Five reasons to watch the Golden Globes 2019

Hollywood's brightest stars will hit the red carpet on Sunday (January 6, 2019) for the first major awards show of the year: the Golden Globes, which will honour the best in film and television. Tens of millions of viewers are expected to tune in, but what should you be watching for? Here is our quick guide to the event, taking place in Beverly Hills, California. One of the big stories of Sunday night is sure to be the success of A Star Is Born , Bradley Cooper's remake of the popular music romance that has five nominations including best drama film and best actress for Lady Gaga. The pop diva could even take home two trophies, as she is also up for best song honours for Shallow , the runaway hit from the soundtrack. The film – which stars Gaga as an unknown singer who rises to fame with the help of Cooper's fading, alcohol-addled rocker – could be the singer-songwriter's ticket to an Oscar. A Globes win would only boost her chances of an Academy Award nomination – voting begins the day after the Globes gala, closes on January 14, and nominations are announced on January 22. Vice , Adam McKay's quirky biopic about former US vice president Dick Cheney, received an unbeatable six nominations for the Globes. But upon its theatrical release on Christmas Day, it earned decidedly mixed reviews. Will that sink its chances at the Golden Globes? Most critics agree that Welsh actor Christian Bale's transformation into Cheney is exceptional, but some quibble with the film's decidedly glib treatment of the politician's rise to power. It is (curiously) competing in the comedy categories, and none of the awards experts polled by prediction website Gold Derby have it winning for best musical or comedy, instead favouring royal romp The Favourite , race dramedy Green Book or Mary Poppins Returns . Bale has far better chances than the film does to receive an award, and is seemingly locked in a tight race with Viggo Mortensen ( Green Book ). Roma , Alfonso Cuaron's critically acclaimed film chronicling his childhood in Mexico City, is not competing for best film honours at the Globes due to an eligibility issue, but will vie for best foreign film and best director awards. Many believe Cuaron's personal drama will be a major Oscar winner – and that a best director win on Sunday would solidify its chances. "Cuaron is riding a huge wave of critical raves for Roma ," Paul Dergarabedian of media analysis firm ComScore told AFP. "If there is any such thing as a front-runner when it comes to the Globes, this is it." The television awards at the Golden Globes are sort of a wild card – they are preceded by the Emmys, but the eligibility periods are not the same, meaning you end up with a mix of award-winners and new programmes. The 90-odd members of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, who choose the Globes winners, are known for their maverick picks. So, on Sunday, top Emmy winner like The Marvelous Mrs Maisel and The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story will be pitted against new shows like Homecoming, starring Julia Roberts, and Netflix comedy The Kominsky Method . Will Roberts earn a trophy for her first starring role in a television show? Or will Globes host Sandra Oh take home an award for her work on the Emmy-nominated Killing Eve ? Can Oh and co-host Andy Samberg save the flailing awards show format? In the age of social media, watching a three-hour gala with commercials in real time is increasingly unpopular. Last year, 19 million people tuned in for the Globes. In September, the Emmys posted an all-time low audience of about 10.2 million. Oh and Samberg earned laughs when they teamed up to present an award at the Emmys. So far, their quirky promos for the gala have been well-received. And in an interview with The Hollywood Reporter , the pair promise a show high on fun and low on politics. Tune in on Sunday to find out if it works. ______________________ Read more: Bradley Cooper and Lady Gaga on bringing 'A Star Is Born' to life New Golden Globes honour will be named after Carol Burnett Review: Why Roma is the greatest film of 2018 Nadine Labaki’s ‘Capernaum’ is up for a Golden Globe becoming the first Lebanese film to ever be nominated ______________________ If Beale Street Could Talk Vice Bradley Cooper , A Star Is Born Willem Dafoe, At Eternity's Gate Lucas Hedges, Boy Erased Rami Malek , Bohemian Rhapsody John David Washington, BlacKkKlansman Glenn Close, The Wife Lady Gaga, A Star Is Born Nicole Kidman, Destroyer Melissa McCarthy, Can You Ever Forgive Me? Rosamund Pike, A Private War Christian Bale, Vice Lin Manuel Miranda, Mary Poppins Returns Viggo Mortensen, Green Book Robert Redford , The Old Man & the Gun John C. Reilly, Stan & Ollie Emily Blunt, Mary Poppins Returns Olivia Colman, The Favourite Elsie Fisher, Eighth Grade Charlize Theron , Tully Constance Wu, Crazy Rich Asians Mahershala Ali, Green Book Timothée Chalamet, Beautiful Boy Adam Driver, BlacKkKlansman Richard E. Grant, Can You Ever Forgive Me? Sam Rockwell, Vice Amy Adams, Vice Claire Foy, First Man Regina King, If Beale Street Could Talk Emma Stone, The Favourite Rachel Weisz, The Favourite Bradley Cooper, A Star Is Born Alfonso Cuarón, Roma Peter Farrelly, Green Book Spike Lee, BlacKkKlansman Adam McKay, Vice Alfonso Cuarón, Roma Deborah Davis and Tony McNamara, The Favourite Barry Jenkins, If Beale Street Could Talk Adam McKay, Vice Peter Farrelly, Nick Vallelonga, Brian Currie, Green Book Mirai Girl Never Look Away Roma Marco Beltrami, A Quiet Place Alexandre Desplat, Isle of Dogs Ludwig Göransson, Black Panther Justin Hurwitz, First Man Marc Shaiman, Mary Poppins Returns "All the Stars," Black Panther "Girl in the Movies," Dumplin ' "Requiem for a Private War," A Private War "Revelation," Boy Erased "Shallow," A Star Is Born The Americans (FX) Bodyguard (Netflix) Homecoming (Amazon) Killing Eve (BBC America) Pose (FX) Barry (HBO) Kidding (Showtime) The Good Place (NBC) The Kominsky Method (Netflix) The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (Amazon) The Alienist , TNT The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story , FX Escape at Dannemora , Showtime Sharp Objects , HBO A Very English Scandal , Amazon Jason Bateman, Ozark Stephan James, Homecoming Richard Madden, Bodyguard Billy Porter, Pose Matthew Rhys, The Americans Caitriona Balfe, Outlander Elisabeth Moss, The Handmaid's Tale Sandra Oh, Killing Eve Julia Roberts, Homecoming Keri Russell, The Americans Sacha Baron Cohen , Who Is America Jim Carrey, Kidding Michael Douglas, The Kominsky Method Donald Glover , Atlanta Bill Hader, Barry Kristen Bell , The Good Place Candice Bergen, Murphy Brown Alison Brie, Glow Rachel Brosnahan, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel Debra Messing, Will & Grace Antonio Banderas, Genius: Picasso Daniel Bruhl, The Alienist Darren Criss, The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story Benedict Cumberbatch, Patrick Melrose Hugh Grant, A Very English Scandal Amy Adams, Sharp Objects Patricia Arquette, Escape at Dannemora Connie Britton, Dirty John Laura Dern, The Tale Regina King, Seven Seconds Alan Arkin, The Kominsky Method Kieran Culkin, Succession Edgar Ramirez, The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story Ben Whishaw, A Very English Scandal Henry Winkler, Barry Alex Borstein, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel Patricia Clarkson, Sharp Objects Penelope Cruz, The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story Thandie Newton, Westworld Yvonne Strahovski, The Handmaid's Tale