If all of the 2016 Golden Globes looks are any indication of how things are usually done, pre-show viewers can expect to drool over flowing trains, tons of sparkle, and daring necklines. Jimmy Fallon is hosting the awards ceremony tonight for this year. “It’s nearly like a mixtape, if you will, of awards shows: the best of movies and the best of TV and great musicians in one show”.
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Another Golden Globes vet, Adams, happily posed for a photo with young Fences actress Saniyya Sidney before chatting with Vanity Fair Executive West Coast Editor Krista Smith on a banquette in the center of the garden.
“Hacksaw Ridge” taking this Globe over “Manchester by the Sea” and “Moonlight” would be surprising on many levels, none more so than the startling comeback it would represent for Gibson, who was openly mocked at this show just past year.
Starring Slumdog Millionaire actor Dev Patel, Lion is the story of an Indian-born Australian man who sets out to find his Indian family. He is nominated for Best Actor in a Musical or Comedy. The favorite could be Casey Affleck in Manchester by the Sea, but I am going with Denzel on this one.
There will be further Irish interest later as Monaghan actress Caitriona Balfe is nominated for Best Actress for a TV Drama for the second year in a row for her performance in Outlander. Simply put, she is a trailblazer, having paved the way for women in television, film and stage.
The best acting nominees in a musical or comedy are Colin Farrell for “The Lobster“, Ryan Gosling for “La La Land”, Hugh Grant for “Florence Foster Jenkins”, Jonah Hill for “War Dogs” and Ryan Reynolds for “Deadpool”.
Atlanta – FX’s freshman series starring Donald Glover (aka Childish Gambino) has the flawless blend of comedy and drama to get on the good side of Hollywood Foreign Press voters. FX’s hit anthology series The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story leads the pack with five total nominations including nods for the series various stars including Sarah Paulson and Sterling K. Brown and seems like a prime candidate to walk away as the night’s biggest victor.
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Directed by Whiplash writer-director Damien Chazelle, La La Land has reinvented the ol’school musical genre. In film, La La Land, Manchester by the Sea, and Moonlight, lead the way in nominations and there’s no doubt the cast, writers, and directors behind these films will be on the edge of their seats to see who walks away with the awards.
