Golden Globe Awards

It's always fun getting together with Londoner Keira Knightley, the vivacious, gorgeous 29 year-old actress, so young and already an old acquaintance of ours. She first appeared on the scene in 2002, with her role in Bend It Like Beckham, which led to acclaimed films like Pride & Prejudice (2005 – her first Golden Globe nomination as best actress), Atonement (2007, a second Globe nomination), of course the hugely popular Pirates of the Caribbean series and now The Imitation Game (her third Golden nod), in which she plays the math genius Joan Clarke, who helps Alan Turing (Benedict Cumberbatch) break the Nazi's Enigma code during WWII.

Quvenzhané Wallis stumbled into a stellar acting career with a lie: back in early 2009, when she was a mere five years old, she assured director Benh Zeitlin that she was, in fact, a mature six year old girl – the minimum age to be considered for a role in Zeitlin’s Beasts of the Southern Wild. The production was holding auditions in Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana, close to Quvenzhané’s hometown, Houma, and her family supported Quvenzhané’s sudden acting urge, taking her to try her luck against 4,000 other aspiring stars.

Shooting a movie for 12 years, with all the ups and downs, the creases and frowns that come with the passing of time, would be a daunting prospect for any actress. But it did not scare Patricia Arquette.

Shooting a movie for 12 years, with all the ups and downs, the creases and frowns that come with the passing of time, would be a daunting prospect for any actress. But it did not scare Patricia Arquette.

When the nominees for the 72nd annual Golden Globe awards were announced early in the morning on December 11, many people were happily surprised to hear that Mark Ruffalo received not one, but two nominations. He received a Best Supporting Actor in a motion picture for his performance on Foxcatcher, a film that received three nominations, including Best Actor in a motion picture, drama (Steve Carell) and Best Motion Picture, drama.

The term ‘versatile’ is often bandied about in describing actors, but some merit it more than others. Julianne Moore’s name, though, comes top or close to the top on any authority’s list of versatile actresses thanks to a phenomenal ability to immerse herself so completely into each character.

The term ‘versatile’ is often bandied about in describing actors, but some merit it more than others. Julianne Moore’s name, though, comes top or close to the top on any authority’s list of versatile actresses thanks to a phenomenal ability to immerse herself so completely into each character.

It has been 18 years since the audience heard about Edward Norton for the first time with his screen debut in Primal Fear (1996). In that film he starred as a young man accused of murdering an archbishop and not only came to surprise his own lawyer (Richard Gere), but also critics and the public.

It has been 18 years since the audience heard about Edward Norton for the first time with his screen debut in Primal Fear (1996). In that film he starred as a young man accused of murdering an archbishop and not only came to surprise his own lawyer (Richard Gere), but also critics and the public.

A funnyman with multiple Golden Globe nominations (seven, with one win in 2008 for his television role in The Office), Steve Carell turns deadly serious and multi-layered in Foxcatcher, a career-defining performance that sees him cast startlingly against type as recluse delusional billionaire John Du Pont. An actor of many skills, whose quite and gentle demeanor hides a surprising strength, character and versatility, Carell plays the eccentric billionaire, heir to an industrial family's massive fortune, who wants to start an Olympic wrestling training facility in his Pennsylvania "castle" in the Bennett Miller’s remarkable drama.