Golden Globes

Riz Ahmed first Muslim nominated for Best Actor Oscar

By Joseph Hammond — March 15, 2021
LOS ANGELES (RNS) — Ahmed’s nomination comes for his turn in 'Sound of Metal' as a drummer in a heavy-metal duo who grapples with increased hearing loss.

MPAC Hollywood Awards to feature ‘The Mauritanian’

By Joseph Hammond — March 3, 2021
(RNS) — 'The Mauritanian' is based on the true story of former Guantanamo Bay detainee Mohamedou Ould Salahi, who spent 14 years in the prison facility before his release.

Three Muslim actors make Golden Globe history

By Joseph Hammond — February 4, 2021
(RNS) — For the first time in history, three Muslim actors have received Golden Globes award nominations in the same year.

‘Three Billboards’ wins best religious film

By Jeffrey Salkin — January 8, 2018
(RNS) — Even miserable SOBs can change, and grow. You never know what's really inside.

The nones — and nuns — are all right in Greta Gerwig’s ‘Lady Bird’

By Emily McFarlan Miller — January 5, 2018
(RNS) — 'I felt, as a moviegoer, kind of making fun of Catholic school has been covered,' Gerwig told RNS.

Golden Globes: The more the women change, the more the men stay the same

By Laura Turner — January 13, 2014
“This red? It’s my blood.” With that, Emma Thompson won the hearts of women all over America whose love/hate relationship with high heels ended, inevitably, in their removal. Thompson’s moment aside, last night was remarkable more for upholding the status quo than breaking any barriers in terms of race or gender. In her opening bit […]
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