The shortlisted authors range from Chigozie Obioma, a 28-year-old Nigerian first-time writer, for The Fishermen, to Anne Tyler, a 73-year-old nominated for her 20th novel, for A Spool of Blue Thread.
Not only was the 55-year-old nominated for outstanding female dancer in the National Dance awards, competing with women half her age, but 50 Acts, her inventively cantankerous solo about the tragicomedy of ageing, won the TMA award for best achievement in dance.
The 24-year-old, nominated for her breakthrough role in An Education, has already won a fistful of awards, including a Bafta, for her performances, and gained a nickname, Dame Carey, thanks to a manner and tone of voice reminiscent of a young Judi Dench.
The 31-year-old, nominated for Super League's Man of Steel award this year, told BBC Radio Manchester the 18-26 loss was hard to take.
And 11-year-old nominated actress Sydney Lucas partied until about 3 30am.
After reading the screenplay, I called a screenwriter friend in Los Angeles, an Oscar-nominated old pro in his 60s, and explained the situation.
The now 83-year-old Williams was first nominated for Best Score Adaption in 1967, for Valley of the Dolls, and since then has regularly received multiple nominations within the same year.
Get nominated or nominate yourself.
It's alarming to consider that the 69-year-old actor has yet to be nominated - 45 Years should change that.
Or 80-year-old producer Quincy Jones -- the most nominated Grammy Award winner ever -- who said his induction into the Rock Hall made him feel "that finally, I have arrived".
