The 70th Golden Globes premiere this Sunday, January 13, 2013. The show will be hosted by comedy duo Tina Fey and Amy Poehler.
Denzel Washington is nominated for Best Actor for his performance in Flight. Django Unchained is nominated for Best Picture (Drama). For his role as a slave-owner, Leonardo DiCaprio is nominated for Best Actor in a Supporting Role in Django Unchained. Don Cheadle is nominated for Best Performance in a Television Series For a Comedy or Musical for House of Lies.
Read the full list of nominees here.
Denzel Washington said to the Hollywood Reporter that he told his daughter her dark skin could hold her back in the entertainment industry. His advice: work harder.
I tell my daughter — she’s at NYU — I say: “You’re black, you’re a
woman, and you’re dark-skinned at that. So you have to be a
triple/quadruple threat.” I said: “You gotta learn how to act. You gotta
learn how to dance, sing, move onstage.” That’s the only place, in my
humble opinion, you really learn how to act. I said: “Look at Viola
Davis. That’s who you want to be. Forget about the little pretty girls;
if you’re relying on that, when you hit 40, you’re out the door. You
better have some chops.”
Read more here.
