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TALKING POINT: HELENA BONHAM CARTER

Helena Bonham Carter, Golden Globe nominee as Best Supporting Actress for “The King’s Speech”, said to HFPA journalists:

“”Everyone’s got an opinion about the Queen Mother, because she’s so well known, but my job I guess was to get beneath her public front of amazing sweetness, because underneath she was a very powerful and strong woman. Royal photographer Cecil Beaton described her as a marshmallow, but made with a welding machine, and I felt like I wanted to capture that duality.

RICKY GERVAIS: I AM READY TO GO!

Ricky Gervais will use his trip to next month’s Golden Globes to fit in some movie work as well.

The British comedian, who will be hosting the awards show for the second year running, will shoot a walk-on part in Disney’s new Muppets movie the day before the show.

In a recent conference call he told interviewers he wanted to “push the boundaries a little bit more” at the ceremony.

The Office and Extras star said he wants to have “even more fun” this time around.

“I had such a great time last year but like anything you do for the first time you go, ‘Oh, let me do it again! I can do it better!’ he said when asked for his thoughts on the 2010 ceremony.

“I think I pitched it about right but I think I can go a little bit further. I think I can go out and really throw away the shackles of worry; I don’t mean I’ll go out and get drunk and have no planning or input, but I think I can certainly have more fun with it and more fun with the room.”

He admitted that he had given himself a “weird restriction” during the previous event by only writing gags about stars who were handing out trophies, but said he is planning on extending his joke targets this time.

“I’ve realised I can reference anyone in the room,” he explained. “I’m going to have even more fun with it, probably go a bit further and push the boundaries a little bit more. What’s the worst that can happen? I didn’t expect to be invited back a second time and I won’t do it a third so I have nothing to lose.”

A LITTLE CHARITY

Over forty kites and twenty plus pairs of boxing gloves will soon be on their way to Cuba thanks to the generosity of some Hollywood Foreign Press members. 

   The kites and gloves were sent to journalists as movie-related promotional items and are now being passed on to young people in Cuba, where they are in great demand but not easily available.

   One member, who for the past ten years has been taking medications, vitamins, baseballs and other hard-to-obtain items to Cuba, will be taking the kites and gloves with him on his visit next month. 

   Kite flying is a popular hobby in Cuba, and the country is noted for its boxing program and the number of Olympic medal-winning amateur boxers it has produced, although gym equipment is always in demand there.

BLAKE EDWARDS REMEMBERED

During 1979 interviews by the Hollywood Foreign Press with director Blake Edwards and his wife, actress Julie Andrews, for the movie 10 starring Dudley Moore and Bo Derek, HFPA correspondent Elisa Leonelli from Italy asked:

What are the advantages and disadvantages of working with your husband?

Julie Andrews:  It’s the best way to work, for me at least, because he’s the easiest man to work with.  Obviously I can ask him anything I want and we can talk about it after work; so the advantages are tremendous.  The only disadvantage is, if I have to do a love scene with somebody else and he says: I don’t like it, darling, please do it better.

Blake Edwards: It depends who you are doing it with… 

Photograph of Blake Edwards and Julie Andrews (c) Yoram Kahana

PIPER PERABO REACTS TO HER GOLDEN GLOBE NOMINATION

“What an incredible morning!  I’m so honored and appreciative to the Hollywood Foreign Press for recognizing my performance in Covert Affairs.  Im so thankful to Doug Liman, Matt Corman and Chris Ord for creating such a strong and incredible character. And to my family at USA Network, thank you for your outstanding support and promotion of the show. I’m so thrilled.”

Piper Perabo

WILL FERRELL & JOHN C. REILLY ARE AT IT AGAIN!

Comedians Will Ferrell and John C. Reilly have once again created a humorous sensation with their website Funny Or Die.

This time Ferrell plays David Bowie visiting Bing Crosby (John C. Reilly) during the holidays. The result? A hilarious and maybe even yet another classic version of the two Christmas classics, Piece on Earth and The Little Drummer Boy.

