Golden Globes’ Animation Nominees Mix Personal Stories With Innovative Visuals

Studio Ghibli‘s animated adventure movie The Boy and the Heron is continuing to blaze a trail for anime, in Europe, Asia and North America.

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Chainsaw Man leads the field with a dominant 25 nominations for Crunchyroll‘s eighth annual Anime Awards, which be handed out in March. It will compete for the marquee Anime of the Year prize against Bocchi the Rock!, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu No Yaiba Swordsmith Village Arc, Jujutsu Kaisen Season 2, Oshi No Ko and Vinland Saga Season 2. 

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at Large In other words, Jo Koy is OK. Still, with that kind of global platform, his misstep stung a bit. This was a milestone for the comedian, and his hiring was a proud moment for many Filipino Americans — a group often ignored by Hollywood.

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Karen Idelson Though there are still those who view animation primarily as a kids or family form of entertainment, over the last year many of the most challenging, risky stories have been told by the modern masters of animation. Films like “Suzume,” “The Peasants” and “The Boy and the Heron” have all been lauded for taking on compelling stories that often attract more adult audiences or even becoming crossover hits that draw diverse viewers. Makoto Shinkai’s “Suzume” earned well over $300 million in international box office.

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2024 Golden Globes after she thanked her ex-husband Justin Hakuta onstage — moments after kissing current beau Bill Hader. The moment came when Wong, 41, stood up to accept her award for best performance by a female actor in a limited series for “Beef.”In a clip posted to X (formerly Twitter), the comedian was spotted smooching the “Saturday Night Live” alum after her name was announced.During her acceptance speech, Wong thanked Hakuta, whom she separated from in April 2022.Wong called the tech entrepreneur her “best friend” and thanked him for taking care of their daughters Nikki, 6, and Mari, 8. “I really need to thank the father of my children and my best friend Justin for all of your love and support,” the actress gushed during her speech.

Pedro Pascal during his Golden Globes acceptance speech last night.Culkin, 41, won the award for Best Actor in a Television Series – Drama, for his role as Roman Roy in the HBO hit, Succession.During his speech, he acknowledged his nomination for a Golden Globe award more than two decades ago, for Igby Goes Down. He then thanked Succession for giving him the opportunity to be nominated again and eventually win, having been nominated four times for the award.After humbly telling the applauding audience to “sit down” he joked his way through the acceptance speech, before sharing, “I’ve been here [the Golden Globe Awards] a couple of times, it’s nice, but I sort of accepted that I was never gonna be on the stage, so this is a nice moment.”Quickly after the sentiment he added in, “Suck it Pedro, sorry, mine,” while casting a glance toward The Last Of Us actor, who was nominated in the same category.The camera panned to Pascal who laughed before breaking into what seemed to be fake tears.

Coming off a double strike, Hollywood was ready to party at the Golden Globes, the first major awards show following the lengthy work stoppage, as host Jo Koy reminded everyone from the stage.

Paul Giamatti had someone special by his side at the 2024 Golden Globe Awards – his girlfriend Clara Wong!

Beef is having a good night at the Golden Globes.

the Golden Globes red carpet with her lookalike son, Deacon Phillippe, on Sunday, and her doppelgänger revealed that his mom is quite the “party animal.”“This is my first Golden Globes and really my first awards show so I am very excited,” the 20-year-old told Variety while his proud mama looked on. Phillippe, an actor and singer, seemed at ease on the red carpet, possibly thanks to advice from his mom on prepping for one of Hollywood’s biggest nights. “So there’s two main things,” Phillippe explained.

Robert Downey Jr. has taken the Golden Globe for best supporting actor in a motion picture drama for his portrayal of Lewis Strauss in Universal’s Oppenheimer. This was Downey Jr.’s fifth Golden Globe nomination and third win.

Jennifer Aniston and Reese Witherspoon are looking as stunning as ever at the 2024 Golden Globe Awards held at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on Sunday (January 7) in Beverly Hills, Calif.

Reese Witherspoon has been spotted enjoying a night out with her son Deacon Phillippe.The 47-year-old Legally Blonde star keeps her family life fairly private and her children are rarely put in the spotlight. But the mum-of-three headed out with her 20-year-old son to a glitzy Vanity Fair pre-Golden Globe party on Saturday, 6 January.The Oscar winner was all smiles with her son by her side in Los Angeles, at the luxury Bar Marmont at Chateau Marmont.The mother and son were in good company, as they brushed shoulders with other famous faces including including Tobey Maguire, Helen Mirren, Kathryn Hahn and Nicolas Cage, at the event. Deacon looked dapper in a navy suit, with a black trim, paired with a white button-up shirt.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief “I don’t find the definition of Chinese filmmakers by generation to be a useful tool,” said Marco Mueller, introducing dark satire “The Movie Emperor” as the opening film of the first edition of his Festival of Young Cinema (Asia-Europe) in Macau on Friday. “Much more interesting is the concept of exchange between new and old and between East and West.” “The new forces of Chinese cinema are present and participating.

Elsa Keslassy International Correspondent The French box office jumped 19% in 2023 with an estimated €1.3 billion ($1.4 billion) grossed from 181.2 million tickets, according to Comscore France. Unlike in 2022, when the top 10 was exclusively dominated by U.S.