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Lifestyle FRIDAY, DECEMBER 13, 2013

Actress Olivia Wilde reads nominations at the 71st Annual This image released by The Weinstein Company shows This publicity image released by HBO shows Julia Louis- Golden Globe Awards nominations announcement event, , left, and Steve Coogan in a scene from Dreyfus in the comedy series “Veep.” yesterday at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, ‘Philomena.’ California. —AFP photos Golden Globe nominees to be unveiled, in crowded race

olden Globe organizers unveil nomi- nominees are likely to include cult series nations for their annual movie awards “Breaking Bad” and Netflix’s political drama Gshow yesterday, as Hollywood’s hon- “House of Cards,” while “Girls” and “Modern ors season gets into full swing with a bumper Family” are expected to be shortlisted in the cast of hotly-tipped contenders. Historical best comedy category. Best acting nominees drama “” got an early boost may include (“Breaking Bad”), on the eve of the Globes nominations, top- (“House of Cards”), Claire Danes ping the Screen Actors Guild (SAGs) nods (“Homeland”), Kerry Washington (“Scandal”), Wednesday with four. But this year’s race Jim Parsons (“The Big Bang Theory”), Michael risks being particularly crowded, with a string of films winning critical acclaim, ranging from 3D sci-fi spectacle “Gravity” to historical epics like “Lee Daniels’ The Butler” and crime dra- ma “American Hustle.” On the acting front, early frontrunners include big names like Meryl Streep, , , and , but also This film image released by Warner Bros. Pictures shows Sandra Bullock in a scene from lesser known Chiwetel Ejiofor (“12 Years a “Gravity.” Slave”) and June Squibb (“Nebraska”). “Dallas Buyers Club” and ’ new convent as a child. “This is easily the best year I’ve seen,” said movie “Philomena.” For drama, Ejiofor is widely tipped for “12 Variety’s awards editor Tim Gray, who has Blanchett is tipped as a frontrunner for Years a Slave,” about a man sold into worked at the industry journal since 1981. Allen’s film about a troubled in 19th century America, while Matthew “Usually there are three or four films that are socialite, while Sandra Bullock impressed McConaughey has won plaudits for “Dallas This publicity image released by ABC certain to be nominated for best picture, and both critics and filmgoers as an astronaut Buyers Club,” for which he lost 30 pounds to then you guess what films will fill the other shows Kerry Washington in a scene from stranded in space with in play a rodeo hustler diagnosed with the HIV “Scandal.” slots. This year, there are at least 15 films that “Gravity.” captivated as virus in the 1980s. Hollywood veteran Redford deserve a best picture nomination.” Those Mary Poppins writer P.L. Travers against could also get a shot at awards gold for his films also include ’s “Blue Hanks’ Walt Disney, and fellow British veteran solo performance in “All is Lost,” about a sailor J Fox (“The Michael J Fox Show”), Julia Louis- Jasmine,” Walt Disney Mary Poppins tale Judi Dench could be nominated for the title facing his own mortality after his boat is ship- Dreyfus (“Veep”) and Lena Dunham (“Girls”). “Saving Mr Banks,” and at least three movies role in “Philomena,” about a woman seeking wrecked in a collision with a container vessel. The 71st annual Golden Globes will be held based on real events: “Captain Phillips,” her adult son lost after she was forced into a On the small screen, best drama series on January 12 in Beverly Hills. —AFP ‘Hobbit: Desolation of Smaug’ aims for $80M box office debut, but it won’t be easy on’t be fooled if “The Hobbit: The “Smaug” is opening in 50 foreign markets The comedy “Tyler Perry’s A Madea Desolation of Smaug” falls a bit shy this weekend, a handful fewer than Christmas” is opening in roughly 2,100 the- Dof its predecessor, “An Unexpected “Journey” did last year. The studio has aters Friday and is expected to bring in Journey,” in its opening box-office weekend delayed its Latin America release until clos- about $20 million from mainly African- both domestically and abroad - this dragon er to the Christmas holidays, it won’t hit American audiences for distributor will hunt. “The Desolation of Smaug” rolls Japan until February, and a China date is Lionsgate. out Friday in 3,903 US theaters, and is pending until 2014. Ultimately, the film’s “Frozen” and “The Hunger Games: This image released by Warner Bros expected to breathe between $75 million overseas grosses are widely expected to top Catching Fire” are in their third and fourth Pictures shows Ian McKellen in a and $80 million in box-office fire, just short the massive $700 million total of the first. weeks, but showed plenty of life last week of Peter Jackson’s first trilogy installment, Hitting the $300 million domestic mark and are certain to do better than the $7 mil- scene from ‘The Hobbit: The which opened the same weekend last year that “Journey” managed could be tougher lion that “Rise of the Guardians” and Desolation of Smaug’. — AP to $85 million. The sequel is also unlikely to for “Smaug,” which like the first film is a pro- “Lincoln” managed against the first Hobbit match “Journey’s” $138 million opening- duction of Warner Bros., New Line and film’s opening. “Unexpected Journey” was make no mistake, “The Desolation of Smaug” weekend haul overseas. MGM. “There’s a lot more competition in more than 4,000 theaters, too. has plenty going for it. Counting the “Lord of But there’s no reason to think “Smaug” domestically than we were facing last year,” “Desolation of Smaug” was the leading the Rings” movies and the first Hobbit film, can’t match “Journey’s” more than $1 bil- Warner Bros. head of domestic distribution advance seller as of Wednesday at online tick- the franchise has brought in nearly $5 billion lion worldwide in the end - it’s just getting Dan Fellman told TheWrap, and he’s right et broker Fandango, with a strong but not at the worldwide box office since the first film off to a slightly slower start. For one thing, about that. overwhelming two-thirds of the business. But debuted in 2001. —Reuters