December 13, 2017
Actors Meryl Streep and Tom Hanks and filmmaker Steven
Spielberg are thrilled about their film "The Post" receiving six Golden Globe
nominations.
On Monday, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association nominated
Streep for the 31st time -- the most by any single actor in the 75-year history
of the Golden Globes, reports ew.com.
"I'm thrilled for the movie, for
Steven (Spielberg) and Tom (Hanks), and for the incredible ensemble of actors
who made this movie need its moment in history. Thanks, HFPA," Streep said in a
statement to latimes.com.
Her co-star Tom Hanks has been nominated for
the Best Actor award.
"Very happy the work of the others on 'The Post'
has been given the attention they deserve. Thank you to the HFPA," said Hanks.
Presented by Indian media and entertainment conglomerate Reliance
Entertainment, "The Post" is directed by Spielberg, who has also been nominated
for a Golden Globe.
"I am thrilled by today's recognition by the HFPA and
particularly happy for our nominees who made this movie happen - Meryl and Tom,
Liz Hannah and Josh Singer, Amy Pascal and Kristie Macosko Krieger, and of
course, John Williams.
"I only wish (former Washington Post publisher)
Kay Graham were still here to experience how much her story affects all of us,"
said Spielberg.
"The Post" is a drama about the unlikely partnership of
Katharine Graham (Streep), the first female publisher of The Washington Post,
and its driven editor Ben Bradlee (Hanks), as they race to catch up with The New
York Times to expose a massive cover-up of government secrets that spanned three
decades and four US Presidents.
The film is set to release in India on
January 12.