DOUBLE NOMINEE JOHNNY DEPP TALKS GOLDEN GLOBES

“One nomination would of course be a great honor, but two, is simply astonishing. I am floored, truly, by the HFPA’s kindness and generosity. I wish to thank them dearly, as well as all those many wonderful souls who made the films in question possible. My deepest gratitude and respect goes out to you all.”  Johnny Depp

The 68th Annual Golden Globe Awards NOMINATIONS

HOLLYWOOD FOREIGN PRESS ASSOCIATION

2011 Golden Globe Awards

For the year ended December 31, 2010
Nominations Press Release

1. BEST MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA
   1. BLACK SWAN
      Protozoa Pictures & Cross Creek Pictures & Phoenix; Fox Searchlight Pictures
   2. THE FIGHTER
      Paramount Pictures and Relativity Media; Paramount Pictures and Relativity Media
   3. INCEPTION
      Warner Bros. Pictures UK LTD.; Warner Bros. Pictures
   4. THE KING’S SPEECH
      See-Saw Films and Bedlam Productions; The Weinstein Company
   5. THE SOCIAL NETWORK
      Columbia Pictures; Sony Pictures Releasing
2. BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA

   1. Halle Berry

      FRANKIE AND ALICE

   2. Nicole Kidman

      RABBIT HOLE

   3. Jennifer Lawrence

      WINTER’S BONE

   4. Natalie Portman

      BLACK SWAN

   5. Michelle Williams

      BLUE VALENTINE

3. BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA

   1. Jesse Eisenberg

      THE SOCIAL NETWORK

   2. Colin Firth

      THE KING’S SPEECH

   3. James Franco

      127 HOURS

   4. Ryan Gosling

      BLUE VALENTINE

   5. Mark Wahlberg

      THE FIGHTER

4. BEST MOTION PICTURE – COMEDY OR MUSICAL
   1. ALICE IN WONDERLAND
      Walt Disney Pictures; Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
   2. BURLESQUE
      Screen Gems; Sony Pictures Releasing
   3. THE KIDS ARE ALL RIGHT
      Antidote Films, Mandalay Vision, Gilbert Films; Focus Features
   4. RED
      di Bonaventura Pictures; Summit Entertainment
   5. THE TOURIST
      GK Films; Sony Pictures Releasing
5. BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A MOTION PICTURE – COMEDY OR MUSICAL

   1. Annette Bening

      THE KIDS ARE ALL RIGHT

   2. Anne Hathaway

      LOVE & OTHER DRUGS

   3. Angelina Jolie

      THE TOURIST

   4. Julianne Moore

      THE KIDS ARE ALL RIGHT

   5. Emma Stone

      EASY A

6. BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE – COMEDY OR MUSICAL

   1. Johnny Depp

      ALICE IN WONDERLAND

   2. Johnny Depp

      THE TOURIST

   3. Paul Giamatti

      BARNEY’S VERSION

   4. Jake Gyllenhaal

      LOVE AND OTHER DRUGS

   5. Kevin Spacey

      CASINO JACK

7. BEST ANIMATED FEATURE FILM
   1. DESPICABLE ME
      Universal Pictures, Illumination Entertainment; Universal Pictures
   2. HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON
      DreamWorks Animation; Paramount Pictures
   3. THE ILLUSIONIST
      Django Films, Ciné B and France 3 Cinéma; Sony Pictures Classics
   4. TANGLED
      Walt Disney Animation Studios; Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
   5. TOY STORY 3
      Disney * Pixar; Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
8. BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM

   1. BIUTIFUL

      (MEXICO/SPAIN)

      Menageatroz, Focus Features International; Roadside Attractions

   2. THE CONCERT

      (FRANCE)

      An Oï Oï Oï Productions, Les Productions Du Tresor, France 3 Cinema, Europacorp, Castel Films, Panache Productions, RTBF (Belgian Television), BIM Distrubuzione Co., Canal +, Cinecinema and France 3; The Weinstein Company

   3. The Edge (Kpaй)

      (RUSSIA)

      Rock Films, Teleshow, Channel One Russia, with the support of Russian Railways (Russia)

   4. I AM LOVE (IO SONO L’AMORE)

      (ITALY)

      First Sun; Magnolia Pictures

   5. IN A BETTER WORLD (Hævnen)

      (DENMARK)

