Stars React to Golden Globes Nominations

Updating:
Early Thursday morning the Hollywood Foreign Press Association announced their nominations.

Read the reaction from stars below:

Brian Wilson
Love & Mercy
Best original Song

“My life, my love, my Melinda — God only knows what I’d be without her. She was the inspiration for “One Kind of Love” and just woke me to tell me the song has been nominated for a Golden Globe — my mind is blown! Thank you Hollywood Foreign Press and everyone involved in telling my story. And a huge hug to Paul Dano for his nomination this great morning! I’m now going back to bed for some sweet, sweet dreams. Love & Mercy, Brian Wilson…”

Michael Shannon
99 HOMES
Best Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture Nominee
“I’m so grateful to be acknowledged by the HFPA for my work. I know they are true devotees of the cinema and I can tell every time I speak with one of them how much they care about what they do. I am very much looking forward to this ceremony and seeing them all again.”

Leonardo DiCaprio
The Revenant
“Thank you to the Hollywood Foreign Press Association. I am incredibly grateful for their nomination, as well as the recognition they have given to this film and to Alejandro’s vision as its director. Making The Revenant was a true honor for me. I also want to extend congratulations to all nominees this season. Thank you again to the HFPA.”

Idris Elba

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE (Beasts of No Nation)
ACTOR IN A TV MOVIE OR LIMITED SERIES (Luther)

“Wow thank you to the HFPA, who have always been so amazingly supportive of me throughout my career. I’m so excited, in particular, to be recognized for both Luther and Beasts of No Nation. For Luther, what better way to celebrate the end of a great run than with this stellar acknowledgement. As for Beasts, I can only hope this attention will get more people to see the brilliance of all that is Cary Fukunaga and my extraordinary co-star Abraham Attah. I share in this exciting moment with everyone who poured their hearts into these projects and for who I could not have done this without.”

Jennifer Jason Leigh
THE HATEFUL EIGHT
Best Performance by an Actress in a supporting role in any motion picture:

“Thanks to the Hollywood Foreign Press for recognizing two projects that mean so much to me. Getting an acting nomination for my role as Daisy in THE HATEFUL EIGHT is a testament to the great Quentin Tarantino and would not have been possible without the cast (especially the one I was handcuffed to, Kurt Russell). ANOMALISA is a project so close to my heart and Charlie and Duke’s film is mind-blowing. I’m so happy people are loving it as much as I do. I never get such great news while making my son’s lunch in the morning!!”

Paul Dano
Love & Mercy
Nominated for Best supporting actor

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“I woke up probably to the sound of a car horn, and then I saw a couple of text messages and just then the phone rang with someone saying congrats. After that I put my head back down on the pillow and just let my whole body collapse,” said Love & Mercy actor. “I am so proud to know Brian and be in contact with his spirit. When I talk to people and they ask me if the film is gonna bring Beach Boys to a younger generation, I always think that this music is gonna be around for forever and it ain’t going anywhere, but if the movie helps with that in anyway then I am very happy.” To celebrate, “it is a sunny day here, so maybe I’ll go and see my friend, but I think I am just gonna take some time to enjoy the moment and smile.”

“WOW! Amazing. Touched. Humbled. Thrilled. One of the great honors and pleasures of my life to know Brian Wilson. He has made me and so many others SMILE with his music and spirit. So proud to tell his story and be a part of Love & Mercy. And I am so happy to be thought of by the Hollywood Foreign Press! A true honor. Smiling big. Love. Paul Dano.”

Mark Rylance
Bridge of Spies
Best Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture.

“I want to thank the members of the HFPA for nominating my work in both Bridge of Spies and Wolf Hall. My work does not stand alone, and only comes together with the help of all the talented craftspeople I have had the pleasure to work with on Wolf Hall and Bridge of Spies, particularly Peter Kosminsky and Steven Spielberg who are directly responsible for my performance in both pieces. I would especially like to acknowledge my friend Tom Hanks. I don’t think you can isolate my playing of Abel from Tom’s playing of Donovan. It is the friendship between us as characters that should be awarded. Many blessings.”

Todd Haynes
Carol
BEST DIRECTOR
“I’m thrilled to be in the company of this incredible group of directors, and so honored that the Hollywood Foreign Press has recognized the creative collaboration that is CAROL – from Carter’s score, to our relentless producers, to the stunning talents of Cate & Rooney.”

Elizabeth Karlsen, Stephen Woolley & Christine Vachon
CAROL
BEST MOTION PICTURE- Drama CAROL:
“We are swept away by the generosity of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association with 5 Golden Globe nominations, and especially the double Best Actress nomination of Cate and Rooney. It’s incredibly rewarding to see the hard work of Number 9, Killer and Film 4 come to light in the making of this wonderful Todd Haynes film.”

Carter Burwell
Carol
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
“I’m grateful the HFPA chose to recognize Carol in so many categories, including music. In making Carol, a large number of artists worked with self-effacing restraint, and yet I believe created a film that’s grand and stirring. Thank you for acknowledging that work. It means a lot.”

