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69th Annual Golden Globe Awards Nominees: The Complete List
Nominees were announced this morning in the 25 categories of awards handed out by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, the Golden Globes. Gerard Butler, Woody Harrelson, Rashida Jones and Sofia Vergara joined HFPA President Dr. Aida Takla-O'Reilly for the announcement from the Beverly Hilton.
That sappy horse movie you're reluctant to see, "War Horse," is among the Best Drama movie nominees, and the George Clooney political flick, "The Ides of March," shows up in that category as well, along with in the acting nods for star Ryan Gosling.
Other films garnering more awards this season include Woody Allen's "Midnight in Paris," "Bridesmaids," "The Help," and "The Artist."
In television category, "Homeland" makes a big showing in the drama noms, and cute-as-a-button Zooey Deschanel and "The New Girl" are in the mix, too. We'll have more about the TV noms from our TV Junkie.
The 69th Annual Golden Globe® Awards, hosted by Ricky Gervais for the third year in a row, will air on Sunday, January 15, 2012 live on NBC.
Here is a complete list of nominees:
BEST MOTION PICTURE - DRAMA“The Descendants,” ‘’The Help,” ‘’Hugo,” ‘’The Ides of March,” ‘’Moneyball,” ‘’War Horse.”
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A MOTION PICTURE - DRAMA
Glenn Close, “Albert Nobbs”; Viola Davis, “The Help”; Rooney Mara, “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo”; Meryl Streep, “The Iron Lady”; Tilda Swinton, “We Need to Talk About Kevin.”
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE - DRAMA George Clooney, “The Descendants”; Leonard DiCaprio, “J. Edgar”; Michael Fassbender, “Shame”; Ryan Gosling, “The Ides of March”; Brad Pitt, “Moneyball.”
BEST MOTION PICTURE - COMEDY OR MUSICAL
“50/50,” ‘’The Artist,” ‘’Bridesmaids,” ‘’Midnight in Paris,” ‘’My Week with Marilyn.”
DIRECTOR
Woody Allen, “Midnight in Paris”; George Clooney, “The Ides of March”; Michel Hazanavicius, “The Artist”; Alexander Payne, “The Descendants”; Martin Scorsese, “Hugo.”
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A MOTION PICTURE - COMEDY OR MUSICAL
Jodie Foster, “Carnage”; Charlize Theron, “Young Adult”; Kristen Wiig, “Bridesmaids”; Michelle Williams, “My Week with Marilyn”; Kate Winslet, “Carnage.”
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE - COMEDY OR MUSICAL
Jean Dujardin, “The Artist”; Brendan Gleeson, “The Guard”; Joseph Gordon-Levitt, “50/50”; Ryan Gosling, “Crazy, Stupid, Love”; Owen Wilson, “Midnight in Paris.”
BEST ANIMATED FEATURE FILM
“The Adventures of Tintin,” ‘’Arthur Christmas,” ‘’Cars 2,” ‘’Puss in Boots,” ‘’Rango.”
BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
“The Flowers of War,” ‘’In the Land of Blood and Honey,” ‘’The Kid with a Bike,” ‘’A Separation,” ‘’The Skin I Live In.”
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A MOTION PICTURE
Berenice Bejo, “The Artist”; Jessica Chastain, “The Help”; Janet McTeer, “Albert Nobbs”; Octavia Spencer, “The Help”; Shailene Woodley, “The Descendants.”
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A MOTION PICTURE
Kenneth Branagh, “My Week with Marilyn”; Albert Brooks, “Drive”; Jonah Hill, “Moneyball”; Viggo Mortensen, “A Dangerous Method”; Christopher Plummer, “Beginners.”
BEST SCREENPLAY - MOTION PICTURE
Woody Allen, “Midnight in Paris”; George Clooney, Grand Heslov, Beau Willimon, “The Ides of March”; Michel Hazanavicius, “The Artist”; Alexander Payne, Nat Faxwon, Jim Rash, “The Descendants”; Steven Zaillian, Aaron Sorkin, “Moneyball.”
