1. Kate Winslet vs Helen Mirren Two of Britain’s best-loved actresses have been nominated in the Best Actress: Motion Picture category for their performances of characters based on real people. Winslet has received recognition for her performance as Joanna Hoffman, one of the original founders of Apple alongside Steve Jobs, in Aaron Sorkin’s biopic of the tech mogul. Mirren, meanwhile, was nominated for playing Hedda Hopper, the 1930s Hollywood gossip columnist, in Trumbo. They are joined by fellow nominees Jane Fonda, for Youth, Jennifer Jason Lee, for The Hateful Eight and The Danish Girl’s Alicia Vikander. 2. Eddie Redmayne vs Leonardo DiCaprio Eddie Redmayne (who won the Academy award for Best Actor last year) and Leonardo DiCaprio (who famously doesn't yet have an Academy Award, despite turning in a number of heavyweight performances across the years) will go head to head in the Best Actor: Motion Picture category at this year’s Golden Globes. Redmayne is nominated for The Danish Girl, in which he puts in a sensitive, heartbreaking performance as Lili Elbe, the first-ever person to undergo a sex- change operation. Meanwhile, in The Revenant, poor Leo gets mauled (yes, just mauled) by a bear, and eats raw liver. It’s a close call... The other nominees in this category are Bryan Cranston, for Trumbo; Michael Fassbender, for Jobs; and Will Smith, for the forthcoming The American Can. 3. The Olden Globes? In an industry that often appears to be dominated by youth, it’s been a particularly good year for the over-65s, if today’s nominations are anything to go by. Director George Miller, who is 70, has been nominated for Best Director for his epic, full-throttle Max Max sequel, Fury Road (which has also been nominated for Best Picture). Eighty-year-old Brit Dame Maggie Smith picked up a Best Actress in a Musical or Comedy nomination for her performance in Lady in the Van, while Jane Fonda – three year’s Smith’s junior at a comparatively sprightly 77 – has been nominated for Best Supporting Actress for her role in Youth. Al Pacino (75) and Sylvester Stallone (69) have also both received nominations: Al for Best Actor in a Musical or Comedy (for Danny Collins) and Sly for Creed. 4. Validation for Amy Schumer Cate Blanchett: Awards timeline Amy Schumer celebrated her nomination in a fitting manner: with a goofy childhood photo, and the caption “this is a dream”. The 34-year-old comedian has had quite a year, in which she’s risen from the niche to a recognised filmmaker and actress in Trainwreck, a partially autobiographical rom-com romp about her life as a determinedly single woman. 5. Has Black Mass been snubbed? It was heralded as Johnny Depp’s comeback role: a chance for the 52-year-old, who in recent years has starred in some notable turkeys (Mortdecai, anyone?), to prove anew his status as a Real Actor. But Scott Cooper’s crime drama Black Mass, in which Depp put in an acclaimed performance as gangster Whitey Bulger, has failed to pick up any Golden Globe nominations this year.