The Golden Globes of the pandemic start from Los Angeles and New York

Los Angeles (USA), Feb. 28. (EFE) .- The 78th edition of the Golden Globes, which was delayed two months due to the pandemic, started tonight with two masters of ceremonies from two different cities: Amy Poehler from Los Angeles and Tina Fey from New York.
From two very similar stages and with the screen divided between the venues on the east and west coast of the United States, the two comedians welcomed a handful of attendees in person and hundreds of guests present by video call.
The gala, which annually kicks off the awards season in Hollywood, this time will not wear the casual look (at least compared to the Oscars) that they usually show off every year and the nominees will be this time at their homes to avoid coronavirus infections.
As happened at the Emmy and Latin Grammy Awards, there has not been a previous red carpet and no party will be held after the ceremony.
In the absence of stars, what these Golden Globes will have is an extra portion of controversy, since a Los Angeles Times report published last week recovered the accusations that for years have been launched against the HFPA for its very dubious practices and due to possible influence peddling when choosing its winners.
In addition, dozens of names have signed a letter asking the HFPA to increase diversity in its small ranks, a group of 87 journalists that does not admit more members and among whom there is no black person.
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Two Netflix films, “Mank” (six nominations) and “The Trial of the Chicago 7” (five mentions), lead the film nominations for the Golden Globes.
Behind are, with four nominations per head, “Promising Young Woman”, “The Father” and “Nomadland”, which is the great favorite for this strange season of awards in Hollywood.
Netflix also dominated the television sections, where “The Crown” (six nominations), “Schitt’s Creek” (five nominations) and “Ozark” (four mentions) appear as the series with the most statuette options.
As for Latin aspiring women, the Guatemalan film “La llorona”, by Jayro Bustamante, will compete for the Golden Globe for the best foreign language film against “Druk” (Denmark), “La vita davanti a sé” (Italy ), “Minari” (USA but with dialogues in Korean and English) and “Deux” (France).
Lin-Manuel Miranda is a candidate for the award for best actor in a musical or comedy film for “Hamilton”,
And Anya-Taylor Joy will be up for two awards: Best Actress in a Musical or Comedy Movie for “Emma,” and Best Female Performer in a Limited Series or Television Movie for “The Queen’s Gambit.”

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