Sacha Baron Cohen received three Golden Globe nominations on Wednesday, equaling Jamie Foxx and Helen Mirren’s record for the most nods by an artist in a single year. Very nice!
Baron Cohen was nominated for double acting, earning recognition in comedy or musical acting for his return as Kazakh journalist Borat Sagdiyev in “Borat Subsequent Moviefilm” and in drama for his acting as Abbie Hoffman in “The Trial of the Chicago 7”. Cohen’s third nod was for the production of the “Borat” sequence, a nomination for best musical or comedy.
“Wawaweewah! I am shocked and honored to be nominated for a 3 Golden Globe, ”wrote Baron Cohen on Wednesday morning on Twitter.
Wawaweewah! I am shocked and humble to have been nominated for 3 Golden Globes, and congratulations on the incredible @ MariaBakalova96 also!
We are very honored – and if we do not win any, I have already hired Rudy Giuliani to contest the results. pic.twitter.com/CSligPsmI8
– Sacha Baron Cohen (@SachaBaronCohen) February 3, 2021
Mirren set a new benchmark in 2007 after receiving three nominations, one for best actress in a film drama for “The Queen”, another for best actress in a miniseries or TV movie for “Elizabeth I” and the third for “Prime Suspect: The Final Act. ”She won for“ The Queen ”and“ Elizabeth I. ”Foxx set her record in 2005, when she was voted best actor in a drama category by“ Ray ”, best supporting actor for“ Collateral ”and best actor in a miniseries or TV movie for “Redemption.” He took the statue of “Ray” home.
Baron Cohen was previously nominated for several Globes, winning the best actor in a musical or comedy statue in 2006 for “Borat”.
On Wednesday, Baron Cohen also praised his “Borat” co-star Maria Bakalova, whose prominence as Borat’s daughter, Tutar, earned her a nomination for best actress in a musical or comedy category.
“We are very honored – and if we do not win any, I have already hired Rudy Giuliani to contest the results,” he said.
Giuliani became the reluctant star of “Borat Subsequent Moviefilm” and was partly responsible for the buzz surrounding the film after it was captured by the camera in a comprehensive position. Even before the film opened, Giuliani made headlines when he tried defended himself. “At no time before, during or after the interview, was I inappropriate,” he said. “If Sacha Baron Cohen suggests otherwise, he is a stone-cold liar.” Baron Cohen replied later, “He did what he did.”
In a cover story for Variety in January, Baron Cohen says he initially hesitated to make another “Borat” film, but ended up taking his notorious gray suit out of retirement because he believed the presidential election and the Trump administration’s sloppy response to the coronavirus pandemic gave the character renewed relevance.
“I felt that democracy was in danger, I felt that people’s lives were in danger and I felt compelled to finish the film,” said Baron Cohen.
Baron Cohen said he was compelled to play Hoffman in the Aaron Sorkin drama in court because he could relate to the power of humor to positively influence people.
“He knew that by becoming a standup, he would have a bigger impact on the crowd, and his goal was to influence people – to make them take immense risks to fight in the Vietnam war,” said Baron Cohen of Hoffman. “He used humor to inspire followers and realized that absurdity was a way of undermining institutions that he thought were corrupt.”