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PEOPLE & ARTS Saturday 7 January 2017
Will Hollywood be in the mood to party at Golden Globes?

JAKE COYLE are increasingly on equal
AP Film Writer footing at the ceremony.
Is Hollywood in the mood This year’s categories are
to party? full of recent shows that
On Sunday, the movie in- weren’t eligible for Sep-
dustry will gather for the tember’s Emmy Awards,
Golden Globes, which are including “The Night Of,”
regularly one of the most ‘’Westworld,” ‘’Atlanta,”
freewheeling and frothiest ‘’This Is Us” and “Insecure.”
award shows of the year. On the film side, Damien
Champagne will flow. Chazelle’s Los Angeles mu-
Punchlines will fly. sical “La La Land” leads all
But the tone of this year’s nominees with seven nods,
ceremony may be differ- including best picture,
ent, and not just because it comedy or musical. Its pri-
will be the first time in near- mary Oscar competition,
ly a decade that someone “Moonlight” and “Man-
other than Ricky Gervais or chester by the Sea,” will be
the Tina Fey-Amy Poehler separated by the Globes’
duo is hosting. split between drama and
Jimmy Fallon will emcee comedy.
this year’s show, to be And surely many attend-
broadcast live from Bev- ees will be thinking of those
erly Hills, Calif., by NBC at absent. After a year full of
8 p.m. EST Sunday. But the notable deaths, the back-
transition on the minds of to-back passing over the
Hollywood is the one tak- Jimmy Fallon, host of the 74th Annual Golden Globe Awards, poses with Miss Golden Globes 2017, holidays of Debbie Reyn-
ing place in Washington from left, sisters Sistine, Scarlet and Sophia Stallone after rolling out the red carpet during Golden olds and her daughter
on January 20. The elec- Globe Awards Preview Day at the Beverly Hilton on Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2017, in Beverly Hills, Calif. Carrie Fisher, was felt par-
tion of Donald Trump has The awards will be held on Sunday. Associated Press ticularly in a Hollywood
loomed over this year’s that revered them both.
awards season, where Barry Jenkins, the writer-di- Schumer, Sting and Matt the Globes are distinct in Reynolds and Fisher were
the movie industry’s usual rector of the tender com- Damon. honoring both film and tele- to be laid to rest Friday in
self-congratulatory toast- ing-of-age tale “Moon- Award show TV audienc- vision. Its TV awards have Los Angeles.
ing has been mixed with a light,” said at the National es have generally been long been second to the Sunday night’s biggest
foreboding sense of dread. Board of Review Awards: slumping, but the Golden movie honors, which have question may between
“We are living in very trou- “As we make America Globes have certain ad- more significance coming whether to let loose or so-
bled times,” Kenneth Lo- great again, let’s remem- vantages. Aside from their shortly before Oscar nomi- ber up.
nergan, writer and direc- ber some inconsiderable generally boisterous vibe, nations. But the TV awards
tor of one of the season’s things in our legacy, be-
favorites, “Manchester by cause there was a time
the Sea,” said Wednes- when someone like me
day at the National Board was just not considered.” Whoopi Goldberg, N. Carolina
of Review Awards. “How Fallon, who was criticized
troubled, we don’t know for what was considered a commissioner in online feud
yet. It’s going to be a lot of soft-ball interview of Trump
trouble, or it might be bad on the “Tonight Show” dur-
trouble like we’ve never ing the campaign, isn’t WILMINGTON, N.C. (AP) —
seen.” likely to set a very politi- Comedian and talk-show
Such speeches have been cal tone for the evening. host Whoopi Goldberg is
being targeted by a North
commonplace throughout But speaking to The Hol- Carolina county commis-
the litany of awards that lywood Reporter , Fallon sioner over her comments
lead up, ultimately, to the promised Trump jokes at about President-elect Don-
Feb. 26 Academy Awards. what he called “the first ald Trump.
At Tuesday’s New York Film and maybe the last party Local media reports New
Critics Circle Awards, “Dai- that we’ll have in 2017.” Hanover County Com-
ly Show” host Trevor Noah The late-night host will also mission Chairman Woody
compared the lauded be trying to turn ratings White used Facebook to
“O.J.: Made in America” to back in a positive direc- criticize Cape Fear Com-
the election: “another bad tion. Last year’s ceremony, munity College for hosting
decision based on fame hosted by Gervais, drew Goldberg’s concert June
and race.” At the Gotham 18.5 million viewers, down 23. White asked if taxpay-
Film Independent Film about 4 percent from the ers were footing the bill This Feb. 28, 2016 file photo shows Whoopi Goldberg at the Van-
Awards in November, Da- year before. Among the and if the school was go- ity Fair Oscar Party in Beverly Hills, Calif.
mian Lewis archly intoned, presenters on tap for the ing to bring conservative Associated Press
“The film that receives the show, put on by the Hol- performers to the campus. moving to Canada in pro- she would leave if Trump
most votes ... is the winner. lywood Foreign Press, are White also criticized the test to Trumps election? Ter- was elected.
It’s a brilliant idea,” refer- Leonardo DiCaprio, Emma school for “providing a rible.” The school said ticket sales
ring to Trump’s loss of the Stone, Ben and Casey Af- venue for someone who Goldberg responded on will help cover the cost of
popular vote. fleck, Viola Davis, Amy just a few weeks ago was Twitter that she never said Goldberg’s appearance.