Al Pacino plays a Jewish Nazi hunter • Sasha Baron Cohen stars in "Borat 2" and "The Swearing Trial from Chicago" • We must not forget Shira Haas in "The Rebel" • And there is much more
Shira Haas in "The Rebel"
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The red carpets are still gathering dust in the warehouses and the glittering ceremonies we are used to seeing are far from back, but even the Corona will not be able to stop Hollywood from some self-aviation.
This time on the menu: the Golden Globe Ceremony, the prestigious awards ceremony for movies and TV shows awarded annually by the Hollywood Foreign Journalists Association.
Among the many nominated series and films, you can find quite a few that have a Jewish connection of one kind or another and now it only remains to be seen which of them will get to wave the golden figurine at the end of the evening.
TV
"Shit's Creek", the acclaimed and acclaimed series by Eugene Levy and his son Dan is nominated for five awards: two in the lead actors category (Eugene Levy and Katherine O'Hara), two in the supporting actors category (Dan Levy and Annie Murphy) and one in the Best Comedy series category. most.
In the category of best actress in a comedy / musical series, the Jewish actress Jane Levy is nominated for her role in the series "Zoe's Playlist" by the creator of the NBC network.
"The Rebel" starring Shira Haas is nominated for two awards: the lead actress (Shira Haas) and the mini-series.
Also in the same category is the series "You Should Have Known," which is an adaptation of the novel of the same name by the Jewish writer Gene Hanf Korlitz.
Al Pacino is nominated for Best Actor in a Drama Series for his role in the Amazon Prime series "Hunter," in which he plays a Jewish Nazi hunter with a Yiddish accent.
Movies
The film "Maneck" starring Gary Oldman (based on the life story of Jewish screenwriter Herman Jay Mankiewicz who co-wrote "Citizen Kane" with Orson Wells) is nominated in six categories: Drama, The Lead Actor in a Drama (Gary Oldman), Supporting actress in a drama film (Amanda Seyfried), best soundtrack, best screenplay and director in a drama film (David Fincher).
The film "Borat 2" starring Sasha Baron Cohen is nominated in three categories: the comedy / musical, the lead actor in a comedy film (Sasha Baron Cohen) and the lead actress (Maria Bakalova, best remembered for the memorable scene with Rudy Giuliani).
Sasha Baron Cohen is also nominated for another statuette in the Best Supporting Actor category for his role in the film "The Swearing Trial from Chicago."
In the category of comedy / musical film, a nominee for the award is the film "Palm Springs" from Hollow, starring the Jewish actor Andy Samberg, who himself is nominated for a statuette in the category of best lead actor in a comedy film.
The film "Mishpat HaShiva from Chicago" written and directed by Jewish director Aharon Sorkin is nominated in five categories: drama film, best supporting actor in a drama film (Sasha Baron Cohen), best director in a drama film, best screenplay and best original song (Celeste - "Hear My Voice ").
The Holocaust film "All Life Ahead" starring actress Sophia Loren, centered on the story of the elderly Holocaust survivor Madame Rosa, is nominated in two categories: the foreign film and the original song (Laura Fawzini - "Io Si")
Jewish actress Kate Hudson is nominated in the category of best lead actress in a comedy / musical film for her role in the film "Music" written and directed by singer Sia.
The 78th Golden Globe ceremony will be held tonight (Sunday through Monday) and will be broadcast live on yes tomorrow morning.
Due to Corona's limitations, there will be no glittering red carpet event, and it will be broadcast as a television broadcaster under the direction of Amy Fuller who will host from Los Angeles and Tina Fey who will host from New York.