      Zentropa Entertainment; Sony Pictures Classics

9. BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A MOTION PICTURE

   1. Amy Adams

      THE FIGHTER

   2. Helena Bonham Carter

      THE KING’S SPEECH

   3. Mila Kunis

      BLACK SWAN

   4. Melissa Leo

      THE FIGHTER

   5. Jacki Weaver

      ANIMAL KINGDOM

10. BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A MOTION PICTURE

    1. Christian Bale

       THE FIGHTER

    2. Michael Douglas

       WALL STREET: MONEY NEVER SLEEPS

    3. Andrew Garfield

       THE SOCIAL NETWORK

    4. Jeremy Renner

       THE TOWN

    5. Geoffrey Rush

       THE KING’S SPEECH

11. BEST DIRECTOR – MOTION PICTURE

    1. Darren Aronofsky

       BLACK SWAN

    2. David Fincher

       THE SOCIAL NETWORK

    3. Tom Hooper

       THE KING’S SPEECH

    4. Christopher Nolan

       INCEPTION

    5. David O. Russell

       THE FIGHTER

12. BEST SCREENPLAY – MOTION PICTURE

    1. Danny Boyle, Simon Beaufoy

       127 HOURS

    2. Lisa Cholodenko, Stuart Blumberg

       THE KIDS ARE ALL RIGHT

    3. Christopher Nolan

       INCEPTION

    4. David Seidler

       THE KING’S SPEECH

    5. Aaron Sorkin

       THE SOCIAL NETWORK

13. BEST ORIGINAL SCORE – MOTION PICTURE

    1. Alexandre Desplat

       THE KING’S SPEECH

    2. Danny Elfman

       ALICE IN WONDERLAND

    3. A.R. RAHMAN

       127 HOURS

    4. Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross

       THE SOCIAL NETWORK

    5. Hans Zimmer

       INCEPTION

14. BEST ORIGINAL SONG – MOTION PICTURE
    1. “BOUND TO YOU” — BURLESQUE
       Music by: Samuel DixonLyrics by: Christina Aguilera, Sia Furler
    2. “COMING HOME” — COUNTRY STRONG
       Music & Lyrics by: Bob DiPiero, Tom Douglas, Hillary Lindsey, Troy Verges
    3. “I SEE THE LIGHT” — TANGLED
       Music by: Alan MenkenLyrics by: Glenn Slater
    4. “THERE’S A PLACE FOR US” — THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA: THE VOYAGE OF THE DAWN TREADER
       Music & Lyrics by: Carrie Underwood, David Hodges, Hillary Lindsey
    5. “YOU HAVEN’T SEEN THE LAST OF ME” — BURLESQUE
       Music & Lyrics by: Diane Warren
15. BEST TELEVISION SERIES – DRAMA
    1. BOARDWALK EMPIRE (HBO)
       Leverage, Closest to the Hole Productions, Sikelia Productions and Cold Front Productions, HBO Entertainment
    2. DEXTER (SHOWTIME)
       Showtime, John Goldwyn Productions, The Colleton Company
    3. THE GOOD WIFE (CBS)
       CBS Television Studios
    4. MAD MEN (AMC)
       Lionsgate Television
    5. THE WALKING DEAD (AMC)AMC
16. BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A TELEVISION SERIES – DRAMA

    1. Julianna Margulies

       THE GOOD WIFE

    2. Elisabeth Moss

       MAD MEN

    3. Piper Perabo

       COVERT AFFAIRS

    4. Katey Sagal

       SONS OF ANARCHY

    5. Kyra Sedgwick

       THE Closer

17. BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A TELEVISION SERIES – DRAMA

    1. Steve Buscemi

       BOARDWALK EMPIRE

    2. Bryan Cranston

       BREAKING BAD

    3. Michael C. Hall

       DEXTER

    4. Jon Hamm

       MAD MEN

    5. Hugh Laurie

       HOUSE

18. BEST TELEVISION SERIES – COMEDY OR MUSICAL
    1. 30 ROCK (NBC)
       Universal Media Studios in association with Broadway Video and Little
       Stranger Inc.
    2. THE BIG BANG THEORY (CBS)
       Warner Bros. Television
    3. THE BIG C (SHOWTIME)
       Showtime, Sony Pictures Television, Perkins Street Productions, Farm Kid, Original Film
    4. GLEE (FOX)
       Ryan Murphy Television, Twentieth Century Fox Television
    5. MODERN FAMILY (ABC)
       Twentieth Century Fox Television
    6. NURSE JACKIE (SHOWTIME)
       Showtime, Lionsgate Television, Jackson Group Entertainment, Madison Grain Elevator, Inc. & Delong Lumber, Caryn Mandabach Productions
19. BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A TELEVISION SERIES –COMEDY OR MUSICAL

