1.   Tim Cornish, as Film and Television Officer for South East Arts, how are you going to be affected by the new film categories?

2.   At the same time DreamWorks made plans to promote the film, which is now, at least for the moment, the front-runner in the best film category.

3.   More suspense could be generated by what the stars will wear than by how they and the other Academy members voted, at least in the best film category.

4.   Not surprisingly, the French and the Italians have long been the top winners in the foreign film category.

5.   The film won the top award at Cannes last year but failed to win a slot in the foreign film category.

6.   The Web broadcast is a first in the short film category, a spokesman for the American Academy of Arts and Sciences said.

7.   Unlike the Oscars, the Golden Globes divide the film category into two sections, dramatic and musical or comedy, and give prizes to television shows as well.

8.   Poland has awarded its Golden Duck Prize, the equivalent of an Oscar, to the American film Forrest Gump in the best foreign film category.

9.   Canada did score a coup in the short animated film category, with four of the five nominations.

10.   Celebrities in the film category who will receive a star include Cage, Willis, Mike Nichols, Joe Pesci and Stuart Whitman.