Asian Representation - 2019 Golden Globe Nominations

The 2019 Golden Globe nominations were announced live this morning from the Beverly Hilton Hotel. As expected, Sandra Oh received a Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series – Drama nomination for her role in Killing Eve.  It’s been a wonderful 2018 for the actress who made history this year as the “first woman of Asian descent to be nominated for best lead actress in a drama series” for her work on the BBC America show Killing Eve. Previously, Oh received 5 Emmy nominations for best supporting actress in a drama series while playing Dr. Cristina Yang on ABC’s hit drama Grey’s Anatomy. She will also co-host the 2019 Golden Globes with comedian and Brooklyn Nine-Nine’s Andy Samberg.

Filipino American Singer and Emmy winning actor Darren Criss also received a (Best Performance by an Actor in a Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television) nomination for his role as Andrew Cunanan in The Assasination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story. The FX Show also received a nomination for Best Television Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television and will be going up against TNT’s The Alienist, Showtime’s Escape at Dannemora, HBO’s Sharp Objects and Amazon’s A Very English Scandal. Criss’ costars Penelope Cruz and Edgar Ramirez were also recognized for their work.

NBC’s The Good Place which stars Kristin Bell, Ted Danson, Jameela Jamil and Filipino born Canadian actor Manny Jacinto also received a nomination for Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy.

On the big screen, the blockbuster hit Crazy Rich Asians received a Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy nod with Constance Wu also being recognized with a Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy nomination for her lead role in the film.

The animated movie Mirai was honored with a Best Motion Picture - Animated nomination. Mirai tells the story of a boy who runs away from home because he feels forgotten when his little sister Mirai joins his family. He encounters an enchanted garden where he meets a teenage Mirai and they enter a world of wonder, meeting characters from their past and future as they uncover their beautiful family’s story. Featuring the voices of John Cho and Daniel Dae Kim, Mirai is the 10th highest grossing Japanese film in 2018 (according to Wikipedia).

Another Japanese film, Shoplifters also received a nomination for Best Motion Picture – Foreign Language. According to Wikipedia, Shoplifters is the 4th highest grossing Japanese film of 2018. Upon receiving the Golden Globe nomination, Director Hirokazu Kore-eda said, “Thanks to many people’s help, Shoplifters has spread its wings farther and farther since the Cannes Film Festival in May. As it is my first nomination for Golden Globe Awards, I am looking forward to being a part of this new experience. My thanks to the Hollywood Foreign Press.”

Shoplifters won the Palm d’Or at the 2018 Cannes International Film Festival.

Filipino American Cinematographer and Academy Award nominee Matthew Libatique was the man behind the camera lens for A Star Is Born which received a nomination for Best Motion Picture – Drama. Libatique also made a couple of cameos in the film. In addition, Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper received nominations for Best Actress and Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama. Cooper also received a Best Director – Motion Picture for the project.  

The 2019 Golden Globes will air live on NBC Sunday, January 6th.

For a complete list of the nominees, you can click here

HENRY GOLDING IN "LAST CHRISTMAS" WITH EMILIA CLARKE

There is just no stopping Henry Golding. Golding has just coveted another role as leading man. This time for the romantic film “Last Christmas” which he will co-star alongside Game of Thrones’ Emilia Clark. According to the Hollywood Reporter, Golding will reunite with director Paul Feig for the upcoming holiday movie, “Last Christmas.”  Feig and Golding just recently worked together in the film, “A Simple Favor” costarring Blake Lively and Anna Kendrick which is out in theaters now.

Although very few details have been released on “Last Christmas.” There are rumors that the film will be set in London. “Last Christmas” was written by Emma Thompson and Bryony Kimmings and the movie is said to be inspired by George Michael’s hit single of the same name. George Michael collaborated on the movie’s concept up until his death.

JUST RELEASED - NEW POSTER & MOVIE CLIP FEATURING HENRY GOLDING IN "A SIMPLE FAVOR"

According to the Hollywood Reporter, Lionsgate flew Golding from Singapore to Los Angeles on August 31st for a last-minute promotionl shoot at the Hancock Park home of Lionsgate chief brand officer Tim Palen. “Golding has been upgraded to first-name-only basis alongside Anna (Kendrick) and Blake (Lively) in a retro-cool poster that simultaneously evokes Hitchock and Bond.”

Fresh off his starring role in the hugely successful film, “Crazy Rich Asians,” Henry Golding will once again play the leading man in the thriller “A Simple Favor” alongside Blake Lively and Anna Kendrick. The Paul Feig directed film based on the Darcey Bell novel of the same name, centers on mommy blogger Stephanie Smothers (Anna Kendrick) who befriends a mysteriously rich mother Emily Nelson (Blake Lively).

After quickly becoming best friends, Emily asks Stephanie for a simple favor, to pick her son up from school. However, Emily disappears and leaves Stephanie on a mission to find her best friend. Golding plays Emily’s husband, Sean Townsend, a struggling author who joins Stephanie in the quest to find the truth about his missing wife.

It was actually Paul Feig’s wife, Laura, a huge fan of the Kevin Kwan “Crazy Rich…” franchise who turned the director on to Golding. After watching Golding’s travel videos, he knew that Henry was the “perfect guy” to play Sean Townsend. “Henry is handsome, he has a beautiful voice and he has that ineffable sense of cool—but most importantly, Henry is also a really talented and dedicated actor,” says Feig. “He was ready to explore the minutia of Sean’s every word and I thought from day one, this guy is going to be a big star.”

“A Simple Favor” hits theaters September 14th.

Up next for Henry Golding? He will star in the independent film Monsoon where he plays a British Vietnamese man who left Saigon as a young refugee and must fly back to Saigon to scatter his parents’ ashes.