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Guy Pearce nominated for Golden Globe

Australian actor Guy Pearce has been nominated for a Golden Globe, best performance by an actor in a supporting role, series, mini-series or motion picture made for TV.

Pearce is nominated for his role of Monty Beragon in the miniseries Mildred Pierce for HBO. The nominations are made by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association.

The actor won an Emmy for best supporting actor (miniseries/tele-movie)  for the same role in September.

On Wednesday Pearce was also nominated at the 18th Screen Actors Guild (SAG) Awards by the American actors’ guild for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a television movie or miniseries.

Also nominated for a SAG is Australian actress Rose Byrne, recognised for her contribution to the cast of Bridesmaids. The cast has been nominated for Outstanding performance by a cast in a motion picture.

The 69th Annual Golden Globe Awards will be held on January 15. The Screen Actors Guild Awards will be held on January 29.

Guy Pearce will be on local screens in 2012 for the double telemovie adaptations of the Peter Temple stories, Jack Irish: Bad Debts and Jack Irish: Black Tide, produced by Essential Media.

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