Daily News Roundup

MONDAY JANUARY, 6

Australian comedian, Celeste Barber, has launched an online fundraiser that has raised more than $30 million for bushfire victims and firefighters. 

Celeste Barber’s Facebook appeal for the NSW Rural Fire Service and Brigade set a target of $30,000 when it was launched on Friday. 

It has raised more than $33 million in just three days, with many of the donations coming from her substantial international following on social media. 

Barber has more than 1.8 million followers on Facebook and 6.5 million followers on her Instagram page where she posts images of herself parodying celebrities’ and models’ Instagram posts and photoshoots. 

Donations have been made by people from Poland, Belgium, Romania, France, UK and the US, leaving messages of support for bushfire victims and firefighters. 

Barber has described the response as “incredible” saying her followers were “out of control”.

“I’m going to keep pushing – I think we get as much as we can. I mean, we’ve already got so much but we have to help people completely rebuild their lives.

“So I’m going to have a talk to the RFS today about where the money is going to go and I’ll keep you guys up to date. Thanks so much world, again.”

Other celebrities that have raised funds for those affected by bushfires include US singer Pink, Australian country star Keith Urban and tennis star Ash Barty. 

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Shots have been fired at a riverside bar on the Brisbane River that was recently firebombed on December 21.

The shots came from a boat on the river and were aimed at Mr Percival’s bar at Howard Smith Wharves under the Story Bridge, according to police. 

Police have confirmed that the shots came from a boat carrying three to four people. 

Nobody has been reported injured. 

Police made no comment on any possible connection between the two events. 

In an attempt to find witnesses after the fire attack, police released CCTV footage of a man walking into the outside seating area of the bar, throwing containers into the inside bar area and then setting it on fire. 

Multiple calls were made to emergency services at 4:30am on December 21, including a passer-by who saw flames and smoke through the window of the bar. 

Queensland Fire and Emergency Services Inspector Steven Holland said only furniture had been damaged after the attack and that the building had remained “fully intact”.

“It could have been a whole lot worse had the crew not have done such a good job,” he said. 

Nobody has been arrested over the fire and there are currently no known suspects. 

Police are appealing for witnesses to the shooting. 

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The stars have arrived on the red carpet for the 2020 Golden Globes in Los Angeles. 

Five Australians are up for awards – here is the full list of Golden Globes nominees in order in which they’ll be presented. 

Best Actress in a Limited Series or a Motion Picture Made for TV

Kaitlyn Dever, Unbelievable

Joey King, The Act

Helen Mirren, Catherine The Great

Merritt Wever, Unbelievable 

Michelle Williams, Fosse/Verdon 

Best Supporting Actor in any Motion Picture

Tom Hanks, A Beautiful Day in the Neighbourhood

Anthony Hopkins, The Two Popes

Al Pacino, The Irishman

Joe Pesci, The Irishman

Brad Pitt, Once Upon a Time … in Hollywood

Best Actress in a TV Series – Musical or Comedy

Christina Applegate, Dead to Me

Rachel Brosnahan, The Marvelous Mrs Maisel

Kirsten Dunst, On Becoming a God in Central Florida

Natasha Lyonne, Russian Doll

Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Fleabag

Best Actress In A TV Series – Drama

Jennifer Aniston, The Morning Show

Olivia Colman, The Crown

Jodie Comer, Killing Eve

Nicole Kidman, Big Little Lies

Reese Witherspoon, The Morning Show

Best Actor In A TV Series – Drama

Brian Cox, Succession

Kit Harington, Game of Thrones

Rami Malek, Mr Robot

Tobias Menzies, The Crown

Billy Porter, Pose

Best TV Series – Drama

Big Little Lies

The Crown

Killing Eve

The Morning Show

Succession

Best Supporting Actor in a Series, Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for TV

