Whereas the Oscars bestows the movie business’s highest honours, the Golden Globes is the ceremony that will get the awards season social gathering began.
Emilia Perez, which stars Selena Gomez and tells the story of a Mexican drug lord who modifications gender, leads the nominations with 10, whereas postwar epic The Brutalist, starring Adrien Brody, has seven, and papal thriller Conclave, starring Ralph Fiennes, has six.
After surpassing Mamma Mia earlier this week to change into the highest-grossing movie ever tailored from a Broadway musical, Depraved has 4 nods – and appears sure to observe within the completely arched footsteps of Barbie by clinching the prize for cinematic and field workplace achievement.
The Golden Globes additionally celebrates TV – with The Bear, Shogun, Solely Murders In The Constructing, Child Reindeer, The Penguin and Monsters among the many large nominees.
This yr’s ceremony takes place in Los Angeles later at the moment, so you will have to remain up late in case you plan to observe within the UK.
Forward of the present, right here are some things to look out for.
Musicals paved the way
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Selena Gomez as Jessi in Emilia Perez. Pic: Shanna Besson/Web page 114/Why Not Productions/Pathe Movies/ France 2 Cinema
All singing, usually dancing – it appears the world has actually been holding house for musicals over the previous 12 months.
Operatic musical Emilia Perez comfortably has essentially the most nominations of all of the movies within the working, whereas Depraved, starring Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo, has been essentially the most talked about movie of the yr (not least due to the viral press tour).
Each Erivo and Grande are nominated in appearing classes – for Grande, it’s her first Golden Globe nod for her efficiency as Glinda, and he or she competes in the perfect supporting feminine actor in a movement image class towards fellow pop star Gomez and Zoe Saldana, who additionally stars in Emilia Perez.
Erivo is up for the award for greatest feminine actor in a movement image musical or comedy, alongside Zendaya for romantic sports activities movie Challengers, Karla Sofia Gascon for Emilia Perez, Demi Moore for The Substance, Amy Adams for Nightbitch, and a breakout efficiency from Mikey Madison for Anora, a movie a couple of younger intercourse employee who marries the son of a Russian oligarch.
Shock shock
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Ralph Fiennes stars as Cardinal Lawrence in director Edward Berger’s Conclave. Pic: Philippe Antonello/Focus Options 2024
Final yr’s nominations had been led by Greta Gerwig’s Barbie and Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer, the latter of which went on to win just about each award going, together with greatest image on the Oscars.
Whereas the Barbenheimer buzz was enjoyable for some time, Oppenheimer’s domination made awards season fairly predictable (and, some may say, just a little boring). This yr, Depraved apart, there aren’t any such apparent contenders.
The Brutalist, which follows Brody as a Hungarian architect trying to construct a life within the US after the Second World Warfare, appears to be a favorite for greatest drama, in addition to a greatest actor win for its star, and greatest director for Brady Corbet.
But it surely faces powerful competitors from Conclave, during which Fiennes performs a priest who has to pick a brand new pope, in addition to A Full Unknown, starring Timothee Chalamet as Bob Dylan. Awards voters love a biopic, in spite of everything.
Within the musical/comedy class, specialists for awards prediction web site Gold Derby appear to be cut up 3 ways, between Depraved, Emilia Perez, and Anora – whose star Madison can be tipped to beat the likes of Erivo and Moore in her class.
Celeb recognizing
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Pamela Anderson in The Final Showgirl. Pic: Roadside Sights
After a tough few years, the Golden Globes are nonetheless in comeback mode.
Now, with a brand new organising physique and after appearances by a lot of A-listers final yr, it seems to be set to deliver some mega-watt star attraction as soon as once more.
Angelina Jolie – a favorite for greatest actress for her portrayal of opera singer Maria Callas in Maria – Denzel Washington, Nicole Kidman, Chalamet and Moore are only a few of the big-name nominees, alongside Grande and Gomez. Pamela Anderson can be on the checklist – nominated for greatest actress in a drama for her efficiency in The Final Showgirl.
British and Irish hopefuls
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Eddie Redmayne in The Day Of The Jackal. Pic: Sky UK/ Carnival Movie & Tv Restricted 2024
And it is not simply Hollywood making up the star-studded visitor checklist, as a great deal of British celebs are within the working for awards, too, from Eddie Redmayne for his efficiency in Sky’s The Day Of The Jackal, to Keira Knightley for Netflix’s Black Doves.
Different British stars on the shortlists embody Kate Winslet (nominated in each the TV and movie classes for The Regime and Lee), Gary Oldman for hit Apple TV+ collection Sluggish Horses, Hugh Grant for horror film Heretic, Felicity Jones for The Brutalist, Colin Farrell for The Penguin, and Daniel Craig for his movie Queer, primarily based on the 1985 novella by William S Burroughs. And Erivo, too.
Robbie Williams additionally will get a nod for greatest unique music for his distinctive biopic, Higher Man – his life story advised via the medium of a computer-generated monkey.
The celebs who missed out
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There is not any Golden Globe nod for Paul Mescal this yr. Pic: Paramount Photos
In contrast to the Oscars, the Globes covers each TV and movie and likewise contains style splits – with separate awards for dramas, and comedies and musicals. It means there are loads of nominees within the working for awards.
Nonetheless, there have been a couple of large names absent from the shortlists.
Whereas his co-star Washington is up for a supporting award, Gladiator II star Paul Mescal missed out on a nod – as did director Sir Ridley Scott.
The unique movie gained the perfect image Golden Globe in 2001 and star Russell Crowe was nominated in the perfect appearing class for his efficiency.
British director Sir Steve McQueen’s Second World Warfare drama movie Blitz, starring Saoirse Ronan, can be absent from the nominations.
And whereas Dune: Half Two is up for greatest image and greatest unique rating by Hans Zimmer, director Denis Villeneuve has not been recognised.
First feminine solo host
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Host Nikki Glaser is prepared for the Golden Globes. Pic: Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP
Sure, you learn that proper. Whereas Tina Fey and Amy Poehler hosted the ceremony a number of instances as a double act, comic Nikki Glaser would be the first girl to take the reins solo.
A few of the ceremony’s most memorable moments have come not from the celebs, however the hosts themselves – Ricky Gervais’s caustic takedowns of the A-listers within the viewers had been at all times a favorite.
It is a large gig, with not simply the viewers to impress, however the tens of millions who will watch and see the clips throughout social media in a while. Jo Koy, who hosted final yr, did not go down significantly properly.
Happily, this yr’s present must be suitably sharp within the fingers of US stand-up Glaser, a comic who will not be afraid of being savage.
“It’s the best of TV and film coming together with one common goal: to receive the love and validation they never got as children from their parents,” she stated. “Sunday night is a night to celebrate TV and film, actors and directors, Xanax and tequila.”
The Golden Globes happen in LA, with the pink carpet beginning at about 11.30pm UK time and the ceremony beginning at 1am on Monday.
