The Hollywood Foreign Press Association announced the nominees for the 74th AnnualGolden Globe Awards, which will take place Sunday, January 8 at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Los Angeles, withJimmy Fallonhosting this year’s awards ceremony. The critically-acclaimed musical hitLa La Landlead all nominees, picking up seven nods, followed by the hit dramaMoonlightwith six nominations andManchester-by-the-Seawith five nominations. On the TV side, FX’sThe People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Storylead the way with five nominations, followed by AMC’sThe Night Managerwith four nominations and several shows earning three nominations, including HBO’sWestworld, ABC’sBlack-ish, HBO’sThe Night Of, NBC’sThis Is Usand Netflix’sThe Crown.
The nominations were announced this morning at the Beverly Hilton Hotel byDon Cheadle,Laura DernandAnna Kendrick, who were joined by the previously-announced Miss Golden Globe trio,Sophia,SistineandScarlet Stallone, Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA) PresidentLorenzo Soriaand Executive VP of Television at dick clark productions,Barry Adelman. Vying for Best Picture - Drama is A24’sMoonlight, CBS Films’Hell or High Water, The Weinstein Company’sLion, Summit Entertainment’sHacksaw Ridgeand Amazon Studios’Manchester-By-The-Sea. Nominees for Best Picture - Musical or Comedy are Lionsgate’sLa La Land, A24’s20th Century Women, 20th Century Fox’sDeadpool, Paramount Pictures’Florence Foster Jenkinsand The Weinstein Company’sSing Street. We also have a few reactions to the nominations, with Focus Features providing us with a few statements from the nominees. Here’s whatRuth Negga, who was nominated for Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture, Drama for her role as Mildred Loving inLoving, had to say in her statement.
Her co-starJoel Edgertonwas also nominated for Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture, Drama, alongsideCasey AffleckforManchester-by-the-Sea,Andrew GarfieldforHacksaw Ridge,Viggo MortensenforCaptain FanasticandDenzel WashingtonforFences.Ruth Neggawil be going up againstAmy AdamsforArrival,Jessica ChastainforMiss Sloane,Isabelle HuppertforElleandNatalie PortmanforJackiein the Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture, Drama category. Focus Features also provided us with another statement fromTravis Knight, who directed the Best Animated Feature Film nomineeKubo and the Two Strings. Here’s what he had to say below.
“My heartfelt thanks to the Hollywood Foreign Press for honoringKubo and the Two Stringswith this wonderful distinction. Working with the team of wizards and geniuses at LAIKA to bringKuboto the world has been the most rewarding, most moving experience of my professional life. I’m grateful for it. And I’m grateful that the lovingly handcrafted efforts and brilliance of our extraordinary cast and crew have been so meaningfully recognized with this nomination. At LAIKA, our great hope is that our stories reach, resonate with, and enrich the lives of people around the world, and so it means a great deal to us that the Hollywood Foreign Press, representing so many different countries and cultures, has found our work worthy of recognition. I’m elated.”
It was previously announced that reviously announced, eight-time Golden Globe-winnerMeryl Streepwill receive the 2017 Cecil B. DeMille Award. Produced by dick clark productions in association with the HFPA, the Golden Globe Awards are viewed in more than 236 countries worldwide and are one of the few awards ceremonies to include both motion picture and television achievements.Lorenzo Soriais President of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association.Allen Shapiro, CEO of dick clark productions;Mike Mahan, President of dick clark productions; andBarry Adelman, Executive VP of Television at dick clark productions, will serve as executive producers. Take a look at the full list ofGolden Globesnominations below.
