by Leonore Dicker
Are you looking forward to seeing comedy duo Amy Poehler and Tina Fey once again co-host the Golden Globes? All eyes will be on them as they present the 72nd Golden Globe Awards this Sunday January 11that the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills. The biggest talents of Hollywood and abroad will be dining as they witness the show. But who are they this year?
Here are the Golden Globes’ biggest nominees.
Best Motion Picture - Drama
Boyhood
A unique film directed by Richard Linklater, which was filmed intermittently over a twelve-year period from 2002 until 2013. This motion picture showcases the real growth of a young boy and his sister to adulthood.
Foxcatcher
Directed by Bennett Miller, this biographical film is based on real-life events and features John du Pont’s struggles in hiring the Schultz brothers to train US wrestling and swimming Olympians.
The Imitation Game
British pioneering computer scientist Alan Turing, who was a key figure in cracking Nazi Germany’s enigma code that helped the Allies deliver the occupied territories and consequently win the war, inspired this brilliant film.
Selma
This historical and touching film, directed by Ava DuVernay, captures the 1965 Selma to Montgomery voting rights marches, which were led by James Bevel.
The Theory of Everything
This moving biographical film tells the story of the great theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking and Jane Wilde, a literature student he fell in love with during his years at Cambridge University in the sixties.
Best Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy
Birdman
Directed by Alejandro González Iñárritu, this dark comedy illustrates the life of a washed-up actor –who once played an iconic superhero– as he hopes to make a comeback in Broadway.
The Grand Budapest Hotel
Wes Anderson’s stirring latest film is about the adventures of Gustave H –the legendary concierge of a grand hotel located in the fictional Republic of Zubrowka– and his trusted lobby boy.
Into the Woods
This interesting fairy-tale follows a baker and his wife as they attempt to undo a witch’s curse, which has left them childless. The story is intertwined with other famous fairy-tales and features the reality of the non-existent “happily ever after”.
Pride
Based on a true story, this moving British movie features a group of lesbian and gay activists on their long British Miners’ strike in the summer of 1984. Their alliance was more powerful than any seen before and stirred many emotions.
St Vincent
Bill Murray plays a difficult war veteran who unexpectedly begins to babysit the son of his next-door-neighbor. This film showcases the growing friendship and funny differences between an old man and a young boy.
Best Actress – Drama
Jennifer Aniston (Cake)
Felicity Jones (The Theory of Everything)
Julianne Moore (Still Alice)
Rosamund Pike (Gone Girl)
Reese Witherspoon (Wild)
Best Actor – Drama
Steve Carell (Foxcatcher)
Benedict Cumberbatch (The Imitation Game)
Jake Gyllenhaal (Nightcrawler)
David Oyelowo (Selma)
Eddie Redmayne (The Theory of Everything)
Best Actress - Musical or Comedy
Amy Adams (Big Eyes)
Emily Blunt (Into The Woods)
Helen Mirren (The Hundred-Foot Journey)
Julianne Moore (Maps To The Stars)
Quvenzhane Wallis (Annie)
Best Actor – Musical or Comedy
Ralph Fiennes (The Grand Budapest Hotel)
Michael Keaton (Birdman)
Bill Murray (St. Vincent)
Joaquin Phoenix (Inherent Vice)
Christoph Waltz (Big Eyes)
Best Supporting Actor
Robert Duvall (The Judge)
Ethan Hawke (Boyhood)
Edward Norton (Birdman)
Mark Ruffalo (Foxcatcher)
J.K. Simmons (Whiplash)
Best Supporting Actress
Patricia Arquette (Boyhood)
Jessica Chastain (A Most Violent Year)
Keira Knightley (The Imitation Game)
Emma Stone (Birdman)
Meryl Streep (Into The Woods)
