Golden Globe Nominees Announced

The nominees for the Golden Globe Awards have been announced - December 21, 2002. Mike O'Sullivan, Los Angeles. The musical film 'Chicago' has received the most nominations. Other main competitors for this film include a movie about a midlife crisis and street conflicts in New York. Among the drama films with good chances of winning are 'Gangs of New York' by Martin Scorsese, which depicts the conflicts between Irish immigrants and established immigrants in 19th-century New York; and 'About Schmidt,' in which Jack Nicholson plays a retired man on a journey to find his identity and emotional pain. However, 'Chicago,' adapted from a Broadway musical, has garnered the most nominations with eight, including Best Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy, and its female leads, Renée Zellweger and Catherine Zeta-Jones, are nominated for Best Actress for their roles as imprisoned women. Another nominee for the comedy award is 'My Big Fat Greek Wedding,' which was made on a low budget and achieved surprising success. The film 'The Hours,' which tells the story of three women grappling with grief, has seven nominations, one of which is for Nicole Kidman's performance. Early Thursday morning, Colin Farrell announced the nominees and stated: 'The nominees for Best Director are: Stephen Daldry for 'The Hours,' Peter Jackson for 'The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers,' Spike Jonze for 'Adaptation,' and Rob Marshall for 'About Schmidt.' 'The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers' is the second part of a fantasy series based on the works of J.R.R. Tolkien. Another film with good chances in the drama category is 'The Pianist' by Roman Polanski, which deals with escaping from the Nazis. The Golden Globe Awards ceremony is held by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association and signifies the start of the awards season in the film industry. Winners will be announced on January 19 in Los Angeles. The reason for the attention and interest in this award among cinema professionals is that the Golden Globe winners are often the same individuals who receive Academy Awards in March.