In brief: ‘Wicked’ named best film by National Board of Review and more
Good news for fans of The Agency — there’s another season on the way. The Showtime thriller series, which stars Michael Fassbender, has scored a quick season 2 renewal after its big debut weekend. The first two episodes of the show have earned 5.1 million viewers on streaming and linear since it premiered on Nov. 29. Jodie Turner-Smith, Katherine Waterston and Richard Gere also star in the show, which has already become Showtime’s most-streamed new series ever, according to Paramount Global …
Period drama fans can rejoice. Apple TV+’s The Buccaneers is adding four new actors to the mix for season 2. Greg Wise, Jacob Ifan, Grace Ambrose and Maria Almeida have joined the cast of the show based on Edith Wharton‘s unfinished novel of the same name. Wise’s casting marks his return to the source material — he previously starred in the 1995 miniseries based on the novel, also called The Buccaneers …
There’s nothing that can stop Wicked from becoming populer … lar! The 2024 musical film has been named best film by the National Board of Review. The organization made the announcement on Wednesday, also recognizing Jon M. Chu with the best director prize, and a special award for Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo‘s creative collaboration …
Edward Norton and Monica Barbaro are sharing how they got into character to play music icons Pete Seeger and Joan Baez in the new film A Complete Unknown.
Though it’s a biopic centering on Bob Dylan (Timothée Chalamet) in the early ’60s, Norton told Good Morning America the film is “a very intensive look at that window [of time] and the collisions between [Dylan] and Pete Seeger and Joan Baez and a number of others who were at the heart of that folk music scene” in New York City.
Luckily, the two were able to speak to 83-year-old Baez herself to glean more about who their characters were back in the day, as Seeger died in 2014 at the age of 94.
“I had met her through musician friends, and so I felt comfortable enough to call her,” Norton said of Baez. “It’s funny, there are people who were around at that time who maybe are a little tired of talking about Dylan, but nobody’s tired of talking about Pete Seeger. They really revered and loved Pete, and Joan gave me some wonderful insights into him.”
Barbaro said she spoke to Baez as well, saying she was “lucky that she was willing to give me some of her time.”
“When I got on the phone with her, she said she was saying to a friend she was hoping I would reach out, so I felt very validated in my decision, because you never know,” Barbaro said. “It can be a really daunting task to take on a role like this when you admire someone so much.”
“She’s still on a pedestal for me,” she continued, “I felt so lucky that she was willing to speak to me.”
Aside from his and Barbaro’s roles, Norton praised Chalamet for being in an “amazingly consumed and profoundly committed state” during his performance, adding that he was “existing within the skin of the character.”
“The whole company, I think, benefited from the bubble of concentration that he created,” Norton said. “Timothée’s transformation in it is really a monumental performance. It’s just truly a phenomenal performance.”
The world of Inside Out expands in the new series Dream Productions.
Taking place between Inside Out and Inside Out 2, Dream Productions follows the studio inside Riley’s head that creates the dreams she has every night. It’s Pixar’s first TV show and will be available on Disney+ on Wednesday.
Paula Pell stars as acclaimed director Paula Persimmon, and while she had small roles in the Inside Out films, she told ABC Audio how special it is to be a part of the Pixar family in this way.
“I was thrilled to be the small parts I was in the big movies,” Pell said. “To have my character specifically spin off into this story was so moving to me and touching and exhilarating.”
Pell said she actually didn’t believe Pixar when they approached her about the show, but after learning the story she understood why.
“They know how to tell a great story,” Pell said. “There’s nothing better than Pixar. They just do it in a way where everyone goes, ‘Oh my God.’ They walk out of Pixar movies like, ‘Well, that’s the gold standard right there.'”
Paula Persimmon faces a nightmare of her own throughout the show. Riley’s growing up, and that means her dreams need to grow up, too. Pell said she could relate to her character in more than just having the same first name.
“I just turned 61 … I spent so many years being younger and doing comedy and writing and all that. And then as I aged, I started feeling that, in my 40s and 50s and then in my 60s, the fear of becoming insignificant,” Pell said.
It’s a fear Paula Persimmon shares.
“It is a wonderful lesson that you can keep invigorating yourself and become as fresh as a daisy with your new thoughts and your new ideas, because that never goes away,” Pell said. “The only way it’ll go away is if you sabotage your own self.”
Emilia Pérez earned the most nominations on the film side, with 10 nods. The Brutalist followed closely behind with seven nods and Conclave with six nods.
On the TV side, The Bear cooked up five nominations, the most of any show, while Only Murders in the Building and Shōgun scored four noms apiece.
The best motion picture nods went to The Brutalist, A Complete Unknown, Conclave, Dune: Part Two, Nickel Boys and September 5 for dramas, while Anora, Challengers, Emilia Pérez, A Real Pain, The Substance and Wicked were nominated for comedies and musicals.
Nominations for the 82nd annual Golden Globes were announced by Mindy Kaling and Morris Chestnut on Monday, Dec. 9, at 8:15 a.m. ET via a press conference.
The 2025 Golden Globes will take place Sunday, Jan. 5, at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT, airing live on CBS and streaming live on Paramount+.
