Nicole Kidman and Naomi Watts among Australians nominated for Golden Globes

The Golden Globes contenders have been announced, with Nicole Kidman nominated for her salacious role in Babygirl. See the other Australians up for a gong.

Nicole Kidman and Guy Pearce are among the Australians holding the hopes of the nation at the Golden Globes.

Kidman and Pearce have been nominated for their roles in the movies Babygirl and The Brutalist.

Cate Blanchett and Naomi Watts will compete in the limited series category for their roles in Disclaimer and Feud: Capote vs. The Swans.

Nicole Kidman. Picture: AFP

Guy Pearce. Picture: AFP

The nominations for Globes, which will air on January 6 in Australia, were announced overnight by Mindy Kaling and Morris Chestnut.

While not personally nominated, Hugh Jackman’s Deadpool & Wolverine has been nominated for Best Score, Best Cinematic and Box Office Achievement alongside other strong contenders like ‘Inside Out 2,’ ‘Gladiator 2,’ ‘Wicked,’ ‘Beetlejuice Beetlejuice,’ ‘The Wild Robot,’ ‘Twisters,’ and ‘Alien: Romulus.’

“Emilia Perez” – Jacques Audiard’s surreal narco-thriller musical about a Mexican drug lord who transitions to life as a woman – has led the Golden Globes nominations with 10, as the race to the Oscars heats up.

Naomi Watts. Picture: AFP

The genre-defying film stars transgender actress Karla Sofia Gascon as the title character, along with actress-singer Selena Gomez and Zoe Saldana in supporting roles.

All three are up for prizes for the Golden Globes, set for January 5, which are widely seen as a bellwether for the Academy Awards.

“The Brutalist,” starring Oscar winner Adrien Brody as a Hungarian Jewish architect who survives the Holocaust and emigrates to the United States, came in second with seven nominations, followed by papal drama “Conclave” with six nods.

Cate Blanchett. Picture: WireImage

Smash hit “Wicked,” the movie adaptation of the hit Broadway musical, earned four nominations, including for pop sensation Ariana Grande as the bubbly pink-clad Glinda and Tony winner Cynthia Erivo as the green-skinned Elphaba.

Other nods for “Emilia Perez” include two entries for best original song, best score, best non-English language film, best screenplay, and best comedy or musical film.

It will compete for top comedy-musical honours with “Wicked,” Cannes darling “Anora,” tennis love-triangle film “Challengers,” Jesse Eisenberg’s “A Real Pain,” and body horror film “The Substance” starring Demi Moore.

Comedian Nikki Glaser will host the January 5 gala in Beverly Hills.

– with Agence France-Presse (AFP)

Originally published as Nicole Kidman and Naomi Watts among Australians nominated for Golden Globes