Millions of viewers will follow Sunday's Golden Globes, one of Hollywood's most lavish awards ceremonies, helping some of the films and actors make their way to the Oscars. Here are the main points to watch.
Consecration for Lady Gaga?
Sunday night could seal the fate of the film "A Star Is Born", the umpteenth remake of a popular 1937 hit, which is competing in five Golden Globe categories, including Best Drama and Best actress for Lady Gaga. The singer even has a chance to leave with two awards. She is also selected for the best song with "Shallow": the tube she performs with her partner Bradley Cooper, also director of the film.
In case of Golden Globe winners, "A Star Is Born" would put the pop star into orbit to make an entry into the Oscar galaxy, whose nominations will be announced on January 22nd.
"Vice" and his mixed reviews
"Vice", the vitriolic portrait of US Vice President Dick Cheney by director Adam McKay, topped the list with six selections. But since its release in cinemas, December 25, the critics are more than mitigated. Will they hurt him for the Golden Globes, which are awarded not by film professionals but by the hundred or so members of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA)?
The film, which deals with heavy and sometimes tragic topics in a burlesque tone, is present in the category of "comedies" where he faces heavyweights such as "La Favorite" and his trio of actresses in sight, the committed comedy " Green Book "served by Viggo Mortensen and Mahershala Ali, and the highly anticipated" Return of Mary Poppins ". And most experts or prediction sites give "Vice" loser ...
"Roma", warm up before the Oscars?
"Roma," Alfonso Cuaron's film depicting his childhood in a Mexico City neighborhood was shot in Spanish and can not compete in the category of "best drama". Many believe he will win the Golden Globe for "best foreign film" and that the Mexican filmmaker, Oscar winner for "Gravity" in 2014, must also win the award for "best director".
In such a case, "Roma" has put all the chances on his side to get an Oscar on February 24.
The Ancients and the Moderns
The Golden Globes celebrate also reward the small screen, with a strange mix of novelties and déjà vu. A little joker, offering a catch-up session for the series broadcast too late to compete in the Emmy Awards. A bit of a plus as they allow others, already award-winning, to capitalize on their success.
To complicate matters further, the Golden Globes jury often surprised by choosing to reward outsiders. And so will face Sunday "The Fabulous Mrs. Maisel", who triumphed at the Emmys and which Amazon has already put online the second season, and the freshest "Homecoming", with Julia Roberts, and "The Kominsky Method ", the Netflix series with Michael Douglas.
Challenge of the audience
Will gala evening presenters Sandra Oh ("Gray's Anatomy", "Killing Eve") and Andy Samberg, perform the show and save a declining television format?
In the era of social networks, endless ceremonies (three hours, interspersed with tedious advertisements) are becoming less popular. Many fans are content to consult charts and selected pieces on the internet. The 2018 edition of the Golden Globes was attended by only 19 million viewers in the United States. And in September, the Emmy Awards party flopped, attracting only 10.2 million people, the smallest audience in its history.
A duo with proven comic qualities, Sandra Oh and Andy Samberg promised a richer party in gags than in militant speeches, like those that had enamored the previous edition, in full turmoil of the Weinstein affair.