Golden Globes set ball rolling for Oscar honors
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In a year widely regarded as a bountiful one for high-quality films, the Golden Globes weigh in with the first big honors of the Hollywood awards season, which culminates in seven weeks with the Oscars.
Two starkly different American stories lead nominations for the 71st Annual Golden Globe Awards with seven nods apiece — the brutal depiction of pre-Civil War slavery “12 Years a Slave” and 1970s corruption caper “American Hustle” in different categories, drama and comedy or musical.
“Gravity,” starring Sandra Bullock as an astronaut lost in space and life, also ranks high in experts’ predictions and could give “12 Years a Slave” a challenge for best drama.
The Globes are also given out for television, where established dramas such as “Breaking Bad” and “Downton Abbey” will compete with the likes of the Netflix newcomer “House of Cards.”
The Golden Globes, decided by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, have outsized clout in the awards race as buzz around these first honors influences members of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in their voting for the Oscars, which will be handed out on March 2.
The Globes have a mixed record when it comes to predicting the Oscar best picture, though last year’s best drama winner “Argo” went on to win the Academy Award.
The Globes follow a good year for film, both commercially and critically. North American box office receipts totaled a record US$10.9 billion in 2013 and top performers went beyond the typical blockbusters to include films such as “Gravity.”
Last night’s awards could also boost the fortunes of smaller films that have fared well among critics, including Joel and Ethan Coen’s paean to 1960s folk music “Inside Llewyn Davis,” Spike Jonze’s computer-age romance “Her,” and Alexander Payne’s homage to the heartland “Nebraska.”
The intense competition extends to acting, where Britain’s Chiwetel Ejiofor will compete for best actor in a drama for his role in “12 Years a Slave.” Matthew McConaughey is also considered a frontrunner for “Dallas Buyers Club.”
Leonardo DiCaprio will get his shot at best actor in a comedy or musical for his turn as a swindling stockbroker in “The Wolf of Wall Street.” He has stiff competition from veteran actor Bruce Dern as a cantankerous and delusional father in “Nebraska.”
For best actress, it’s a battle between Oscar winners, with Bullock going up against Cate Blanchett for her role in “Blue Jasmine” and Judi Dench in “Philomena.”
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