'Get Out' Placed In Golden Globes Comedy Category, Director Says It's A 'Documentary'

Social thriller "Get Out" may have been wrongly placed in the comedy/musical category for the 2018 Golden Globes.

Though Jordan Peele is known for his comedy bits, especially for his skits with Keegan-Michael Key in the comedy series "Key and Peele," the "Get Out" writer and director quickly fired back about the film's placement when he took to Twitter early Wednesday.

"'Get Out' is a documentary," Peele tweeted.

At least one Twitter user regarded the placement of the social thriller as a "slap in the face to black people." The placement of the film, however, was reportedly a strategic move by Universal. Since the film can also be regarded as a social satire, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association gave the film's placement as a comedy their approval, which reportedly gave "Get Out" a better chance of being nominated and possibly winning.

“Get Out” was highly regarded for its commentary on racism within America and its depiction of social issues as a horror flick. Peele appeared on PBS News Hour shortly after the release of his directorial debut, and commented that humans could actually be "the most awful monsters we've ever seen."

"The social thriller is the thriller in which the fears and the horrors are coming from society, the way humans interact," Peele said in the interview. "Human beings are the most awful monster we've ever seen."

This is not the first seemingly odd film placement within the award show. Ridley Scott's 2015 film "The Martian" was also placed in the comedy/musical category and won.

Official Golden Globe nominations will not be released until Dec. 11 and the award show will premiere Jan. 7.