The Golden Globes are the unofficial starting pistol to awards season – the first big ceremony which paves the way for the Baftas and the Oscars.
Winners are given the trophy, featuring a 24-karat gold-plated zinc die cast globe on top of a marble stand – at least, it used to be a marble stand. The gong had something of a makeover at the end of 2018 and this months ceremony will see the marble replaced by flashy bronze to match the globe.
But, apart from the globe seemingly representing the global nominee system, why are the Golden Globes called the Golden Globes?
The first ever ceremony was in 1943 and was called the Hollywood Foreign Correspondents Association. It was founded by 21 foreign journalists.
There were only five winners in the following categories – Best Motion Picture, Best Actor and Actress and Best Supporting Actor and Actress – and they were given scrolls as a trophy.
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But three years after the first ceremony, things changed.
According to the official website, the Golden Globe award got its name in 1946 after Hollywood Foreign Press Associations then-president Marina Cisternas came up with the idea of having a golden globe on a pedestal. And the trophy got the look that we know today.
So it was called the Golden Globe because the trophy was literally designed to be a golden globe.
More Golden Globes trivia…
Meryl Streep has the most Golden Globes, nine, and the most nominations with 32.
There has been only one three-way tie. Jodie Foster, Sigourney Weaver and Shirley MacLaine tied for the Best Actress Golden Globe in 1989.
Jamie Foxx scored the most nominations ever in the same year in 2005. He got a Best Actor nod for Ray, Best Supporting Actor for Collateral and Best Actor in a Mini-Series or a Motion Picture Made for Television for Redemption.
The youngest ever winner was Ricky Schroder, who was nine-years-old when he won Best New Star Of The Year for The Champ in 1980. The oldest winner was Jessica Tandy, who won Best Actress for Driving Miss Daisy in 1990.
Marlon Brando refused his Best Actor Golden Globe in 1973 for The Godfather in protest of imperialism and racism.
The Golden Globes Awards are taking place on Sunday 6 January 2019 and will be hosted by Sandra Oh and Andy Samberg.
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Guests will start arriving on the red carpet at the Beverly Hilton at around 5pm Pacific Time, although this is around 1am on Monday morning here so be ready to stay up late if you want to catch all of the action.
Unfortunately, no UK TV channels will be broadcasting the ceremony, but you can keep up-to-date with Metro.co.uks coverage here.
NBC will be live-streaming on their website and app, although this is only available in the USA.
If youre planning on staying up late to watch the event unfold, or you just want to stay on top of the GG news, follow @GoldenGlobes on Twitter and head to their Facebook page.
Golden Globe nominations 2019
Best Performance By An Actress In A Limited Series
Amy Adams, Sharp Object
Patricia Arquette, Escape at Dannemora
Connie Britton, Dirty John
Laura Dern, The Tale
Regina King, Seven Seconds
Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
Alan Arkin, The Kominsky Method
Kieran Culkin, Succession
Edgar Ramirez, ACS
Ben Whishaw, A Very English Scandal
Henry Winkler, Barry
Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy
Kristen Bell
Candace Bergen
Alison Brie
Rachel Brosnahan
Debra Messing
Best Television Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
The Alienist, TNT
The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story, FX
Escape at Dannemora, Showtime
Sharp Objects, HBO
A Very English scandal, Prime Video
Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy
Barry, HBO
The Good Place, NBC
Kidding, Showtime
The Kominsky Method, Netflix
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, Prime Video
Best Original Score – Motion Picture
A Quiet Place
Isle of Dogs
Black Panther
First Man
Mary Poppins Returns
Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
Alex Bornstein
Patricia Clarkson
Penelope Cruz
Tandy Newton
Yvonne Strahovski
Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy
Sacha Baron Cohen, Who Is America
Jim Carrey, Kidding
Michael Douglas, The Kominsky Method
Donald Glover, Atlanta
Bill Hader, Barry
Best Performance by an Actor in a Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
Antonio Banderas, Genius: Picasso
Daniel Bruhl, Alienist
Darren Criss – The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story
Benedict Cumberbatch – Patrick Melrose
Hugh Grant – A Very English Scandal
Best Motion Picture – Foreign Language
Capernaum – Lebanon
Girl – Belgium
Never Look Away – Germany
Roma – Mexico
Shoplifters – Japan
Best Screenplay – Motion Picture
Alfonso Cuaron – Roma
Deborah Davis, Tony McNamara – The Favorite
Barry Jenkins – If Beale Street Could Talk
Adam McKay – Vice
Nick Vallelonga, Brian Currie and Peter Farrelly – Green Book
Best Motion Picture – Drama
Black Panther
Black KKKlansman
Bohemian Rhapsody
If Beale St Could Talk
A Star Is Born
Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy
Crazy Rich Asians
The Favorite
Green Book
Mary Poppins Returns
Vice
Best Motion Picture – Animated
Incredibles 2
Isle of Dogs
Mirai
Ralph Breaks the Internet
Spider-Man Into the Spider-Verse
Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama
Glenn Close
Lady Gaga
Nicole Kidman
Melissa McCarthy
Rosamund Pike
Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama
Bradley Cooper
Willem Dafoe
Lucas Hedges
Rami Malek
John David Washington
Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy
Emily Blunt
Olivia Colman
Elsie Fisher
Charlize Theron
Constance Wu
Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in any Motion Picture
Mahershala Ali
Timothy Chalamet
Adam Driver
Richard E Grant
Sam Rockwell
Best Director – Motion Picture
Bradley Cooper – A Star Is Born
Alfonso Cuaron – Roma
Peter Farrelly – Green Book
Spike Lee – Black KKKlansman
Adam McKay – Vice
Best Television Series – Drama
The Americans
Bodyguard
Homecoming
Killing Eve
Pose
Best Performance by an Actress In A Television Series – Drama
Caitriona Balfe – Outlander
Elisabeth Moss – Handmaids Tale
Sandra Oh – Killing Eve
Julia Roberts – Homecoming
Keri Russell – The Americans
Best Performance by an Actor In A Television Series – Drama
Jason Bateman
Steven James
Richard Madden
Billy Porter
Matthew Rhys
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