Now Sophie from Peep Show could really win an Oscar.
Of the seven actresses who won at the 76th Golden Globes on Sunday evening, six were above the age of 40.
The first major awards ceremony of the season raised more than a few eyebrows this year, as director Bryan Singer was conspicuously absent from the acceptance speeches of Rami Malek and his Bohemian Rhapsody colleagues. But solace was found in this resounding if somewhat unsung triumph for women in Hollywood.
Golden Globes host Sandra Oh joined winners Patricia Arquette and Patricia Clarkson for their roles in TV hits Killing Eve, Escape At Dannemora and Sharp Objects respectively; Glenn Close summoned tears and a standing ovation following her first-time win for The Wife; and Best Supporting Actress Regina King used the platform to pledge for gender equality in her future projects.
It was the home win of the night, however, that lit the brightest beacon for change. The talents of Olivia Colman are unshakable, her performance as the fickle Queen Anne in Yorgos Lanthimos’s The Favourite setting the bar impossibly high for the rest of the year – but her career trajectory has been remarkable.
Once a brilliant but secondary character in a string of Channel 4 sitcoms and British indie films, Colman has indeed won Baftas and even another Golden Globe in 2017 for her turn in The Night Manager.
