British film and TV stars in the running for Golden Globes.BRITISH film Atonement has picked up a slew of nominations for this year's Golden Globes, including best actress for Keira Knightley. It is nominated for best film, with Joe Wright a contender for best director and Knightley's co-star, James McAvoy James Andrew McAvoy (April 21, 1979[1]) is a BAFTA-winning Scottish actor. Biography Personal life McAvoy was born in Scotstoun, Glasgow, the son of Elizabeth (née Johnstone), a psychiatric nurse, and James McAvoy, a builder. , in the running for best actor. Atonement, an adaptation of Ian McEwan's best-selling novel set around World War II, leads the field with seven nominations in total. Its 13-year-old star, Irish newcomer Saoirse Ronan, is in the running for best supporting actress supporting actress n → attrice f non protagonista . The other best film contenders are violent thrillers American Gangster, Eastern Promises and No Country For Old Men, legal drama Michael Clayton, historical saga There Will Be Blood and Oprah Winfrey-produced feel-good film The Great Debaters. Knightley's rivals for best actress are Angelina Jolie for A Mighty Heart, Cate Blanchett Catherine Élise Blanchett (born May 14, 1969), better known as Cate Blanchett, is an Academy Award- and Golden Globe Award-winning Australian actress. She has also won various awards, most notably including two SAGs and two BAFTAs, making her one of a few actors who won all for Elizabeth: The Golden Age, Jodie Foster Alicia Christian Foster (born November 19 1962), better known as Jodie Foster, is a two-time Academy Award-winning American actress, director, and producer. She has also won two Golden Globes, 3 BAFTA awards and a Screen Actors Guild Award, making her one of the few select for The Brave One and the veteran Julie Christie for Away From Her. McAvoy will face competition for the best actor award from George Clooney in Michael Clayton, Viggo Mortensen in Eastern Promises, Denzel Washington in American Gangster and Daniel Day- Lewis as a turn-of-the-20th-century oil tycoon in There Will Be Blood. Ricky Gervais, Hugh Laurie, Anna Friel and Minnie Driver are each nominated in the TV categories. Other homegrown hopefuls include Helena BonhamCarter (best actress in a musical or comedy film for Sweeney Todd), Tilda Swinton (best supporting actress for Michael Clayton) and Ridley Scott (best director for American Gangster). The 65th annual Golden Globe awards take place in Los Angeles on January 13. CAPTION(S): Keira Knightley |
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