Corona gives preference to productions of video platforms
"Golden Globe" launches the late season of Hollywood Awards
Viola Davis is nominated for Best Actress for her role in "What Renees Black Batum".
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Traditional studios rely on "Nomadland", who won awards for "Venice" and "Toronto".
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The announcement of the nominations for the "Golden Globe" awards signal the start of the awards season in Hollywood, which was confused this year by the "Covid-19" pandemic, and the postponement of a number of large productions that it led to.
The absence of these productions from this very special session may make it more likely that prizes are awarded to feature films produced by on-demand video platforms, such as: "Netflix", "Amazon Prime", and "Apple".
The Golden Globe Awards are gaining great attention in American cinema circles, as they constitute a major indicator of films that have chances to win Oscars, and the identity of actors who are expected to receive them.
But the pandemic has made expectations shrouded in mystery this time, as it has postponed a number of benefits, including the Oscars ceremony, which will be held this year at the end of next April.
Among the productions of video-on-demand platforms that compete in the "Golden Globe" awards this year is the movie "The Chicago Seven" from "Netflix", in which director Aaron Sorkin approaches a strongly proposed topic, at the moment, by dealing with police violence and the trial that followed protests against The Vietnam War, in the American city of Chicago, in 1968.
Netflix also has another movie in the race for awards, "Mank" by David Fincher, who explores the golden age of Hollywood and the birth of Orson Welles's "Citizen Kane".
As for "Amazon Prime", it bets on "One Night in Miami", which is based on a play about an imagined meeting between Muhammad Ali and Malcolm X, and other characters fighting for the rights of blacks in the United States, in addition to "Sound of Metal", which centers on the story A drummer gets deaf.
In the face of platform productions, traditional studios rely on "Nomadland", which won awards at the "Venice" and "Toronto" festivals, and some experts expect that it will receive the "Golden Globe" award for best film.
"Nomadland" dives into the world of American "trailer residents", who roam the United States in their old vehicles. It was produced by "Searchlight" of "Disney" and directed by the American of Chinese origin Chloe Gao, and the starring actress Frances McDormand plays it.
"Most of the nominated works are of a family nature to some extent, or at least suitable for viewing at home," said Chris Bechum, a film awards expert at the "Gold Derby" site.
He recalled that "many films of the kind that are suitable for cinemas have been postponed, and are not even in the race to awards, such as the James Bond movie or the Marvel superhero movie."
The Golden Globe Awards, which are selected by 90 members of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, distinguish between "dramatic films" and "comedies", unlike other awards such as the Oscar.
In the comedy films category, it is expected that the list of candidates for Wednesday will include "Porat 2", in addition to the two musical comedies "The Prom" (from "Netflix") and "Hamilton" (from "Disney Plus").
As for the Actors Awards, it is not unlikely that the nominations will include "Black Panther" star Chadwick Boseman, who passed away last August, for his role in two Netflix films, one of which is "What Renees Black Batum", whose events are in the world of music. In Chicago in the 1920s.
The second is "Da 5 Blades" directed by Spike Lee.
Among the senior actors who are likely to include the list of nominees for the seventy-eighth session of the "Golden Globe" awards, each of: Gary Oldman for "Mank", and Anthony Hopkins (83 years) for his role in "The Father."
Chris Bechum indicated that Tom Hanks may also be among the competitors in the "Golden Globe" for his role in "News of the World," considering that the awards for the best actor category "attract a lot of attention" this year.
As for the Best Actress in a Dramatic Film category, the nominations are expected to include Viola Davis, for her role alongside Chadwick Boseman in "What Renees Black Batum".
The Golden Globes are catching the attention of the American film community.
"Netflix", "Amazon Prime" and "Apple" films are the strongest candidates.
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