Golden Globes among the controversies, waiting for Sorrentino

From Hollywood's most glamorous televised ceremony to a strictly private event: the Golden Globes, which, rightly or wrongly, are often considered a barometer of the Oscars, will take place tomorrow at the Beverly Hills Hotel with the announcements of the winners - Paolo Sorrentino is in the running with "It was the Hand of God" - on the social networks of the Hollywood Foreign Press, the association of foreign journalists in the cinema mecca that ended up with stars and studios after a vitriolic investigation by the "Los Angeles Times". The eve of the controversy therefore: no red carpet and no streaming after Nbc, which paid 60 million dollars a year for rights to the live broadcast in May, suspended the live broadcast after the accusations launched on the eve of the 2021 edition against the association:accused of one of the 'deadly sins' of these times in Hollywood and that is the absence of inclusion. Inside, the Los Angeles Times discovered, there wasn't a single black reporter. It would have been the organizers to decide on the low profile: sources close to NBC have made it known that there was no opposition if the Hfpa had wanted to stream. Controversy aside, there remains the wait for the outcome of the vote even if the prizes are awarded by a hundred entertainment journalists: a minimal fraction compared to the pool of jurors who decide the Oscars. Nominations include Kenneth Branagh's memoir "Belfast" and Jane Campion's "The Power of the Dog" (seven nominations each) followed by "King Richard" with Will Smith.while for the comedy-musical section the remake of "West Side Story" by Steven Spielberg, the apocalyptic satire by Adam McKay "Don't Look Up" attracted attention for which Leonardo di Caprio is also in the running as best actor and " Licorice Pizza "by Paul Thomas Anderson which nominates Cooper Hoffman, the 18-year-old son of Philip Seymour Hoffman. The absence of diversity among the jurors was seen in the past choices and this year there have been small improvements: two women are in the running for best director - Campion and Maggie Gyllenhaal for "The Lost Daughter", while three Afro- Americans will compete for the best actor award: Will Smith from "King Richard", Denzel Washington for "The Tragedy of Macbeth" and and Mahershala Ali from "Swan Song". Sorrentino will have to fight against Pedro Almodovar's "Madres Paralelas", "A hero" by Iranian Asghar Farhadi, "Drive My Car", based on a story by Haruki Murakami, by Japanese Ryusuke Hamaguchi and "Compartment N. 6" by the Finnish Juho Kuosmanen. There is also "Luca" to hold the tricolor flag high in the animated film category: the Disney Pixar production is signed by Enrico Casarosa. On the TV front, Hbo's "Succession" eve dominates with the last two episodes of the third season shot in Tuscany (five nominations for a total of 15 of the streaming service), followed by "Ted Lasso" and "Morning Show" by Apple Tv. But it is Netflix who, as in the past, has been the star of the show thanks to the South Korean series "Squid Game "as well as" Dog Power "and" Don't Look Up "for a total of 17 nominations for the films alone.