Adolescence stars among host of Britons nominated for Golden Globes

British drama Adolescence has seen its lead stars all nominated for Golden Globe awards.

The drama, starring Stephen Graham, depicts the aftermath of the stabbing of a teenage girl, as a 13-year-old boy from her school is arrested for her murder. It was one of the most talked-about shows of the year.

Graham, along with Owen Cooper, Ashley Walters and Erin Doherty are all up for gongs. It follows a host of wins at the Emmys in September.

Receiving five nominations in total, the Netflix limited series was only beaten by White Lotus, which got six nods, coming top in the TV category.

Cynthia Erivo was nominated for her role in the Wicked sequel, Wicked For Good, while British stars Gary Oldman, Helen Mirren and Aimee Lou Wood and Jason Isaacs also got recognition for their roles in Slow Horses, Mobland and The White Lotus, respectively.

Mirren will also be awarded one of the Globe's two lifetime achievement awards, the Cecil B DeMille Award, announced a few days before the ceremony in the New Year.

Emily Blunt picked up a surprise nomination for her role in The Smashing Machine, opposite Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson - who also got a nod for the sports biopic, which was not well received by critics.

Jacob Elordi got two nods, one for Guillermo del Toro movie Frankenstein and one for the Australian miniseries The Narrow Road To The Deep South.

Tessa Thompson was recognised for her role in Hedda, a modern re-telling of Henrik Ibsen's classic play, Jude Law for crime thriller Black Rabbit and Bella Ramsay for post-apocalyptic hit The Last Of Us.

Irish stars Paul Mescal and Jessie Buckley were both nominated for Hamnet, the adaptation of Maggie O'Farrell's book about William Shakespeare and his wife Agnes. The movie isn't out in the UK until January.

Surprises and snubs

Unlike other awards, the Golden Globes cover both TV and film and are split by genre, falling into either the drama or comedy and musical category - meaning a wealth of nominees are in the running.

This year, there are 28 categories.

In the film category, One Battle After Another, starring Leonardo DiCaprio, led the nominations with nine, followed by Norwegian comedy-drama Sentimental Value with eight, and vampire horror Sinners with seven.

While Wicked saw its sequel score five nominations, including best actress and best supporting actress for its two female leads Erivo and Ariana Grande, it failed to get a nod in best musical or comedy film, which many will see as a snub for the box office hit.

One surprise nod went to Sorry, Baby star Eva Victor, nominated for best actress in a drama, for the black comedy they wrote, directed and starred in.

KPop Demon Hunters, the most-watched film on Netflix ever, received three nominations - best animated film, cinematic and box office achievement and original song - making an Oscar nod further down the line look more and more likely.

New to this year's nominations is a category for podcasts. Selected from a long list of the 25 most-listened to shows, Good Hang With Amy Poehler, Armchair Expert With Dax Shepard and Call Her Daddy were among the casts that made the cut.

Sarah Jessica Parker will be honoured with the Carol Burnett Award.

Now in comeback mode, the Globes had previously faced criticism over a lack of diversity in the organisation, which led to the event being held behind closed doors in 2022.

The 83rd Golden Globes ceremony will take place in LA on 11 January, and will be hosted by US comedian Nikki Glaser for the second year running.

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