Filming for Star Wars: Episode VII has just begun with J.J. Abrams at the helm, and while they are currently shooting in Abu Dhabi, when the production returns to Pinewood Studious in the UK, you'll have a chance to not only meet the director and check out the production, but actually be on-screen in the movie itself! Check out the video below for the whole scoop, as well as a sneak peek of the new production.
While this isn't totally filmmaking-related, the nerd in me can't help but share. Here are the details:
In a special video message from the set of Star Wars: Episode VII, director J.J. Abrams announces the creation of Star Wars: Force for Change, a brand new Star Wars initiative from Disney and Lucasfilm, in collaboration with Bad Robot, dedicated to finding creative solutions to some of the world's biggest problems. The first Star Wars: Force for Change campaign will raise funds and awareness for UNICEF's Innovation Labs and its innovative projects benefitting children in need.
To support the launch of Star Wars: Force for Change, Disney has committed $1 million, and fans can now donate directly at Omaze.com/StarWars for a chance to appear in Star Wars: Episode VII. By pledging as little as $10 through the Omaze fundraising platform, any eligible supporter will be automatically entered for a chance to win this once-in-a-lifetime experience. The campaign runs from 12:01am PST on May 21stth until 11:59pm PST July 18th.
The Star Wars: Force for Change Grand Prize includes: • Airfare and accommodations to London for one winner and a guest • Behind-the-scenes access on the closed set of Star Wars: Episode VII as VIP guests of J.J. Abrams • Winner will have the opportunity to meet members of the cast • Winner and their guest will then be transformed by makeup and costume teams into a Star Wars character and filmed for a scene in Star Wars: Episode VII
Besides helping out a great organization, there are some pretty sweet awards for pledging -- besides the possible chance of meeting J.J. and getting a role in the film (a background role, but a role nonetheless). Ranging from $10 all the way up to $50,000, if you've got some big bucks, you'll get more chances to win a role, and the big-money pledges will even let you see the film before the rest of the public does.
It could be an interesting opportunity, but the worst-case scenario is that you're helping UNICEF's Innovation Labs, and you're getting some cool Star Wars stuff in the process. Check out this link for more details and to see how you can enter.
This morning, Mindy Kaling and Morris Chestnut announced the nominees for the 82nd annual Golden Globes, and there are some exciting contenders.
Movies likeEmilia Pérez, The Brutalist, and Conclave prove that this year's race is going to be a tight one.
On the television side, shows like The Bear, Only Murders in the Building, and Shōgun are all competing as well.
There were so many other titles to add to my watch list as well.
Want to know who else is in the running? Read on for the full list of nominees, and get ready for a glamorous night with the best in film and television!
The Globes will air January 5, 2025th, at 8PM EST.
2025 Golden Globe Nominees
Best Motion Picture – Drama The Brutalist (A24) A Complete Unknown (Searchlight Pictures) Conclave (Focus Features) Dune: Part Two (Warner Bros. Pictures) Nickel Boys (Orion Pictures / Amazon MGM Studios) September 5 (Paramount Pictures)
Best Motion Picture – Musical Or Comedy Anora (Neon) Challengers (Amazon MGM Studios) Emilia Pérez (Netflix) A Real Pain (Searchlight Pictures) The Substance (Mubi) Wicked (Universal Pictures)
Best Motion Picture – Animated Flow (Sideshow / Janus Films) Inside Out 2 (Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures) Memoir of a Snail (IFC Films) Moana 2 (Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures) Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl (Netflix) The Wild Robot (Universal Pictures)
Cinematic and Box Office Achievement Alien: Romulus (Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures) Beetlejuice Beetlejuice (Warner Bros. Pictures) Deadpool & Wolverine (Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures) Gladiator II (Paramount Pictures) Inside Out 2 (Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures) Twisters (Universal Pictures) Wicked (Universal Pictures) The Wild Robot (Universal Pictures)
Best Motion Picture – Non-English Language All We Imagine as Light (Sideshow / Janus Films) – Usa / France / India Emilia Pérez (Netflix) – France The Girl With The Needle (Mubi) – Poland / Sweden / Denmark I’m Still Here (Sony Pictures Classics) – Brazil The Seed of the Sacred Fig (Neon) – Usa / Germany Vermiglio (Sideshow / Janus Films) – Italy
Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama Pamela Anderson (The Last Showgirl) Angelina Jolie (Maria) Nicole Kidman (Babygirl) Tilda Swinton (The Room Next Door) Fernanda Torres (I’m Still Here) Kate Winslet (Lee)
Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama Adrien Brody (The Brutalist) Timothée Chalamet (A Complete Unknown) Daniel Craig (Queer) Colman Domingo (Sing Sing) Ralph Fiennes (Conclave) Sebastian Stan (The Apprentice)
Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy Amy Adams (Nightbitch) Cynthia Erivo (Wicked) Karla Sofía Gascón (Emilia Pérez) Mikey Madison (Anora) Demi Moore (The Substance) Zendaya (Challengers)
