Steven Spielberg is hoping for Golden Globes glory for his political drama "Lincoln" on Sunday, as Hollywood hits the red carpet for its biggest pre-Oscars awards show.
The veteran director's presidential biopic is nominated in seven categories, ahead of Ben Affleck's Iran drama "Argo" and Quentin Tarantino's spaghetti Western tribute "Django Unchained," both with five nods.
Taiwanese-American Ang Lee is also up for best movie with his sumptuous 3D adventure "Life of Pi," as is Oscar-winning Kathryn Bigelow's controversial Osama bin Laden manhunt movie "Zero Dark Thirty."
US TV comedy favorites Tina Fey and Amy Poehler will co-host the Globes at the Beverly Hilton hotel, after three years of edgy British comic Ricky Gervais taking barbed shots at the assembled A-listers.
"Our job is to keep the evening going and make it fun. Not necessarily to break comedic ground or take people down a peg," quipped Fey, famous for impersonating former US vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin.
Spielberg's film won a major boost just days before Sunday's show, when it topped the nominations announced Thursday for the all-important Academy Awards next month, shortlisted in 12 Oscar categories.
"Lincoln" star Daniel Day-Lewis is favorite for best actor, against Denzel Washington for piloting "Flight" while drunk, Richard Gere for "Arbitrage," John Hawkes for "The Sessions" and Joaquin Phoenix for "The Master."
Best actress is slightly more open: Jessica Chastain is widely tipped for her role as a CIA agent relentlessly tracking bin Laden in "Zero Dark Thirty," while France's Marion Cotillard has drawn praise for for "Rust and Bone."
But Britain's Helen Mirren is also a strong contender as a cinema legend's wife in "Hitchcock." Also in the running are Naomi Watts for Indian Ocean tsunami drama "The Impossible" and Rachel Weisz for "The Deep Blue Sea."
Other drama films tipped include Tom Hooper's musical adaptation "Les Miserables," dark rom-com "Silver Linings Playbook" and "Zero Dark Thirty," which tied for third place with four Globes nods.
The awards are voted on by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, a group of less than 100 members seen as more celebrity-driven than the esteemed Academy of Motion and Picture Arts and Sciences, whose Oscars show is on February 24.
Reflecting the perhaps less high-brow taste of the HFPA, Ang Lee's "Life of Pi," which picked up 11 Oscar nominations, is running in only three Globes categories.
On the comedy and musical front, best film nominees are Indian-themed "The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel," "Silver Linings Playbook," "Les Miserables," "Moonrise Kingdom" and "Salmon Fishing in the Yemen," starring Ewan McGregor.
Best comedy/music actor nods went to Jack Black for "Bernie," "Hangover" star Bradley Cooper for "Silver Linings," Australian Hugh Jackman for "Les Mis," McGregor for "Salmon Fishing" and Bill Murray for "Hyde Park on Hudson."
Three British actresses are shortlisted for best comedy or musical turns: Emily Blunt for "Salmon Fishing," Judi Dench for "The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel" and fellow veteran Maggie Smith for "Quartet."
On the small screen, multiple award-winning British period drama "Downton Abbey" was nominated for best drama, against "Breaking Bad," "Boardwalk Empire," spy thriller series "Homeland" and "The Newsroom."
The three-hour Globes telecast, beamed live around the world, starts at 5:00 pm Sunday.
Here's a complete list of of the 2013 Golden Globe film nominees:
Best drama film: "Argo," "Django Unchained," "Life of Pi," "Lincoln" and "Zero Dark Thirty."
Best comedy or musical film: "The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel," "Les Miserables," "Moonrise Kingdom," "Salmon Fishing in the Yemen" and "Silver Linings Playbook."
Best director: Ben Affleck for "Argo," Kathryn Bigelow for "Zero Dark Thirty," Ang Lee for "Life of Pi," Steven Spielberg for "Lincoln" and Quentin Tarantino for "Django Unchained."
Best actor, drama: Daniel Day-Lewis in "Lincoln," Richard Gere in "Arbitrage," John Hawkes in "The Sessions," Joaquin Phoenix in "The Master" and Denzel Washington in "Flight."
Best actress, drama: Jessica Chastain in "Zero Dark Thirty," Marion Cotillard in "Rust and Bone," Helen Mirren in "Hitchcock," Naomi Watts in "The Impossible" and Richard Weisz in "The Deep Blue Sea."
Best actor, musical or comedy: Jack Black in "Bernie," Bradley Cooper in "Silver Linings Playbook," Hugh Jackman in "Les Miserables," Ewan McGregor in "Salmon Fishing in the Yemen" and Bill Murray in "Hyde Park on Hudson."
Best actress, musical or comedy: Emily Blunt in "Salmon Fishing in The Yemen," Judi Dench in "The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel," Jennifer Lawrence in "Silver Linings Playbook," Maggie Smith in "Quartet" and Meryl Streep in "Hope Springs."
Best supporting actor: Alan Arkin in "Argo," Leonardo DiCaprio in "Django Unchained," Philip Seymour Hoffman in "The Master," Tommy Lee Jones in "Lincoln" and Christoph Waltz in "Django Unchained."
Best supporting actress: Amy Adams in "The Master," Sally Field in "Lincoln," Anne Hathaway in "Les Miserables," Helen Hunt in "The Sessions" and Nicole Kidman in "The Paperboy."
Best foreign language film: "Amour" (French), "A Royal Affair" (Danish), "The Intouchables" (French), "Kon-Tiki" (Norwegian) and "Rust and Bone" (Franco-Belgian).
Best screenplay: "Zero Dark Thirty," "Lincoln," "Django Unchained," "Argo" and "Silver Linings Playbook."
Best original score: "Anna Karenina," "Argo," "Cloud Atlas," "Life of Pi" and "Lincoln."
Best animated feature: "Brave," "Frankenweenie," "Hotel Transylvania," "Rise of the Guardians" and "Wreck-It-Ralph."
AFP
Sun Jan 13 2013
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