LOS ANGELES:Hollywood period drama "Mank" led a list of Golden Globe nominations on Wednesday that were strong on diversity and dominated by Netflix in a reflection of the upheaval wrought by the coronavirus pandemic on the movie world.
From the movie version of rap-infused musical "Hamilton" to LGBTQ musical "The Prom" and director nods for three women, the nominations - which kick off the Hollywood awards season - recognized social justice issues and performers of color in a U.S. entertainment industry that critics have long complained is dominated by white men.
The contest for the best drama movie will also include modern Great Recession saga "Nomadland," 1960s Vietnam War protest drama "The Trial of the Chicago 7," #MeToo revenge fantasy "Promising Young Woman," and family drama "The Father" about aging.
Sacha Baron Cohen's satire on former President Donald Trump's America, "Borat Subsequent Moviefilm;" "Hamilton;" "The Prom;" autism story "Music;" and time-loop comedy "Palm Springs" will compete in a separate category for movie musicals and comedies.
For television, British royal family series "The Crown," whose season focused on the late Princess Diana, led the way with six nods, including for most of its main cast, followed by quirky small-town comedy "Schitt's Creek."
Netflix Inc beat all comers in both film, with 22 nominations, and television, with 20. The tally followed a year in which the pandemic led Hollywood studios to push back dozens of their film releases or put them on streaming services.
Amazon Studios got seven nominations in the movie field.
Three of the five directors nominated were women, including Regina King for "One Night in Miami," about a meeting of four Black icons in the 1960s; Britain's Emerald Fennell for "Promising Young Woman" and Chinese-born filmmaker Chloe Zhao for "Nomadland."
Variety calculated that a record 30% of the acting nominees in the film categories were nonwhite.
They included Viola Davis and the late Chadwick Boseman, in his last film role, the jazz period piece "Ma Rainey's Black Bottom;" British-Pakistani actor Riz Ahmed as a drummer going deaf in "Sound of Metal;" Andra Day for her role in "The United States vs. Billie Holiday;" and Dev Patel for his modern twist on Charles Dickens' "The Personal History of David Copperfield."
"Without question, things are changing," said actor Leslie Odom Jr., who performed in "Hamilton," "Music" and "One Night in Miami" where he played singer-songwriter Sam Cooke.
"The table is getting longer, the room is getting larger, and the lens is finding new people and new interesting stories to tell," Odom said in a phone interview.
Foreign language film nods went to "Minari, about a South Korean family trying to make it in the United States; elder love story "Two of Us" from France; "The Life Ahead" starring Italian legend Sophia Loren; Danish drinking comedy "Another Round" and "La Llorona," a ghostly drama from Guatemala and France.
QUIRKY CHOICES
The Hollywood Foreign Press Association, which selects the nominees and winners, is known for its sometimes quirky choices, and this year was no exception. Spike Lee's critically acclaimed Vietnam War drama "Da 5 Bloods" was shut out completely, the little-seen "Music" got two nods and perennial acting favorite Meryl Streep was excluded while her "The Prom" co-star James Corden was among the nominees.
The Golden Globes are to be handed out at a virtual ceremony on Feb. 28, hosted by actors Tina Fey in New York and Amy Poehler in Los Angeles.
"Despite a stressed pandemic year, there is a comfort of sorts in embracing traditions," said "Mank" star Gary Oldman of the ceremony.
It was a good day for Baron Cohen, who won nominations both for his "Borat" sequel and for his supporting role as counterculture leader Abbie Hoffman in "The Trial of the Chicago 7."
"These two films are different, but they share a common theme: Sometimes we have to protest injustice with our own farce," Baron Cohen said in a statement.
Aaron Sorkin, who was nominated for directing and writing "The Trial of the Chicago 7," said the film had struck an even greater contemporary chord than he envisaged after a year of political unrest in the United States.
"This has been a film 15 years in the making," Sorkin said in a phone interview. "I always wanted the film to be about today and not 1968. I just never imagined how much about today it would end up being."
Reuters
Fri Feb 05 2021
The late Chadwick Boseman is nominated in a film category for his last film role, the jazz period piece "Ma Rainey's Black Bottom. REUTERS file pic
Waspada ejen nikah Siam
Konsulat Malaysia di Songkhla, Ahmad Fahmi Ahmad Sarkawi menasihat rakyat Malaysia yang ingin berkahwin di Selatan Thailand supaya waspada dalam pemilihan ejen.
Twincity Marathon rai golongan OKU
Perbezaan fizikal tidak melunturkan semangat golongan orang kurang upaya (OKU) untuk menyertai acara larian Twincity Marathon sejauh lima kilometer (km) di Cyberjaya hari ini.
