Big night coming for big local name?

Allison Janney up for her first Golden Globe award.

She was inducted just last September into the Dayton Region’s Walk of Fame, and now she’s within arm’s reach of her first Golden Globe Award.

Allison Janney, a former Miami Valley School student raised in Oakwood, is up for her first Golden Globe for a film role, and Dayton will be watching tonight to see if one of its own will walk away holding the golden trophy. Janney has been nominated for Best Supporting Actress for her role in “I, Tonya.”

“Her performance in ‘I, Tonya’ is really to me what stands out in the film. It’s the amazing icing on the cake for that film. Margot Robbie was great, but Allison Janney was superb,” said Jonathan McNeal, manager of The Neon

movie theater downtown.

Having won a slew of other awards for her roles in television and film, Janney is one of the brightest stars to come from Dayton’s arts and theater community. It’s worth pointing out that for the city’s relative size, Daytonians sure know how to show up for awards seasons.

“Essentially, most of the folks from ‘West Wing’ were Daytonians,” McNeal said, referring to the popular TV drama from 1999 to 2006, set in the White House. “From Allison Janney to Martin Sheen — it’s pretty incredible how many folks from that show in particular (are Daytonians). Then there are certainly a whole lot more behind the cameras as well.”

The Golden Globe Awards does not recognize technical roles behind the scenes of film and television. But last year at the Academy Awards, it was Wright State film grad, Hannah Beachler, who was the artistic mastermind behind “Moonlight,” which won the Oscar for Best Picture.

Following the success of “Moonlight ,” Beach l er went on to serve as the production designer for Marvel’s upcoming “Black Panther” film, which is set to hit theaters on Feb. 9.

McNeal points out that Hollywood isn’t the only place where Dayton-area talent is making a mark. “On Broadway there’s a lot of talent coming out of particularly Wright State,” McNeal said. “There are alumni working and living the dream on Broadway right now. And theater can be a transition to film, so there are certainly (Dayton) people to watch.”

The Golden Globes will take place tonight, Jan. 7, and will be televised on NBC starting at 8 p.m.

NEON VIA AP This image released by Neon shows Allison Janney as LaVona Golden in a scene from “I, Tonya.”

WINKELMEYER/GETTY IMAGES FOR PALM SPRINGS INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL PHOTO BY MATT Allison Janney attends the 29th Annual Palm Springs International Film Festival Awards Gala at Palm Springs Convention Center on Jan. 2 in Palm Springs, Calif.