    1. Toni Collette

       UNITED STATES OF TARA

    2. Edie Falco

       NURSE JACKIE

    3. Tina Fey

       30 ROCK

    4. Laura Linney

       THE BIG C

    5. Lea Michele

       GLEE

20. BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A TELEVISION SERIES – COMEDY OR MUSICAL

    1. Alec Baldwin

       30 ROCK

    2. Steve Carell

       THE OFFICE

    3. Thomas Jane

       HUNG

    4. Matthew Morrison

       GLEE

    5. Jim Parsons

       THE BIG BANG THEORY

21. BEST MINI-SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
    1. CARLOS (SUNDANCE CHANNEL)Film En Stock and Egoli Tossell Film, Sundance Channel
    2. THE PACIFIC (HBO)Playtone and DreamWorks in association with HBO Films
    3. PILLARS OF THE EARTH (STARZ)Starz, Tandem Communications, Muse Entertainment Scott Free Films
    4. TEMPLE GRANDIN (HBO)A Ruby Films, Gerson Saines Production, HBO Films
    5. YOU DON’T KNOW JACK (HBO)Bee Holder, Cine Mosaic and Levinson/Fontana Productions, HBO Films
22. BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A MINI-SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION

    1. Hayley Atwell

       PILLARS OF THE EARTH

    2. Claire Danes

       TEMPLE GRANDIN

    3. Judi Dench

       RETURN TO CRANFORD

    4. Romola Garai

       EMMA

    5. Jennifer Love Hewitt

       THE CLIENT LIST

23. BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A MINI-SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION

    1. Idris Elba

       LUTHER

    2. Ian McShane

       PILLARS OF THE EARTH

    3. Al Pacino

       YOU DON’T KNOW JACK

    4. Dennis Quaid

       THE SPECIAL RELATIONSHIP

    5. Edgar Ramirez

       CARLOS

24. BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A SERIES, MINI-SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION

    1. Hope Davis

       THE SPECIAL RELATIONSHIP

    2. Jane Lynch

       GLEE

    3. Kelly MacDonald

       BOARDWALK EMPIRE

    4. Julia Stiles

       DEXTER

    5. Sofia Vergara

       MODERN FAMILY

25. BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A SERIES, MINI-SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION

    1. Scott Caan

       HAWAII FIVE-O

    2. Chris Colfer

       GLEE

    3. Chris Noth

       THE GOOD WIFE

    4. Eric Stonestreet

       MODERN FAMILY

    5. David Strathairn

       TEMPLE GRANDIN

Josh Duhamel, Katie Holmes and Blair Underwood to announce the 68th Annual Golden Globe® Awards Nominations on Tuesday, December 14th

Josh Duhamel, Katie Holmes and Blair Underwood will join Hollywood Foreign Press Association President Philip Berk to announce the nominations for The 68th Annual Golden Globe® Awards on Tuesday morning, December 14, 2010 at approx. 5:00 a.m. at The Beverly Hilton Hotel. Nominations will be announced in 25 categories.

The 68th Annual Golden Globe® Awards will air LIVE coast-to-coast on Sunday, January 16, 2011 on NBC from 5:00-8:00 p.m. (PST) /8:00-11:00 p.m. (EST) from the Beverly Hilton Hotel with host Ricky Gervais. The 68th Annual Golden Globe® Awards will be seen in more than 160 countries and is produced by dick clark productions in association with the Hollywood Foreign Press Association.

About the Hollywood Foreign Press Association:

Founded in the 1940s during World War II, the HFPA was originally comprised of a handful of LA based overseas journalists who sought to bridge the international community with Hollywood, and to provide distraction from the hardships of war through film.  Sixty-six years later, members of the HFPA represent 55 countries with a combined readership of 250 million in some of the world’s most respected publications.  Each year, the organization holds the third most watched awards show on television, the Golden Globe Awards, which have enabled the organization to donate more than $10.5 million to entertainment related charities and scholarship programs. For more information, please visit GolenGlobes.org and follow us on Twitter (@goldenglobes) and Facebook (www.facebook.com/goldenglobes) for exclusive celebrity videos and up to the minute Golden Globes news!

Press Contacts:

HFPA:

Keleigh Thomas/Michael Samonte
Sunshine, Sachs & Associates
goldenglobes@sunshinesachs.com
323.822.9300

NBC:
Wendy Luckenbill/Joanne Park
wendy.luckenbill@nbcuni.com
JoanneT.Park@nbcuni.com

Inside the Miss Golden Globe 2011 Party

Get an inside peek into the Miss Golden Globe 2011 Party with Young Hollywood.