“The Substance” has been officially submitted for Golden Globe Awards consideration — and moviegoers are stunned by the category it’s in.The movie, listed under multiple genres on IMDb including horror, dark comedy and drama, has been submitted for awards contention in the Golden Globes “musical or comedy” categories.
Unlike the Oscars, the Globes gives awards for both film and television and has two separate categories for each format — the musical or comedy category and drama.
When news broke that “The Substance” was vying for awards in the Globes’ musical or comedy lane, many took to social media to express their astonishment.“Labelling the best movie of this year as a comedy?
Sure there’s [a] little camp humor in it. But a comedy???” one person posted on X. Another person wrote, “This movie is a lot of things, but funny isn’t one of them.”Others disagreed. “Idk why ppl are confused,” one dissenter commented. “This was so clearly a comedy.
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