Filipino-American Hollywood actor Darren Criss might make history after he received a Golden Globe nomination for his role in the US television series “American Crime Story: The Assassination of Gianni Versace”.
Criss is among the nominees for the Best Actor in a Limited Series or TV Movie Award for playing the role of serial killer Andrew Cunanan in the said show.
The 31-year-old actor is up against some of the biggest names in Hollywood for the award. His fellow nominees include Antonio Banderas (“Genius: Picasso”), Daniel Brühl (“The Alienist”), Benedict Cumberbatch (“Patrick Melrose”) and Hugh Grant (“A Very English Scandal”).
In case he bags the awards, Criss will make history as the first Filipino-American Hollywood actor to win a Golden Globe.
The first Fil-Am actor to receive a nomination was Lou Diamond Phillips for his supporting role in “Stand and Deliver” in 1989.
Last year, Criss already made history by becoming the first ever Filipino-American actor to win the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie for the playing the same role.
Criss rose to fame after appearing on the US television musical series “Glee” as Blaine Anderson. Born to a Cebuana mother and a father of English, Irish, and German descent, he was primarily raised in California and, for some time, in Honolulu, Hawaii.
He obtained his Bachelor of Fine Arts from the University of Michigan, majoring in Theater Performance and minoring in Musicology and Italian.
Criss also received his first Emmy nod for composing the song “This Time” for “Glee’s” finale in 2015.
The Golden Globe is a prestigious award in Hollywood bestowed by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association to recognize excellence in film and television. This year’s Golden Globe Awards will be held on Sunday, January 6 (California time) at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills.
