Yorgos Lanthimos’s The Favourite, an Irish production from Element Pictures, has secured five nominations for the 2019 Golden Globes. The film is also up for best screenplay and best film (comedy or musical). It competes against The Favourite for best motion picture (comedy or musical). Three of the films in the best motion picture (drama) race are from African-American directors, and there is a rare spot for an Asian-American director. John Chu’s Crazy Rich Asians secures a rare best motion picture (comedy or musical) spot for an Asian-American director.

Source: The Irish Times December 06, 2018 14:03 UTC