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The Golden Globes, which honor notable achievements in film, is the first major awards ceremony of the year. The Hollywood Foreign Press Association announced Monday nominations to the 75th Golden Globe Awards, which will be held on Jan. 7, 2018 at the Beverly Hills Hilton in Beverly Hills, California. In many ways, the Golden Globes set the stage for the Academy Awards.

Compared to many other awards events, the Golden Globes are rather small, recognizing achievements in just 25 categories: 14 in motion pictures and 11 in television. To even be nominated is therefore an honor, and over half of the films with a nomination this year this year received just one nomination. A few standouts received significantly more nominations, such as Guillermo del Toro’s “The Shape of Water,” which received seven nominations.

A film’s audience reception and the number of nominations it received do not always agree – popular movies may not receive even one nomination, while lesser known or loved movies may receive several. 24/7 Wall St. has created an index based on several metrics – including each film’s Rotten Tomatoes’ average critic rating, Rotten Tomatoes’ average audience rating, and Internet Movie Database’s average user rating – in order to rank the movies nominated at this year’s Golden Globes by popularity.

Click here to see the most popular Golden Globe nominated films.

General audiences often value different elements in films than those voting for awards. For instance, the highest Rotten Tomatoes audience score among this year’s nominated films belongs to the light-hearted, animated movie “Coco.” The movie, however, is only up for two Golden Globe awards, including the more minor award of Best Original Song in a motion picture award.

Many of the films nominated this year have either just recently been released, had a limited release, or in some cases – like with Aaron Sorkin’s “Molly’s Game” – have not even been released to the public at all. Such limited general audience visibility can clearly affect audience appreciation ratings.

Still, as the precursor to the Academy Awards, which will be held March 4, many of the winners at the Golden Globes might go on to win at the Academy Awards – and winning an Oscar tends to increase audience appreciation of a film.

To determine the most popular Golden Globe nominated films, 24/7 Wall St. created an index based on each film’s Rotten Tomatoes’ average critic rating, Rotten Tomatoes’ average audience rating, and Internet Movie Database’s average user rating. We averaged the user ratings from Rotten Tomatoes and IMDb and weighted these by the number of votes for each. The combined user rating was then averaged with the Rotten Tomatoes critic rating. Only films with both user ratings and critic ratings were considered. Starring actors for each film came from IMDb, while the nominations for each film came directly from the Hollywood Foreign Press Association.

29. The Boss Baby
> Starring: Alec Baldwin, Steve Buscemi
> Share of audience that liked the movie: 52%
> 2018 Golden Globe nominations: 1

Best Motion Picture – Animated

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Source: Courtesy of Sony Pictures Classics

28. The Leisure Seeker
> Starring: Helen Mirren, Donald Sutherland
> Share of audience that liked the movie: N/A
> 2018 Golden Globe nominations: 1

Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy

Source: Courtesy of Sony Pictures Entertainment

27. The Star
> Starring: Steven Yeun, Keegan-Michael Key
> Share of audience that liked the movie: 74%
> 2018 Golden Globe nominations: 1

Best Original Song – Motion Picture

Source: Courtesy of Columbia Pictures

26. Roman J. Israel, Esq.
> Starring: Denzel Washington, Colin Farrell
> Share of audience that liked the movie: 67%
> 2018 Golden Globe nominations: 1

Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama

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Source: Courtesy of Paramount Pictures

25. Downsizing
> Starring: Matt Damon, Christoph Waltz
> Share of audience that liked the movie: N/A
> 2018 Golden Globe nominations: 1

Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in any Motion Picture

Source: Courtesy of Focus Features

24. Victoria & Abdul
> Starring: Judi Dench, Ali Fazal
> Share of audience that liked the movie: 71%
> 2018 Golden Globe nominations: 1

Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy

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23. In the Fade
> Starring: Diane Kruger, Denis Moschitto
> Share of audience that liked the movie: N/A
> 2018 Golden Globe nominations: 1

Best Motion Picture – Foreign Language

Source: Courtesy of Fox Searchlight Pictures

22. Battle of the Sexes
> Starring: Emma Stone, Steve Carell
> Share of audience that liked the movie: 76%
> 2018 Golden Globe nominations: 2

Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy
Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy

Source: Courtesy of STXfilms

21. Molly’s Game
> Starring: Jessica Chastain, Idris Elba
> Share of audience that liked the movie: N/A
> 2018 Golden Globe nominations: 2

Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama
Best Screenplay – Motion Picture

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20. The Square
> Starring: Claes Bang, Elisabeth Moss
> Share of audience that liked the movie: 75%
> 2018 Golden Globe nominations: 1

