'Joker' leads BAFTA charts with 11 nominations; 'The Irishman', 'Once Upon A Time...' follow
'The Irishman', 'Joker', 'Little Women' are up for best adapted screenplay Bafta.
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The nominations are a major Oscar boost for 'Joker', which was recognised at the just-concluded Golden Globes for the best actor-drama for Phoenix and best original score.
LONDON: Joaquin Phoenix-starrer 'Joker', one of the most-controversial yet admired movies of 2019, is leading the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) nominations with 11 nods while 'The Irishman' and 1960s-set 'Once Upon a Time in Hollywood' also feature prominently in the list.
The nominations are a major Oscar boost for 'Joker', which was recognised at the just-concluded Golden Globes for the best actor-drama for Phoenix and best original score.
The film is nominated in almost all the key categories including the best picture, best director for Todd Phillips, actor, cinematography, score, adapted screenplay and editing.
Golden Globes Highlights: PeeCee & Nick’s ‘Date Night’, Ricky’s Jokes Steal Limelight; Russell Crowe Skips Ceremony
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The 77th edition of the prestigious Golden Globe Awards took place at Beverly Hills, California. Hosted by the hilarious Ricky Gervais, the who’s who from the world of Hollywood walked the red carpet dressed in their sartorial best.
From addressing climate change and the raging fires in Australia, to the increasing tensions between the US and Iran, Hollywood celebrities got political and took a strong stand on the happenings around the world.
Like every year, the night was running high on glamour and fashion. Jennifer Aniston and actress Reese Witherspoon who were nominated for their roles in television series ‘The Morning Show’, slayed in black and white ensembles respectively.
If you ended up missing the award show, fret not because we have got you covered. Here are the major highlights from the event.
The 77th edition of the prestigious Golden Globe Awards took place at Beverly Hills, California. Hosted by the hilarious Ricky Gervais, the who’s who from the world of Hollywood walked the red carpet..
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Opening monologues are central to any award show. It is in the monologue that the host often pokes fun at the guests and when it comes to the English stand-up comic Ricky Gervais, you can expect the jokes to be brutally honest, borderline offensive that will have you laughing till your stomach hurts.
The host started with poking fun at the Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA). He then went on to take jibes at controversial figures Prince Andrew and Jeffrey Epstein. He also offered a nuanced take on racism in Hollywood.
Gervais then took a dig at the tech giant Apple for ‘running sweatshops in China’, while talking about their new show. The TV personality ended his monologue by asking the stars not to give political speeches as they have spent ‘less time in school than Greta Thunberg’.
No points for guessing Gervais owned the night.
Opening monologues are central to any award show. It is in the monologue that the host often pokes fun at the guests and when it comes to the English stand-up comic Ricky Gervais, you can expect the ..
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Hollywood’s ‘it’ couple, Priyanka Chopra Jonas and Nick Jonas, presented the award for Best Television Series - Musical or Comedy. Priyanka slayed in a shiny pink dress and Nick Jonas was seen in a stunning tux.
The two were seen indulging in a lover’s banter as Nick Jonas said, ‘I’m glad we could get out of the house for this beautiful party’. Our very own desi girl, Priyanka, came up with a clever retort and said, ‘Yes, nice try, Nick. But, this does not count as date night’.
The award for Best Television Series - Musical or Comedy went to the show ‘Fleabag’.
Hollywood’s ‘it’ couple, Priyanka Chopra Jonas and Nick Jonas, presented the award for Best Television Series - Musical or Comedy. Priyanka slayed in a shiny pink dress and Nick Jonas was seen in a s..
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Talk show host Ellen DeGeneres won the prestigious Carol Burnett Award for excellence in Television. American actress and comedian Kate McKinnon presented the award to DeGeneres and lauded the comedian for her courage to come out in the open about her sexuality.
What followed next was a recap of Ellen’s journey from having her own sitcom, to losing it for ‘coming out’ and finally having her own daytime talk show.
