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Globes return for relaxed night of honors
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January 12, 2009, Monday
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AFTER Hollywood labor strife shut down last year's Golden Globes, organizers were promising their show would be back, bigger and better than ever.
Fans will find out as the 66th annual Globes, the town's second-biggest movie celebration after the Academy Awards, kick off at 8pm on Sunday United States EST ?? 9am today Beijing time.
A looser, more relaxed affair than the Oscars, the Globes are a televised dinner party where Hollywood's elite share a meal and drinks, sometimes cutting loose with unexpected antics ?? this is the place Jack Nicholson once mooned the crowd for a laugh.
The show could be punctuated with a solemn moment, though. Nearly a year after his death, Heath Ledger might be honored as best supporting actor for his frenzied performance as the Joker in the Batman blockbuster "The Dark Knight."
Other acting nominees include Angelina Jolie for "Changeling" and romantic partner Brad Pitt for "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button;" "Titanic" co-stars Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet for their reunion film, "Revolutionary Road;" Tom Cruise and Robert Downey Jr for "Tropic Thunder;" and Anne Hathaway for "Rachel Getting Married."
Winslet also has a nomination for "The Reader," while Meryl Streep is competing for two awards ?? dramatic actress with "Doubt" and musical or comedy actress with "Mamma Mia!"
"The Curious Case of Benjamin Button," "Doubt" and "Frost/Nixon" lead the field with five nominations each.
Last year's show was scrapped after stars said they would stay away in honor of the Writers Guild of America, which was engaged in a bitter strike against producers. In its place was a news conference where winners were announced from a podium.
The Globes serve as a barometer for Oscar contenders, often singling out newcomers who might have been overlooked among bigger-name stars.
Fans will find out as the 66th annual Globes, the town's second-biggest movie celebration after the Academy Awards, kick off at 8pm on Sunday United States EST ?? 9am today Beijing time.
A looser, more relaxed affair than the Oscars, the Globes are a televised dinner party where Hollywood's elite share a meal and drinks, sometimes cutting loose with unexpected antics ?? this is the place Jack Nicholson once mooned the crowd for a laugh.
The show could be punctuated with a solemn moment, though. Nearly a year after his death, Heath Ledger might be honored as best supporting actor for his frenzied performance as the Joker in the Batman blockbuster "The Dark Knight."
Other acting nominees include Angelina Jolie for "Changeling" and romantic partner Brad Pitt for "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button;" "Titanic" co-stars Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet for their reunion film, "Revolutionary Road;" Tom Cruise and Robert Downey Jr for "Tropic Thunder;" and Anne Hathaway for "Rachel Getting Married."
Winslet also has a nomination for "The Reader," while Meryl Streep is competing for two awards ?? dramatic actress with "Doubt" and musical or comedy actress with "Mamma Mia!"
"The Curious Case of Benjamin Button," "Doubt" and "Frost/Nixon" lead the field with five nominations each.
Last year's show was scrapped after stars said they would stay away in honor of the Writers Guild of America, which was engaged in a bitter strike against producers. In its place was a news conference where winners were announced from a podium.
The Globes serve as a barometer for Oscar contenders, often singling out newcomers who might have been overlooked among bigger-name stars.
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