Sony hack may be fodder for Globes hosts, but not the show

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. - The folks behind tonight's Golden Globes show say they won't address the Sony hack during the big show, but the subject is fair game for hosts Tina Fey and Amy Poehler.

"I think that especially in the last couple of months, the girls have been provided with quite some interesting fodder," Hollywood Foreign Press Association President Theo Kingma said coyly outside the Golden Globes' ballroom at the Beverly Hilton Hotel.

Inside the venue - filled with scissor-lifts, boxes of cables and builders getting the place camera-ready - 20-time Globes producer Barry Adelman said he's leaving discussion of the Hollywood hacking scandal to the stars in the spotlight.

"I'm sure there'll be some comments this year about (the Sony scandal and the film "The Interview" at the center of it), but we'll let that happen from the people who are on stage," he said. "Our focus is to provide the same prism that we always do, which is saluting excellence for the past year in both movies and TV, and whatever comes with that will come out naturally in the show."

Adelman won't see what Fey and Poehler have prepared until the weekend, and he expects the three-time hosting duo to make tweaks right up until show time.

"They want the material to be as fresh as it can possibly be," he said.

This will be the third year in a row Fey and Poehler have hosted the show, and they've said it will also be their final time. Last year, they helped boost the Globes' TV ratings to the best they've been in a decade.

"Birdman" leads film nominees at this year's Golden Globe Awards with seven bids, including best picture (musical or comedy), best actor for star Michael Keaton and supporting actor nods for Emma Stone and Edward Norton. Other film front-runners include the coming-of-age story "Boyhood" and World War II code-cracking drama "The Imitation Game," which have five nominations each, including best picture (drama).

On the television side, the FX crime drama "Fargo" has a leading five nominations, followed by HBO's "True Detective" with four.

George Clooney, who called for an alliance to release "The Interview" in the name of artistic freedom after it was shelved by Sony, will receive the Cecil B. DeMille Award at the ceremony.

He'll be in starry company. Apart from the acting nominees - which include Julianne Moore, Ricky Gervais, Helen Mirren, Steve Carell and Jake Gyllenhaal - a spate of A-listers are set to serve as presenters. Bryan Cranston and supporting actress nominee Meryl Streep were announced Thursday. Other presenters include Robert Downey Jr., Kate Hudson, Channing Tatum, Gwyneth Paltrow, Kevin Hart, Lily Tomlin, Salma Hayek and Chris Pratt.

With a mix of TV and film stars and a flowing open bar, Adelman is hoping for a festive launch to the industry's awards season.

"We've always tried very hard to live up to the label Hollywood's party of the year," the producer said. "And the way we do that is to let the party happen."

Sunday's 72nd annual Golden Globe Awards will air live on NBC from 8-11 p.m. EST.

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MOTION PICTURES

Picture, Drama: "Boyhood," ''Foxcatcher," ''The Imitation Game," ''Selma," ''The Theory of Everything."

Picture, Musical or Comedy: "Birdman," ''The Grand Budapest Hotel," ''Into the Woods," ''Pride," ''St. Vincent."

Actor, Drama: Steve Carell, "Foxcatcher"; Benedict Cumberbatch, "The Imitation Game"; Jake Gyllenhaal, "Nightcrawler"; David Oyelowo, "Selma."

Actress, Drama: Jennifer Aniston, "Cake"; Felicity Jones, "The Theory of Everything"; Julianne Moore, "Still Alice"; Rosamund Pike, "Gone Girl"; Reese Witherspoon, "Wild."

Director: Wes Anderson, "The Grand Budapest Hotel"; Ava DuVernay, "Selma"; David Fincher, "Gone Girl"; Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu, "Birdman"; Richard Linklater, "Boyhood.

Actor, Musical or Comedy: Ralph Fiennes, "The Grand Budapest Hotel"; Michael Keaton, "Birdman"; Bill Murray, "St. Vincent"; Joaquin Phoenix, "Inherent Vice"; Christoph Waltz; "Big Eyes."

Actress, Musical or Comedy: Amy Adams, "Big Eyes"; Emily Blunt, "Into the Woods"; Helen Mirren, "The Hundred-Foot Journey"; Julianne Moore, "Maps to the Stars"; Quvenzhane Wallis, "Annie."