Best Motion Picture – Foreign Language

Source: Courtesy of Focus Features

19. Darkest Hour
> Starring: Gary Oldman, Lily James
> Share of audience that liked the movie: 81%
> 2018 Golden Globe nominations: 1

Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama

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18. Loving Vincent
> Starring: Douglas Booth, Jerome Flynn
> Share of audience that liked the movie: 89%
> 2018 Golden Globe nominations: 1

Best Motion Picture – Animated

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17. First They Killed My Father
> Starring: Sareum Srey Moch, Phoeung Kompheak
> Share of audience that liked the movie: 82%
> 2018 Golden Globe nominations: 1

Best Motion Picture – Foreign Language

Source: Courtesy of GKIDS

16. The Breadwinner
> Starring: Saara Chaudry, Laara Sadiq
> Share of audience that liked the movie: 90%
> 2018 Golden Globe nominations: 1

Best Motion Picture – Animated

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Source: Courtesy of Sony Pictures Classics

15. A Fantastic Woman
> Starring: Daniela Vega, Francisco Reyes
> Share of audience that liked the movie: N/A
> 2018 Golden Globe nominations: 1

Best Motion Picture – Foreign Language

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14. I, Tonya
> Starring: Margot Robbie, Sebastian Stan
> Share of audience that liked the movie: 82%
> 2018 Golden Globe nominations: 3

Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy
Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy
Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in any Motion Picture

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13. Mudbound
> Starring: Garrett Hedlund, Carey Mulligan
> Share of audience that liked the movie: 88%
> 2018 Golden Globe nominations: 2

Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in any Motion Picture
Best Original Song – Motion Picture

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12. Baby Driver
> Starring: Ansel Elgort, Jon Bernthal
> Share of audience that liked the movie: 87%
> 2018 Golden Globe nominations: 1

Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy

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11. The Disaster Artist
> Starring: James Franco, Dave Franco
> Share of audience that liked the movie: 92%
> 2018 Golden Globe nominations: 2

Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy
Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy

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Source: Courtesy of Universal Pictures

10. Get Out
> Starring: Daniel Kaluuya, Allison Williams
> Share of audience that liked the movie: 87%
> 2018 Golden Globe nominations: 2

Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy
Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy

Source: Courtesy of Sony Pictures Classics

9. Loveless
> Starring: Maryana Spivak, Aleksey Rozin
> Share of audience that liked the movie: N/A
> 2018 Golden Globe nominations: 1

Best Motion Picture – Foreign Language

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8. The Florida Project
> Starring: Brooklynn Prince, Bria Vinaite
> Share of audience that liked the movie: 78%
> 2018 Golden Globe nominations: 1

Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in any Motion Picture

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7. The Shape of Water
> Starring: Sally Hawkins, Octavia Spencer
> Share of audience that liked the movie: 87%
> 2018 Golden Globe nominations: 7

Best Motion Picture – Drama
Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama
Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in any Motion Picture
Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in any Motion Picture
Best Director – Motion Picture
Best Screenplay – Motion Picture
Best Original Score – Motion Picture

6. Dunkirk
> Starring: Fionn Whitehead, Barry Keoghan
> Share of audience that liked the movie: 82%
> 2018 Golden Globe nominations: 3

Best Motion Picture – Drama
Best Director – Motion Picture
Best Original Score – Motion Picture

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5. Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
> Starring: Frances McDormand, Woody Harrelson
> Share of audience that liked the movie: 88%
> 2018 Golden Globe nominations: 6

Best Screenplay – Motion Picture
Best Motion Picture – Drama
Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama
Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in any Motion Picture
Best Director – Motion Picture
Best Original Score – Motion Picture

Source: Courtesy of A24

4. Lady Bird
> Starring: Saoirse Ronan, Timothée Chalamet
> Share of audience that liked the movie: 85%
> 2018 Golden Globe nominations: 4

Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy
Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy
Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in any Motion Picture
Best Screenplay – Motion Picture

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3. Coco
> Starring: Anthony Gonzalez, Gael García Bernal
> Share of audience that liked the movie: 96%
> 2018 Golden Globe nominations: 2

Best Motion Picture – Animated
Best Original Song – Motion Picture

Source: Courtesy of Sony Pictures Classics

2. Call Me by Your Name
> Starring: Armie Hammer, Timothée Chalamet
> Share of audience that liked the movie: 89%
> 2018 Golden Globe nominations: 3

Best Motion Picture – Drama
Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama
Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in any Motion Picture

Source: Courtesy of Focus Features

1. Phantom Thread
> Starring: Vicky Krieps, Daniel Day-Lewis
> Share of audience that liked the movie: N/A
> 2018 Golden Globe nominations: 2

Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama
Best Original Score – Motion Picture