“Roofman” is leaning into the laughs.
Paramount Pictures will submit the crowd-pleasing crime film “Roofman” for consideration in the best motion picture – musical or comedy category at the 83rd Annual Golden Globe Awards, Variety has learned exclusively.
The film, directed by Derek Cianfrance and starring Channing Tatum and Kirsten Dunst, has been gaining awards-season momentum since its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival, where it received a rare standing ovation.
Based on the unbelievable true story of Jeffrey Manchester, “Roofman” follows a former Army Ranger (Tatum) who begins robbing McDonald’s restaurants by cutting through their roofs — later hiding inside a Toys “R” Us for months after a prison escape. The story takes a turn when Manchester falls for a single mother, Leigh (Dunst), sparking a charming yet suspenseful game of cat and mouse.
Tatum will be submitted for lead actor (comedy or musical). If nominated, it would mark the actor’s first major nod of his career, despite a wide-ranging body of work across comedy, action, and drama movies such as “Foxcatcher” and the “Jump Street” series. His performance has been widely hailed as a career-best, drawing a TIFF Tribute Performer Award.
Dunst, a four-time Golden Globe nominee, will be submitted for supporting actress. Her turn as Leigh has also been heavily praised for its emotional depth and comedic timing. The film also features an ensemble cast including Peter Dinklage, LaKeith Stanfield, Juno Temple and Uzo Aduba, all of which will be submitted in their respective supporting acting categories.
Multiple Golden Globe voters and international audiences have screened “Roofman” through festival screenings in Toronto, Greece, Belgium, Switzerland and London, in addition to its U.S. premiere in Los Angeles. The overwhelming reception has focused on the film’s unexpected humor and tonal originality, despite its true-crime origins.
Ahead of the Toronto premiere, the film landed Tatum and Cianfrance on the cover of Variety’s TIFF issue.
Cianfrance, who co-wrote the screenplay with Kirt Gunn, will be submitted for director and screenplay consideration. Cianfrance is a past DGA Award winner for helming commercials for Nike Gold and Powerade in 2016, and an Oscar and WGA nominee for the drama “Sound of Metal” (2020), which he shared with co-writers Darius Marder and Abraham Marder. Some of his other past notable titles include the crime drama “The Place Beyond the Pines” (2012) and the raw love story “Blue Valentine” (2010) which received a best actress nom for Michelle Williams.
Currently certified fresh on Rotten Tomatoes with an 84% rating, “Roofman” was released domestically on Oct. 10.
The Golden Globe nominations will be announced on Dec. 8. The updated predictions are below.
Roofman
Best Picture (Drama)
“Hamnet” (Focus Features) ***
“A House of Dynamite” (Netflix)
“It Was Just an Accident” (Neon)
“The Secret Agent” (Neon)
“Sentimental Value” (Neon)
“Sinners” (Warner Bros.)
Alternate: “Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere” (20th Century Studios)
Best Picture (Comedy or Musical)
“Bugonia” (Focus Features)
“Jay Kelly” (Netflix)
“Marty Supreme” (A24)
“One Battle After Another” (Warner Bros.) ***
“The Testament of Ann Lee” (Searchlight Pictures)
“Wicked: For Good” (Universal Pictures)
Alternate: “Is This Thing On?” (Searchlight Pictures)
Actor (Drama)
Colin Farrell, “Ballad of a Small Player” (Netflix)
Ethan Hawke, “Blue Moon” (Sony Pictures Classics)
Dwayne Johnson, “The Smashing Machine” (A24)
Michael B. Jordan, “Sinners” (Warner Bros.)
Wagner Moura, “The Secret Agent” (Neon) ***
Jeremy Allen White, “Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere” (20th Century Studios)
Alternate: Joel Edgerton, “Train Dreams” (Netflix)
Actor (Comedy or Musical)
Will Arnett, “Is This Thing On?” (Searchlight Pictures)
Timothée Chalamet, “Marty Supreme” (A24) ***
Leonardo DiCaprio, “One Battle After Another” (Warner Bros.)
Ethan Hawke, “Blue Moon” (Sony Pictures Classics)
Hugh Jackman, “Song Sung Blue” (Focus Features)
Channing Tatum, “Roofman” (Paramount Pictures)
Alternate: Jesse Plemons, “Bugonia” (Focus Features)
Actress (Drama)
Jessie Buckley, “Hamnet” (Focus Features) ***
Renate Reinsve, “Sentimental Value” (Neon)
Julia Roberts, “After the Hunt” (Amazon MGM Studios)
Sydney Sweeney, “Christy” (Black Bear Pictures)
June Squibb, “Eleanor the Great” (Sony Pictures Classics)
Tessa Thompson, “Hedda” (Amazon MGM Studios)
Alternate: Jennifer Lawrence, “Die My Love” (Mubi)
Actress (Comedy or Musical)
Laura Dern, “Is This Thing On?” (Searchlight Pictures)
Cynthia Erivo, “Wicked: For Good” (Universal Pictures) ***
Kate Hudson, “Song Sung Blue” (Focus Features)
Chase Infiniti, “One Battle After Another” (Warner Bros.)
