The phrase
"drama category" refers to a specific genre or type of performance or storytelling. It usually includes plays, movies, or TV shows that tell serious, emotional, or intense stories with relatable characters and conflicts. It is a way to categorize forms of entertainment that focus on deep emotions and complex situations.
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I love watching movies, particularly anything in the
period drama category or films from the 1930s - 50s.
Casey Affleck was recognized in the leading actor
drama category for Amazon Studios and Roadside Attraction's «Manchester by the Sea,» while Aaron Taylor - Johnson took home the supporting trophy for Focus Features» «Nocturnal Animals.»
In the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland (BAI) sponsored
Best Drama category, Northern Irish based police investigations drama «The Fall» is nominated alongside the epic fantasy «Game of Thrones» and the historical action drama «Vikings» which is shot in co Wicklow.
Sterling K. Brown, of «This is Us,» made history, becoming the first black actor to win the TV lead
actor drama category.
Congratulations to all these talented ladies,» tweeted Evan Rachel Wood, who's nominated in the Best Performance by an Actress in a
TV Drama category for Westworld.
More recently, Fox Searchlight moved the film from a comedy contender to the more competitive best -
drama category at the Golden Globes.
The marquee Best Motion Picture -
Drama category included Mel Gibson's Hacksaw Ridge but not Denzel Washington's Fences or Martin Scorsese's Silence among the film - side highlights.
«Thank you HFPA for the great honor of being nominated for a supporting TV actor Golden Globe award this year, and for nominating «Stranger Things» in the best TV
drama category as well.
As per EW, reports are also suggesting that this submission is an attempt at securing awards for the film, where there is greater potential to fail in
traditional drama categories.
Taylor Schilling Netflix's «Orange is the New Black» didn't get nominated as a series — probably because it competed in the
tougher drama category than in comedy.
In the
television drama category, cable shows such as «Homeland,» «Mad Men» and «Breaking Bad» picked up multiple nods, while network series were shut out.
Manchester by the Sea's Casey Affleck, who won the best actor Critics» Choice Award on Sunday, could continue his streak after scoring a mention in the
movie drama category but he will face off against British actor Andrew Garfield (Hacksaw Ridge), Denzel Washington (Fences), Joel Edgerton (Loving) and Viggo Mortensen (Captain Fantastic).
Julianna Margulies failed to get a nomination for her role in CBS» «The Good Wife,» despite being nominated in the Best Actress in a TV
Drama category for the past five years
In the coveted
best drama category, «12 Years a Slave» will compete against piracy tale «Captain Phillips,» space thriller «Gravity,» adoption drama «Philomena,» and race - car rivalry «Rush.»
The nominees for the Golden Globes Best TV Series,
Drama category included such awards - season favorites as «Game of Thrones,» «Downton Abbey,» CBS's «The Good Wife,» and the series «House of Cards.»
Many people already know that «Game of Thrones» and «The Handmaid's Tale» — both nominated in the Golden Globe best
TV drama category — are based upon books by George R.R. Martin and Margaret Atwood, respectively.
Meanwhile, on the television side, Netflix stands a solid chance of repeating last year's win the Best
Drama category, with returning winner The Crown and popular sci - fi series Stranger Things both nominated again.
The Golden Globe's Best Motion Picture —
Drama category is the show's most important award, with the winner often becoming a Best Picture favorite in the lead up to the Oscars.
I think McDormand should've been in
the Drama category.
Your Emmy nominations have spanned both comedy and
drama categories.
The drama category was all over the place, which is also never a bad thing.
Best Director is an exact repeat of the Best Motion Picture —
Drama category, while the Best Screenplay one is the same save for David O. Russell and «Silver Linings Playbook» ousting David Magee and «Life of Pi.»
The Drama category at the Globes still is where the Best Picture winner for Oscar likely will come from, with Spotlight and Steve Jobs facing off for now, though The Revenant is an X factor spoiler here.
This is critical because the Oscars don't award in separate comedy and
drama categories and an Oscar seldom goes to a comedy,
I have been slacking in
the Drama category this year, but I still found Danny Boyle's long - waited T2: Trainspotting to be a fun and stylish sequel about nostalgia.
All in
the drama category.
The actor is a former Globe winner for his work on Arrested Development, but this is his first nomination in
the drama categories.
On the TV side, Rian Johnson won for «Breaking Bad» in
the drama category, while Lena Dunham won for helming the pilot for «Girls» in the comedy category.
At the 45th Golden Globe Awards, held on January 23, the other films nominated in
the Drama category were Nuts, La Bamba, Fatal Attraction, Cry Freedom and the other Far - East based drama Empire of the Sun.
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri was the overall winner of the night, securing awards for Best Picture, Best Screenplay, Best Actress and Best Supporting Actor in
the Drama category.
Probably the biggest was the non-nomination of Call Me By Your Name in
the Drama category,...
In
the Drama category, many will say it's down to Dunkirk vs. Blade Runner 2049 (Joe Walker would be looking at his third Oscar nomination), but I actually think it's down to Shape of Water vs. Dunkirk.
Probably the biggest was the non-nomination of Call Me By Your Name in
the Drama category, though even that isn't surprising.
TV-wise,
the drama category should be relatively straightforward, the frontrunner being The Handmaid's Tale.
The Best Actor in a Motion Picture —
Drama category included some of the actors long considered locks for an Oscar Best Actor nod: «Foxcatcher» actor Steve Carell, Cumberbatch, and «Theory» actor Eddie Redmayne.
Lenny Abrahamson's adaptation of Emma Donoghue's novel «Room» is competing in the Best
Drama category and the lead actress in that movie Brie Larson is competing with Saoirse in the Best Actress category.
It's in
the drama category where things could get interesting.
Boyhood and The Imitation Game trailed with five nods apiece, and led a best
drama category that also included Foxcatcher, Selma and The Theory of Everything.
Eddie Redmayne, as expected, won best actor in
the drama category for playing Stephen Hawking in The Theory of Everything.
The critics - favored film Goodfellas was expected to win big time in
the drama category, but instead Dances with Wolves came out the victor winning three Golden Globes, and the Academy Awards followed suit with eight Oscars.
PS: Eat Pray Love is listed as a drama on imdb, so I assume Roberts will be considered in the Best Actress in a Drama category
Elsewhere in TV, Black - ish and Curb Your Enthusiasm will compete with GLOW, Orange Is The New Black, and Veep for top comedy cast honors, while the outstanding cast in
a drama category will see the ensembles of The Crown, Game Of Thrones, The Handmaid's Tale, Stranger Things, and This Is Us vie against each other for the award.
Big Little Lies and Three Billboards In Ebbing, Missouri lead their respective packs, with the HBO drama nabbing four acting nominations, including three in the outstanding actress in
a drama category.
Jake Gyllenhaal earned a Critics Choice Award Best Actor nomination for «Stronger», but he didn't make it into the Best Actor in
a Drama category here.