FILE PHOTO: Biopic Roles Traditionally Lead As Award Season Begins With Golden Globe And SAG Nominations

(FILE PHOTO) In this composite image a comparison has been made between Marilyn Monroe (L) and Actress Michelle Williams. Oscar hype begins this week with the announcement of the nominations for the 69th annual Golden Globes and the 18th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards. Luise Rainer became the first actress to receive an Academy Award for her role in the 1936 biopic 'The Great Ziegfeld,' playing stage performer Anna Held. Over half of the last ten Oscars for best actor or actress have been for performances in a biopic. The trend continues this year with the nominations for actors Michelle Williams, Meryl Streep, Viggo Mortensen, Brad Pitt and Leonardo DiCaprio for their roles in 'My Week With Marilyn.' 'The Iron Lady,' 'A Dangerous Method,' 'Moneyball' and 'J Edgar.' ***LEFT IMAGE***1954: American actress Marilyn Monroe (1926 - 1962) (born Norma Jean Mortensen), in a light-colored, beaded gown, look on as she leans against an open trailer door on the 20th Century Fox studios set during the filming of director Walter Lang's film, 'There's No Business Like Show Business,' 1954. (Photo by Gene Lester/Getty Images)***RIGHT IMAGE***HOLLYWOOD, CA - NOVEMBER 06: Actress Michelle Williams arrives at the "My Week With Marilyn" special screening during AFI FEST 2011 presented by Audi at Grauman's Chinese Theatre on November 6, 2011 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images for AFI)