77th Golden Globe Awards

On the surface, it seems somewhat ludicrous, the idea of Brad Pitt portraying a character who in many ways lives comfortably in the shadow of someone else. A rare movie star in the throwback sense of the description, Pitt has been a megawatt celebrity for so long, his high-profile romantic relationships unwillingly feeding the gaping maws of the tabloid industry, that the notion of him being able to convincingly blend into the background in an ensemble piece seems difficult to reconcile with his level of fame.

Ana de Armas, 31, plays the central figure in the whodunit Knives Out directed by Rian Johnson. As Marta Cabrera, the Latina nurse who last saw the family patriarch (Christopher Plummer) before he is found dead after a party for his 85th birthday, she is of great help to the detective (Daniel Craig) investigating the case.

Al Pacino snagged his 18th Golden Globe nomination -this year, for Best Supporting Actor- for his portrayal of labor leader Jimmy Hoffa in Martin Scorsese's The Irishman. It caps five decades of extraordinary accomplishments in a long-lived career (Pacino will turn 80 April 25, 2020).

He exchanged the fine threads James Bond is used to wearing for the humble tweeds of a simple country gumshoe. A change of wardrobe rewarded with his first-ever Golden Globe nomination.

Her big-screen credits include box office smash Junior, holiday perennial Love Actually, the Nanny McPhee movies (for which she also wrote the screenplays), as well as such under-appreciated curiosities as The Tall Guy and The Love Punch, but Emma Thompson’s comedic prowess is a lesson that seemingly needs to be rediscovered every several years. Perhaps it’s a function of the exquisitely crafted dramas which served as her introduction to many viewers – movies like Henry V, Dead Again, Howards End, and The Remains of the Day, the latter two resulting in the first two of her ten Golden Globe nominations.

The admiration Laura Dern elicits is indisputable. She is part of a generation of actresses whose impact will be felt for decades to come – and she has a collection of film and television awards to prove it.

The year is 1991. Victor’s Square, a funky diner in Hollywood.

“Come on, let’s do this. Who knows if we’re ever going to have this chance again.

“The conversation about sexual harassment has always been around for as long as I can remember being a woman, which happens to be my whole life!” says Charlize Theron apropos her new film Bombshell which she produced.   For her role in the film, she is a Golden Globe nominee for Best Actress – Drama.

For his portrayal of Ford race car driver Ken Miles in Ford v Ferrari Welsh actor Christian Bale received his 5th Golden Globe nomination: he's won twice, last year for Vice, and in 2010 for The Fighter, for which he also won his only Oscar (in a Best Supporting role). Bale's other two Golden Globe nominations were for The Big Short and American Hustle.