British actors Ralph Fiennes and Daniel Craig will go head-to-head for a gong at the Golden Globes on Sunday, with operatic musical Emilia Perez heading into the ceremony having dominated nominations.
Fiennes led the pack for best male actor in a motion picture drama for his portrayal of a conflicted priest overseeing a papal election in Conclave, contending with Craig in Luca Guadagnino’s romance Queer – where he plays an American living in 1950s Mexico who falls in love with a young student.
The pair feature in the category alongside Timothee Chalamet with his imitation of folk singer Bob Dylan in A Complete Unknown; Sebastian Stan for his role as Donald Trump in The Apprentice; Adrien Brody as a Hungarian architect attempting to build a life in the US after the Second World War in The Brutalist, and Colman Domingo for Sing Sing – about a man imprisoned for a crime he did not commit who finds purpose by acting in a theatre group.
Meanwhile British star Kate Winslet will compete with other Hollywood actresses in the lead actress motion picture drama category for her turn as model turned war correspondent Elizabeth Miller in Lee, alongside Angelina Jolie as late opera star Maria Callas in the self-titled biopic and Nicole Kidman in erotic thriller Babygirl.
Winslet was also nominated for best female actor in a limited series, anthology series or a motion picture made for television for The Regime, where she plays a dictator ruling over a fictional Central European country.
Leading nominations ahead of the 82nd Golden Globes at the Beverly Hilton in Los Angeles was Emilia Perez – a film about a Mexican drug lord who changes gender.
Selena Gomez and her co-star Zoe Saldana will compete for best supporting actress in a motion picture, against British star Felicity Jones for her role in The Brutalist, Isabella Rossellini for Conclave, Margaret Qualley for The Substance and pop heavyweight Ariana Grande – whose nomination for Wicked marked her first.
The film adaptation of the hit Broadway and West End musical also scored a nod for British actress and singer, Cynthia Erivo, in a motion picture musical or comedy.
She features on the list alongside Zendaya for romantic sports film Challengers, Karla Sofia Gascon for Emilia Perez, Demi Moore for The Substance, Amy Adams in horror Nightbitch and a breakout performance from Mikey Madison for Anora – a film about a young sex worker who marries the son of a Russian oligarch.
Wicked, which explores the friendship between Glinda and Elphaba before they become estranged in the classic stories by L Frank Baum, was shortlisted for best picture musical or comedy alongside Emilia Perez, Challengers, Anora, The Substance and comedy drama A Real Pain.
The musical also received a nod in the cinematic and box office achievement category with hit films including Gladiator II, Deadpool & Wolverine, Twisters, Inside Out 2 and Beetlejuice Beetlejuice.
Brady Corbet’s The Brutalist was among the contenders for best motion picture drama, alongside James Mangold’s A Complete Unknown; Conclave from Edward Berger; RaMell Ross’s Nickel Boys; September 5 from Tim Fehlbaum and Denis Villeneuve’s Dune: Part 2 – starring Chalamet and Zendaya.
On the TV side of the nominations, The Bear, about the stressful life of a chef running a restaurant in Chicago, picked up five nominations for its stars Jeremy Allen White, Ayo Edebiri, Ebon Moss-Bachrach and Liza Colon-Zayas, as well as best TV series musical or comedy.
The category also featured Only Murders In The Building, alongside nods for Gomez, Martin Short and Steve Martin, and Netflix rom-com Nobody Wants This, with further nods for stars Kristen Bell and Adam Brody.
Meanwhile Richard Gadd’s dark Netflix show Baby Reindeer is up for best TV limited series, anthology series or motion picture made for television, alongside Monsters: The Lyle And Erik Menendez Story about the 1989 murder case which has since returned to court.
A remake of Ripley on Netflix will also see Irish actor Andrew Scott, Dakota Fanning and the series compete as the limited series categories of best actor, supporting actress, and TV series.
Last year, the Golden Globes proved a successful night for Oppenheimer, which scored five major awards during the ceremony.
British film-maker Sir Christopher Nolan was named best director for the first time after six nominations, while Irish actor Cillian Murphy took home best actor in a drama for his work as the father of the atomic bomb.
The Golden Globes – considered a bellwether for the awards season – will be hosted by Nikki Glaser at the Beverly Hilton on January 5.
