The show’s about to begin so over and out from me, but not without one final look: Tilda Swinton, proving here that while colour was the main talking point when it came to the costumes in The Room Next Door – Swinton even said in a recent interview that “everybody in Pedro’s films dressed not only for each other but for Pedro! That’s what colour is for” – there’s an awful lot that a razor-sharp cut can do, too.

In a pleasing shift from Elphaba green, Cynthia Erivo has opted for an extremely ornate custom Louis Vuitton gown that could, in a certain light, be likened to a particularly beautiful doily.

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If she wins tonight for best actress in a musical or comedy, the Emilia Pérez star Karla Sofia Gascón would become the first out trans actor to take home a film Golden Globe. (Michaela Jaé Rodriguez became the first trans actor to win a TV award three years ago, for Pose.) Gascón could also become the first out trans actor nominated for an Oscar – a prospect she discussed the Guardian in October.

“If it happens, I will be the happiest actress in the world,” she said. “If not, it doesn’t matter. All I could do – all I did – was to put my entire soul into the film. And I believe it is the best work of my life.”

Read the full interview here:

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In case you need a refresher, here’s a full list of nominations from Anora to Zendaya:

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“It is a comforting thing to be able to put your mind somewhere else, to something entertaining, that also has a bit of a mystery. People need that right now – to get away from everything and get lost.”

Here’s our interview with tonight’s best actress in a drama series nominee Kathy Bates, talking about Matlock:

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“I will not name names. But as recently as a couple of months ago, I had certain people telling me that I would never make another movie. So yes, absolutely, having the film heralded in this way is just great.”

Here’s our interview with tonight’s best director nominee Brady Corbet, talking about his epic saga The Brutalist:

Nobody does it quite like Zendaya. Her stylist, or image architect, as he likes to be known, Law Roach, told the New York Times ahead of time that the star would be wearing a Louis Vuitton look “inspired by Joyce Bryant, the glamorous Black singer of the 1940s and 50s who broke racial barriers in nightclubs”.

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While there’s no clear frontrunner for the film awards, the TV side of things is easier to predict. Three shows dominated September’s Emmy awards: FX’s Shōgun for best drama (taking the space left by the dearly departed Succession, which cleaned up at last year’s Globes); Netflix’s Baby Reindeer for limited series; and Max’s Hacks for comedy.

The Globes are traditionally the tipsy, erratic aunt of awards season, so who knows what will happen; we’ll have a better sense of the new voting body’s taste in the years to come. But I’d expect another sweep for the industry-favorite Shōgun – Anna Sawai and Hiroyuki Sanada deserve! – and a strong night for Hacks, given the waning popularity of The Bear, last year’s dominant comedy series (that is not a comedy series).

But there could still be some surprises. Kate Winslet in the little-watched The Regime over True Detective’s Jodie Foster? Was the new HFPA charmed by Adam Brody in Nobody Wants This? Perhaps.

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“Most people aren’t even aware what they’re feeling as they’re feeling it. Or they’re leaning away from it while interacting with other people. It makes me cringe when I watch a movie and it’s, ‘Oh, look how sad this guy is.’ Wouldn’t he be concealing that?”

Here’s our interview with tonight’s best supporting actor nominee Kieran Culkin, talking about his role in the comedy drama A Real Pain:

Opera gloves – as worn by screen stars such as Marilyn Monroe and Audrey Hepburn – have been finding popularity on TikTok and here Pamela Anderson, nominated for a Globe for her role in the The Last Showgirl, has added a note of theatricality to an all-black ensemble that might otherwise have fallen a bit flat.

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The Globes might not be as respected as the Oscars but they’re often way more entertaining, a looser atmosphere and easier access to alcohol assisting things.

There’s almost always a presenting skit that’s genuinely hilarious (early guess is that tonight’s might come courtesy of Melissa McCarthy) with last year giving us this moment of genius from Kristen Wiig and Will Ferrell:

The pair are pros at lifting the Globes, having shown everyone how to do it back in 2013:

There’s a lot to compute here, not least with the mismatching patterns that remind me of static. But any outfit on Colman Domingo, nominated for his part in the film Sing Sing, feels worth trying to compute. The king of the red carpet brooch recently told W magazine: “I’ve always loved dressing. I have an Easter Sunday picture of me as a kid: I’m wearing a red, white, and blue jacket with brown trousers and a tie that’s really big. My mom said, ‘Oh baby, that doesn’t match,’ and I said, ‘But I like it! It makes me feel good!’ Which is why I’m not afraid of a little fringe or a ruffle.” And the red carpet is a more interesting place for it.

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“I play a shadow. The Catholic church is very patriarchal, the cardinals are only men, but the nuns aren’t subservient. They have enormous power. It was important to underline their silence, but that silence doesn’t have to be powerless. I grew up in Rome and went to Catholic school. I knew how to play that because I lived it.”

Here’s our interview with tonight’s best supporting actress nominee Isabella Rossellini, talking about Conclave:

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Going into tonight, there are already a few historic nominations, such as Karla Sofía Gascón being the first out trans performer to get a film acting nod, but there could be some further records to come:

• Fernanda Torres could become the first Brazilian actor to win in the best actress in a drama category, for her performance in I’m Still Here

• Yura Borisov could become the first Russian actor to win best supporting actor, for his performance in Anora

• Payal Kapadia could become the first Indian film-maker to win best director, for All We Imagine as Light

• Sofia Vergara could become the first Colombian actor to win best actress in a limited series, for her role in Griselda

• Quinta Brunson or Ayo Edebiri could become the first Black actor to win best actress in a comedy series for the second time

• Hans Zimmer could tie Dimitri Tiomkin for the most best original score wins if he takes it home for Dune: Part Two

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Trust Jeremy Strong will show up to the function in a funny hat – though, plot twist, the king of “monastic chic” is not wearing brown!