Fox Star Studios’ much anticipated comedy drama The Descendants continued its Award blitzkrieg by bagging Best Actor and Best Drama at the recently held 69th Golden Globes ceremony in Los Angeles!! Having sweeped most of the Actor awards in the run up to the Oscars, heartthrob
George Clooney bagged the Best Actor in a Motion Picture — Drama award for his role as
Matt King in The Descendants, beating superstars like
Leonardo DiCaprio and Brad Pitt.Speaking on his win, Clooney remarked, “The film has resonated because it’s a coming-of-age film for a 50-year-old.
I think a lot of us have dealt with people like that."
The Descendants also won Best Motion Picture Drama at the ceremony, having been nominated alongside stiff competitors such as The Artists and Martin Scorcese’s Hugo. Releasing across Indian theatres on Republic Day, January 26th, 2012, The Descendants is directed by
Alexander Payne of the Oscar winning Sideways and stars George Clooney as Matt King, a privileged Honolulu attorney from a landowning family who is compelled to reevaluate his marriage and life, while his wife lies comatose in a hospital bed following a boating accident.
Opening to glowing reviews and extensively lauded by trade circles and fans in Hollywood, The Descendants sees Clooney deliver a masterful performance that critics are calling his most vulnerable and nuanced so far, which in all likeliness will give him an Oscar nod.
Well, looks like The Descendants has emerged the clear favorite for the upcoming Oscars in February!