By Lisa Richwine
BEVERLY HILLS, California (Reuters) – Selena Gomez, Timothee Chalamet and different Hollywood stars will collect in Beverly Hills on Sunday for the annual Golden Globes celebration, the primary main awards ceremony in a yr with out a clear frontrunner for the highest film accolades.
Netflix (NASDAQ:)’s Spanish-language musical thriller “Emilia Perez” and “The Brutalist,” a 3-1/2 hour post-World Conflict II drama that features an intermission, lead the flicks vying for Globe trophies.
Others embody field workplace smash “Wicked,” tailored from the Broadway play concerning the witches in “The Wizard of Oz,” and papal choice story “Conclave.”
Restaurant story “The Bear” and thriller comedy “Only Murders in the Building” will compete for TV honors.
The Globes will air stay on CBS and the Paramount+ streaming service beginning at 8 p.m. Japanese on Sunday (1 a.m. GMT). Slapstick comedian Nikki Glaser hosts the champagne-fueled festivities for the primary time.
Glaser, who hosted a roast of soccer legend Tom Brady final yr, stated she plans to have a good time the A-list nominees somewhat than poke enjoyable at them as some earlier hosts have.
“I want people who were nominated to feel proud of themselves. I don’t want them to feel under attack,” Glaser stated in an interview. “I’m really excited to show these jokes to a massive audience.”
The presenter lineup options big-name celebrities together with Dwayne Johnson, Elton John, Andrew Garfield and Awkwafina.
Successful a Globe can shine a highlight on motion pictures and performances within the run-up to the Academy Awards in March. Thus far, awards pundits say, there is no such thing as a clear favourite for the coveted finest image prize on the Oscars.
In contrast to the Oscars, the Globes separate movies into two classes. “Conclave” and “The Brutalist” are thought of robust entries in finest movie drama, whereas “Wicked” and “Emilia Perez” are the main contenders for finest film musical or comedy.
Globe honorees are chosen by 334 leisure journalists from 85 international locations, in contrast with roughly 9,000 voters who choose the Academy Awards. The Globes voting physique has been expanded lately and organizers instituted reforms after being criticized for moral lapses and a scarcity of variety.
Chalamet is in rivalry for finest movie drama actor for enjoying musician Bob Dylan in “A Complete Unknown.” His competitors consists of Adrien Brody, who portrays a Holocaust survivor and architect chasing the American dream in “The Brutalist.”
Gomez is a double nominee for her supporting function in “Emilia Perez,” the story of a Mexican drug lord who transitions to a girl, and for lead comedy actress as a podcaster on TV sequence “Only Murders in the Building.”
Different performing nominees embody Angelina Jolie for her portrayal of opera star Maria Callas in “Maria,” Nicole Kidman as a company government having an affair with an intern in “Babygirl,” Zendaya as a tennis coach in “Challengers” and Ariana Grande as a scholar of sorcery in “Wicked.”
Among the many males, Daniel Craig is nominated for “Queer” and Denzel Washington for “Gladiator II.”
