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'Queen & Slim' director Melina Matsoukas claims “almost no” Golden Globes organization members saw the film

Frazer Harrison/Getty ImageAfter the Golden Globes failed to recognize the critically acclaimed drama Queen & Slim with a nomination, the film’s director, Melina Matsoukas, says she’s not surprised by the snub.

Matsoukas tells Variety that The Hollywood Foreign Press Association, the organization that votes on the Golden Globes, barely even showed up to see the film.

“We held three screenings for the HFPA and almost no members attended,” Matsoukas recalled. “For me, it’s reflective of their voting body. It’s not reflective of the society in which we live in or the industry as it stands today. They don’t value the stories that represent all of us, and

 

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