, nominated for Best Actress in a Motion Picture — Musical or Comedy for Mary Poppins Returns (as told to Entertainment Weekly)


“Thank you ever so much to the HFPA! I’m blown away and over the moon. I overjoyed in playing every aspect of this extraordinary and iconic character. The complete experience working on it was spellbinding and that’s largely to do with the incomparable Rob Marshall who took on this project with good love, depth and courage in his heart. I’m thrilled for Lin and for the recognition for our pretty score and also because the film as a whole. Thank you again.”


Lin-Manuel Miranda, nominated for Best Actor in a Motion Picture — Musical or Comedy for Mary Poppins Returns


Melissa McCarthy, nominated for Best Actress in a Motion Picture — Drama for Can You Ever Forgive Me? (as told to Entertainment Weekly)


“I am thrilled and amazed to be nominated by the members of the Hollywood Foreign Press. I’m so delighted of my non-biological brother – Richard E. Grant – on his nomination. Forever grateful to Marielle Heller, our perfect ship’s captain. I’m humbled to be in the agency of the other dreamy nominees.”


Rami Malek, nominated for Best Actor in a Motion Picture — Drama for Bohemian Rhapsody (as told to Entertainment Weekly)


“To play Freddie Mercury was a profound honor. To be a piece of telling a story like this, of lives like these, is something I am going to forever cherish. I am eternally grateful to Brian May and Roger Taylor, and to Graham King, Denis O’Sullivan, 20th Century Fox and New Regency. I feel deeply fortunate and grateful to be acknowledged by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association. Thank you. Finally, my most heartfelt and humbled thank you to the man this is for and because of, Freddie.”


Barry Jenkins, nominated for Best Screenplay — Motion Picture for If Beale Street Could Talk (as told to Entertainment Weekly)


“On behalf of the complete Beale Street family member, it’s a honor to have our film recognized by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, particularly alongside such varied and good work by our peers. It’s a crucial time to be telling stories and creating art that reflects the world we stay in. We’ll take this recognition as an affirmation to continue to do so.”


Regina King, nominated for Best Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture for If Beale Street Could Talk and for Best Actress in a Limited Series for Seven Seconds


TELEVISION


Steven Canals, co-creator and Executive Producer of Pose, which is nominated for Best TV Series — Drama


Janet Mock, director and producer of Pose, which is nominated for Best TV Series — Drama


Billy Porter, nominated for Best Actor in a TV Series — Drama for Pose


Rachel Brosnahan, nominated for Best Actress in a TV Series — Musical or Comedy for The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (as told to Entertainment Weekly)


“I’m in Prague and due to the time difference I was a little confused about as soon as all this could be going down so I actually was on a walking tour of the city and had just stepped foot indoor an enormous gothic cathedral as soon as my phone began buzzing, I was trying not to look at it out of respect to the church! Although it’s fantastic to know we’re not the only ones who are overjoyed of it and we’re just so grateful that people continue to love the show as much as we do. The real win was have the ability to play a role like this with creators and writers and directors that I admire so greatly and with this cast, I mean, come on! All of this stuff is just icing on the cake and it’s nice to be invited back to the party. It sounds so cliché although it’s so true, I’ve already won.”


Alex Borstein, nominated for Best Supporting Actress — TV for The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel


Darren Criss, nominated for Best Actor in a Limited Series for The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story