Joy for Jolie! Angelina lands TWO Golden Globe nominations as her films First They Killed My Father and The Breadwinner both get nods
Angelina Jolie is sure loved by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association.
On Monday the 42-year-old star was nominated for two of her new films: First They Killed My Father has landed in the Best Motion Picture – Foreign Language category and The Breadwinner is in the Best Motion Picture – Animated slot.
The A- lister has produced both films which means if they win, she will be on stage giving speeches.
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Hot streak: Angelina Jolie's film First The Killed My Father was nominated for a Golden Globe Award on Monday morning
She was very involved: The superstar not only directed and co-wrote the film, but she is also one of the producers which means if the film wins, she will be on stage giving a speech
A favorite: The star has been recognized by the HFPA since the late Nineties; seen in 2013
Both films have heavy subject matters.
First They Killed My Father is about the atrocities in Cambodia under the Khmer Rouge and stars Sareum Srey Moch and Phoeung Kompheak.
The film came out in September and received good reviews.
Angelina not only produced that film but also directed and co-wrote.
Another: Her movie The Breadwinner was also nominated for a Golden Globe on Monday under the Best Animation category
Plot: That one is about a young girl who lives under Taliban rule in Afghanistan who cuts off her hair to go to work so she can support her family. Jolie is a producer on that one too
Her movie The Breadwinner is about a young girl who lives under Taliban rule in Afghanistan who cuts off her hair to go to work so she can support her family. Jolie is a producer on that one too.
The cover girl, who is a mother of six children, has had a great streak with the Golden Globes.
It began in 1997 when she was singled out for her work in George Wallace.
She was nominated and won in the Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made category.
Early days: Jolie, who is a mother of six children, has had a great streak with the Golden Globes. It began in 1997 when she was singled out for her work in George Wallace
Sizzling: The brunette bombshell also won in 1998 for her work in the HBO movie Gia - she got her gold in the Best Performance by an Actress in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for TV category
Gritty and good: And it was another win in 1999 for her work with Winona Ryder and the late Brittany Murphy in the movie Girl, Interrupted
The siren, seen in September, has gone from actress to producer
The brunette bombshell also won in 1998 for her work in the HBO movie Gia - she got her gold in the Best Performance by an Actress in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for TV category.
And it was another win in 1999 for her work with Winona Ryder and the late Brittany Murphy in the movie Girl, Interrupted.
Angelina received her win in the Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture slot.
She was nominated several times after that.
In 2007 it was for A Mighty Heart Best; she got the Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama nod.
And the next year she got the nomination for Changeling in the Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama category.
Done: Jolie is in the process of divorcing Brad Pitt; here they are seen in 2015
There was another Best Actress acknowledgment in 2010 for her caper The Tourist with Johnny Depp.
And in 2011 her film In the Land of Blood And Honey, which she directed, was placed in the Best Foreign Language Film category.
It appears as if her next film may be a sequel for Maleficent.
Jolie has made headlines in the past year for her split with Brad Pitt; the two were together for over a decade and share six children together. Their divorce has yet to be finalized.
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