THEN AND NOW: This year's Golden Globe nominees in their earliest roles
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The nominees for the 2020 Golden Globes were announced on Monday in Los Angeles.
Numerous A-list stars like Scarlett Johansson, Paul Rudd, and Jennifer Aniston all received nominations for the 2020 awards ceremony.
But before they were famous, these actors, like many others in Hollywood, started with small roles on TV and in films.
Some, like Emma Thompson and "The Crown" star Olivia Colman, started on sketch comedy shows, while others, like Charlize Theron and Patricia Arquette, jumped immediately into big-name Hollywood films.
Numerous talented actors were nominated for awards at the 2020 Golden Globes.
Stars like Reese Witherspoon, Jennifer Aniston, and Brad Pitt were all nominated for their roles in shows like "The Morning Show" and "Living With Yourself," respectively, while films like "The Irishman" and "Knives Out" pulled in nominations for actors like Al Pacino, Daniel Craig, and Ana de Armas.
But before they got their big break, these stars had small roles as extras in films, or as guest stars on popular TV shows.
Before the Golden Globes air on NBC January 5 at 8 p.m. ET, see how some of Hollywood's biggest names got their starts in the industry.
Cynthia Erivo's first role was as a singer on ITV's period drama "Mr. Selfridge" in 2016.
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Erivo is nominated for best actress in a drama at this year's Golden Globes.
Scarlett Johansson played a girl named Laura Nelson in "North," a film about a child prodigy.
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For her role in the Netflix drama "Marriage Story," Johansson received a nomination for best actress.
Saoirse Ronan got her start on an Irish TV show called "The Clinic" in 2003.
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Ronan plays Jo March in the upcoming adaptation of "Little Women," and received a nomination for best actress for her role.
Charlize Theron first appeared onscreen as an extra in 1995's "Children of the Corn III."
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The actress plays former Fox News host Megyn Kelly in "Bombshell," a film that focuses on the real-life sexual harassment scandal at the conservative news network. Theron is nominated for best actress at the 2020 Golden Globes for her role.
Before she played Judy Garland in "Judy," Renée Zellweger appeared on a miniseries called "Murder in the Heartland" in 1993.
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Zellweger is nominated for best actress at the 2020 Golden Globes.
Christian Bale first appeared as a Russian royal on "Anastasia: The Mystery of Anna" in 1986.
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Bale played Tsarevich Alexei Romanov on the miniseries, which focused on the murder of the Romanov family by the Bolsheviks. Now, he's nominated for best actor for his role in "Ford vs. Ferrari."
Antonio Banderas' first role was in a Spanish film called "False Eyelashes" in 1982.
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Banderas is nominated for best actor for his role in "Pain and Glory."
Before he played a divorcée in "Marriage Story," Adam Driver appeared on the ABC police drama "The Unusuals" in 2009.
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Driver's performance in "Marriage Story" nabbed him a nomination for best actor at the 2020 Golden Globes.
Joaquin Phoenix came from a family of actors, and first appeared opposite his brother River on a CBS musical TV series called "Seven Brides for Seven Brothers" in 1982.
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Phoenix's performance as Arthur Fleck/Joker in this year's "Joker" film didn't go unrecognized by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association — he's nominated for best actor at the Golden Globes.
"Game of Thrones" actor Jonathan Pryce has been acting for years.
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Pryce first appeared as a police constable in the 1972 film "Doomwatch," and is nominated at the 2020 Golden Globes for his role as Pope Francis in Netflix's "The Two Popes."
Cuban-born actress Ana de Armas' first role was as Marie in the 2006 film "Virgin Rose."
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The actress also starred in "Knives Out," and is nominated for a Golden Globe for her performance.
Awkwafina made a name for herself as a rapper before starring in films like "The Farewell."
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The rapper-turned-actress — who's released songs like "My Vag" and "Queef" in the early 2010s — received a Golden Globe nomination for best actress for her role in "The Farewell."
Before she made it big, Cate Blanchett appeared on the Australian miniseries "Heartland" in 1994.
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Blanchett recently starred in the film "Where'd You Go, Bernadette?" and received a nomination for her role.
Before she starred in "Booksmart," Beanie Feldstein played a drunk girl on Neflix's "Orange Is the New Black" in 2015.
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Feldstein and her "Booksmart" costar Kaitlyn Dever are both nominated at the 2020 Golden Globes — Feldstein for best actress in a comedy for "Booksmart," and Dever for best actress in a limited TV show for "Unbelievable."
Emma Thompson got her start as a sketch comedian on the British comedy show "There's Nothing to Worry About" in 1982.
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She's now nominated for best actress in a comedy for her role in the film "Late Night."
Before he was nominated for "Knives Out," Daniel Craig played a sergeant in the 1992 film "Power of One."
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Craig is nominated for best actor in a comedy.
Roman Griffin Davis' first role was in the 2019 period dramedy "Jojo Rabbit."
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For his first-ever role as a young German boy in the WWII film, Davis is nominated for best actor at this year's Golden Globes.