Jane Fonda
Youth

“I’m honored and grateful for the support of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association.”

Paul Feig
THE PEANUTS MOVIE
Nominated for Best Animated Feature.

“The whole Peanuts team is doing the Snoopy happy dance right now over our Golden Globes nomination. We have no grief today, good or otherwise. Thank you, HFPA, for finally letting Charlie Brown kick the football.”
– Paul Feig

Deniz Gamze Ergüven
MUSTANG
Best Foreign Film nominee
“This morning’s nomination of Mustang to the Golden Globes is a dream come true and such an immense honor. I am so proud to represent France with Mustang and I am so thankful for everything this country has offered me. Thank you to Cohen Media for having supported our film so beautifully and with such strength. I am so happy that my young actresses, and through them, all the girls and women they represent, finally stand in the light through this beautiful nomination. From the bottom of my heart thank you to the Hollywood Foreign Press Association for this beautiful reception of our film.”

COHEN MEDIA STATEMENT:
“We first saw MUSTANG at an 8am screening in Cannes & it was literally ‘love at first sight’. Not only does the film introduce Deniz Game Erguven as a remarkable new talent, but MUSTANG also represents an important and timely message of female empowerment in the face of repression. We are thrilled that the HFPA has recognized the Deniz and this powerful film.”

Adam McKay
The Big Short
BEST SCREENPLAY, MOTION PICTURE
“Thrilled and thankful for the HFPA’s recognition of The Big Short. Especially excited to see Steve Carell and Christian Bale’s amazing performances acknowledged. Congrats to the whole cast and crew that worked so hard to make this movie happen.”

Al Pacino
DANNY COLLINS
“I’m always grateful and honored to be part of that selection.”

Charles Randolph
The Big Short
BEST SCREENPLAY, MOTION PICTURE
“Rarely in life do you go from dead asleep to jumping up and down in seconds. It’s like Christmas when you’re ten. I’m beyond thrilled the Hollywood Foreign Press Association has embraced such an unusual and important film.”

Josh Singer
Spotlight
Best screenplay nomination

“I’m thrilled and grateful to the HFPA for recognizing the script for Spotlight,” said Singer. “I’m delighted that my friend Tom McCarthy and the movie have been recognized as well. This was an incredible collaboration, with Tom, our tremendous crew and each and every wonderful actor in our terrific cast. Of course, none of this would have been possible without the incredible work done by the real Spotlight Team and the courage of survivors like Phil Saviano, Joe Crowley, Patrick McSorley and Jim Scanlan. Our gratitude to them is endless. We hope this increases awareness of the need for investigative journalism on the local level. We also hope that the church will take note and take stronger action to deal with the ongoing issue of clergy sex abuse.”

Ennio Morricone
THE HATEFUL EIGHT
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE- Motion Score
“I am deeply honored and grateful to receive this nomination on the eve of the European premiere of ‘The Hateful Eight’ here in London. I thank Quentin Tarantino for his trust and the total freedom he has given me conducting this score”

David Lang
Best Original Song in a Motion Picture for “Simple Song #3”
YOUTH.

“This is amazing! I am so grateful to Paolo Sorrentino for making a beautiful movie about a classical composer. I have spent my whole life listening closely to the music in movies, but it never occurred to me that I might be a part of it all. I am honored, excited and very happy. Thank you, members of the Hollywood Foreign Press!”

Lenny Abrahamson
ROOM
Best Motion Picture – Drama

“I want to thank the HFPA for this incredible honor. For an independent film like ROOM to be nominated for Best Picture for the Golden Globes is an extraordinary vote of confidence and a tribute to the amazing work done by all the talented people involved in the production. I am particularly delighted for Brie Larson and Emma Donoghue. Their unique artistry is being recognized today.”

Brie Larson
ROOM
Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama

“Wow. My deepest thanks to the HFPA – I am beyond honored, grateful, thrilled and every other imaginable emotion to be in the company of such an inspirational group of women, and to share this morning’s recognition with Emma, Lenny, the entire cast and crew of ROOM, as well as Amy Schumer and the cast and crew of TRAINWRECK. What a morning! And thanks to Jacob Tremblay – you have made every day of this journey magic.”

Ridley Scott
The Martian

“We are all very excited and very grateful to the Hollywood Foreign Press Association for embracing our film and Matt’s brilliant performance so warmly. Making The Martian was one of the highlights of my career and the fact that it is being recognized in such a generous way is fantastic and very much appreciated.”

Emma Donoghue
Best Screenplay – Motion Picture
ROOM
“I’d like to express my gratitude to the Hollywood Foreign Press for nominating me for Best Screenplay. To be named in such honorable company – especially since Room is my first feature film – is a startling delight.”

Alicia Vikander
EX MACHINA/The Danish Girl
Best Performance by a Supporting Actress in Any Motion Picture

“I am truly thrilled and grateful to the HFPA for both these wonderful nominations! To be considered amongst all these brilliant actresses and their outstanding performances is such an honor. Working on THE DANISH GIRL and EX MACHINA were such gifts in themselves, and for this to happen is all so wonderful. Thank you.”

