Scarlett Johansson deemed ineligible for Golden Globes Scarlett Johansson has been ruled ineligible for a Golden Globe acting nomination for her role as the voice of a computer operating system in the film Her. Johansson, 29, has won rave reviews for her voice-over performance, in which she becomes the disembodied love interest of a character played by Joaquin Phoenix. No performer has ever been nominated in an acting category for a voice-over part at the Golden Globes or Oscars, and a campaign has been launched for Johansson to be the first. Supporters wanted the actress to be considered in the best supporting actress category. She was recently awarded the best actress prize at the Rome film festival. However, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, which decides the Golden Globes, has told the Warner Bros. studio, which is distributing Her, that the actress is not eligible because she is never seen on screen. Success in the Golden Globes is often seen as a signal for who will win at the Oscars. It follows a previous controversy over nominations in acting categories involving Andy Serkis, whose motion capture performances in films including Rise of the Planet of the Apes and The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey were also ignored. Warner Bros. are continuing to put forward Johansson for the Oscars and she has not yet been deemed ineligible.