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There’s good news and bad news, “Lady Bird” fans. The good: Your new favorite movie took home one of the biggest awards at the 2018 Golden Globes. The bad: Its director, Greta Gerwig didn’t even get a nod in the director category. Ouch.

On Sunday, Gerwig’s critically-acclaimed comedy-drama grabbed a statue for Best Motion Picture, Musical Or Comedy, and she, who has been praised for her solo directorial debut time and time again since it bowed last fall, accepted it graciously with her team. While the victory was clearly a sweet one (and also surprising, with “The Disaster Artist” and “Get Out” deemed frontrunners) it only underlined the fact Gerwig didn’t arrive Sunday with a director nomination.

The director’s category was full of only male nominees, with the award ultimately going to Guillermo del Toro for “The Shape of Water.” Martin McDonagh was nominated for “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri,” Christopher Nolan for “Dunkirk,” Ridley Scott for “All The Money in the World” and Steven Spielberg for “The Post.”

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Gerwig was seen nodding in agreement when Barbra Streisand, who is the only woman to win a Golden Globe award in any directing category ever, announced as she presented an award: “Time’s up,” Streisand arguing it’s past time for women directors to be recognized.

“Lady Bird” stars Saoirse Ronan, Laurie Metcalf, Tracy Letts, Lucas Hedges, Timothee Chalamet and Beanie Feldstein. Gerwig wrote and directed the film about a 17-year-old girl coming of age in Sacramento, California. The film bowed on Nov. 3.

The movie started trending hard on Twitter after its win.

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See the best reactions to the victory (and Gerwig’s snub) below.

So, #GoldenGlobes , you're telling me #LadyBird is the best film of 2017. It had the best actress. But Greta isn't even nominated as best director? Smh.

— Roxy Striar (@roxystriar) January 8, 2018

Best Actress.
Best Film.
But not Best Director ???? #LadyBird #GoldenGlobes pic.twitter.com/rtH1LOyZVq

— heather mason (@NerdHeather) January 8, 2018

How can #LadyBird win best picture and best actress and Greta not be nominated for best director?!?! #TIMESUP #goldenglobes

— Sondra Goldschein (@Sondra_Says) January 8, 2018

#LadyBird was written and directed by a woman. And it is a damn good film. This is important. This is inspiring. This is the future.

— Jo Garfein (@jopinionated) January 8, 2018

13 Golden Globes Snubs and Surprises, From Sam Rockwell to Tommy Wiseau (Photos)

Here's who the HFPA embraced -- and skipped -- during the 75th Golden Globes on Jan. 7.
Surprise: Sam Rockwell, Best Supporting Actor for "Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri"

Rockwell winning for his role in Martin McDonagh's drama is a clear upset over other nominees Willem Dafoe, Christopher Plummer and Armie Hammer.
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Snub: Willem Dafoe, Best Supporting Actor for "The Florida Project"

Dafoe was a clear frontrunner for his role in "The Florida Project," and Armie Hammer and Christopher Plummer were considered strong contenders too, but Sam Rockwell managed to upset them all.
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Surprise: Rachel Brosnahan, Best Actress in a TV Series Musical or Comedy for "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel"

Pamela Adlon and Issa Rae were snubbed in this category as Brosnahan won for a new show by the creator of "Gilmore Girls" from Amazon Studios.
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Snub: Tommy Wiseau not being allowed to speak on stage

James Franco called "The Room" filmmaker Tommy Wiseau on stage while accepting his award for Best Actor Musical or Comedy for "The Disaster Artist," a movie about the making of "The Room." When Wiseau gunned for the microphone, Franco pushed him away. The crowd -- and a good portion of the Twitterati -- anxiously waited for Wiseau to speak, but he never did.
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Surprise: "Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri" wins Best Screenplay

Sure, the race was tight between Greta Gerwig's "Lady Bird" and McDonagh's "Three Billboards" -- but many thought the award would go to Gerwig due to the fact that it's more heartfelt and has become the best-reviewed film in Rotten Tomatoes history.
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Snub: Robert De Niro, Best Actor in a Limited Series or Motion Picture Made For Television for "The Wizard of Lies"

Many predicted De Niro to win in this category, or Kyle MacLachlan for "Twin Peaks." But instead, Ewan McGregor won the award for "Fargo."
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Surprise: Aziz Ansari, Best Actor in a Television Series - Musical or Comedy for "Master of None"

Anthony Anderson for "black-ish" is always a strong contender, and voters apparently really liked the revived “Will and Grace,” so Eric McCormack was a frontrunner. TheWrap's Steve Pond predicted Kevin Bacon would win for "I Love Dick," but in the end, Ansari took home the prize.
Snub: "The Shape of Water" for Best Picture -- Drama

“The Shape of Water” has gotten raves for its gloriously imaginative filmmaking, yet it was snubbed for "Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri."
Surprise: "Lady Bird" wins Best Motion Picture -- Musical or Comedy

"Lady Bird," "The Disaster Artist" and "Get Out" were sure frontrunners, but many had thought "Get Out" would win due to its social criticism (although the HFPA received criticism for accepting it as a comedy). "Lady Bird" is also a surprising win given that director Greta Gerwig wasn't even nominated in the Best Director category.
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Snub: "Get Out"

Jordan Peele's directorial debut was one of the most-talked about films in 2017, but the HFPA sent the film, starring Daniel Kaluuya and Allison Williams, home empty-handed.
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Surprise: "This Is Me" for Best Original Song from "The Greatest Showman"

The category had a lot of great nominees, including "Remember Me" from "Coco" and Nick Jonas' "Home" for "Ferdinand."
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Snub: "Call Me by Your Name"

"Call Me by Your Name," starring Timothée Chalamet and Armie Hammer, was a strong contender in multiple categories, but one of the most critically-revered films in 2017 went home without one Golden Globe award.
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Snub: "The Post"

Like "Call Me by Your Name," Steven Spielberg's drama starring Meryl Streep and Tom Hanks took home zero awards.
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