The genre-defying film, directed by Jacques Audiard, received 10 nominations, the most ever for a musical or comedy film.
Sunday's Golden Globe Awards heats up Hollywood awards season with surreal drug thriller musical Emilia Perez – A story about a Mexican drug lord who transitions into life as a woman – leading the way.
The genre-defying film, directed by Jacques Audiard, received 10 nominations, the most ever for a musical or comedy film. Among them were transgender star actress Carla Sofia Gascon, who plays the lead character, and co-stars Selena Gomez and Zoe Saldana.
Emilia Perez – almost entirely in Spanish – and hopes to race to the Academy Awards in early March.
“I'm sure my favorite from far away is Emilia Perez'' Deadline Awards columnist Pete Hammond told AFP.
“I think it's getting a lot of attention internationally. It just swept the European Film Awards.”
The Golden Globes offer separate awards for drama and comedy/musical, broadening the pool of stars walking the red carpet and providing more choice for Academy voters who will soon vote on Oscar nominees.
Emilia Perez He won the Jury Prize at the Cannes Film Festival and began his journey towards Hollywood glory.
Other awards for the film, which was streamed on Netflix after its theatrical release, include Best Director, Best Original Song (two awards), Best Score, Best Non-English Film, Best Original Screenplay, and Best Comedy or Musical Film.
“Emilia Perez” takes on “Wicked” and “Challengers”
Emilia Perez The blockbuster will compete for the top spot in musical comedy. evilCannes Darling anoraa tennis love triangle movie challengersJesse Eisenberg's real painand body horror movies material Starring Demi Moore.
evilThe film adaptation of the hit Broadway musical received four nominations, including pop sensation Ariana Grande as the cheerful pink-clad Glinda and Tony Award winner Cynthia Erivo as the green-skinned Elphaba. Ta.
Hammond said he believes evil It will be at a “disadvantage” at the Globes given its lack of nominations in major categories. However, he supports Erivo winning Best Actress.
She will compete with Gascon, anora Starring Mikey Madison, Amy Adams night bitchMoore and challengers Zendaya star.
Hammond's call material His dark horse. He said messages about the dangers of aging in Hollywood could resonate with voters.
“Brutalist” vs. “Conclave”
Groves is in its second year of renewal. This follows the Los Angeles Times' revelation in 2021 that the Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA), the awards voting body, has no Black members.
Now that the HFPA has disbanded and is under new ownership, organizers hope to capitalize on the ratings increase recorded last January and further strengthen the Oscars' status as a successful festival. I am doing it.
Hammond says the reorganization has been successful with the following candidates: brutalist. The film stars Oscar winner Adrien Brody as a Hungarian-Jewish architect. He survived the Holocaust and immigrated to America.
Globes is “definitely more international. They're more open to different types of films,” he said, adding brutalist. This film received 7 nominations, behind Emilia Perez – As an example.
It will compete with the Pope drama. conclavea fictional account of the high-stakes papal horse race. The film depicts how the death of a pope sends different factions of the church into a battle for the future of the church. This drama is based on the novel by Robert Harris.
conclave Star Ralph Fiennes earned one of the film's six nominations.
Two of our favorites compete for best drama in Bob Dylan biopic completely unknownsci-fi epic Dune: Part 2, nickel boysand September 5thA work that examines the 1972 Munich Olympic hostage crisis from a media perspective.
“All of this is happening three days before Oscar voting opens,” Hammond said.
“So this could have an impact in a tough year where we don’t know what these things are going to be.”
Globe nods to TV's best
The Globes also recognize the best in television. of comedy bear It received five nominations. historical epic general and comedy Murder inside the building only There were four candidates lined up.
Comedian Nikki Glazer will host Sunday's gala in Beverly Hills.
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