Bersatu serah notis kepada enam ahli Parlimen selepas PRK Kuala Kubu Bharu - Hamzah
Bersatu akan mengeluarkan notis berhubung status kedudukan enam ahli Parlimennya yang menyokong Perdana Menteri selepas PRK Kuala Kubu Bharu.
KBS sasar 8,880 individu sertai KLAS Renang tahun ini
Kementerian Belia dan Sukan (KBS) menyasarkan sebanyak 8,880 individu menyertai Program Kemahiran Latihan Asas Sukan Renang (KLAS Renang) di seluruh negara tahun ini.
Penyu PD pulang bertelur, orang ramai jangan buat kacau ganggu
Selepas menemui 159 telur penyu karah di Pantai Tanjung Gemok Port Dickson, pada Jumaat, kini sebanyak 117 telur penyu agar pula ditemui pada Sabtu.
Che'gubard direman dua hari
Che'gubard atau nama sebenarnya Badrul Hisham Shaharin ditahan reman dua hari bagi membantu siasatan berkaitan hantaran mengenai pengoperasian kasino di Forest City.
Buletin AWANI Khas: Mesyuarat khas WEF di Arab Saudi, PM Anwar & Pemimpin dunia
Perdana Menteri Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim akan menyampaikan ucapan dalam Sidang Plenari Pembukaan Mesyuarat Khas World Economic Forum (WEF) di Arab Saudi. Ikuti analisis menyeluruh bersama Penganalisis Ekonomi, Fithra Faisal Hastiadi; Ketua Pengarang Astro AWANI, @AshwadIsmail; dan Pengarang Niaga AWANI, @NajibAroff #BuletinAWANIKhas
Akta Keselamatan dan Kesihatan Pekerjaan (Pindaan) 2022 berkuat kuasa 1 Jun
Akta Keselamatan dan Kesihatan Pekerjaan (Pindaan) 2022 akan berkuat kuasa pada 1 Jun ini.
AWANI Ringkas: BERSATU serah tujuh notis kosongkan kerusi
Ikuti rangkuman berita utama yang menjadi tumpuan sepanjang hari di Astro AWANI menerusi AWANI Ringkas.
[KOLUMNIS] PRK Kuala Kubu Baharu: Pertandingan untuk tawan atau tahan
PRK DUN KKB menyaksikan pertembungan empat penjuru antara calon PH, PN, PRK, PRM dan calon Bebas.
Angelina Jolie sifatkan Hollywood dunia tak sihat, pernah diserang Bell’s Palsy
Jolie juga mendedahkan toksiknya Hollywood telah memberi impak besar terhadap kesihatannya terutama saat fasa penceraian dengan Brad Pitt.
Pelakon 'Home Alone' terima bintang Walk of Fame
Bintang berusia 43 tahun itu pernah melalui fasa kejatuhan dalam dunia hiburan.
Astro catat pendapatan RM870 juta, PATAMI RM24 juta
Astro Malaysia Holdings (AMH) Berhad melaporkan pendapatan sebanyak RM870 juta bagi suku kedua untuk tahun kewangan berakhir 31 Januari 2024.
Putus cinta Ogos lalu, pelawak Pete Davidson sudah temui pengganti
Pelakon dan pelawak, Pete Davidson dilaporkan sedang menjalin hubungan cinta dengan pelakon wanita Amerika Syarikat, Madelyn Cline ketika ini.
Hugh Jackman, isteri umum berpisah
Dalam satu kenyataan pada Jumaat, mereka memaklumkan bahawa keputusan tersebut dicapai dengan persetujuan bersama.
Zendaya dedah punca 'simpan' cerita cinta dengan Tom Holland
Zendaya cuba untuk mengekalkan seberapa sebanyak hal berkaitan peribadi di luar pengetahuan umum.
Pelakon, penulis Hollywood sertai mogok pekerjaan
Setakat ini, 65,000 ahli kesatuan pelakon secara rasmi telah menyertai mogok tersebut.
Aaron teruja kongsi pentas dengan Chris Hermsworth
Datuk Aaron Aziz menyifatkan peluang bertemu dengan pelakon Chris Hermsworth sebagai sebuah kejutan yang pernah dimaklumkan sebelum ini.
Arnold Schwarzengger sifatkan Bruce Willis yang nyanyuk tak pernah bersara
Pada usia 75 tahun Schwarzengger masih aktif dan baru muncul dengan siri Fubar dalam Netflix sementara Willis yang didiagnos mengalami masalah nyanyuk sudah bersara.
Umur 79 tahun, Robert De Niro timang cahaya mata ketujuh
Aktor itu memperbetulkan kenyataan yang dikeluarkan hos ET Canada, Brittnee Blair yang mengatakan dia mempunyai enam anak.