Tomlin’s nomination for the Paul Woetz film was the one I was most hoping for when the Golden Globes announced their nominations early this morning, especially after the beloved cultural icon was overlooked last week by film critic groups on both sides of the coast.
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The nominees for TV movie or limited series are “American Crime”, “American Horror Story: Hotel”, “Fargo”, “Flesh and Bone”, and “Wolf Hall”.
The movie has been nominated in the best motion picture drama alongside Mad Max: Fury Road, The Revenant, Spotlight and Room.
The 73rd Golden Globe awards will be held January 10 and hosted by Ricky Gervais. “We set out to make a film that would help us better understand our children, but never imagined it would have the impact that it has, and we could not be more thrilled or filled with JOY to receive this nomination from the Hollywood Foreign Press”, says director Pete Docter and producer Jonas Rivera.
Amazon tied FX with five nominations while rising television player Hulu, which has put a greater emphasis in its investment in original programming, broke through with one nomination for its Jason Reitman comedy series.
Matt Damon for “The Martian”, Steve Carell for “The Big Short“, Al Pacino for “Danny Collins”, Mark Ruffalo for “Infinitely Polar Bear” and Christian Bale for “The Big Short“.
Netflix is leading the charge in Golden Globe nominations, with HBO and Stars following at a close second.
“Carol” is up for best drama against Pioneer-era movie “The Revenant”, psychological thriller “Room“, Catholic Church abuse probe “Spotlight” and thriller “Mad Max: Fury Road”, a surprise contender in the category, which rarely sees a blockbuster action nominee.
Tobias Menzies – Nominee for Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television “Outlander”: “Very excited to be nominated for the Golden Globes and flattered to be in such talented company”.
Hollywood Foreign Press Association’s nominations, announced Thursday in Beverly Hills, California, spread nods around to a widespread field. The all-time best ratings for the Oscars telecast came when “Titanic” was nominated for and won Best Picture.
Steven Spielberg’s Bridge of Spies earned just one nomination, for Rylance.
Though some questionable category decisions left less humorous films competing for best comedy or musical, two of comedy’s top stars will crash the party: Melissa McCarthy and Schumer. Also nominated were Michael Fassbender (“Steve Jobs”), Eddie Redmayne (“The Danish Girl“), DiCaprio and Bryan Cranston (“Trumbo”). “Casual”, on Hulu, shares the category with “Mozart in the Jungle” and “Transparent” (both on Amazon), “Orange is the New Black” (Netflix), and “Silicon Valley” and “Veep” (HBO).
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“The Martian” is first and foremost a sci-fi adventure, but it’s at least peppered throughout with humor from Drew Goddard’s script. “Joy”, is no sure nominee, even in comedy, but it’s in the more awkward position of not really containing any comedy. Speaking at the event, Cate, who along with her two Oscars has additionally received three BAFTA’s & three Golden Globes, told Daily Mail Australian profitable was bittersweet ’cause it prompts considerations she is reaching veteran standing.’Do I worry in that it is over? The Los Gatos, Calif.-based company overtook the premium network with its tally of SAG Award nominations.
