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What the Golden Globe nominations tell us about the 2024 Oscars

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It’s that time of year again. Not Christmas, but something far more sacred: awards season. Yes, it’s the period for Hollywood luvvies to sharpen their ballot pencils, adorn their faces with rictal smiles, and dive ego-first into the grubby celebrity love-in. Today saw the announcement of the Golden Globe nominations – and with it, the solidest snapshot yet of how next year’s Oscar race is likely to shape up.

Since last year’s event, the Globes’ organisational body, the Hollywood Foreign Press prove anything, however, it’s that this hasn’t led to any major surprises; the curveballs here are few, but possibly significant. So what exactly can we glean from the nominations list?

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