Jane Austen and the Golden Globe of Fire
Alert Janeites Teresa and Robyn wrote to tell us that P&P3 has snatched up a few of those precious Golden Globe nominations - “Best Musical or Comedy Picture”, and “Best Actress in a Comedy or Musical” for Keira Knightley.
Other Austen-related nominees:
Ang Lee (director of S&S2): Best Director, Best Picture for “Brokeback Mountain”
Gwyneth Paltrow (Emma in E2): Best Dramatic Actress for “Proof”
Judi Dench (Lady Catherine in P&P3): Best Actress in a Comedy or Musical for “Mrs. Henderson Presents” (also nominated for Best Musical or Comedy Picture)
Hugh Laurie (Mr. Palmer in S&S2): Best Actor in a TV Drama for “House”
Donald Sutherland (Mr. Bennet in P&P3): Best Performance by an Actor in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television for “Human Trafficking”,
Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television for “Commander in Chief”
Naveen Andrews (Balraj in B&P): Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series, or Motion Picture Made for Television for “Lost”
EDIT: Polly Walker (Jane Fairfax in E2): Best Actress in a TV Drama for Rome - thanks to Alert Janeite Franka for the heads up!
Jane would be proud indeed!
December 13th, 2005 at 1:11 pm
Isn’t this great? I really hope P&P will win both Golden Globes!
Oh, and you forgot to mention among the Austen-related nominees that Polly Walker (Jane Fairfax in Emma 1996) is nominated for her role in ‘Rome’!
December 13th, 2005 at 3:27 pm
Oh, well since we are getting all technical, the awards were announced this morning by Kate Beckinsale (Emma in E3).