Leonardo DiCaprio's first major role was as Glen on "The New Lassie" in 1989.
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Now, DiCaprio is nominated for best actor at the upcoming Golden Globes for his role in "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood."
Before he played rock icon Elton John in "Rocketman," Taron Egerton acted onstage in the drama "The Last of the Haussmans" 2012.
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Egerton received a nomination for best actor at this year's Globes.
Eddie Murphy's first film role was as a wise-cracking criminal in the 1982 film "48 Hrs." He also appeared on "Saturday Night Live" in the early 80s.
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For his role as the comedian and actor Rudy Ray Moore in this year's"Dolemite Is My Name," Eddie Murphy was nominated for Golden Globe.
Kathy Bates' first role was on ABC's "The Love Boat" in 1978.
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Bates will play a criminal suspect's mother in the upcoming film "Richard Jewell," and is nominated for best supporting actress.
A young Annette Bening first appeared on CBS' "The Manhunt for Claude Davis" in 1986.
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Annette Bening is nominated for best supporting actress for her role in "The Report."
As a child, Laura Dern appeared in several films with her famous parents Diane Ladd and Bruce Dern, but her first major role was in 1980's "Foxes."
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And for her role in "Marriage Story," Dern received a nomination for best supporting actress.
Jennifer Lopez was a "Fly Girl" on "In Living Color" from 1991 to 1993.
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Lopez also appeared as a stripper and con artist in "Hustlers," and received a nomination for best supporting actress for her role.
Before she played a fictional Fox staffer in "Bombshell," Margot Robbie appeared in an Australian crime drama in 2008.
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Robbie's first role was Caitlin Brentford in "City Homicide," and the actress is now nominated for best supporting actress.
Tom Hanks' first role was as Elliott in the 1980 horror film "He Knows You're Alone."
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Hanks played television personality Fred Rogers in "A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood," and nabbed a nomination for best supporting actor for his role.
Anthony Hopkins is nominated for best supporting actor for his role in Netflix's recent "The Two Popes."
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But before he played Pope Benedict in the Netflix drama, Hopkins first played Dr. Harding in "The Man in Room 17" in 1965.
Al Pacino's first role was as John James in the 1960s crime drama "NYPD."
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Pacino is nominated for best supporting actor for his role in Netflix's "The Irishman."
Joe Pesci is also nominated for best supporting actor for his role in "The Irishman."
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Pesci's first role was Joey in the 1980 film "Raging Bull."
Before he starred in "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood," Brad Pitt played Chris on the 1987 ABC show "Another World."
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He's nominated for best supporting actor at this year's Golden Globes.
Jennifer Aniston's first big role was Courtney Walker on a short-lived Fox sitcom called "Molloy."
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Aniston is nominated for best actress in a drama for her role on Apple TV's "The Morning Show."
Before she played Queen Elizabeth on Netflix's "The Crown," Olivia Colman was on a sketch comedy show called "Bruiser" in 2000.
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Colman is nominated for best actress in a drama at this year's Golden Globes.
Jodie Comer started acting through guest appearances on shows like "Holtby City" in 2009.
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She earned her first Golden Globe nomination for her lead role on "Killing Eve."
Nicole Kidman first appeared in an Australian movie called "Bush Christmas" in 1982.
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Kidman is nominated for best actress for her role on "Big Little Lies."
Before she received a nomination for her role opposite Jennifer Aniston on "The Morning Show," Reese Witherspoon appeared in the 1991 film "The Man in the Moon."
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This is Witherspoon's seventh Golden Globe nomination.
Brian Cox plays Logan Roy on HBO's "Succession," and is nominated for best actor.
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Cox's first role was Lasar Opie on the BBC show "Theatre 625" in 1968.
Kit Harington had only been in the National Theater (and later West End) production of "War Horse" before being cast as Jon Snow on "Game of Thrones."
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This is Harington's first Golden Globe nomination.
Rami Malek's first ever onscreen appearance was on an episode of "Gilmore Girls" in 2004.
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For his role on USA's "Mr. Robot," Malek received a nomination for best actor at this year's Globes.
Tobias Menzies earned a Golden Globe nomination this year for his role on Netflix's "The Crown."
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Before he was Prince Philip, Menzies made his onscreen debut with his role as Jack Dorset on A+E's "The Midsomer Murders" in 2000.
Billy Porter played Teen Angel in the 1994 Broadway revival of "Grease!" and performed on "The Tonight Show With Jay Leno."
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This is Porter's second Emmy nomination for his role on FX's' "Pose."
Christina Applegate was a child actress and made her film debut in 1981's "Jaws of Satan."
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She is nominated for her lead role on Netflix's "Dead to Me."
Rachel Brosnahan was cast in Michael Bay's 2009 film "The Unborn" when she was in high school, and had some small TV roles on shows like "Gossip Girl" and "The Good Wife" when she was in college.
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Currently, Brosnahan plays comedian Midge Maisel in Amazon's 'The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel." She won a Golden Globe for best actress in a comedy in 2018 and 2019, and is nominated in the same category for this year's Globes.
