Spalding Guardian columnist Gavin Miller runs the rule over Golden Globe Awards contenders being shown in Spalding and Peterborough

Spalding Guardian columnist Gavin Miller runs the rule over films being shown locally that are in the running for Golden Globe Awards...

The 80th annual Golden Globe Awards take place this Tuesday night in the States – or in the early hours of Wednesday morning (January 11) this side of the Atlantic.

Here’s a rundown of which of the major award category-nominated films you can see at Peterborough’s Showcase Cinema De Lux and Spalding’s South Holland Centre throughout this month – with the ceremony seen as the second biggest awards show outside of the Oscars...

EMPIRE OF LIGHT

Released: Monday at Showcase

Skyfall and Oscar-winning American Beauty director Sam Mendes helms Britain’s-own Best Actress (Drama) nominee Olivia Colman – in this drama about an interracial love story set in an English coastal town in the early 80s.

THE MENU

Released: Wednesday (7.30pm) at SHC

The Queen’s Gambit star Anya Taylor-Joy (Best Actress-nominated) dines at an exclusive remote island-based restaurant, ran by the also-nominated Ralph Fiennes’ acclaimed celebrity chef – in this macabre black comedy-horror.

TAR

Released: Next Friday (January 13) at Showcase

Best Actress (Drama) nom Cate Blanchett plays the title character, Lydia Tar, in this psychological thriller based around one of the greatest living composer/conductors – that has also received Best Picture and Best Director nods.

THE BANSHEES OF INISHERIN

Released: January 18 & 19 at SHC

Red-hot Best Actor (Drama) favourite Colin Farrell leads this highly-acclaimed – and eight gong-nominated – Irish Civil War-set black comedy-drama that chronicles the relationship between two now-warring best friends.

BABYLON

Released: January 20 at Showcase

Despite a poor US box-office, Brad Pitt and Margot Robbie have both been nominated for their roles in Damien Chazelle’s three hour-long epic drama tale on the excesses of early Hollywood – which has notched five nominations.

BLACK PANTHER: WAKANDA FOREVER

Released: Sunday January 22 (2pm) at SHC

Oscar-nominee Angela Bassett (What’s Love Got to Do with It) has snagged a Best Supporting Actress nod, starring as the late T’Challa’s (Chadwick Boseman’s) mother Queen Ramonda in this emotional Black Panther sequel.

THE FABELMANS

Released: January 27 at Showcase

Also notching five nods is this Steven Spielberg (who is nominated) drama that explores the power of films for an aspiring boy filmmaker – with Michelle Williams (Brokeback Mountain) nominated in the Best Actress (Drama) category.

FORTHCOMING AT SHOWCASE CINEMA DE LUX . . .

A MAN CALLED OTTO (15) FROM TOMORROW

TILL (12A) FROM TOMORROW

MEGAN (15) FROM NEXT FRIDAY (JANUARY 13)

FORTHCOMING AT SOUTH HOLLAND CENTRE . . .

MATILDA THE MUSICAL (PG) FROM NEXT THURSDAY (JANUARY 12)

VIOLENT NIGHT (15) JANUARY 25 AT 7.30PM