Golden Globes

An aspiring actress (Emma Stone) and a struggling jazz musician (Ryan Gosling) meet and fall in love in Los Angeles, city of stars. “Part of what is wonderful about Los Angeles is that it doesn’t reveal itself to you right away”, writer/director Damien Chazelle told us.

In 1979 Santa Barbara, California, three women find their way through a changing world: a single mom (Annette Bening), a budding photographer (Greta Gerwig) and a precocious teen (Elle Fanning). The story cuts close to writer/director Mike Mills: “I make personal movies because I feel like it’s my best chance to make a good movie”, Mills told us.

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A young man grows up in a rough neighborhood of Miami, searching for his own identity and his place in the world. Moonlight received five additional nominations: Best Supporting Actress, Naomie Harris; Best Supporting Actor, Mahershala Ali; Best Director and Best Screenplay, Barry Jenkins.

After suffering a catastrophic loss, Lee (Casey Affleck) deals with life the best he can. Being made legal guardian of his nephew (Lucas Hedges) shakes his carefully built bubble of self-protection.

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Lost in the streets of Calcutta, a 5-year-old boy is later adopted by an Australian family. Reaching adulthood, Saroo (Dev Patel) decides to find his birthplace and original family.