Emma Thompson’s advice to One Day star Ambika Mod
As Valentine’s Day rolls around, Netflix has released its limited series One Day about a decade-long relationship that is revisited on the same day each year.
Ambika Mod stars alongside The White Lotus’s Leo Woodhall in the show, based on the David Nicholls novel of the same name.
Mod, who starred in the BBC series This Is Going To Hurt, says it allowed her to have some “amazing meetings” with people in the industry.
“I spent an afternoon with Emma Thompson who is one of my icons,” she told Sky News.
“She was so generous and attentive, and I remember her saying there’s no such thing as a career, there’s only what you do next.”
The 29-year-old explains that there’s a pressure to establish yourself as a certain type of actor and that it can be “too much”.
She adds: “Her saying that, it really clicked because it’s so true. We’re just out here trying to do our best and find things that make us excited.”
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Emma Thompson’s advice to Ambika Mod
The British actress stars in One Day as Emma Morley – a young woman who we meet on 15 July 1988 as she graduates from university.
“I’ve loved the book since I was 13,” Mod says.
It was one of the reasons, in fact, that she initially decided to turn down auditioning for the role.
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“I just needed to get over myself a bit and realise that I could do it and I might be right for it.”
She explained that even after being cast in the role, it still took a lot to convince herself she was the right person for it.
“Thank God I changed my mind at the 11th hour, which is something that happens quite a lot to me in my life.”
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One Day also stars Leo Woodhall as Dexter Mayhew – the popular, wealthy, and handsome student who attends the same university as Emma.
The 27-year-old shot into mainstream media attention for his portrayal of Jack in season two of The White Lotus.
“It was unbelievable,” he said. “I felt very lucky to be part of that. It did feel like a kind of cultural moment because everyone saw it, from all ages and demographics.”
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This isn’t the first re-imagining of the 2009 novel. In 2011, Anne Hathaway played Emma alongside Jim Sturgess as Dex.
“I watched the movie as preparation for the first audition because I hadn’t read the book,” Woodhall admits.
Mod says the series is both “tonally” and “structurally” different to the film which allowed her and her co-star to not have the pressure of being compared with Hathaway and Sturgess.
One Day, the limited series, is available to stream on Netflix now.
British drama Adolescence has seen its lead stars all nominated for Golden Globe awards.
The drama, starring Stephen Graham, depicts the aftermath of the stabbing of a teenage girl, as a 13-year-old boy from her school is arrested for her murder. It was one of the most talked-about shows of the year.
Young Owen Cooper is up for best supporting actor. Pic:Netflix
Graham, along with Owen Cooper, Ashley Walters and Erin Doherty are all up for gongs. It follows a host of wins at the Emmys in September.
Receiving five nominations in total, the Netflix limited series was only beaten by HBO’s White Lotus, which got six nods, coming top in the TV category.
Cynthia Erivo was nominated for her role in the Wicked sequel, Wicked For Good, while British stars Gary Oldman, Helen Mirren and Aimee Lou Wood also got recognition for their roles in Slow Horses, Mobland and The White Lotus, respectively.
Mirren will also be awarded one of the Globe’s two lifetime achievement awards, the Cecil B DeMille Award, announced a few days before the ceremony in the New Year.
Emily Blunt picked up a surprise nomination for her role in The Smashing Machine, opposite Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson – who also got a nod for the sports biopic.
Tessa Thompson was recognised for her role in Hedda, a modern re-telling of Henrik Ibsen’s classic play.
Irish stars Paul Mescal and Jessie Buckley were both nominated for Hamnet, the adaptation of Maggie O’Farrell’s book about William Shakespeare and his wife Agnes. The movie isn’t out in the UK until January.
Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo at the London premiere for Wicked: For Good
Ryan Coogler (L) and Michael B Jordan at the Sinners premiere. Pic: AP
Films, TV – and podcasts
Unlike other awards, the Globes cover both TV and film and are split by genre, falling into either the drama or comedy and musical category – meaning a wealth of nominees are in the running.
This year, there are 28 categories.
In the film category, One Battle After Another, starring Leonardo DiCaprio, led the nominations with nine, followed by Norwegian comedy-drama Sentimental Value with eight, and vampire horror Sinners with seven.
Leonardo DiCaprio in a scene from One Battle After Another.
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KPop Demon Hunters continued its world domination with three nominations – best animated film, cinematic and box office achievement and original song – making an Oscar nod further down the line look more and more likely.
New to this year’s nominations is a category for podcasts. Selected from a long list of the 25 most-listened to shows, Good Hang With Amy Poehler, Armchair Expert With Dax Shepard and Call Her Daddy were among the casts that made the cut.
Sarah Jessica Parker will be honoured with the Carol Burnett Award.
Now in comeback mode, the Globes had previously faced criticism over a lack of diversity in the organisation, which led to the event being held behind closed doors in 2022.
The 83rd Golden Globes ceremony will take place in LA on 11 January, and will be hosted by US comedian Nikki Glaser for the second year running.
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