The Hollywood awards season kicks into full gear this weekend with Sunday’s Golden Globes ceremony, and actors are pondering how to enjoy the onslaught of attention and survive the ups and downs.
Britain’s Carey Mulligan, a two-time Oscar nominee who is vying this year for a best actress Golden Globe for her role in “Maestro,” cuts to the chase: “Oh just enjoy it and have fun and don’t take it too seriously.”
Mulligan said she is delighted by what she calls “a lovely sisterhood” of actresses nominated this year, including Margot Robbie, Emma Stone, Lily Gladstone and Greta Lee.
Oscar-winning Stone, nominated for a best actress Golden Globe for “Poor Things,” acknowledged that the awards season is both “very nerve-wracking and very exciting.”
On the arrivals line at the Palm Springs Film Festival this week, Golden Globe nominees shared their mix of elation, disorientation and the need to take care of one’s mind, body and spirit. The season runs through the Oscars on March 10 and includes several awards show stops and countless interviews.
Colman Domingo, vying for his first Golden Globe for best actor in “Rustin,” said the advice he gets from actors who have been through the awards season is to focus on self-care.
Danielle Brooks, also nominated for her first Golden Globe for supporting actress in “The Color Purple,” said she is on “Cloud Nine.”
Irish actor Cillian Murphy, nominated for best actor for his lead role in the historical drama “Oppenheimer,” said he is enjoying meeting actors and filmmakers that he has admired for years.
Mark Ruffalo, nominated for best-supporting actor for “Poor Things,” said he views the awards season in a new way now that he is a bit older.
