Ava DuVernay's critically-acclaimed Netflix limited series When They See Usdid not receive any acknowledgment from the Golden Globes. The Golden Globe Awards released its 2020 nominees, with films like Jokerearning its major awards. However, When They See Us was snubbed from the nominations list.
As Varietynoted, the Netflix series received 16 Emmy nominations (the most for any Netflix show) and ended up taking two awards from the awards ceremony — one for casting directors Aisha Coley, Billy Hopkins, and Ashley Ingram; and another for lead actor Jharrel Jerome, who portrayed Korey Wise (one of the men wrongly accused).
A number of people have since reacted to When They See Us getting snubbed.
\u201cHow has When They See Us been snubbed so hard by the Golden Globes? Every single person I\u2019ve seen talk about it was blown away by that series. Make it make sense, pleaseeeee?!\u201d
\u201cWhen they see us being snubbed by the Golden Globes is consistent with the way people can\u2019t talk about our stories. It was \u201ctoo hard to watch\u201d,yet it is our reality. Proud of @ava and the Exonerated 5. Never stop telling our stories.Onward and upward ! \nLove to my WTSU fam \ud83d\udda4\u201d
\u201cThe #goldebglobes noms just broke my heart. I didn\u2019t want to care, but Finding the people of color is an unfruitful scavenger hunt. All white, male directors. Whoever nominates needs the bubble they occupy popped ASAP. \nWHERE IS WHEN THEY SEE US? \nOh right, they don\u2019t.\u201d
"For WHEN THEY SEE US, I wanted Nipsey's voice to blanket the end credits and close the five-hour film," she previously tweeted. "His estate gave me approval during a very hard time for them, with no monetary gain, just two weeks after his passing. A massive gift. Forever grateful."