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Silent film The Artist leads Golden Globe pack | |
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Silent film homage The Artist leads the field at the 2012 Golden Globes, scoring six nominations in all. | Silent film homage The Artist leads the field at the 2012 Golden Globes, scoring six nominations in all. |
The film, out in the UK on 30 December, is up for best musical and comedy and gets additional nods for its stars Jean Dujardin and Berenice Bejo. | The film, out in the UK on 30 December, is up for best musical and comedy and gets additional nods for its stars Jean Dujardin and Berenice Bejo. |
Kenneth Branagh, Tilda Swinton and Kate Winslet are among the British stars up for honours. | Kenneth Branagh, Tilda Swinton and Kate Winslet are among the British stars up for honours. |
The annual gala, which takes place on 15 January, is the first major event of the Hollywood awards season. | |
Ricky Gervais is returning to host this year's event, having acted as master of ceremonies in 2010 and 2011. | Ricky Gervais is returning to host this year's event, having acted as master of ceremonies in 2010 and 2011. |
Hot on the heels of The Artist comes 1960s drama The Help and George Clooney film The Descendants, up for five prizes apiece. | |
Both films are up for best film drama, alongside Martin Scorsese's Hugo, Moneyball, Steven Spielberg's War Horse and Clooney's other 2011 release The Ides of March. | |
In the best comedy or musical category, The Artist faces competition from 50/50, Bridesmaids, Midnight in Paris and My Week with Marilyn. | |
It is for the latter that Branagh gets a best supporting actor nod, for playing Laurence Olivier opposite Michelle Williams' Marilyn Monroe. | |
Williams is up for best comedy actress, as is Winslet for the Roman Polanski film Carnage. | |
Swinton - cited for her role in We Need to Talk About Kevin - features in the best dramatic actress category, as does Oscar favourite Meryl Streep for The Iron Lady. | |
Both films and TV shows are recognised by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, the organisers of the Los Angeles ceremony. | |
In both camps, awards are divided between dramas and comedies, with additional prizes for mini-series or motion pictures made for television. | |
In the television side of the nominations, ITV's Downton Abbey and HBO's Mildred Pierce lead the way with four nods each. | |
Winslet gets a second nomination for the latter, while Hugh Bonneville is recognised for his role in Downton Abbey, in the best actor in a mini-series category. | |
British talent features prominently in this field, which also includes nominations for Bill Nighy, Dominic West and Idris Elba. | |
Jeremy Irons, Damian Lewis, Romola Garai and Emily Watson are among the other British stars to be cited for their small-screen work. |