Who cares about the Golden Globes? Absolutely no one, many commentators will breezily assure you, before going on to discuss them in granular detail for weeks.

The truth is, even after the past three years of scandals and chaos, the Globes still hold a talismanic role in Hollywood – both as the last remaining bastion of old-fashioned star power (only they could have nominated the Taylor Swift concert movie in one of their five Best Film categories), and as the first major event of the annual awards season, when the coming race starts to take shape.

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