Best Performance by a Male Actor in aMotion Picture – Musical or Comedy Jesse Eisenberg (A Real Pain) Hugh Grant (Heretic) Gabriel Labelle (Saturday Night) Jesse Plemons (Kinds Of Kindness) Glen Powell (Hit Man) Sebastian Stan (A Different Man)
Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role In Any Motion Picture Selena Gomez (Emilia Pérez) Ariana Grande (Wicked) Felicity Jones (The Brutalist) Margaret Qualley (The Substance) Isabella Rossellini (Conclave) Zoe Saldaña (Emilia Pérez)
Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role In Any Motion Picture Yura Borisov (Anora) Kieran Culkin (A Real Pain) Edward Norton (A Complete Unknown) Guy Pearce (The Brutalist) Jeremy Strong (The Apprentice) Denzel Washington (Gladiator II)
Best Director – Motion Picture Jacques Audiard (Emilia Pérez) Sean Baker (Anora) Edward Berger (Conclave) Brady Corbet (The Brutalist) Coralie Fargeat (The Substance) Payal Kapadia (All We Imagine as Light)
Best Screenplay – Motion Picture Jacques Audiard (Emilia Pérez) Sean Baker (Anora) Brady Corbet, Mona Fastvold (The Brutalist) Jesse Eisenberg (A Real Pain) Coralie Fargeat (The Substance) Peter Straughan (Conclave)
Best Original Score – Motion Picture Volker Bertelmann (Conclave) Daniel Blumberg (The Brutalist) Kris Bowers (The Wild Robot) Clément Ducol, Camille (Emilia Pérez) Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross (Challengers) Hans Zimmer (Dune: Part Two)
Best Original Song – Motion Picture “Beautiful That Way” –– The Last Showgirl Music & Lyrics By: Andrew Wyatt, Miley Cyrus, Lykke Zachrisson “Compress / Repress” –– Challengers Music & Lyrics By: Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross, Luca Guadagnino “El Mal” –– Emilia Pérez Music & Lyrics By: Clément Ducol, Camille, Jacques Audiard “Forbidden Road” –– Better Man Music & Lyrics By: Robbie Williams, Freddy Wexler, Sacha Skarbek “Kiss the Sky” –– The Wild Robot Music & Lyrics By: Delacey, Jordan K. Johnson, Stefan Johnson, Maren Morris, Michael Pollack, Ali Tamposi “Mi Camino” –– Emilia Pérez Music & Lyrics By: Clément Ducol, Camille
Best Television Series – Drama The Day of the Jackal (Peacock) The Diplomat (Netflix) Mr. & Mrs. Smith (Prime Video) Shōgun (FX/Hulu) Slow Horses (Apple Tv+) Squid Game (Netflix)
Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy Abbott Elementary (ABC) The Bear (FX/Hulu) The Gentlemen (Netflix) Hacks (HBO | Max) Nobody Wants This (Netflix) Only Murders in the Building (Hulu)
Best Television Limited Series, Anthology Series or Motion Picture Made for Television Baby Reindeer (Netflix) Disclaimer (Apple Tv+) Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story (Netflix) The Penguin (HBO | Max) Ripley (Netflix) True Detective: Night Country (HBO | Max)
Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Series – Drama Kathy Bates (Matlock) Emma D’arcy (House of the Dragon) Maya Erskine (Mr. & Mrs. Smith) Keira Knightley (Black Doves) Keri Russell (The Diplomat) Anna Sawai (Shōgun)
Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Series – Drama Donald Glover (Mr. & Mrs. Smith) Jake Gyllenhaal (Presumed Innocent) Gary Oldman (Slow Horses) Eddie Redmayne (The Day of the Jackal) Hiroyuki Sanada (Shōgun) Billy Bob Thornton (Landman)
Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy Kristen Bell (Nobody Wants This) Quinta Brunson (Abbott Elementary) Ayo Edebiri (The Bear) Selena Gomez (Only Murders in the Building) Kathryn Hahn (Agatha All Along) Jean Smart (Hacks)
Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy Adam Brody (Nobody Wants This) Ted Danson (A Man on the Inside) Steve Martin (Only Murders in the Building) Jason Segel (Shrinking) Martin Short (Only Murders in the Building) Jeremy Allen White (The Bear)
Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Limited Series, Anthology Series or a Motion Picture Made for Television Cate Blanchett (Disclaimer) Jodie Foster (True Detective: Night Country) Cristin Milioti (The Penguin) Sofía Vergara (Griselda) Naomi Watts (Feud: Capote Vs. The Swans) Kate Winslet (The Regime)
Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Limited Series, Anthology Series or a Motion Picture Made for Television Colin Farrell (The Penguin) Richard Gadd (Baby Reindeer) Kevin Kline (Disclaimer) Cooper Koch (Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story) Ewan Mcgregor (A Gentleman In Moscow) Andrew Scott (Ripley)
Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role On Television Liza Colón-Zayas (The Bear) Hannah Einbinder (Hacks) Dakota Fanning (Ripley) Jessica Gunning (Baby Reindeer) Allison Janney (The Diplomat) Kali Reis (True Detective: Night Country)
Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role On Television Tadanobu Asano (Shōgun) Javier Bardem (Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story) Harrison Ford (Shrinking) Jack Lowden (Slow Horses) Diego Luna (La Máquina) Ebon Moss-Bachrach (The Bear)
Best Performance In Stand-Up Comedy On Television Jamie Foxx (Jamie Foxx: What Had Happened Was) Nikki Glaser (Nikki Glaser: Someday You’ll Die) Seth Meyers (Seth Meyers: Dad Man Walking) Adam Sandler (Adam Sandler: Love You) Ali Wong (Ali Wong: Single Lady) Ramy Youssef (Ramy Youssef: More Feelings)