Golden Globes: Eddie Redmayne and Keira Knightley among British stars nominated for awards
Eddie Redmayne and Kiera Knightley are among a host of British stars nominated for next year’s Golden Globe Awards.
Redmayne starred in Sky Atlantic’s thriller Day Of The Jackal and Knightley is the lead in Netflix’s spy series Black Doves.
Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande in Wicked. Pic: Universal Pictures
Selena Gomez as Jessi in Emilia Pérez. Pic: Shanna Besson/Page 114/Why Not Productions/Pathe Films/ France 2 Cinema
Genre-blurring Musical Emilia Perez – which is about a Mexican drug lord who undergoes gender-affirming surgery to become a woman – led the field with ten nominations.
All three of its lead stars – Zoe Saldana, Selena Gomez and Spanish actor Karla Sofía Gascón – are up for acting awards.
It was followed by the historical epic The Brutalist, starring Adrian Brody as a Hungarian immigrant fleeing the horrors of World War Two, which got seven nods.
Meanwhile, The Wizard Of Oz prequel Wicked – which has taken so far taken hundreds of millions at the box office – saw its lead stars, singer Ariana Grande and British actress Cynthia Erivo, both score major nods for their leading roles.
With four nods to its name, Wicked also got a mention in the cinematic and box office achievement category, while both musicals are shortlisted in the best picture musical or comedy category.
Cardinal drama Conclave starring Ralph Fiennes, Anora – about a New York stripper who falls for the son of a wealthy Russian oligarch, and The Substance – a body-horror starring Demi Moore also received recognition, with five nods apiece.
Other British stars to make it into contention included Kate Winslet (who was nominated in both the TV and film categories for The Regime and Lee), Gary Oldman for hit Apple TV+ series Slow Horses, Hugh Grant for horror movie Heretic and Daniel Craig for his film Queer, based on the 1985 novella by William S Burroughs.
Irish star Colin Firth got a nod for his performance in Sky Atlantic’s The Penguin, which offers a deep dive into the life of one of Gotham’s most notorious gangsters.
Meanwhile, there was a surprise nomination for Robbie Williams for his offbeat biopic, Better Man, which is his life story told through the medium of a computer-generated monkey.
Among a starry field of nominees, Zendaya, Timothée Chalamet, Angelina Jolie, Denzel Washington, Ariana Grande, Glen Powell and Selena Gomez all scored nominations.
Adrian Brody is the star of The Brutalist. Pic: AP
Mikey Madison in Anora. Pic: Neon/Augusta Quirk
Like Winslet, Gomez received nods in both the film and TV categories, for her work on Emilia Perez and Only Murders In The Building.
Former Baywatch star Pamela Anderson got a nod as best actress in the drama film category, for her lead role in The Last Showgirl, Gia Coppola’s movie about a fading showgirl forging a new future.
While President-Elect Donald Trump wasn’t a fan of The Apprentice – a movie based on his early life – the movie received nominations for its two central performances from Sebastian Stan (who plays a young Trump) and Jeremy Strong as his lawyer Roy Cohn.
In the TV field, chef drama The Bear got five nods, with Shogun and Only Murders In The Building receiving four.
Announced by actors Mindy Kaling and Morris Chestnut live from LA, it’s the first big milestone of awards season, and the first signpost to which films we’ll be hearing lots more about ahead of next year’s Oscars.
Ralph Fiennes stars as Cardinal Lawrence in director Edward Berger’s Conclave. Pic: Philippe Antonello/Focus Features 2024
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.
Last year’s nominations were led by Greta Gerwig’s Barbie and Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer, the latter of which went on to win best picture at the Oscars.
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.
Golden Globes winners will be announced on Sunday 5 January, with the ceremony hosted by comedian Nikki Glaser.
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Snoop Dogg becomes co-owner and investor of Swansea football club saying it’s ‘an underdog just like me’
Police are taking no further action over Kneecap’s performance at Glastonbury.
Officers said they had investigated “comments about a forthcoming court case made during Kneecap’s performance” at the festival on 28 June.
However, after Crown Prosecution Service advice, they decided there is not enough evidence “to provide a realistic prospect of conviction for any offence”.
The Avon & Somerset force started investigating the Irish group’s show last month, as well as comments by punk-rap duo Bob Vylan.
It said they were looking at a possible public order incident.
Police said on Friday that the investigation into Bob Vylan’s performance was ongoing.
The London duo were widely criticised – and caused a BBC crisis – after leading on-stage chants of “death to the IDF” (Israel Defence Forces).
Kneecap’s Liam Og O Hannaidh appeared at Westminster Magistrates’ Court in June. Pic: PA
Kneecap posted a photograph on Instagram, which the group said was an email from police announcing the case was being dropped.
They said their packed Glastonbury gig was a “celebration of love and solidarity” and reporting used “wildly misleading headlines”.
Fears over what Kneecap might do or say during the performance had prompted the BBC not to show it live.
The group said: “Every single person who saw our set knew no law was broken, not even close… yet the police saw fit to publicly announce they were opening an investigation.”
“There is no public apology, they don’t send this to media or post it on police accounts,” they added.
The police statement on Friday said they had informed Kneecap of their decision to drop the case.
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One of the group’s members appeared in court in June charged with a terror offence.
Liam Og O hAnnaidh is accused of displaying a flag in support of Hezbollah, a proscribed organisation in the UK, at a gig last year.
He was released on unconditional bail ahead of a second court appearance in August.
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Tomorrowland: ‘Devastating’ blaze destroys main stage at major festival – two days before it was due to begin
A huge fire has destroyed the main stage of a major festival in Belgium – two days before it was due to begin.
Tomorrowland is a dance music event as big as Glastonbury – and David Guetta was due to perform.
Footage showed flames and thick plumes of black smoke engulfing the stage and spreading to nearby woodland on Wednesday.
The fire gutted the main stage
Fire crews attempt to bring the blaze under control
The annual festival in the town of Boom, north of Brussels, is one of the biggest in Europe and attracts about 400,000 people over two consecutive weekends.
It is famous for its immersive and elaborate designs and attracts big names within dance music – including Guetta, best known for tracks When Love Takes Over and Titanium.
Dutch DJs Martin Garrix and Charlotte de Witte were also due to perform, along with the likes of Swedish House Mafia, Eric Prydz and Alok.
Black smoke could be seen rising into the sky
The festival’s website described the creative elements which went into the elaborate main stage.
The theme, described as Orbyz, was “set in a magical universe made entirely out of ice” and “full of mythical creatures”.
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Organisers said no one was injured in the blaze but confirmed “our beloved main stage has been severely damaged”, adding they were “devastated”.
Spokesperson Debby Wilmsen added: “We received some truly terrible news today. A fire broke out on the Tomorrowland site … and our main stage was essentially destroyed there, which is truly awful.
“That’s a stage that took years to build, with so much love and passion. So I think a lot of people are devastated.”
Spokesperson Debby Wilmsen told reporters ‘a lot of people are devastated’
Despite the fire, Tomorrowland organisers said they were still expecting 38,000 festivalgoers at DreamVille, the event’s campsite.
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