Amanda Seyfried, “The Testament of Ann Lee” (Searchlight Pictures)
Emma Stone, “Bugonia” (Focus Features)
Alternate: Rose Byrne, “If I Had Legs I’d Kick You” (A24)
Supporting Actor
Benicio Del Toro, “One Battle After Another” (Warner Bros.)
Jacob Elordi, “Frankenstein” (Netflix)
Paul Mescal, “Hamnet” (Focus Features)
Sean Penn, “One Battle After Another” (Warner Bros.)
Adam Sandler, “Jay Kelly” (Netflix)
Stellan Skarsgård, “Sentimental Value” (Neon) ***
Alternate: Delroy Lindo, “Sinners” (Warner Bros.)
Supporting Actress
Emily Blunt, “The Smashing Machine” (A24)
Elle Fanning, “Sentimental Value” (Neon)
Ariana Grande, “Wicked: For Good” (Universal Pictures)
Regina Hall, “One Battle After Another” (Warner Bros.)
Gwyneth Paltrow, “Marty Supreme” (A24)
Teyana Taylor, “One Battle After Another” (Warner Bros.)
Alternate: Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas, “Sentimental Value” (Neon)
Cinematic and Box Office Achievement
“F1” (Apple Original Films/Warner Bros.)
“The Fantastic Four: First Steps” (Marvel Studios)
“Kpop Demon Hunters” (Netflix)
“Lilo and Stitch” (Walt Disney Pictures)
“A Minecraft Movie” (Warner Bros.)
“Sinners” (Warner Bros.) ***
“Superman” (DC Studios)
“Wicked: For Good” (Universal Pictures)
Alternate: “Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning” (Paramount Pictures)
Directing
Paul Thomas Anderson, “One Battle After Another” (Warner Bros.) ***
Jon M. Chu, “Wicked: For Good” (Universal Pictures)
Ryan Coogler, “Sinners” (Warner Bros.)
Mona Fastvold, “The Testament of Ann Lee” (Searchlight Pictures)
Jafar Panahi, “It Was Just an Accident” (Neon)
Chloé Zhao, “Hamnet” (Focus Features)
Alternate: Josh Safdie, “Marty Supreme” (A24)
Screenplay
“Hamnet” (Focus Features) — Maggie O’Farrell and Chloé Zhao
“Marty Supreme” (A24) — Ronald Bronstein and Josh Safdie
“One Battle After Another” (Warner Bros.) — Paul Thomas Anderson
“The Secret Agent” (Neon) — Kleber Mendonça Filho
“Sentimental Value” (Neon) — Joachim Trier and Eskil Vogt ***
“Sinners” (Warner Bros.) — Ryan Coogler
Alternate: “Jay Kelly” (Netflix) — Noah Baumbach, Emily Mortimer
Original Score
“Bugonia” (Focus Features) — Jerskin Fendrix
“Hamnet” (Focus Features) — Max Richter
“Hedda” (Amazon MGM Studios) — Hildur Guðnadóttir
“A House of Dynamite” (Netflix) — Volker Bertlemann
“One Battle After Another” (Warner Bros.) — Jonny Greenwood
“Sinners” (Warner Bros.) — Ludwig Göransson ***
Alternate: “Wicked: For Good” (Universal Pictures) — John Powell, Stephen Schwartz
Original Song
“F1” (Apple Original Films/Warner Bros.) — “Drive” by John Mayer, Ed Sheeran, Blake Slatkin
“KPop Demon Hunters” (Netflix) — “Golden” by EJAE and Mark Sonnenblick ***
“KPop Demon Hunters” (Netflix) — “What It Sounds Like” by EJae
“Sinners” (Warner Bros.) — “I Lied to You” by Ludwig Göransson and Raphael Saadiq
“Train Dreams” (Netflix) — “Train Dreams” by Nick Cave and Bryce Dessner
“Wicked: For Good” (Universal Pictures) — “The Girl in the Bubble” by Stephen Schwartz
Alternate: “Travelin’” from “Sinners”
Animated Feature
“Arco” (Neon)
“Elio” (Pixar)
“In Your Dreams” (Netflix)
“KPop Demon Hunters” (Netflix) ***
“Little Amélie or the Character of Rain” (GKids)
“Zootopia 2” (Walt Disney Pictures)
Alternate: “The Bad Guys 2” (DreamWorks Animation)
Non-English Language
“It Was Just an Accident” (Neon) — France ***
“No Other Choice” (Neon) — South Korea
“Nouvelle Vague” (Netflix) — France
“The Secret Agent” (Neon) — Brazil
“Sentimental Value” (Neon) — Norway
“The Voice of Hind Rajab” (U.S. Distributor TBD) — Tunisia
Alternate: “Sirāt” (Spain)
Podcast of the Year
“Call Her Daddy”
“Good Hang with Amy Poehler” ***
“SmartLess”
“The Joe Rogan Experience”
“This Past Weekend w/ Theo Von”
“Up First from NPR”
Alternate: “Pod Save America”
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