The Golden Globes are tonight. Hear from some of the nominees

STEVE INSKEEP, HOST:

OK. Michael B. Jordan is not just nominated for a Golden Globe. He is also one of the Globe nominees who have been here on MORNING EDITION.

A MARTÍNEZ, HOST:

You are correct, sir.

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INSKEEP: Thank you.

MARTÍNEZ: We also talked to Ethan Hawke. He's nominated for his role in "Blue Moon." He transformed into Broadway legend Lorenz Hart in a movie about the end of his songwriting partnership with Richard Rodgers.

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ETHAN HAWKE: Basically, we're watching a human being die of a heartbreak in 90 minutes.

INSKEEP: We also heard from Amanda Seyfried, who's up for playing the title role in "The Testament Of Ann Lee." It's a story about a woman who led a pacifist religious sect during the American Revolution.

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AMANDA SEYFRIED: Why do you have to pick a side? What happens when you just want to keep creating sanctuary for people?

MARTÍNEZ: Also nominated, Eva Victor, who wrote, directed and starred in "Sorry, Baby." It's about a woman who survived a sexual assault and somehow found things to laugh about.

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EVA VICTOR: This kind of experience is so surreal and bizarre. And so many things do become really funny, trying to make sense of this world and feeling awkward in it.

INSKEEP: Nominees for best actress in a dramatic film include Tessa Thompson. She came on the show to talk about "Hedda," as in "Hedda Gabler," which is one of the stage's greatest tales of jealousy.

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TESSA THOMPSON: Unchecked, it can be a very ugly emotion. But I think fundamentally what jealousy does is it helps us understand the lives that we want to live, the things that we want.

MARTÍNEZ: Sci-fi favorite "Black Mirror" is up for best television limited series. We talked to creator Charlie Brooker about finding terror in technology.

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CHARLIE BROOKER: Was reality always boring and we were just waiting for phones to come along and distract us, or have the phones kind of rewired our brains?

INSKEEP: Wow (laughter). What a question. And this list of Golden Globe nominees, A, also includes a very familiar group of people - us.

MARTÍNEZ: Correctamundo, Steve. Steve and I, along with Michel Martin, Leila Fadel, Scott Simon and Ayesha Rascoe, we all share hosting duties for Up First, which is nominated in a brand-new category specifically for podcasts.

INSKEEP: This is very exciting. Can't wait to find out the results, honored to be nominated, et cetera, et cetera. The Golden Globe winners will be announced on Sunday night.

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