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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
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Natasha Ginnivan

Demi, Jodie and Nicole: is Hollywood finally ready to recognise complex female characters over 40?

Nicole Kidman attends the Golden Globes in Beverly Hills
Nicole Kidman attends the Golden Globes in Beverly Hills. Photograph: Daniel Cole/Reuters

There’s something spectacular happening in movies and television at the moment and it’s not a superhero fight sequence or a motorcycle stunt off a cliff. No, it’s the celebration of courageous, multilayered middle-aged and older female characters being portrayed in all their complexity on screen.

The Golden Globes highlighted this trend, handing out a swag of awards to the women who played these characters – often to their surprise.

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