Africa: Idris Elba Nominated for African Warlord Role

Beasts of No Nation
Idris Elba in Beasts of No Nation.
11 December 2015
allAfrica.com
By Melody Chironda

The nominations for the 73rd annual Golden Globe awards have been announced in Los Angeles.

British actor Idris Elba has scored two Golden Globe nominations for Best Supporting Actor for his role as a West African warlord in the film Beasts of No Nation, and for Best Actor in a TV movie or limited series for his role in Luther. The film, Beasts of No Nation, is based on a highly acclaimed novel of the same name by Nigerian author Uzodinma Iweala, which brings to life the gripping tale of Agu, a child soldier torn from his family to fight in the civil war of an African country.

Nigerian-American actress Uzo Aduba has been nominated for the Best Supporting Actress in a TV Movie/Mini-Series category for her role in Orange is the New Black. Her character in the show is portrayed as an emotionally unstable inmate with a violent past.

The Golden Globe awards will take place on 10 January 2016.

Here is a list of the nominees in both the film and television categories.

Best motion picture - drama

Carol

Mad Max: Fury Road

The Revenant

Room

Spotlight

Best motion picture - comedy or musical

The Big Short

Joy

The Martian

Spy

Trainwreck

Best performance by an actor in a motion picture - drama

Bryan Cranston, Trumbo

Leonardo DiCaprio, The Revenant

Michael Fassbender, Steve Jobs

Eddie Redmayne, The Danish Girl

Will Smith, Concussion

Best performance by an actress in a motion picture - drama

Cate Blanchett, Carol

Brie Larson, Room

Rooney Mara, Carol

Saoirse Ronan, Brooklyn

Alicia Vikander, The Danish Girl

Best performance by an actor in a motion picture - comedy or musical

Christian Bale, The Big Short

Steve Carell, The Big Short

Matt Damon, The Martian

Al Pacino, Danny Collins

Mark Ruffalo, Infinitely Polar Bear

Best performance by an actress in a motion picture - comedy or musical

Jennifer Lawrence, Joy

Melissa McCarthy, Spy

Amy Schumer, Trainwreck

Maggie Smith, The Lady in the Van

Lily Tomlin, Grandma

Best performance by an actor in a supporting role in a motion picture

Paul Dano, Love & Mercy

Idris Elba, Beasts of No Nation

Mark Rylance, Bridge of Spies

Michael Shannon, 99 Homes

Sylvester Stallone, Creed

Best performance by an actress in a supporting role in a motion picture

Jane Fonda, Youth

Jennifer Jason Leigh, The Hateful Eight

Helen Mirren, Trumbo

Alicia Vikander, Ex Machina

Kate Winslet, Steve Jobs

Best director - motion picture

Todd Haynes, Carol

Alejandro G Inarritu, The Revenant

Tom McCarthy, Spotlight

George Miller, Max Max: Fury Road

Ridley Scott, The Martian

Best screenplay - motion picture

The Big Short

The Hateful Eight

Room

Spotlight

Steve Jobs

Best animated feature film

Anomalisa

The Good Dinosaur

Inside Out

The Peanuts Movie

Shaun the Sheep Movie

Best foreign language film

The Brand New Testament

The Club

The Fencer

Mustang

Son of Saul

Best original score - motion picture

Carol

The Danish Girl

The Hateful Eight

The Revenant

Steve Jobs

Best original song - motion picture

Love Me Like You Do, Ellie Goulding - Fifty Shades of Grey

One Kind of Love, Brian Wilson - Love & Mercy

See You Again, Wiz Khalifa featuring Charlie Puth - Fast & Furious 7

Simple Song #3, Sumi Jo - Youth

Writing's On the Wall, Sam Smith - Spectre


Television categories

Best television series - drama

Empire

Game of Thrones

Mr Robot

Narcos

Outlander

Best television series - comedy or musical

Casual

Mozart in the Jungle

Orange is the New Black

Silicon Valley

Transparent

Veep

Best mini-series or motion picture made for television

American Crime

American Horror Story: Hotel

Fargo

Flesh and Bone

Wolf Hall

Best performance by an actor in a television series - drama

Jon Hamm, Mad Men

Rami Malek, Mr Robot

Wagner Maura, Narcos

Bob Odenkirk, Better Call Saul

Liev Schreiber, Ray Donovan

Best performance by an actress in a television series - drama

Caitriona Balfe, Outlander

Viola Davis, How to Get Away with Murder

Eva Green, Penny Dreadful

Taraji P Henson, Empire

Robin Wright, House of Cards

Best performance by an actor in a television series - comedy or musical

Aziz Ansari, Master of None

Gael Garcia Bernal, Mozart

Rob Lowe, The Grinder

Patrick Stewart, Blunt Talk

Jeffrey Tambor, Transparent

Best performance by an actress in a television series - comedy or musical

Rachel Bloom, Crazy Ex-Girlfriend

Jamie Lee Curtis, Scream Queens

Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Veep

Gina Rodriguez, Jane the Virgin

Lily Tomlin, Grace and Frankie

Best performance by an actor in a mini-series or motion picture made for television

Idris Elba, Luther

Oscar Isaac, Show Me a Hero

David Oyelowo, Nightingale

Mark Rylance, Wolf Hall

Patrick Wilson, Fargo

Best performance by an actress in a mini-series or motion picture made for television

Kirsten Dunst, Fargo

Felicity Huffman, American Crime

Lady Gaga, American Horror Story: Hotel

Sarah Hay, Flesh and Bone

Queen Latifah, Bessie

Best performance by an actor in a supporting role in a series, mini-series or motion picture made for television

Alan Cumming, The Good Wife

Damian Lewis, Wolf Hall

Ben Mendelsohn, Bloodline

Tobias Menzies, Outlander

Christian Slater, Mr Robot

Best performance by an actress in a supporting role in a series, mini-series or motion picture made for television

Uzo Aduba, Orange is the New Black

Joanne Froggatt, Downton Abbey

Regina King, American Crime

Judith Light, Transparent

Maura Tierney, The Affair

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