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PEOPLE & ARTS Monday 7 January 2019

Gaga, ‘A Star Is Born’ poised to dominate Golden Globes

By JAKE COYLE ees wore black in solidarity. The array of nominees that
Associated Press Presenter Natalie Portman have been sizable box of-
NEW YORK (AP) — When the pointedly introduced the fice hits may potentially
76th annual Golden Globe “all male” directing nomi- help the Globes, none
Awards get underway Sun- nees. more than Ryan Coogler’s
day night, who takes home How much these subjects “Black Panther,” up for best
statuettes is only a small will be discussed in the picture (drama) and score.
part of the intrigue. broadcast, to be hosted by “A Star is Born,” which is ex-
What the Hollywood For- the unexpected pairing of pected to dominate the
eign Press Association’s Andy Samberg and Sandra drama side of the movie
Beverly Hills, California, Oh, is unknown. Samberg awards, recently passed
ceremony lacks in gravitas and Oh have said they’re $200 million in domestic
it usually makes up for in hoping to set a lively and ticket sales.
freewheeling frivolity and carefree tone . Oh, the star Adam McKay’s highly criti-
fun. The free-flowing booze In this Jan. 20, 2016 file photo, Lady Gaga poses in the press of the BBC America drama cal Dick Cheney portrait
helps. room with the award for best performance by an actress in a series “Killing Eve,” is also a “Vice,” starring Christian
This year’s show, which will limited series or a motion picture made for TV for “American nominee. Bale, comes in with a lead-
be broadcast live Sunday Horror Story: Hotel” at the 73rd annual Golden Globe Awards at Last year’s show, like a lot of ing six nominations. While
on NBC at 8 p.m. EST fol- the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, Calif. recent awards shows, saw music-heavy films “A Star
lowing an hour of red-car- Associated Press ratings decline. Some 19 Is Born” and “Bohemian
pet pre-show coverage, Lady Gaga is poised to win Born.”) million tuned in to the Seth Rhapsody” opted to con-
likely has awards in store not just one but two awards, But the ceremony might Meyers-hosted broadcast, tend in the Globes’ drama
for Bradley Cooper’s Oscar for best actress in a drama hinge most on just what an 11-percent decline in categories, “Vice” tops
front-runner “A Star Is Born,” and for the song “Shal- kind of party the Globes viewership. the comedy-musical nomi-
Yorgos Lanthimos’ period low,” from “A Star Is Born.” can muster this year. Last This year, NBC has one thing nees, though it’s closely
romp “The Favourite,” the (Gaga, who won a Globe year’s ceremony, atypi- in its favor: an NFL lead in. trailed by multiple nomi-
Amazon comedy series in 2016 for her “American cally serious for the Globes, Ahead of the Globes, NBC nees, including “The Fa-
“The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” Horror Story: Hotel” perfor- was the first major awards is broadcasting the late af- vourite” and “Green Book,”
and Ryan Murphy’s anthol- mance, would still fall short show after the birth of the ternoon Wild Card game Peter Farrelly’s interracial
ogy series “The Assassina- of the three Globes won #MeToo movement follow- between the Chicago road trip tale starring Viggo
tion of Gianni Versace: by Barbra Streisand for the ing the Harvey Weinstein Bears and the Philadelphia Mortensen and Mahersha-
American Crime Story.” 1976 version of “A Star Is revelations. Female attend- Eagles. la Ali.q