The Hollywood awards season kicks off
later with the Golden Globes, where British film The King’s Speech leads the
pack with seven nominations.
The Social Network and The Fighter follow with six
nominations apiece. Presented annually by the Hollywood Foreign Press
Association, the Globes are first major film awards of the year.
Television shows are also celebrated at the gala, where the
prize are divided between drams and comedies or musicals.
MOST NOMINATED FILMS:
a) The King’s Speech-7
b) The Fighter-6
c) The Social Network-6
b) Black Swan-4
d) Inception-4
e) The Kids are All Right-4
Colin Firth who plays a monarch battling a stammer in The
King’s Speech, is widely expected to win the best actor in a drama prize.
The 50 year old one of four actors in his category nominated
for playing real people.
Jesse Eisenberg is also in contention for his role as
Facebook founder Mark Zukerberg in The Social Network, as is James Franco for
playing climber Aron Ralston in 127 Hours.
The biopic has additional acting nominations for Christian
Bale, Amy Adams and Melissa Leo, while its director David O Russell is also uo
for a prize.
Last year Avatar was feted at the Globes, only to be beaten
at the Oscars by Iraq
war drama The Hurt Locker.
However, all four of last year’s Oscars winning actors –
Jeff Bridges, Sandra, Bullock, Christoph Waltz and Mo’Nique were successful at
the Globes.
Earlier this week, though the office and Extras star said he
didn’t think he “went far enough”. So I’m
going to do it again do a proper job, “he continued. “And I guarantee
they will not invite me back.
This year’s Bafta nominations are announced on Tuesday, with
Oscar nominations to follow on 25 January.
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