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FEATUREFriday 11 December 2015
‘Carol,’ ‘The Big Short,’ ‘The Revenant’ Lead Golden Globes
This photo shows Leonardo DiCaprio in a scene from the film, “The Revenant.” DiCaprio was nominated for a Golden Globe award for best actor in a motion picture
drama for his role in the film on Thursday, Dec. 10, 2015. The 73rd Annual Golden Globes will be held on Jan. 10, 2016. (Twentieth Century Fox via AP)
JAKE COYLE on Sorkin-scripted “Steve tions do. That’s the wonder- tor, drama, nominees. Also Press, man. I just want to
AP Film Writer Jobs,” though it failed to ful thing about actors. They nominated were Michael like hug them. I want them
Though the Golden Globes join the best picture nomi- can take a little bit of credit Fassbender (“Steve Jobs”), all to sit on my face.”
spread its nominations nees. Along with “Carol” all the way down the line.” Eddie Redmayne (“The In the best animated film
around, the Hollywood and “The Revenant,” they Most of the expected con- Danish Girl”), DiCaprio and category, the Charlie
Foreign Press Association are: “Mad Max: Fury Road,” tenders came away with Bryan Cranston (“Trumbo”). Kaufman-scripted, stop-
swooned hardest for Todd ‘’Room” and “Spotlight.” something to show from Apparently displaced was motion animated “Anom-
Haynes’ 1950s romance Streaming series from Net- the Globes, including the Johnny Depp’s chilly Whit- alisa” slotted in alongside
“Carol,” which landed a flix (which led television scientific space adventure ey Bulger in “Black Mass.” a quartet of more family-
leading five nominations in- with eight nods), Ama- “The Martian” (including Alicia Vikander, the ubiqui- friendly releases: “Inside
cluding best film drama. zon and Hulu dominated nods for star Matt Damon tous star of 2015, joined the Out,” ‘’The Good Dino-
In a widespread field of the TV side of the Globes, and director Ridley Scott), best dramatic actress field saur,” ‘’The Peanuts Mov-
nominations announced which jumped all over the David O. Russell’s matri- for Tom Hooper’s transgen- ie” and “Shaun the Sheep
Thursday in Beverly Hills, dial. Six shows tied for the arch portrait “Joy” (best der pioneer drama “The Movie.”
California, “Carol” so- most nominations: “Fargo,” picture, comedy and best Danish Girl”, as well as the “We believe very strongly
lidified its growing Oscar ‘’Mr. Robot,” ‘’Outlander,” actress Jennifer Lawrence), supporting actress one for that animation is a medi-
hopes with nods for its ‘’Transparent,” ‘’American George Miller’s apoca- her performance as an arti- um and not a genre and
two stars, Cate Blanchett Crime” and “Wolf Hall.” lyptic romp “Mad Max: ficial intelligence in the sci- it’s sort of been relegat-
and Rooney Mara, and In an awards season that Fury Road” (including best fi indie “Ex Machina.” ed to kids movies,” said
for Haynes’ direction. Also has so far failed to produce director for Miller) and Others also landed mul- Kaufman. “We don’t have
surging was Adam McKay’s a definite heavyweight, “Room,” the Emma Dono- tiple nods. Rylance added a lot in common with them
starry finance farce “The Tom McCarthy’s ac- ghue novel adaptation a second for his TV role other than the animation.
Big Short,” which earned claimed Boston Globe dra- starring Brie Larson (nomi- on the costume drama But it’s lovely company to
four nominations, including ma “Spotlight” came into nated for best actress, dra- “Wolf Hall.” Idris Elba also be in.”
best picture, comedy, and the Globe nominations as ma) as a captive mother. spanned both film and TV Though younger stars like
nods for Steve Carell and the Oscar favorite. While it Left largely on the outside with nods for his West Afri- DiCaprio and Lawrence
Christian Bale. took three top Globe nomi- were Steven Spielberg’s can rebel commander in are the leading acting
“My co-producer Robyn nations Thursday, including Cold War thriller “Bridge “Beasts of No Nation,” as contenders, a number of
Wholey called me and best director for McCarthy of Spies,” which was only well as the British crime se- esteemed veterans joined
yelled with excitement,” and best screenplay, its nominated for Mark Ry- ries “Luther.” the nominations, too. Al
said McKay. “I yelled with ensemble cast is failing to lance’s supporting per- Though some questionable Pacino (“Danny Collins”),
excitement. I was half- stand out from the pack. formance; the Irish immi- category decisions left less Maggie Smith (“The Lady
asleep and woke up. I had After the Screen Actors grant drama “Brooklyn,” humorous films competing in the Van”), Lily Tomlin
an egg sandwich. That was Guild Awards passed over just nominated for Saoirse for best comedy or musi- (“Grandma”), Jane Fonda
my celebration. An egg Michael Keaton and Mark Ronan’s leading perfor- cal, two of comedy’s top (“Youth”) and Helen Mir-
sandwich.” Ruffalo on Wednesday, the mance and whose name stars will crash a particularly ren (“Trumbo”) all earned
With four nods is Alejandro Globes did, too. Ruffalo, was mangled by nominee somber awards season: nods. So did Sylvester Stal-
Inarritu’s follow-up to his however, was nominated announcer Dennis Quaid; Melissa McCarthy and Amy lone for “Creed,” giving him
Oscar-winning “Birdman,” for best actor in a comedy and “Straight Outta Comp- Schumer. Both were nomi- a nomination for the same
the frontier epic “The Rev- for his performance as a ton,” the popular N.W.A nated for best actress in a character (Rocky Balboa)
enant,” which was nomi- bipolar father in “Infinitely biopic, which landed noth- comedy, and their films __ who first earned him his
nated for best picture, Polar Bear.” ing the day after the SAG “Spy” and “Trainwreck,” re- last Globe nomination in
drama, and best actor for “They know how good they Awards gave it a best en- spectively __ will compete 1976 for “Rocky.” Along
Leonardo DiCaprio. A four- are and recognize the work semble nomination. for best comedic film. with Elba and Rylance, the
time Oscar nominee (and of all the other actors,” Mc- Will Smith, whose upcoming “Chris Rock was the first supporting actor category
one-time Globe winner), Carthy said of his cast. “The “Concussion” has drawn person to text me. He just was rounded out by Paul
DiCaprio is gunning for his best picture nomination headlines for its depiction wrote “Golden Globes Dano (“Love & Mercy”)
first Academy Award. really speaks to that. Truth- of head trauma in foot- mother------,” said Schum- and Michael Shannon (“99
Tied with four is the Aar- fully, I think all the nomina- ball, joined the best ac- er. “The Hollywood Foreign Homes”).q
