At the Golden Globes, the spotlight was on women playing multilayered, courageous and middle-aged lead roles

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.