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| Stars arriving at Golden Globes | |
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| Stars are arriving at the Golden Globes in Los Angeles, ahead of what is expected to be the glitziest event so far in this year's awards season. | |
| British comic Ricky Gervais was among the first to walk the red carpet. | |
| The event returns to a traditional format, having been called off and replaced by a news conference in 2008 owing to the Hollywood writers' strike. | The event returns to a traditional format, having been called off and replaced by a news conference in 2008 owing to the Hollywood writers' strike. |
| Kate Winslet, Ralph Fiennes and Kristin Scott Thomas are among the British actors in line for honours. | Kate Winslet, Ralph Fiennes and Kristin Scott Thomas are among the British actors in line for honours. |
| The film and TV awards come from the Hollywood Foreign Press Association. | The film and TV awards come from the Hollywood Foreign Press Association. |
| The Globes are often regarded as an indicator of the movies and actors who will go on to win honours at the Academy Awards on 22 February. | The Globes are often regarded as an indicator of the movies and actors who will go on to win honours at the Academy Awards on 22 February. |
| Unlike the Oscars or the Baftas, however, the ceremony has different categories for dramas and comedies. | Unlike the Oscars or the Baftas, however, the ceremony has different categories for dramas and comedies. |
| Brad Pitt's fantasy The Curious Case of Benjamin Button is nominated in five film categories, as are the stage-play adaptations Doubt and Frost/Nixon. | Brad Pitt's fantasy The Curious Case of Benjamin Button is nominated in five film categories, as are the stage-play adaptations Doubt and Frost/Nixon. |
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| The Reader and Revolutionary Road - both starring Winslet - have four nominations each, as do Danny Boyle's drama Slumdog Millionaire and Woody Allen's comedy Vicky Cristina Barcelona. | The Reader and Revolutionary Road - both starring Winslet - have four nominations each, as do Danny Boyle's drama Slumdog Millionaire and Woody Allen's comedy Vicky Cristina Barcelona. |
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| Extracts from some of the nominees | Extracts from some of the nominees |
| Boyle is one of three British film-makers to be nominated for best director, alongside The Reader's Stephen Daldry and Sam Mendes for Revolutionary Road. | Boyle is one of three British film-makers to be nominated for best director, alongside The Reader's Stephen Daldry and Sam Mendes for Revolutionary Road. |
| British writers, meanwhile, make up three of the five best screenplay nominees, with Simon Beaufoy, Sir David Hare and Peter Morgan recognised for Slumdog Millionaire, The Reader and Frost/Nixon respectively. | British writers, meanwhile, make up three of the five best screenplay nominees, with Simon Beaufoy, Sir David Hare and Peter Morgan recognised for Slumdog Millionaire, The Reader and Frost/Nixon respectively. |
| House star Hugh Laurie, twice winner of the prize for best actor in a TV drama, is again shortlisted for the accolade. | House star Hugh Laurie, twice winner of the prize for best actor in a TV drama, is again shortlisted for the accolade. |
| Elsewhere, Dames Judi Dench and Eileen Atkins both receive nominations for their performances in BBC TV serial Cranford. | Elsewhere, Dames Judi Dench and Eileen Atkins both receive nominations for their performances in BBC TV serial Cranford. |
| Pierce Brosnan, Sandra Bullock and High School Musical star Zac Efron are among the actors lined up to present awards at Sunday's ceremony. | Pierce Brosnan, Sandra Bullock and High School Musical star Zac Efron are among the actors lined up to present awards at Sunday's ceremony. |
| And Oscar-winning director Steven Spielberg will receive the Cecil B DeMille Award for his "outstanding contribution to the entertainment field". | And Oscar-winning director Steven Spielberg will receive the Cecil B DeMille Award for his "outstanding contribution to the entertainment field". |
| On Friday, Golden Globe organisers apologised for a mistake on the awards website which suggested that Anne Hathaway had won the gong for best actress in a drama. | On Friday, Golden Globe organisers apologised for a mistake on the awards website which suggested that Anne Hathaway had won the gong for best actress in a drama. |
| An asterisk appeared on the site next to Hathaway's name in a list of nominees. | An asterisk appeared on the site next to Hathaway's name in a list of nominees. |
| A statement on the Golden Globes website said the actress had been "randomly marked as a winner" by mistake and it did not mean that she had won the award for her role in Rachel Getting Married. | A statement on the Golden Globes website said the actress had been "randomly marked as a winner" by mistake and it did not mean that she had won the award for her role in Rachel Getting Married. |