The 83rd Golden Globes Awards are under way in Beverly Hills, California. Often billed as one of Hollywood’s booziest bashes, this year’s ceremony unfolds against a backdrop of political tension in the US, following the country’s recent involvement in Venezuela and the fatal shooting of Renee Good in Minneapolis by Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
One of the leading contenders this year is Paul Thomas Anderson’s action thriller One Battle After Another, which topped the field with nine nominations. It faces stiff competition from Ryan Coogler’s blockbuster Sinners, Chloe Zhao’s Shakespearean drama Hamnet and Joachim Trier’s family drama Sentimental Value.
From the region, films to watch include Palestinian director Kaouther Ben Hania’s The Voice of Hind Rajab and Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi’s It Was Just an Accident, both nominated in the Best Motion Picture – Non-English Language category. Panahi is also nominated for Best Director, Best Screenplay and Best Drama. Spain’s Sirat, directed by Oliver Laxe and shot entirely in Morocco, is also nominated in Non-English film as well as Best Score.
On the television side, HBO’s The White Lotus leads with six nominations, followed by Netflix’s Adolescence with five.
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