Age: 48
Character: Anthony 'Tony' Stone in The Messenger
Film: With three months left in the service, Will (Ben Foster) has spent a good deal of time in army hospitals, healing scars from his time in Iraq.
To make things worse, the girl he left behind (Jena Malone) has moved on with her life. Ironically, his chance at a fresh start lies in working shoulder to shoulder with Tony (Woody Harrelson), a senior officer who teaches him the ropes of his new post with the Casualty Notification Office.
Will, who narrowly escaped death, must now break the news about those who didn’t.
Between assignments, these two soldiers form a unique bond that helps them in their struggle to get back to ""normal"" life, fully knowing nothing will ever really be normal again.
Previous Golden Globe Wins: Harrelson has no previous Golden Globe wins.
Previous Golden Globe Nominations: He does have one other nomination
Award/Nominations for role: Harrelson won the Best Supporting Actor gong at the National Board of Review as well as the Body of Work award at San Diego Critics Society Awards.
He has also been nominated at the Screen Actors Guild Awards, broadcast Film Critics Association Awards, Independent Spirit Awards and the Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association amongst others.
Critics: “At its centre lie three accomplished performances, by Ben Foster, Woody Harrelson and Samantha Morton, that are not to be missed.” - New York Observer
“Foster and Harrelson have a winning camaraderie as they develop a bond of trust and friendship. Both performances are memorable and deserve year-end awards consideration.” - Entertainment Spectrum
“ A forcefully acted and peculiar emotional drama…” - Boston Globe
FemaleFirst Helen Earnshaw
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