He is the favorite of the 83rd Golden Globe Awards with nine nominations political comedy thriller “One battle after another” directed by Paul Thomas Anderson with Leonardo DiCaprio in the lead role, TASR informs, according to news agencies AP, DPA and AFP.
- The film One Battle After Another received the most nominations for the Golden Globes.
- The Golden Globes are the second most important film awards in the US after the Oscars.
The thriller is nominated, among others, in the best film and best director categories, as well as in the acting categories (Leonardo DiCaprio, Sean Penn, Benicio del Toro, Teyana Taylor, Chase Infiniti). The Golden Globe is also fighting in the category of best film comedy or musical with films such as “Big Marty” with Timothée Chalamet or “Bugonia” with Emma Stone in the main roles.
Danish-Norwegian director Joachim Trier’s Norwegian family drama “Emotional Value” received eight nominations, followed by vampire drama “Sinners” with seven and literary adaptation “Hamnet” with six nominations. The musical “The Witch: Part Two” has five nominations. Despite its commercial success, the sequel to the blockbuster musical, in which Ariana Grande and Cynthia Eriva reprized their roles as Glinda and Elphaba, did not receive a nomination in the category of best motion picture comedy or musical. The horror film “Frankenstein” directed by Guillermo del Toro is also nominated five times.
In the category of the best foreign language film, the films Minor Accident (Iran/France/Luxembourg), There is no other option (South Korea), Secret Agent (Brazil), Emotional Value (Norway), Sirat (Spain) and Hlas Hind Rajab (Tunisia) are nominated.
In television categories, the series “White Lotus” leads with six nominations. social satire about the employees and vacationers of a fictional hotel chain. Other favorites are the miniseries “Adolescent” with five nominations, as well as the crime-comedy series “Only Murders in the Building” and the sci-fi series “The Department”, which have four nominations each.
The nominations, which include 27 film and television categories, were announced last December. The new category is the best podcast. The winners will be decided by an approximately 300-member international jury, which consists of film critics and journalists. The presenter will be actress Nikki Glaserová for the second year in a row.
A few days ago, two special awards were presented in Hollywood. The actress was honored at the Golden Globes’ Golden Eve event Sarah Jessica Parker (60) and her British colleague Helen Mirren (80). Parker received the Carol Burnett Award for Lifetime Achievement in Television, Mirren received the Cecil B. DeMille Award for Lifetime Achievement in Film.
The Cecil B. DeMille Award has been awarded since 1952, when the legendary American director himself won it. Other laureates of this award include Walt Disney, Bing Crosby, Judy Garland, Barbra Streisand, Sidney Poitier, Meryl Streep, Oprah Winfrey, Tom Hanks and Viola Davis.
The newer Carol Burnett Award is given to personalities who have “made a significant contribution to television, on or off screen.” It was introduced only in 2019, when this American actress, comedian, singer and writer won it. Other laureates include Norman Lear, Ryan Murphy and the American comedian and TV presenter Ellen DeGeneres.
The awarding of the Golden Globes kicked off the season of Hollywood film awards, which will culminate in the March presentation of the Oscars – the awards of the American Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS). The Golden Globes are the second most important film awards in the USA after the Oscars.
