9 Australians can now vote for the Golden Globes – but Aussiewood came up empty
Nominations galore, but no wins for Aussiewood at the 82nd Golden Globes on Sunday.
Formerly, the Golden Globes were voted on by the nonprofit Hollywood Foreign Press Association, which consisted of about 100 entertainment journalists based in California and writing for foreign publications.
In 2023, the association rebranded as the Golden Globe Foundation and opened up its voting to entertainment journalists based anywhere in the world.
This year the awards were judged by 334 journalists from 85 countries, including nine Australians.
It’s an elite club compared to the 9,000 voters for the Oscars.
The award show is known for its hilarious, brutally honest tone. This year comedian and Golden Globe nominee Nikki Glaser became the first solo woman to host the ceremony.
Five Australians were nominated for Golden Globes: three for motion pictures and two in television.
Nicole Kidman has won six times, and received her 20th nomination, this time for Best Female Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama for her role as Romy Mathis, a middle-aged CEO of a tech company seduced by a young male intern in Babygirl. The award went to Fernanda Torres in I’m Still Here.
Guy Pearce was up for his second nomination for Best Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture – Drama, as the wealthy industrialist Harrison Lee Van Buren in The Brutalist.........
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