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 Dark comedy "Vice," a scathing look at the rise to power of
former U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney, led all comers with six
nods. It was followed by the Lady Gaga musical remake of "A Star
is Born," British historical comedy "The Favourite" and road
trip movie through 1960s segregated America "Green Book" with
five nods apiece.
Several expected contenders, including female-led heist thriller
"Widows," were left out in the cold, while moon landing movie
"First Man" was snubbed in the best drama race and had to settle
for just two nominations.
"Vice" director Adam McKay described his film, which will be
released on Dec. 25, as "an amazing portrayal of power."
"What we tried to do was reflect the times that we are living
in, which can be pretty absurd and pretty dramatic and tragic at
the same time," McKay told Reuters on Thursday.
"Vice" also won nods for actors Christian Bale, as Dick Cheney,
Amy Adams as Lynne Cheney, and Sam Rockwell as former U.S.
President George W. Bush. The film is distributed by independent
Annapurna Pictures, which led studios with 10 nominations
overall.
The Golden Globes, chosen by the small Hollywood Foreign Press
Association (HFPA), will be handed out at in Beverly Hills on
Jan 6 in the season's first major show business awards ceremony.
The movie line-up includes two films about racial injustice -
"If Beale Street Could Talk," director Barry Jenkins' follow-up
to his 2017 Oscar best picture "Moonlight," and director Spike
Lee's "BlacKkKlansman." Walt Disney Co <DIS.N> black empowerment
superhero movie "Black Panther" also got a best drama
nomination.
"Green Book" star Viggo Mortensen, who was nominated along with
Mahershala Ali, said in a statement that the Universal Pictures
<CMCSA.O> film asks audiences to "think profoundly about our
society’s past and present."
"Crazy Rich Asians," the first big Hollywood movie in 25 years
with an all-Asian cast, further diversified the Globes
contenders with nods for best comedy and best actress for
Constance Wu.
"Not in my wildest dreams did I ever think our movie would be
embraced to this magnitude by the audience and now the HFPA,"
"Crazy Rich Asians" director John Chu said in a statement.
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SINGING A NEW SONG
Music featured strongly with "Bohemian Rhapsody," starring Rami
Malek as late Queen frontman Freddie Mercury. Malek gave a
"heartfelt and humbled thank you to the man this is for and because
of, Freddie.”
"A Star is Born," the Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper remake of the
show business romance, solidified its status as a major contender
for Oscars, while "Mary Poppins Returns," a sequel to Disney's
beloved 1964 film, won nominations for stars Emily Blunt and
"Hamilton" creator Lin-Manuel Miranda.
Mexican director Alfonso Cuaron's much admired semi-autobiographical
black-and-white film "Roma," for streaming service Netflix <NFLX.O>,
was nominated in the foreign language category.
Cuaron, who also won a directing nod, said the film celebrated
families "and encourages my belief that the human experience is one
and the same for all.”
Briton Olivia Colman won a best actress nod for her turn as a
petulant Queen Anne in the Fox Searchlight <FOXA.O> historical romp
"The Favourite," along with supporting stars Emma Stone and Rachel
Weisz.
In television, limited FX <FOXA.O> series "The Assassination of
Gianni Versace" about the murder of the Italian fashion designer,
was ahead with four nods and helped the FX network take a leading 10
nominations.
But favorites like "The Handmaid's Tale" and "This is Us" were shut
out of the biggest races in favor of newcomers including podcast-adaptation
"Homecoming," starring Julia Roberts, and comedies "The Kominsky
Method" and "Kidding."
(Reporting by Jill Serjeant and Lisa Richwine; Editing by Nick
Zieminski)
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