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Golden Globes start award season with glitz and glamour

Surprise winners point to an interesting Academy Awards.

Surprise winners point to an interesting Academy Awards. Photos: AAP/TND

Ariana Grande, Adrien Brody, Angelina Jolie and other Hollywood stars have stepped out in their red-carpet best at the Golden Globes, the first major awards ceremony in a year without a clear frontrunner for the top movie accolades.

Wicked star Grande arrived in a yellow vintage Givenchy gown with a beaded bodice that she said was a tribute to the yellow brick road leading to Oz in the movie musical.

“It’s so exciting to be here because I’m such a fan of every single person I bump into,” Grande said of the star-studded crowd in Beverly Hills late on Sunday (local time).

“To be here is just the most unexpected delightful surprise of my life.”

Also on the carpet, The Brutalist star and nominee Brody sported a large bejewelled brooch on his dark tuxedo. His co-star, Felicity Jones, shined in a sparkly silver sleeveless gown.

Netflix’s Spanish-language musical thriller Emilia Perez and The Brutalist, a post-World War II drama that includes an intermission, lead the movies competing for Globe trophies.

Others include box office smash Wicked, adapted from the Broadway play about the witches in The Wizard of Oz, and papal selection story Conclave.

Nicole Kidman, nominated for best actress for Babygirl, leads the Australian actors vying for awards at the ceremony, which screen on Monday from 12pm AEDT.

Guy Pearce is nominated for best supporting actor for his work in The Brutalist and Cate Blanchett is nominated for her role in Apple TV thriller Disclaimer – up against Naomi Watts for the series Feud: Capote vs The Swans.

Restaurant tale The Bear and mystery comedy Only Murders in the Building will compete for TV honours.

Stand-up comedian Nikki Glaser hosts the champagne-fuelled festivities for the first time.

Glaser said she planned to celebrate the A-list nominees rather than poke fun at them as some previous hosts had.

“I want people who were nominated to feel proud of themselves. I don’t want them to feel under attack,” Glaser said.

The presenter line-up features big-name celebrities including Dwayne Johnson, Elton John, Andrew Garfield and Awkwafina. Actor Aubrey Plaza was also listed, although the death at the weekend of her husband meant her appearance was unconfirmed.

Winning a Globe can shine a spotlight on movies and performances in the run-up to the Academy Awards in March.

So far, awards pundits say, there is no clear favourite for the coveted best picture prize at the Oscars.

Unlike the Oscars, the Globes separate films into two categories.

Conclave and The Brutalist are considered strong entries in best film drama, while Wicked and Emilia Perez are the leading contenders for best movie musical or comedy.

Globe honorees are chosen by 334 entertainment journalists from 85 nations, compared with roughly 9000 voters who select the Academy Awards.

The Globes voting body has been expanded in recent years and organisers instituted reforms after being criticised for ethical lapses and a lack of diversity.

-AAP

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