Hamnet, Sinners, Marty Supreme and Wicked: For Good are a few of the films expected too be up for Golden Globe awards when the nominations are announced later.
We’ll start with the blockbusters. Wicked: For good,which concludes the origin story of the Wicked Witch of the West,is highly likely to show up in several categories. The first Wicked film won the box office achievement prize at last year’s Globes.
Avatar: Fire and Ash, which sees the Na’vi encounter an aggressive new tribe, is also likely to be nominated ahead of its expected domination of the box office this christmas.
Other possible nominees include One Battle After Another, about the kidnap of a former revolutionary’s daughter; Sinners, a 1930s-set vampire drama; and Hamnet, the adaptation of Maggie O’Farrell’s novel about the death of William Shakespeare’s son.
Which actors could be nominated?
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Dwayne Johnson could be recognised for MMA drama The smashing Machine, marking the blockbuster star’s first significant awards play, while George Clooney and Adam Sandler are in the running for Jay Kelly, about an ageing Hollywood actor grappling with his life choices.
Irish actress Jessie Buckley is a best actress frontrunner for her role in Hamnet, a film Paul Mescal could also be recognised for, while Emma Stone and Jesse Plemons could return to the awards race for bugonia.
other stars in contention include Julia Roberts (After The Hunt), Ethan hawke (Blue Moon), Michael B Jordan (Sinners), renate Reinsve (Sentimental Value) and Jeremy Allen White (Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere).
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This year, all eyes will be on the limited series category to see whether British drama Adolescence will dominate likewise it did at September’s Emmy Awards.
Stephan Graham and Owen Cooper starred in Jack Thorne’s drama about a teenage boy who is accused of stabbing a female classmate, which was one of the most talked-about shows of the year.
Elsewhere, The Pitt, Severance, Slow Horses and The White Lotus could compete in the drama categories, while The Studio, Hacks, Nobody Wants This and Abbott Elementary are some of the comedy frontrunners.
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