From ‘Barbenheimer’ to Pascal or Bayona options

The Golden Globe Awards are celebrating their 81st edition this Sunday in Los Angeles, with the first bout of the Hollywood awards season between box office phenoms ‘Barbie’ and ‘Oppenheimer’ as some of the biggest attractions.

The sequel, which airs today starting at 17:00 local time (01:00 GMT Monday), also features Chilean actor Pedro Pascal (‘The Last of Us’) and Spanish director Juan Antonio Bayona (‘Snow Society’) as the main Hispanic representatives.

Comedian Jo Koy will serve as master of ceremonies for the gala, whose various segments will be presented by entertainment stars such as Angela Bassett, Ben Affleck, Dua Lipa, Florence Pugh, Jared Leto, Jodie Foster, Jon Batiste, Kevin Costner, Matt Damon and Orlando Bloom , among others.

The film ‘Barbie’, Grete Gerwig, leads the list of nominations with 9 mentions in such important categories as the best comedy or musical film, the best director, best screenplay or best original song.

The film about theoretical physicist Robert Oppenheimer follows with 8 nominations, while Martin Scorsese’s ‘Killers of the Flower Moon’ and Greek director Yorgos Lanthimos’ ‘Les Miserables’ won 7 nominations each.

‘Oppenheimer’ vs ‘Killer of the Flower Moon’
If ‘Barbie’ has the biggest competitor in the category of best comedy or musical in ‘Les Miserables’, ‘Oppenheimer’ and ‘Killers of the Flower Moon’ promise to keep this release’s big conflict in the drama part.

In the categories of best actress in a comedy or musical, Margot Robbie is the favorite thanks to the true interpretation of the Mattel doll.

The male version of this category will be more contested, with Timothée Chalamet (‘Wonka’), Joaquin Phoenix (‘Beau is afraid’), Matt Damon (‘Air’) or Nicolas Cage (‘Dream Scenario’) as candidates.

Lily Gladstone (‘Killers of the Flower Moon’) and Carey Mulligan (‘Maestro’) are up for Best Drama Actress of the Course, and Leonardo DiCaprio (‘Killers of the Flower Moon’) and ‘Cillian Murphy (‘Oppenheimer’) They will measure their performance as better drama performers this year.

As for the best non-English speaking film section, the Spanish film ‘Snow Company’, Juan Antonio Bayona, could be the great Spanish joy of the event if he ends up winning.

The nomination of Pedro Pascal (‘The Last of Us’) for the best actor in a drama series could round off a perfect night for two great representatives of Latino talent at the 2024 Golden Globe Awards.

‘Succession’, ready to write history
The drama ‘Succession’, which has already won the 2021 and 2019 editions, will look to extend its legacy, while the comedy ‘Abbott Elementary’ (‘Colegio Abbott’, in Spanish) will face off against ‘The Bear’ and ‘ Only murders in the building’.

In the best limited series section, the ‘boom’ ‘Beef’ – from the Netflix factory’ – will compete with the fifth season of ‘Fargo’, series inspired by the film of the same name by the Coen brothers.

The 81st Golden Globe Awards will be held at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Los Angeles and will be broadcast on the CBS network for the first time in four decades.