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If it weren’t for two fateful incidents, perhaps Constance Wu wouldn’t have starred in Crazy Rich Asians. First, Wu originally passed up the chance to play the blockbuster comedy’s female lead role, Rachel Chu.

Who would have ever thought that the guy in the box-office hit franchise, The Hangover, would turn out to be one of Hollywood’s critically-acclaimed filmmakers?Bradley Cooper, who portrayed Phil Wenneck, a teacher and leader of the Wolfpack, a group of guys who found themselves in trouble after a wild night in Las Vegas in The Hangover, is not only portraying the jaded hard-drinking country music singer-songwriter Jackson Maine, who falls in love with an upcoming nightclub singer Ally Maine (portrayed by Lady Gaga) in A Star is Born, but also directed, wrote and produced the musical romantic drama. A Star is Born, which marks the fourth remake of the original 1937 film, is Cooper’s directorial feature film debut.

One of the most accomplished and versatile actresses in Hollywood today, Amy Adams, who’s 44, has been nominated for nine Golden Globes, in both the lead and supporting categories and won two. Working at the peak of her abilities, this season she is a double Golden Globe nominee in two separate categories.

For over 40 years the HFPA has recorded famous and celebrated actors, actresses and filmmakers. The world's largest collection of its kind - over 10,000  items- is now in the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts & Sciences Margaret Herrick Library.

Since her feature film debut in 1995, Charlize Theron has demonstrated time and again her broad range in every role she takes. From the icy MI6 agent in Atomic Blonde to the grizzled war captain in Mad Max: Fury Road, Theron has always sought out roles that show off her versatility and vulnerability.

Based on a true story, the directorial debut of Filip Hammar and Fredrik Wikingsson, The Cake General is a quirky comedy set in the 1980s about an eccentric resident of the so-called "the most boring town in Sweden" who decides to put his quiet provincial town on the map by assembling the world's longest sandwich cake. It is 1984.

Border (Gräns) is a dark Swedish fantasy film directed by Ali Abbasi from a screenplay by Abbasi, Isabella Eklöf and John Ajvide Lindquist based on a short story by Ajvide Lindqvist. It won the Un Certain Regard award at the 2018 Cannes Film Festival.

After a short but intense week, the third edition of the Macao International Film Festival, also known as IFFAMACAO, concluded last Friday with an award ceremony and a screening of Zhang Yimou’s Shadow, submitted this year to the Golden Globes in the Best Foreign category. The fact that the opening film was Green Book, an American production that received five nominations at the Globes, including Best Picture, Musical or Comedy is a perfect example of what this festival’s goals -   a  balance between what the East and the West have to offer, with an equal amount of films from both sides of the world.

Filmmaker Spike Lee likes to take on serious topics with a bit of humor.   HFPA journalist Alessandra Venezia sat down with the Golden Globe-nominated director in October on the patio of the Chateau Marmont in Los Angeles.

Barbra Streisand wins two Golden Globes, one as Best Director for Yentl, the other for the film, as Best Musical or Comedy.   She celebrates backstage with Shirley MacLaine, Best Actress in a drama for Terms of Endearment, at the 41st Golden Globes, held Saturday, January 28, 1984, at the Beverly Hilton hotel.