When Ellen went on stage, she joked about how she could possibly go on with her speech for 25 minutes as the award was ‘special’. Ellen jokingly said 'I couldn't have done it without my husband Mark', as the camera panned to her wife Portia.
Degeneres ended the speech on a positive note, saying, “Television inspired and influenced everything I am today'. All I ever wanted to do was make people feel good and laugh”.
Talk show host Ellen DeGeneres won the prestigious Carol Burnett Award for excellence in Television. American actress and comedian Kate McKinnon presented the award to DeGeneres and lauded the comedi..
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Golden Globes Awards is one platform where the Hollywood A-listers often take a strong political stand. Among those who got political was actress Patricia Arquette.
When she won the award for best Supporting Actress for ‘The Act’, Arquette said, ‘when we look back tonight, we will see a country on the brink of war’, referring to the impending World War 3. She also briefly mentioned the fires in Australia and the urgent need to pay attention to climate change.
She said, “we owe it to our kids to give them a better world”. Arquette ended the speech by urging everyone to vote in the 2020 Presidential Elections.
Golden Globes Awards is one platform where the Hollywood A-listers often take a strong political stand. Among those who got political was actress Patricia Arquette. When she won the award for best Su..
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Glenn Close presented the award for Best Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama which was won by actor Joaquin Phoenix for ‘Joker’, beating Christian Bale in ‘Ford v Ferrari’ and Adam Driver in ‘Marriage Story’.
While several Hollywood A-listers urged everyone to take a stand on climate change and expressed concerns over the fires in Australia, Phoenix, much like his character ‘Joker’, courageously called out the Hollywood biggies in his acceptance speech by saying, “It is great to vote, but sometimes we have to take the responsibility on ourselves and bring changes”.
"Let's not take private jets to palm springs", the actor suggested as the music cut him off. Phoenix won over several fans on social media for his unabashed honesty and for calling out his Hollywood peer group on their hypocrisy.
Glenn Close presented the award for Best Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama which was won by actor Joaquin Phoenix for ‘Joker’, beating Christian Bale in ‘Ford v Ferrari’ and Adam Driver in ‘Marriage ..
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In what can be called one of the longest (and the most heartfelt) speeches of the night, Tom Hanks teared up as he accepted the prestigious Cecil B. DeMille lifetime achievement award. The award was presented to him by actress Charlize Theron which was followed by a video montage of Hanks’ best films.
As the 63-year-old moved on to thank his family, he couldn’t help but tear up. He pointed to his wife and five kids sitting in the front and said, “a wife who is fantastic in every way and has taught me what love is, five kids who are braver and stronger and wiser than the old man is”.
The audience couldn’t help but go ‘aww’ as Hanks continued with his speech.
In what can be called one of the longest (and the most heartfelt) speeches of the night, Tom Hanks teared up as he accepted the prestigious Cecil B. DeMille lifetime achievement award. The award was ..
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In what can be called a hilarious, no-holds-barred, speech, Brad Pitt tried to give Ricky Gervais a run for his money by delivery one tongue-in-cheek one-liner after another. Pitt was accepting the award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role award for 'Once Upon a Time...in Hollywood'.
The 56-year-old thanked co-star Leonardo DiCaprio, and also managed to sneak in a 'Titanic' reference, saying "I would've shared the raft." Taking a dig at the dating rumours surrounding him, he said he wanted to bring his mother to the ceremony, but couldn't as every time he's pictured with a woman, rumours begin.
In what can be called a hilarious, no-holds-barred, speech, Brad Pitt tried to give Ricky Gervais a run for his money by delivery one tongue-in-cheek one-liner after another. Pitt was accepting the a..
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Quentin Tarantino's 'Once Upon a Time...in Hollywood' was one of the films that won big at the 77th Golden Globes. The film won Best Motion Picture (musical or comedy), Best Screenplay and Best Supporting Actor.