Here is the full list of nominees:
Best performance by a male actor in a television series (drama) Donald Glover, Mr. and Mrs. Smith Jake Gyllenhaal, Presumed Innocent Gary Oldman, Slow Horses Eddie Redmayne, The Day of the Jackal Hiroyuki Sanada, Shōgun Billy Bob Thornton, Landman
Best television limited series, anthology series, or motion picture made for television Baby Reindeer Disclaimer Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story The Penguin Ripley True Detective: Night Country
Best performance by a male actor in a motion picture (musical or comedy) Jesse Eisenberg, A Real Pain Hugh Grant, Heretic Gabriel LaBelle, Saturday Night Jesse Plemons, Kinds of Kindness Glen Powell, Hit Man Sebastian Stan, A Different Man
Best original score Conclave The Brutalist Dune: Part Two Emilia Pérez The Wild Robot Challengers
Best performance by a female actor in a supporting role on television Liza Colon-Zayas, The Bear Hannah Einbinder, Hacks Dakota Fanning, Ripley Jessica Gunning, Baby Reindeer Alison Janney, The Diplomat Kali Reis, True Detective: Night Country
Best performance by a male actor in a supporting role on television Tadanobu Asano, Shōgun Javier Bardem, Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story Harrison Ford, Shrinking Jack Lowden, Slow Horses Diego Luna, La Máquina Ebon Moss-Bachrach, The Bear
Best motion picture (non-English language) Emilia Pérez The Girl with the Needle I’m Still Here Vermiglio All We Imagine as Light The Seed of the Sacred Fig
Best performance by a female actor in a television series (musical or comedy) Kristen Bell, Nobody Wants This Quinta Brunson, Abbott Elementary Ayo Edebiri, The Bear Selena Gomez, Only Murders in the Building Kathryn Hahn, Agatha All Along Jean Smart, Hacks
Best performance by a female actor in a limited series, anthology series, or a motion picture made for television Cate Blanchett, Disclaimer Jodie Foster, True Detective: Night Country Cristin Milioti, The Penguin Sofía Vergara, Griselda Naomi Watts, Feud: Capote vs. The Swans Kate Winslet, The Regime
Best motion picture (animated) Flow Inside Out 2 Memoir of a Snail Moana 2 Wallace and Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl The Wild Robot
Best performance by a female actor in a supporting role in any motion picture Selena Gomez, Emilia Pérez Ariana Grande, Wicked Felicity Jones, The Brutalist Margaret Qualley, The Substance Isabella Rossellini, Conclave Zoë Saldaña, Emilia Pérez
Best screenplay Emilia Pérez Anora The Brutalist A Real Pain The Substance Conclave
Best performance by a male actor in a television series (musical or comedy) Adam Brody, Nobody Wants This Ted Danson, A Man on the Inside Steve Martin, Only Murders in the Building Jason Segel, Shrinking Martin Short, Only Murders in the Building Jeremy Allen White, The Bear
Best performance by a male actor in a limited series, anthology series, or a motion picture made for television Colin Farrell, The Penguin Richard Gadd, Baby Reindeer Kevin Kline, Disclaimer Cooper Koch, Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story Ewan McGregor, A Gentleman in Moscow Andrew Scott, Ripley
Best performance by a female actor in a television series (drama) Kathy Bates, Matlock Emma D’Arcy, House of the Dragon Maya Erskine, Mr. and Mrs. Smith Kiera Knightley, Black Doves Keri Russell, The Diplomat Anna Sawai, Shōgun
Best director Jacques Audiard, Emilia Pérez Sean Baker, Anora Edward Berger, Conclave Brady Corbet, The Brutalist Coralie Fargeat, The Substance Payal Kapadia, All We Imagine as Light
Best television series (drama) The Day of the Jackal The Diplomat Mr. and Mrs. Smith Shōgun Slow Horses Squid Game
Best performance by a male actor in a supporting role in any motion picture Yura Borisov, Anora Kieran Culkin, A Real Pain Edward Norton, A Complete Unknown Guy Pearce, The Brutalist Jeremy Strong, The Apprentice Denzel Washington, Gladiator II
Best performance by a female actor in a motion picture (musical or comedy) Amy Adams, Nightbitch Cynthia Erivo, Wicked Karla Sofía Gascón, Emilia Pérez Mikey Madison, Anora Demi Moore, The Substance Zendaya, Challengers
Best television series (musical or comedy) Abbott Elementary The Bear The Gentleman Hacks Nobody Wants This Only Murders in the Building
Cinematic and box office achievement Alien: Romulus Beetlejuice Beetlejuice Deadpool & Wolverine Gladiator II Inside Out 2 Twisters Wicked The Wild Robot
Best performance by a male actor in a motion picture (drama) Adrien Brody, The Brutalist Timothée Chalamet, A Complete Unknown Daniel Craig, Queer Colman Domingo, Sing Sing Ralph Fiennes, Conclave Sebastian Stan, The Apprentice
Best performance by a female actor in a motion picture (drama) Pamela Anderson, The Last Showgirl Angelina Jolie, Maria Nicole Kidman, Babygirl Tilda Swinton, The Room Next Door Fernanda Torres, I’m Still Here Kate Winslet, Lee
Best motion picture (musical or comedy) Anora Challengers Emilia Pérez A Real Pain The Substance Wicked
Best motion picture (drama) The Brutalist A Complete Unknown Conclave Dune: Part Two Nickel Boys September 5
Best performance in stand-up comedy on television What Had Happened Was…, Jamie Foxx Nikki Glaser: Someday You’ll Die, Nikki Glaser Dad Man Walking, Seth Meyers Love You, Adam Sandler Single Lady, Ali Wong More Feelings, Ramy Youssef
Best original song “Beautiful That Way” from The Last Showgirl “Compress / Repress” from Challengers “El Mal” from Emilia Pérez “Forbidden Road” from Better Man “Kiss the Sky” from The Wild Robot “Mi Camino” from Emilia Pérez
