Hollywood hits the red carpet on Sunday for the Golden Globes, Tinseltown’s biggest pre-Oscars awards show, with Steven Spielberg, Ben Affleck and Quentin Tarantino among those eyeing major prizes.
Days after topping nominations for the Academy Awards, Spielberg’s political drama “Lincoln” is the frontrunner for Globes glory, with seven nods, ahead of Affleck’s Iran drama “Argo” and Tarantino’s “Django Unchained,” both with five nominations.
US TV comedy favourites Tina Fey and Amy Poehler will co-host the Globes, after three years of edgy British comic Ricky Gervais taking barbed near-the-knuckle shots at the assembled A-listers.
“It’s our job to keep things moving and also try to get the movie stars more liquored-up so that hopefully someone’s boob will fall out of a dress,” quipped “30 Rock” star Fey, famous for impersonating former US vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin.
The awards are voted on by the less than 100-member Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA), seen as more celebrity-driven than the esteemed Academy of Motion and Picture Arts and Sciences, whose Oscars show is next month.
On Thursday, the Academy unveiled its nominations, chosen by some 6,000 industry members, shortlisting most of the same films which are up for Globes at the Beverly Hilton hotel Sunday night.