It seemed the Golden Globes were all about Tarantino’s directorial, as 'Once Upon a Time...in Hollywood' emerged as the film with maximum wins.
Quentin Tarantino's 'Once Upon a Time...in Hollywood' was one of the films that won big at the 77th Golden Globes. The film won Best Motion Picture (musical or comedy), Best Screenplay and Best Suppo..
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While 'Once Upon a Time...in Hollywood' became the top film of the night, ‘Chernobyl’ and ‘Fleabag’ ruled the Television category of the award show. ‘Chernobyl’ won Best Miniseries or Television Film and Best Supporting Actor while ‘Fleabag’ won Best Television Series (Musical or Comedy) and Best Actress.
While 'Once Upon a Time...in Hollywood' became the top film of the night, ‘Chernobyl’ and ‘Fleabag’ ruled the Television category of the award show. ‘Chernobyl’ won Best Miniseries or Television Film..
In the best picture category the film will fight it out with Martin Scorsese's 'The Irishman' and Quentin Tarantino's revisionist tale 'Once Upon a Time...' besides Sam Mendes' Golden Globe-winner '1917' and South Korean filmmaker Bong Joon Ho's class satire 'Parasite', which has also snagged nominations in categories such as best director, original screenplay and foreign film.
Both the directors and the actors nominees list is highly competitive this year, featuring the usual suspects in Mendes, Scorsese, Phillips, Tarantino and Bong.
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In the best actor category, Phoenix will face a tough fight from Leonardo DiCaprio ('Once Upon a Time in Hollywood'), Adam Driver ('Marriage Story'), Taron Egerton ('Rocketman') and Jonathan Pryce ('The Two Popes').
Renee Zellweger, this year's best actress-drama Golden Globe winner for 'Judy', will compete with Jesse Buckley ('Wild Rose'), Scarlett Johansson ('Marriage Story'), Saoirse Ronan ('Little Women') and Charlize Theron ('Bombshell').
Charlize Theron in 'Bombshell'.
The best supporting actor category is populated by acting heavy-weights like Tom Hanks ('A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood'), Anthony Hopkins ('The Two Popes'), Al Pacino ('The Irishman') and Joe Pesci ('The Irishman') with Brad Pitt being the youngest in the list.
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Margot Robbie had a great year in cinema and that's reflected in the Bafta nominations where she is competing against herself in the best supporting actress category with films 'Bombshell' and 'Once Upon...'.
Laura Dern is the front-runner this year for her role of an empathic lawyer in 'Marriage Story' while Johansson also features in the supporting list for her role of a mother in 'Jojo Rabbit' alongside her 'Black Widow' co-star Florence Pugh ('Little Women').
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Besides 'Parasite', the original screenplay features titles such as 'Booksmart', 'Knives Out', 'Marriage Story' and 'Once Upon...'.
'The Irishman', 'Jojo Rabbit', 'Joker', 'Little Women' and 'The Two Popes' are up for best adapted screenplay Bafta.
In the documentary category, Indian-British filmmaker Asif Kapadia's 'Diego Maradona' will compete with 'American Factory', 'Apollo 11', 'For Sama' and 'The Great Hack'.
Disney dominates the animated feature list with 'Frozen 2' and 'Toy Story 4'. 'Klaus' and 'A Shaun The Sheep Movie: Farmageddon' also figure.
Bafta has a special category to honour the best in British cinema where films '1917', 'Bait', 'For Sama', 'Rocketman', 'Sorry We Missed You' and 'The Two Popes' are competing for outstanding British film.
'Bait', 'For Sama' also feature in the outstanding debut by a British writer, director or producer category along with 'Maiden', 'Only You' and 'Retablo'.
Nominees for this year's EE rising star award include Golden Globe-winner Awkwafina, Kaitlyn Dever, Kelvin Harrison Jr., Jack Lowden and Micheal Ward
Nominations for technical categories such as cinematography, editing, production design, costume design, make up & hair, sound, special visual effects, British short animation and British short film were also announced.
