{"id":192921,"date":"2018-12-07T05:06:23","date_gmt":"2018-12-07T10:06:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=192921"},"modified":"2018-12-07T05:07:59","modified_gmt":"2018-12-07T10:07:59","slug":"constance-wu-glenn-close-and-more-react-to-the-globe-noms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2018\/12\/07\/constance-wu-glenn-close-and-more-react-to-the-globe-noms\/","title":{"rendered":"Constance Wu, Glenn Close and more react to the Globe noms"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\u201cFor so many of us, this really was the first time we weren’t the token Asian. It’s the first time we weren’t supporting another person’s story. This movie was actually about our story. That was special because we didn’t see that when we were growing up. When you don’t see that, it makes you think maybe you’re not a part of your country as much as you are.\u201d \u2014 Constance Wu, in an interview, nominated for best actress in a musical or comedy for \u201cCrazy Rich Asians.\u201d (File Photo<\/a>: @constancewu\/Instagram<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

LOS ANGELES \u2014 How some of the nominees reacted Thursday when they heard they were up for Golden Globe Awards, which will be handed out on Jan. 6 in Beverly Hills, California:<\/p>\n

\u201cI’m glad we’re in that category because we will take ‘Mary Poppins’ out. I’m not competitive with the other movies but I am competitive with ‘Mary Poppins.’ Dick Cheney is going for her.\u201d \u2014 Director Adam McKay, in an interview, on \u201cVice\u201d being nominated in the musical or comedy category, one of six nominations for the film about the former vice-president.<\/p>\n

\u201cI’m just overwhelmed with joy. I was with my pops. He was the one who woke me up, actually. He said he loved me.\u201d \u2014 John David Washington, son of Denzel Washington and nominee for best actor in a movie drama for \u201cBlacKkKlansman, in an interview.<\/p>\n

\u201cBOOM SHAKALAKA\u201d \u2014 Spike Lee, nominated for best director for \u201cBlacKkKlansman,\u201d in an interview.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt never gets old. It’s all about the part. And a part like this doesn’t come along very often.\u201d \u2014 Glenn Close, nominated for best actress in a film drama for \u201cThe Wife,\u201d in an interview.<\/p>\n

\u201cWHAT\u201d \u2014 Elsie Fisher, age 15, nominated for best actress in a musical or comedy for \u201cEighth Grade,\u201d via Twitter.<\/p>\n

\u201cHell yeah!\u201d \u2014 Fisher’s reaction to hearing she was trending on Twitter for the tweet above, in an interview.<\/p>\n

\u201cFor so many of us, this really was the first time we weren’t the token Asian. It’s the first time we weren’t supporting another person’s story. This movie was actually about our story. That was special because we didn’t see that when we were growing up. When you don’t see that, it makes you think maybe you’re not a part of your country as much as you are.\u201d \u2014 Constance Wu, in an interview, nominated for best actress in a musical or comedy for \u201cCrazy Rich Asians.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI’m in the tub, and I’m putting deodorant on, I’m heading to work. It’s cold.\u201d \u2014 Willem Dafoe, nominated for best actor in a drama for \u201cEternity’s Gate,\u201d giving a phone interview from the Canadian Rockies, where he’s filming the Disney dogsled movie \u201cTogo.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI naturally woke up and stared at my phone for about 25 to 30 minutes until it started ringing. Then I said to myself, ‘Thank God.’ I started getting a little nervous. You never know.\u201d \u2014 Peter Farrelly, nominated for best director for \u201cGreen Book,\u201d in an interview.<\/p>\n

\u201cToday is actually a really important holiday in Germany, it’s St. Nicholas Day. He brings an early batch of presents to children. So it’s especially fantastic. I’m driving around Los Angeles to get more presents for my kids.\u201d \u2014 Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck, director of \u201cNever Look Away,\u201d nominated for best foreign film, in an interview.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was a nice surprise to be woken up to. I thought it was another evacuation.\u201d \u2014 Marco Beltrami, in an interview, who was nominated for his score for \u201cA Quiet Place,\u201d who had to evacuate from his studio for a week in last month’s wildfire in Southern California.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen you go into writing a song for a movie like this, you hope that it’s good enough to make it in the film. But to be nominated is amazing. It’s just a really good song. The way it’s performed takes it to another level.\u201d \u2014 Mark Ronson, in an interview, co-writer of the song \u201cShallow\u201d featuring Bradley Cooper and Lady Gaga for the film \u201cA Star is Born.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWoke up to my phone leaping off the bedside table. Grateful for the nom, grateful to the ?goldenglobes, grateful to all of you.\u201d \u2014 Lin-Manuel Miranda, nominated for best actor in a musical or comedy for \u201cMary Poppins Returns,\u201d via Twitter.<\/p>\n

\u201cProudest moment of my career.\u201d \u2014 Jon M. Chu, director of best comedy or musical nominee \u201cCrazy Rich Asians,\u201d via Twitter.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf the ‘Incredibles’ family had anything to say, they would say, ‘We can get nominated for just doing our job? Amazing.\u201d’ \u2014 Brad Bird, director of \u201cIncredibles 2,\u201d nominated for best animated film, in an interview.<\/p>\n

\u201cI knew we had something good on our hands, but the idea of a Spider-Man movie being recognized is unreal.\u201d \u2014 Peter Ramsey, co-director of \u201cSpider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse,\u201d nominated for best animated film, in an interview.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe waitress came over and said ‘are you all right,’ because I was very emotional. This has never happened to me in my life. It’s not what should be happening to a man of my vintage.\u201d \u2014 Richard E. Grant, 61, nominated for best supporting actor in a film for \u201cWill You Ever Forgive Me,\u201d in an interview.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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