Eddie Redmayne
THE DANISH GIRL”
Nominee, Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture, Drama

“I am incredibly grateful to the HFPA for having included me in such a brilliant troupe of actors. I’m equally thrilled that Alicia and Alexandre have been recognised as well. Having the opportunity to help tell Lili and Gerda’s story has been a great privilege for me, and I am hugely grateful for the guidance, generosity and insight given to me by the transgender community.” – Eddie Redmayne, Golden Globe Award nominee for Best Actor [Drama] (THE DANISH GIRL)

Alexandre Desplat
THE DANISH GIRL
Best Original Score, Motion Picture

“What fantastic news to be receiving from the HFPA! Tom Hooper is a master at using music in his films, and I am lucky to be part of his DANISH GIRL. Merci!”

Laszlo Nemes
SON OF SAUL
nominated for Best Foreign Language Film

“We are thrilled to find ourselves nominated for a Golden Globe this morning. It is a very happy and gratifying moment for us. Since the film’s premiere at Cannes in May we have been on a whirlwind tour and are stunned by the positive reaction to the film in the US. SON OF SAUL is about such an important topic, one that bears acknowledging for every generation. For our cast and crew we are very happy indeed. Many thanks to the Golden Globes. “

TV
Lee Daniels
EMPIRE
“I am humbled by this recognition from the Hollywood Foreign Press Association. To everyone tuning in week after week, embracing our stories and characters, I thank you. And a very special thanks to my partner in crime Danny Strong and the team that made this happen – cast, crew, and everyone at Fox.
And Taraji, Yes God! Thank you for breathing life into Cookie. Again so humbled and honored.”

Zander Lehmann and Jason Reitman
Nominated for Best TV Comedy Series
“Thank you Hulu for taking a chance on such a unique comedy and thank you to the HFPA for rewarding the chance they took on us.”

Queen Latifah

Nomination for Best Actress in a Limited Series or Television Movie

“Thank you to the HFPA who have always been so supportive of all of my projects. This film is such a special one to me and I am thrilled to be recognized for my work as Bessie.”

Chris Brancato
Narcos
“This is a wonderful tribute to the hard work of so many people and a signal that borderless, truly international television is here to stay. I thank and salute the HFPA for recognizing our show.”

Bob Odenkirk
Nominated for Best Actor in a TV Series, Drama

“What an exciting surprise for me! The Hollywood Foreign Press have been so supportive and willing to see what we came up with on Better Call Saul, that means that they watched our work with an open mind. My fellow cast mates Michael McKean, Jonathan Banks, Rhea Seehorn, Michael Mando, Patrick Fabian and all the others are the reason why I’m doing good work, acting opposite their excellence would make anyone better. Of course the writing is primo! Vince Gilligan and Peter Gould continue to outdo themselves with unique story, and the switched character that I am ridiculously lucky to get to bring to life. I’d also like to take this nomination opportunity to also thank Bryan Cranston and the Breaking Bad gang for inspiring us and setting such a great standard we continue to try to emulate.”

Lady Gaga
Best Actress Limited TV/Movie Series
“Thank you to the HFPA for this nomination, and to the talented cast, crew, and creators of “American Horror Story.” I am too excited for words at this recognition for my work! I dreamed endlessly of being in television & film. This is a real honor for a waitress/singer/actress from New York!”

Joanne Froggatt
DOWNTON ABBEY
Supporting actress in a TV series, limited series or TV movie nomination

“I’m on set right now and just heard this amazing news. I am absolutely blown away! I couldn’t be more grateful to the Hollywood Foreign Press Association for this nomination and their continued support. Downton Abbey and Anna Bates have been a big part of my life for some years now. It has been the most exciting journey alongside the most wonderful people. I feel so lucky to have portrayed this character and to be recognized along side these incredibly talented actresses, who have given such strong, inspirational performances. I couldn’t be happier!!!!”

Jamie Lee Curtis
Scream Queens
“As I am recovering from foot surgery, you could call this morning the agony and the ecstasy. Thrilled to represent for the crew, the #SQsquad of talented youngins and our writers Ryan, Brad and Ian. This has been a wonderful creative year and this a nice way to keep it going!”

-Colin Callender
Wolf Hall
Best Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television
“The making of WOLF HALL was a true collaboration and I’m very grateful to the HFPA for honoring our show. I share this nomination with our partners Masterpiece and BBC, the brilliant director, Peter Kosminsky, screenwriter, Peter Straughan, author Hilary Mantel and our entire crew who helped bring these great books to the screen. And congratulations to Mark and Damian for their extraordinary performances.”

Maggie Smith
THE LADY IN THE VAN
Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical
“I am absolutely thrilled to be nominated for a Golden Globe, and to be in such terrifically talented company. I look forward to seeing you all in LA in January. Thank you.” –