Alan Arkin, The Kominsky Method

Kieran Culkin, Succession

Andrew Scott, Fleabag

Stellan Skarsgard, Chernobyl

Henry Winkler, Barry

Best Original Score – Motion Picture

Alexandre Desplat, Little Women

Hildur Guðnadóttir, Joker

Randy Newman, Marriage Story

Thomas Newman, 1917

Daniel Pemberton, Motherless Brooklyn

Best Original Song – Motion Picture

Beautiful Ghosts (Cats) Music and lyrics by: Andrew Lloyd Webber, Taylor Swift

I’m Gonna Love Me Again (Rocketman) Music by: Elton John, Lyrics by: Bernie Taupin

Into the Unknown (Frozen 2) Music and lyrics by: Kristen Anderson-Lopez, Robert Lopez

Spirit (The Lion King) Music and lyrics by: Timothy McKenzie, Ilya Salmanzadeh, Beyonce

Stand Up (Harriet) Music and lyrics by: Joshuah Brian Campbell, Cynthia Erivo

Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy

Eddie Murphy, Dolemite Is My Name

Taron Egerton, Rocketman

Leonardo Di Caprio, Once Upon a Time … in Hollywood

Roman Griffin Davis, Jojo Rabbit

Daniel Craig, Knives Out

Best Supporting Actress in a Series, Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for TV

Patricia Arquette, The Act

Helena Bonham Carter, The Crown

Toni Collette, Unbelievable

Meryl Streep, Big Little Lies

Emily Watson, Chernobyl

Best Animated Motion Picture

Frozen 2

How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World

The Lion King

Missing Link

Toy Story 4

Best Supporting Actress in any Motion Picture

Kathy Bates, Richard Jewell

Annette Bening, The Report

Laura Dern, Marriage Story

Jennifer Lopez, Hustlers

Margot Robbie, Bombshell

Best Screenplay – Motion Picture

Noah Baumbach, Marriage Story

Bong Joon Ho, Han Jin Won, Parasite

Anthony McCarten, The Two Popes

Quentin Tarantino, Once Upon a Time … in Hollywood

Steven Zaillian, The Irishman

Best Foreign Language Motion Picture

The Farewell (USA)

Les Miserables (France)

Pain and Glory (Spain)

Parasite (South Korea)

Portrait of a Lady on Fire (France)

Best Actor in a Limited Series or a Motion Picture Made for TV

Christopher Abbott, Catch-22

Sacha Baron Cohen, The Spy

Russell Crowe, The Loudest Voice*

Jared Harris, Chernobyl

Sam Rockwell, Fosse/Verdon

Best TV Series – Musical or Comedy

Barry

Fleabag

The Kominsky Method

The Marvelous Mrs Maisel

The Politician

Best Actor in a TV Series – Musical or Comedy

Bill Hader, Barry

Ben Platt, The Politician

Paul Rudd, Living With Yourself

Ramy Youseff, Ramy

Michael Douglas, The Kominsky Method

Best Director – Motion Picture

Bong Joon Ho, Parasite

Sam Mendes, 1917

Todd Phillips, Joker

Martin Scorsese, The Irishman

Quentin Tarantino, Once Upon a Time … in Hollywood

Best TV Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for TV

Catch-22

Chernobyl

Fosse/Verdon

The Loudest Voice

Unbelievable

Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy

Ana de Armas, Knives Out

Awkwafina, The Farewell

Cate Blanchett, Where’d You Go, Bernadette

Beanie Feldstein, Booksmart

Emma Thompson, Late Night

Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy

Dolemite Is My Name

Jojo Rabbit

Knives Out

Once Upon a Time … in Hollywood

Rocketman

Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama

Christian Bale, Ford v Ferrari

Antonio Banderas, Pain and Glory

Adam Driver, Marriage Story

Joaquin Phoenix, Joker

Jonathan Pryce, The Two Popes

Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama

Cynthia Erivo, Harriet

Scarlett Johansson, Marriage Story

Saoirse Ronan, Little Women

Charlize Theron, Bombshell

Renee Zellweger, Judy

Best Motion Picture – Drama

1917

The Irishman

Joker

Marriage Story

The Two Popes