Supporting Actor: Robert Duvall, "The Judge"; Ethan Hawke, "Boyhood"; Edward Norton, "Birdman"; Mark Ruffalo, "Foxcatcher"; J.K. Simmons, "Whiplash."

Supporting Actress: Patricia Arquette, "Boyhood"; Jessica Chastain, "A Most Violent Year"; Keira Knightley, "The Imitation Game"; Emma Stone, "Birdman"; Meryl Streep, "Into the Woods."

Foreign Language: "Force Majeure Turist," ''Gett: The Trial Of Viviane Amsalem," ''Ida," ''Leviathan," ''Tangerines Mandariinid."

Animated Film: "Big Hero 6," ''The Book of Life," ''The Boxtrolls," ''How to Train Your Dragon 2," ''The Lego Movie."

Screenplay: Wes Anderson, "The Grand Budapest Hotel"; Gillian Flynn, "Gone Girl"; Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu, Nicolas Giacobone, Alexander Dinelaris, Armando Bo, "Birdman"; Richard Linklater, "Boyhood"; Graham Moore, "The Imitation Game."

Original Score: Alexandre Desplat, "The Imitation Game"; Johann Johannsson, "The Theory of Everything"; Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross, "Gone Girl"; Antonio Sanchez, "Birdman"; Hans Zimmer, "Interstellar."

Original Song: "Big Eyes" (music and lyrics by Lana Del Rey), "Big Eyes"; "Glory" (music by John Legend, Common), "Selma"; "Mercy Is" (music and lyrics by Patti Smith, Lenny Kaye), "Noah"; "Opportunity" (music and lyrics by Greg Kurstin, Sia Furler and Will Gluck), "Annie"; "Yellow Flicker Beat" (music and lyrics by Lorde), "The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1."

TELEVISION

Series, Drama: "The Affair," ''Downton Abbey," ''Game of Thrones," ''The Good Wife," ''House of Cards."

Actor, Drama: Clive Owen, "The Knick"; Liev Schreiber, "Ray Donovan"; Kevin Spacey, "House of Cards"; James Spader, "The Blacklist"; Dominic West, "The Affair."

Actress, Drama: Claire Danes, "Homeland"; Viola Davis, "How to Get Away With Murder"; Julianna Margulies, "The Good Wife"; Ruth Wilson, "The Affair"; Robin Wright, "House of Cards."

Series, Musical or Comedy: "Girls," ''Jane the Virgin," ''Orange Is the New Black," ''Silicon Valley," ''Transparent."

Actress, Musical or Comedy: Lena Dunham, "Girls"; Edie Falco, "Nurse Jackie"; Julia Louis-Dreyfus, "Veep"; Gina Rodriguez, "Jane the Virgin"; Taylor Schilling, "Orange Is the New Black."

Actor, Musical or Comedy: Don Cheadle, "House of Lies"; Louis C.K., "Louie"; Ricky Gervais, "Derek"; William H. Macy, "Shameless"; Jeffrey Tambor, "Transparent."

Miniseries or Movie: "Fargo," ''The Missing," ''The Normal Heart," ''Olive Kitteridge," ''True Detective."

Actress, Miniseries or Movie: Maggie Gyllenhaal, "The Honorable Woman"; Jessica Lange, "American Horror Story: Freak Show"; Frances McDormand, "Olive Kitteridge"; Frances O'Connor, "The Missing"; Allison Tolman, "Fargo."

Actor, Miniseries or Movie: Martin Freeman, "Fargo"; Woody Harrelson, "True Detective"; Matthew McConaughey, "True Detective"; Mark Ruffalo, "The Normal Heart"; Billy Bob Thornton, "Fargo."

Supporting Actress, Series, Miniseries or Movie: Uzo Aduba, "Orange Is the New Black"; Kathy Bates, "American Horror Story: Freak Show"; Joanne Froggatt, "Downton Abbey"; Allison Janney, "Mom"; Michelle Monaghan, "True Detective."

Supporting Actor, Series, Miniseries or Movie: Matt Bomer, "The Normal Heart"; Alan Cumming, "The Good Wife"; Colin Hanks, "Fargo"; Bill Murray, "Olive Kitteridge"; Jon Voight, "Ray Donovan."

Previously announced:

Cecil B. DeMille Lifetime Achievement Award: George Clooney.