Globes nod for Aussie trio
MARGOT Robbie’s hopes for an Oscar have just been given a huge boost with her Golden Globe nomination for her role in I, Tonya.
The Aussie star has been nominated in the best comedy/ musical actress category for her portrayal of disgraced figure skater Tonya Harding in the unconventional biopic.
Robbie has earned rave reviews for the role as the foul-mouthed, ultra-competitive skater who was infamously linked to an attack on her rival Nancy Kerrigan ahead of the 1994 Winter Olympics.
The Queensland actor also coproduced the film, which opens in Australia on January 25, and could collect another trophy if I Tonya triumphs in the best comedy/ musical category in which it is also nominated.
Robbie, who also impressed in last year’s Suicide Squad and is currently on screens in the drama Goodbye Christopher Robin, is considered a hot chance when the winners are announced on January 7 at the Beverly Hilton Hotel.
Robbie faces some stiff competition, going up against this year’s best actress Oscar winner Emma Stone ( Battle Of the Sexes), Saoirse Ronan ( Lady Bird) and Dames Helen Mirren ( The Leisure Seeker) and Judi Dench ( Victoria and Abdul). Robbie and fellow Aussie A-listers Nicole Kidman and Hugh Jackman will lead the Aussie charge at the Golden Globes, traditionally one of the indicators of success at the Academy Awards.
However, given that the Golden Globes splits films and acting categories into musical/comedy and drama, Robbie’s competition for the Oscars will be even tougher with acting heavyweights such as Meryl Streep ( The Post), Sally Hawkins ( The Shape of Water) and Frances McDormand ( Three Billboards Outside Ebbing Missouri) all nominated for best drama actor at the Globes.
Nicole Kidman also continued her red hot streak with a couple of nominations for Big Little Lies and is a chance to repeat her Emmys double for best actor in a limited series or TV movie and
as a producer in best TV movie or limited series. Kidman has been a Golden Globes favourite for 25 years, with the first of her 11 nominations (for three wins) coming in 1991 and the most recent at last year’s awards for Aussie surprise package Lion.
It was a big day for the acclaimed HBO drama, which announced a second season last week, leading the TV category with six nominations with nods also going to Reese Witherspoon for best actress, Alexander Skarsgård for best supporting actor and Laura Dern and Shailene Woodley both for best supporting actress.
Fellow Aussie A-lister Hugh Jackman could also repeat his best comedy/musical actor success for Les Miserables four years ago with another all-singing, all-dancing role as circus entrepreneur PT Barnum in The Greatest Showman. It opens in Australia on Boxing Day and Jackman will walk the red carpet with co-stars Zac Efron and Zendaya at the Sydney premiere next Wednesday.
Other Australian actors nominated were Oscarwinner Geoffrey Rush for his acclaimed portrayal of Albert Einstein in Genius and 21-year-old Katherine Langford for her role as Hannah Baker in the Netflix teen drama, 13 Reasons Why. The Jane Campiondirected Top Of the Lake: China Girl, which was set and shot in Sydney, will go head to head against Big Little Lies for best TV movie or limited series.