Monday’s Golden Globe nominations announcement generated excitement for the recognized and surprise for the overlooked, with discussions on potential Academy Award contenders. Emilia Pérez’s musical drama leads with 10 nominations, followed by The Brutalist and Conclave. Gladiator II received two nods, Denzel Washington for Supporting Actor. While the Golden Globes are seen as a precursor to the Oscars, experts caution against overestimating their predictive value, noting the differing approaches to Best Picture categories and historical discrepancies in winners. Likely contenders for Oscar nominations include Wicked, A Real Pain, Anora, Nickel Boys, and The Brutalist, with The Substance and A Complete Unknown potentially making the cut based on past trends.
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Lawmaker urges prison workers to tell her about immigrants
State Sen. Terri Bryant of Murphysboro is encouraging Illinois Department of Corrections employees to secretly provide her with information on undocumented immigrants in state prisons so she can pass it on to federal immigration authorities, despite the state's sanctuary law. Bryant's messages come after President Trump's crackdown on illegal immigration and she insists she will protect the identity of the employees who share the information. Civil liberties groups have raised concerns that Bryant is encouraging...
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