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE - MOTION PICTURE
Ludovic Bource, “The Artist”; Abel Korzeniowski, “W.E.”; Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross, “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo”; Howard Shore, “Hugo”; John Williams, “War Horse.”
BEST ORIGINAL SONG - MOTION PICTURE
“Hello Hello” (music by Elton John, lyrics by Bernie Taupin), “Gnomeo & Juliet”; “The Keeper” (music and lyrics by Chris Cornell), “Machine Gun Preacher”; “Lay Your Head Down” (music by Brian Byrne, lyrics by Glenn Close), “Albert Nobbs”; “The Living Proof” (music by Mary J. Blige, Thomas Newman, Harvey Mason Jr., lyrics by Mary J. Blige, Harvey Mason Jr., Damon Thomas), “The Help”; “Masterpiece” (music and lyrics by Madonna, Julie Frost, Jimmy Harry), “W.E.”
BEST TELEVISION SERIES - DRAMA
“American Horror Story” (FX); “Boardwalk Empire” (HBO); “Boss” (Starz); “Game of Thrones” (HBO); “Homeland” (Showtime)
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A TELEVISION SERIES - DRAMA
Claire Danes, “Homeland” (Showtime); Mireille Enos, “The Killing” (AMC); Julianna Margulies, “The Good Wife” (CBS); Madeleine Stowe, “Revenge” (ABC); Callie Thorne, “Necessary Roughness” (USA)
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A TELEVISION SERIES - DRAMA
Steve Buscemi, “Boardwalk Empire” (HBO); Bryan Cranston, “Breaking Bad” (AMC); Kelsey Grammer, “Boss” (Starz); Jeremy Irons, “Borgias” (Showtime); Damian Lewis “Homeland” (Showtime)
BEST TELEVISION SERIES - COMEDY OR MUSICAL
“Enlightened” (HBO); “Episodes” (Showtime); “Glee” (Fox); “Modern Family” (ABC); “New Girl” (Fox)
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A TELEVISION SERIES -COMEDY OR MUSICAL
Laura Dern, “Enlightened” (HBO); Zooey Deschanel, “New Girl” (Fox); Tina Fey, “30 Rock” (NBC); Laura Linney, “The Big C” (Showtime); Amy Poehler, “Parks and Recreation” (NBC)
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A TELEVISION SERIES - COMEDY OR MUSICAL
Alec Baldwin, “30 Rock” (NBC); David Duchovny, “Californication” (Showtime); Johnny Galecki, “The Big Bang Theory” (CBS); Thomas Jane, “Hung” (HBO); Matt LeBlanc, “Episodes” (Showtime)
BEST MINI-SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
“Cinema Verite” (HBO); “Downton Abbey” (PBS); “The Hour” (BBC America); “Mildred Pierce” (HBO); “Too Big to Fail” (HBO)
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A MINI-SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
Romola Garai, “The Hour” (BBC America); Diane Lane, “Cinema Verite” (HBO); Elisabeth McGovern, “Downton Abbey” (PBS); Emily Watson, “Appropriate Adult” (Sundance); Kate Winslet, “Mildred Pierce” (HBO)
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A MINI-SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
Hugh Bonneville, “Downton Abbey” (PBS); Idris Elba, “Luther” (BBC America); William Hurt, “Too Big to Fail” (HBO); Bill Nighy, “Page Eight” (BBC America); Dominic West, “The Hour” (BBC America)
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A SERIES, MINI-SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
Jessica Lange, “American Horror Story” (FX); Kelly MacDonald, “Boardwalk Empire” (HBO); Maggie Smith, “Downton Abbey” (PBS); Sofia Vergara, “Modern Family” (ABC); Evan Rachel Wood, “Mildred Pierce” (HBO)
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A SERIES, MINI-SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
Peter Dinklage, “Game of Thrones” (HBO); Paul Giamatti, “Too Big to Fail” (HBO); Guy Pearce, “Mildred Pierce” (HBO); Tim Robbins, “Cinema Verite” (HBO); Eric Stonestreet, “Modern Family” (ABC)
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