Australia’s most revered actors are set to vie for January’s Golden Globe Awards, with Nicole Kidman, Guy Pearce, Cate Blanchett and Naomi Watts securing nominations, including Adam Elliott’s The Snail. “Memoirs” is nominated for Best Animated Film.
Kidman, who had one of the most prolific years of her film and TV career, was nominated for Best Female Actor in a Motion Picture or Drama for her portrayal of a powerful CEO who has great power and begins an extramarital affair. She plays a young intern in Halina Lane’s mystery thriller “Baby Girl.”
Having already won the Volpi Cup at this year’s Venice Film Festival, she is confident of her chances, but is ahead of Pamela Anderson (The Last Showgirl) and Angelina Jolie (Maria) in the category. ) and Tilda Swinton (The Room Next). The Door), Fernanda Torres (I’m Still Here), Kate Winslet (Lee).
Pearce was also nominated for Best Supporting Actor in an A24 Motion Picture for his performance in Brady Corbet’s The Brutalist, one of seven nominations in the historical drama category. He stars alongside Yura Borisov (Anora), Kieran Culkin (A Real Pain), Edward Norton (A Complete Unknown), Jeremy Strong (The Apprentice) and Denzel Washington (Gladiator 2). ) are in the same category.
Cate Blanchett in “Disclaimer” (Image: AppleTV+)
In the television category, Watts and Blanchett will compete against Jodie Foster (True Detective: Night Country) for Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Limited Series, Anthology Series, or a Motion Picture Made for Television. They will face each other head-on. , Cristin Milioti (Penguin), Sofia Vergara (Griselda), Winslet (The Regime). Watts was nominated for her role as socialite Babe Paley in the FX anthology series Feud: Capote vs The Swans, and Blanchett was nominated for her role as TV documentary journalist Katherine Ravenscroft in the AppleTV+ miniseries Disclaimer. There is.
Beyond the acting categories, Memoirs of a Snail, which was filmed in the Docklands, has the chance to win the Golden Globe Award for Best Animated Picture after winning Best Picture at this year’s Annecy International Animation Festival. Yes, it was nominated along with “Wild Robot.” , Inside Head 2, Moana 2, and Wallace and Gromit: Revenge of the Most Foul.
Jacques Audiard’s drug cartel musical “Emilia Perez” was the most representative film with 10 nominations, while FX/Hulu’s kitchen drama “The Bear” continued to dominate the TV categories with five nominations.
The winners of the 82nd Golden Globe Awards will be announced on January 5th (US time) at a ceremony hosted by comedian Nikki Glazer. See the full list of nominees here.
