(Jewish Group) Steven Spielberg, Tracee Ellis Ross among Jewish Golden Globes nominees for 2022

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Jews nominated for Golden Globes in 2021 include (L-R) Brett Goldstein, Andrew Garfield and Alana Haim. (AppleTV+, Netflix, MGM)

The Golden Globes won’t be televised, but there will be Jewish honorees — among them two directors at different stages of their directing careers.

After numerous controversies have rattled the Hollywood Foreign Press Association — from a “culture of corruption” to not a single Black member — NBC decided it will not be airing the annual film and television awards show this year, and its future is unclear. But the association went ahead with announcing nominations Monday and plans to name winners Jan. 9.

Here’s what you need to know about the Jewish nominees for the 2022 Golden Globes.

Two Jewish directors at different stages of their careers

Steven Spielberg‘s “West Side Story” received four nods, including best picture (musical or comedy) and best director for Jewish director Spielberg.

“West Side Story” is the musical film based on the 1957 musical from Jewish creatives Jerome Robbins, Leonard Bernstein, Stephen Sondheim and Arthur Laurents. Originally conceived as “East Side Story,” a conflict between an Irish Catholic family and a Jewish family on the Lower East Side, the musical features a rivalry between a white gang, the Jets, and a Puerto Rican gang, the Sharks. Jewish Pulitzer Prize winner Tony Kushner adapted the screenplay for 2021.

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