The rewards season is on.
The film "Mank" arrived at the top of the Golden Globe nominations on Wednesday February 3.
The feature film was thus nominated in six categories in total, including that of best dramatic film.
Netflix production directed in black and white by David Fincher, "Mank" explores the golden age of Hollywood by following screenwriter Herman J. Mankiewicz, played by Gary Oldman, and the creation of the famous film "Citizen Kane" by Orson Welles.
Another Netflix feature film, “The Chicago Seven” by Aaron Sorkin, comes in second with five nominations.
The video-on-demand platform, which has likely benefited from the containment linked to the pandemic and the postponement of large productions from traditional studios, garners 22 selections this year, against 17 last year.
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The nominations podium is rounded off by "The Father", an adaptation of the play by Frenchman Florian Zeller with Anthony Hopkins, "Nomadland" by Chloé Zhao and "Promising Young Woman", by Emerald Fennel, with three nominations each.
Last year, the Globes, awarded by some 90 members of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, came under heavy criticism for totally snubbing women in the "best director" category for a motion picture.
Chloé Zhao, Emerald Fennel and Regina King ("One Night in Miami") have this year washed away the affront by carving out a place in this category where they are therefore in the majority, alongside David Fincher and Aaron Sorkin.
The Golden Globes are among the most coveted awards in American cinema: they are a major indicator of films and actors having a good chance of obtaining the famous golden statuette of the Oscars.
With AFP
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