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THE GOLDEN Globes mark the start of Hollywood’s glamorous and prestigious award season tonight.

The season then comes to an end with the biggest night in showbiz – the 90th Academy Awards…

Nicole Kidman won Best Actress in a mini-series at the 2018 Golden Globes

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What’s the difference between the Golden Globes and the Academy Awards?

The Golden Globes

The Golden Globes are the first big awards ceremony in the Hollywood calendar and will take place tonight, January 6 2019.

It is hosted by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, a non-profit organisation of showbiz journalists and photographers, which was created in 1943 to award critically-acclaimed film and television shows.

The Globes have more categories – two types of Best Picture, for example – which comes to a total of 25 awards; 14 for films and 11 for television.

Leonardo DiCaprio won Best Actor at the 2016 Oscars

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The Academy Awards

The Academy Awards – or the Oscars as they are more commonly known – wraps up award season and usually takes place towards the end of February or the start of March.

It’s hosted by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), a 6,000-strong group made up of film industry professionals such as actors, directors and producers.

It has a total of 24 awards, one less than the Golden Globes, but the Oscars focus solely on films and has separate categories for writer(s), original music score, cinematography and screenplay.

So why are the Academy Awards considered to be more prestigious?

Because the people voting for the awards are all industry members, the awards are generally based on merit.

Directors vote for Best Director, actors vote for the Best Actor and Best Actress awards, screenwriters vote for the Best Screenplay awards – and so on.

This means winners are chosen by their Hollywood peers, which is considered to be the highest honour.

Do the Golden Globes have an influence on the Academy Awards?

The Golden Globes can raise the profile of certain actors or films to members of the AMPAS, who may not be very knowledgeable about them.

The Globes take place five days before Oscar nomination voting closes and over the years has massively influenced the outcome of the Academy Awards.

Which one would you prefer?

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Are the ceremonies different?

In the industry, the Golden Globes is known as “the better party” and it’s a more lavish affair than the Oscars.

Guests and nominees dine while the awards are happening unlike the Oscars where it just hosts the awards in the Kodak Theatre and all the parties take place afterwards.

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