Kirsten Dunst made her debut as Campbell McCoy in "The Bonfire of the Vanities" in 1990.
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Dunst is nominated for her role on Showtime's "On Becoming a God in Central Florida."
Natasha Lyonne was only six when she was first cast on "Pee-wee's Playhouse" in 1986.
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Lyonne is nominated for a Golden Globe for her role on Netflix's "Russian Doll."
Phoebe Waller-Bridge had minor roles on British shows including "Doctors" in 2009 and "How Not to Live Your Life" in 2010, and is now known for creating her own hit show, "Fleabag."
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In addition to her nomination for best actress, Waller-Bridge's "Fleabag" is also nominated for best comedy or musical TV series.
Michael Douglas earned a Golden Globe Award for most promising male newcomer for starring in "Hail, Hero!"in 1969.
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He is nominated for "The Kominsky Method."
Bill Hader made his TV debut in 2005 when he joined the cast of "Saturday Night Live."
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Hader is nominated for best actor in a TV comedy, and his show "Barry" also received a nomination.
Ben Platt's first major role was in 2012's "Pitch Perfect."
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For his role on Netflix's "The Politician," Ben Platt received a nomination for best actor.
Before he played two versions of himself on Netflix's "Living With Yourself," Paul Rudd appeared on the TV movie "Moment of Truth: Stalking Back" in 1993.
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Rudd is nominated for best actor.
Ramy Youssef got his start on a Nickelodeon show in 2014.
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Youssef is now nominated for best actor for his role in the film "Ramy."
Kaitlyn Dever first appeared on an episode of ABC's "Modern Family."
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Dever is nominated for her role on Netflix's "Unbelievable."
Before she played convicted criminal Gypsy Rose on Hulu's "The Act," Joey King was appearing on shows like "The Suite Life of Zach and Cody" in 2006.
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King is nominated for best actress in a limited series.
Helen Mirren got her start in a Shakespeare adaptation in 1968.
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For her role as the feisty Russian czarina on HBO's "Catherine the Great," Mirren is nominated for best actress in a limited series.
Merritt Wever is nominated for her role on "Unbelievable."
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The actress got her start playing Maureen "MoMo" Haines in the 1998 comedy "All I Wanna Do."
Michelle Williams started acting five years before breaking out on "Dawson's Creek" with an appearance on "Baywatch" in 1993.
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She is nominated for "Fosse/Verdon."
Christopher Abbott's first role was Jeremy in the 2012 film "Hello I Must Be Going."
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He's nominated for his role on Hulu's "Catch-22" adaptation.
Sacha Baron Cohen got his start on sketch comedy shows, playing characters like Ali G on Britain's "The 11 O'clock Show" in 1998.
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Baron Cohen is nominated for his role on Netflix's "The Spy."
Russell Crowe completely transformed himself to play Roger Ailes on Showtime's "The Loudest Voice."
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The actor got his start with a bit part on Australia's "The Young Doctors" in 1977.
Jared Harris began acting in movies in the late '80s and one of his earliest was "Far and Away."
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He is nominated for his role on HBO's "Chernobyl."
Sam Rockwell made his film debut in the horror movie "Clownhouse" in 1989.
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He is nominated for "Fosse/Verdon."
Patricia Arquette's first movie was "A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors" in 1987.
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Arquette is nominated for her role as overbearing mother Dee Dee on Hulu's "The Act."
Before she played Princess Margaret on Netflix's "The Crown," Helena Bonham Carter appeared as Netty in "A Pattern of Roses" in 1983.
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She's nominated for best supporting actress in a limited series.
Toni Collette's first role was Muriel in the 1994 film "Muriel's Wedding."
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Collette appeared in "Unbelievable" opposite Merritt Wever and Kaitlyn Dever, and is nominated for best supporting actress in a limited series.
Meryl Streep got her start on CBS' TV movie "The Deadliest Season" in 1977.
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For her role on HBO's "Big Little Lies," Streep received a Golden Globe nomination.
One of Emily Watson's first roles was in 1996's "Breaking the Waves."
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She's nominated for her supporting role on "Chernobyl."
Alan Arkin's role in "The Russians Are Coming, the Russians Are Coming" in 1966 earned him an Oscar nomination.
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He is nominated for his supporting role on "The Kominsky Method."
Kieran Culkin is unforgettable as Roman Roy on HBO's "Succession." But before that, he played Fuller in 1990's "Home Alone," opposite his brother Macaulay.
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Kieran Culkin is nominated for best supporting actor in a limited series.
And before Andrew Scott turned heads as "Fleabag's" hot priest, he made his debut in the 1995 film "Korea."
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This is Scott's first Golden Globe nomination.
Stellan Skarsgård began his career in Swedish films and TV shows and in 1982 starred in "The Simple-Minded Murderer."
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He's nominated for his supporting role on "Chernobyl."
Henry Winkler had a few small TV roles before breaking out as Fonzie on "Happy Days" in 1974.
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This is Winkler's first Golden Globe nomination for "Barry" and his fifth overall.
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