Peter Farrelly’s film about Sylvester Stallone and the creation of the 1976 movie Rocky has been submitted by distributor Amazon/MGM for Golden Globes consideration in the musical/comedy category. The classification represents a departure from the original film’s drama categorization at the awards, and marks an unconventional approach given that the biopic has not been marketed as a comedy, though it contains humorous elements.
Assuming Golden Globes officials approve the musical/comedy designation, the film will compete in genre-specific categories against titles including Wild Horse Nine, The Invite, The Debut, Artificial, Obsession, Project Hail Mary and Tender Loving Care. The alternative drama categories would have included The Odyssey, La Bola Negra, Dune: Part Three, Elsinore, Club Kid, All of a Sudden, Fjord and Possible Love.
The lead actor category placement would position the film’s star against competitors including John Malkovich in Wild Horse Nine, Ryan Gosling in Project Hail Mary, Tom Cruise in Digger, Yura Borisov in Artificial, Seth Rogen in The Invite, Alexander Skarsgård in Wicker and Brad Pitt in The Further Mis-Adventures of Cliff Booth. Had the film been categorized as a drama, the actor would have faced different competition including Andrew Scott, Matt Damon, Robert Pattinson, Timothée Chalamet and Pedro Pascal.
The submission follows recent announcements regarding other high-profile films’ Golden Globes categorizations, including Obsession and Artificial placed in musical/comedy and Club Kid designated as a drama.
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