The adaptation of the musical “Wicked” and the Jacques Audiard film “Emilia Perez” are expected to garner numerous nominations for the 82nd Golden Globes on Monday, alongside the thriller “Conclave.”
For Clayton Davis, film awards specialist for the reference magazine Variety, musicals should “take the lead” in the race for nominations at the Golden Globes, considered a springboard to the Oscars.
Like “Wicked”, adapted from the Broadway musical of the same name, which takes spectators back into the world of the “Wizard of Oz”, a 1939 musical film. This time during the youth of the “wicked “witch of the West, Elphaba (Cynthia Erivo), and her greatest enemy, Glinda (pop star Ariana Grande).
“Emilia Perez”, Jury Prize winner at the last Cannes Film Festival, tells the story of a Mexican drug lord (played by transgender actress Karla Sofia Gascon) who changes his life and becomes a woman.
This film by Jacques Audiard, shot almost entirely in Spanish, features two big stars -Selena Gomez and Zoe Saldana- and transcends cinema genres, notably between the thriller and the telenovela.
“If the Globes are smart, they reserve the last three categories for comedies or musicals, especially best actress, which is going to be at loggerheads,” explains Mr. Davis.
Cynthia Erivo, Karla Sofia Gascon and Mikey Madison (“Anora”) are expected to win this award during the ceremony on January 5 in Beverly Hills (California), along with Amy Adams (“Nightbitch”) and Demi Moore for the horror film “The Substance”.
“Anora,” an explosive New York thriller crowned with a Palme d’Or at Cannes, is another feature film that could stand out Monday during the nominations.
Clayton Davis also envisages the significant presence of pop divas in the different categories: in addition to Ariana Grande and Selena Gomez, Jennifer Lopez could be nominated for her role in “Unstoppable” and the singer Lady Gaga could find herself in the running for the category of best song in “Joker: Folie à Deux”.
– “Excellent barometer” –
Unlike other awards like the Oscars, the Golden Globes distinguish between comedies and dramas, broadening the field of stars likely to walk the red carpet.
In the dramatic film category, “Conclave” could find a place in the list of nominees. Adapted from a novel by the British Robert Harris, the film offers a dive into a game of betrayals and lies surrounding the election of a pope at the Vatican, with an impeccable cast led by Ralph Fiennes, Stanley Tucci and John Lithgow.
“Gladiator II”, Ridley Scott’s blockbuster, or “Dune: Part II”, with Timothée Chalamet in the lead, could also be nominated.
In this category, “this has become the year of sequels in many ways,” concludes Mr. Davis.
The Golden Globes were reformed after being at the center of a scandal in 2021 when the Los Angeles Times revealed that the organization managing, awarding and awarding the ceremony, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA), did not have any black people in its midst.
They were subsequently bought out by a group of private investors and the HFPA dissolved. Organizers hope to capitalize on the audience rebound during the last ceremony and even strengthen its status as an essential springboard for the Oscars.
According to Variety’s Clayton Davis, the Golden Globes “are an excellent barometer for gauging what foreign voters like,” ahead of the Oscar nominations.
The Globes also honor the best of television, with the series “Shogun”, which triumphed at the last Emmy Awards and should be among the main competitors alongside comedies like “The Bear” or “Only Murders in the Building”.
