Spanish actress Karla Sofía Gascón has received her first Golden Globe nomination for best actress for her performance in the musical Emilia Perezwhich just hit theaters. Javier Bardem, for his part, has achieved his sixth nomination, this time as best supporting actor for his role as José Menéndez in Monsters: The Story of Lyle and Erik Menéndezthe Netflix.
Emilia Pérez, Jacques Audiard’s acclaimed musical that blends genres with a bold approach, has also received nominations in the categories of best musical film, best direction, best screenplay and for two of its supporting actresses, Zoe Saldaña and Selena Gómez.
The announcement of the nominations consolidates the success of Emilia Perezwhich had already generated expectations after passing through Cannes and other prestigious festivals. Gascón, who recently won the best actress award at the European Academy and an award at Cannes, will compete in her category with Amy Adams, Cynthia Erivo and Mikey Madison, considered the favorite for her role in Anora, winner of the Palme d’Or.
In addition to the recognition of Gascón, Tilda Swinton has been nominated for best leading actress in a drama for her role in The next roomdirected by Pedro Almodóvar, although the film was left out of the directing and screenplay categories.
Competition and favorites
In drama, favorites include The Brutalistby Brady Corbet, a portrait of the American dream, along with more commercial productions such as Conclavea thriller set in the Vatican, and Dune: Part Twoby Denis Villeneuve.
In the musical section, Wickedthe film adaptation of the successful Broadway musical, promises to be one of the biggest names of the season. For its part, international cinema for Hollywood stands out with titles such as the French Emilia Perez y The substanceas well as India The light we imagine.
‘The Bear’, the series with the most nominations
As for television, The most nominated series, with five nominations, is The Bear. It will compete, in the comedy category, with Hacks, The Gentlemen, Only murders in the building, Colegio Abbott y Nobody wants this. For its part, Shogun is the favorite as a drama, but will have rivals The squid game, Jackal, The diplomat, Mr. & Mrs. Smith y Slow Horses.
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