Babel, a film that tells the story of
international families linked by a tragic shooting, has received seven
nominations for Hollywood's Golden Globe awards. VOA's Mike O'Sullivan has
details from Los Angeles.
Babel starring Brad Pitt and Cate Blanchett, examines a chain of events
that starts with a tragic shooting in the Moroccan desert.
The film has an international cast and explores cultural gaps between
people. Pitt earned an acting nomination, and Babel 'is up for the Golden
Globe for best film drama.
The crime thriller The Departed earned six nominations, including one
for best drama and another for director Martin Scorsese.
Other competitors in the best drama category include Bobby, which looks
at events surrounding the assassination of Senator Robert Kennedy, the
suburban tale Little Children, and a story about the British royal family,
The Queen.
Helen Mirren was nominated for best dramatic actress for her starring
role as Queen Elizabeth II. The film explores family tensions surrounding
the death of Princess Diana.
Mirren also received two nominations for her television work, including
one for her starring role in the historical miniseries Elizabeth I.
Other multiple nominees include Leonardo DiCaprio, who earned
acting nods for his roles in The Departed and Blood Diamond. That film
concerns the diamond trade in Sierra Leone during the civil war of the
1990s. DiCaprio plays a South African mercenary opposite Jennifer
Connelly.
Director Clint Eastwood was also nominated twice, for his companion
World War Two films: Flags of Our Fathers, and Letters from Iwo Jima.
Nominees for best film comedy include the fashion industry satire The
Devil Wears Prada and the faux documentary Borat, which shows British
comic Sacha Baron Cohen traveling the United States pretending to be a
journalist from Kazakhstan.
The Golden Globes are awarded by the
Hollywood Foreign Press Association, a group of about 90 entertainment
journalists. Winners will be announced January 15.
The Golden Globes are considered a prelude to the more prestigious
Oscars, which will follow in February. |