The Golden Globes will be presented Sunday, Jan. 15th at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, CA
The nominations for the 69th Annual Golden Globe Awards were announced this morning. Among the motion picture nominees, “The Artist” leads with 6 nominations, “The Help” and “The Descendants” have 5, “The Ides of March,” “Moneyball,” and “Midnight in Paris” have 4, with “Albert Nobbs,” “Hugo,” and “My Week with Marilyn” earning 3. Also, George Clooney has 3 nominations: one for acting in “The Descendants,” one for directing “The Ides of March,” and one for writing “The Ides of March” with Grant Heslov and Beau Willimon. Ryan Gosling has 2 nominations for his performances in “The Ides of March” and “Crazy, Stupid, Love.” Kate Winslet has 2 as well for her performances in “Carnage” and the TV miniseries “Mildred Pierce.” Glenn Close also has two nominations for “Albert Nobbs” for acting and Best Original Song.
Winners from last year, Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross are nominated for the second year in a row for their scoring of “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo,” as well as Steve Buscemi for the repeated nominee for Best Television Series – Drama, “Boardwalk Empire.” Kelly Macdonald has also received her second nomination for “Boardwalk Empire.” Aaron Sorkin will be competing again for Best Screenplay with Steven Zaillian and Stan Chervin. Bryan Cranston earned his second nomination in as many years for “Breaking Bad,” as well as Idris Elba for “Luther.” Madonna earned a nomination for Best Original Song for her film “W.E.” and new shows “American Horror Story” and “New Girl” have nominations for Best Television Series in their specific categories.
Here is the complete list of nominees:
Best Motion Picture – Drama
“The Descendants”
“The Help”
“Hugo”
“The Ides of March”
“Moneyball”
“War Horse”
Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy
“The Artist”
“Bridesmaids”
“50/50”
“Midnight in Paris”
“My Week with Marilyn”
Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama
George Clooney for “The Descendants”
Leonardo DiCaprio for “J. Edgar”
Michael Fassbender for “Shame”
Ryan Gosling for “The Ides of March”
Brad Pitt for “Moneyball”
Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama
Glenn Close for “Albert Nobbs”
Viola Davis for “The Help”
Rooney Mara for “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo”
Meryl Streep for “The Iron Lady”
Tilda Swinton for “We Need to Talk About Kevin”
Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy
Jean Dujardin for “The Artist”
Brendan Gleeson for “The Guard”
Joseph Gordon-Levitt for “50/50”
Ryan Gosling for “Crazy, Stupid, Love.”
Owen Wilson for “Midnight in Paris”
Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy
Jodie Foster for “Carnage”
Charlize Theron for “Young Adult”
Kristen Wiig for “Bridesmaids”
Michelle Williams for “My Week with Marilyn”
Kate Winslet for “Carnage”
Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
Kenneth Branagh for “My Week with Marilyn”
Albert Brooks for “Drive”
Jonah Hill for “Moneyball”
Viggo Mortensen for “A Dangerous Method”
Christopher Plummer for “Beginners”
Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
Bérénice Bejo for “The Artist”
Jessica Chastain for “The Help”
Janet McTeer for “Albert Nobbs”
Octavia Spencer for “The Help”
Shailene Woodley for “The Descendants”
Best Director – Motion Picture
Woody Allen for “Midnight in Paris”
George Clooney for “The Ides of March”
Michel Hazanavicius for “The Artist”
Alexander Payne for “The Descendants”
Martin Scorsese for “Hugo”
Best Screenplay – Motion Picture
“The Artist” by Michel Hazanavicius
“The Descendants” by Alexander Payne, Nat Faxon, Jim Rash
“The Ides of March” by George Clooney, Grant Heslov, Beau Willimon
“Midnight in Paris” by Woody Allen
“Moneyball” by Steven Zaillian, Aaron Sorkin, Stan Chervin
Best Original Song – Motion Picture
“Albert Nobbs” for “Lay Your Head Down” by Brian Byrne, Glenn Close
“Gnomeo & Juliet for “Hello Hello” by Elton John, Bernie Taupin
“The Help” for “The Living Proof” by Mary J. Blige, Thomas Newman, Harvey Mason Jr., Damon Thomas
“Machine Gun Preacher” for “The Keeper” by Chris Cornell
“W.E.” for “Masterpiece” by Madonna, Julie Frost, Jimmy Harry
Best Original Score – Motion Picture
“The Artist” by Ludovic Bource
“The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo” by Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross
“Hugo” by Howard Shore
“War Horse” by John Williams
“W.E.” by Abel Korzeniowski
Best Animated Film
“The Adventures of Tintin”
“Arthur Christmas”
“Cars 2”
“Puss in Boots”
“Rango”
Best Foreign Language Film
“The Flowers of War” (China)
“In the Land of Blood and Honey” (USA)
“The Kid with a Bike” (Belgium)
“A Separation” (Iran)
“The Skin I Live In (Spain)
Best Television Series – Drama
“American Horror Story”
“Boardwalk Empire”
“Boss”
“Game of Thrones”
“Homeland”
Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy
“Enlightened”
“Episodes”
“Glee”
“Modern Family”
“New Girl”
Best Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
“Cinema Verite”
“Downton Abbey”
“The Hour”
“Mildred Pierce”
“Too Big to Fail”
Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series – Drama
Steve Buscemi for “Boardwalk Empire”
Bryan Cranston for “Breaking Bad”
Kelsey Grammer for “Boss”
Jeremy Irons for “The Borgias”
Damian Lewis for “Homeland”
Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series – Drama
Claire Danes for “Homeland”
Mireille Enos for “The Killing”
Julianna Margulies for “The Good Wife”
Madeleine Stowe for “Revenge”
Callie Thorne for “Necessary Roughness”
Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy
Alec Baldwin for “30 Rock”
David Duchovny for “Californication”
Johnny Galecki for “The Big Bang Theory”
Thomas Jane for “Hung”
Matt LeBlanc for “Episodes”
Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy
Laura Dern for “Enlightened”
Zooey Deschanel for “New Girl”
Tina Fey for “30 Rock”
Laura Linney for “The Big C”
Amy Poehler for “Parks and Recreation”
Best Performance by an Actor in a Mini-Series or a Motion Picture Made for Television
Hugh Bonneville for “Downton Abbey”
Idris Elba for “Luther”
William Hurt for “Too Big to Fail”
Bill Nighy for “Page Eight”
Dominic West for “The Hour”
Best Performance by an Actress in a Mini-Series or a Motion Picture Made for Television
Romola Garai for “The Hour”
Diane Lane for “Cinema Verite”
Elizabeth McGovern for “Downton Abbey”
Emily Watson for “Appropriate Adult”
Kate Winslet for “Mildred Pierce”
Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
Peter Dinklage for “Game of Thrones”
Paul Giamatti for “Too Big to Fail”
Guy Pearce for “Mildred Pierce”
Tim Robbins for “Cinema Verite”
Eric Stonestreet for “Modern Family”
Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
Jessica Lange for “American Horror Story”
Kelly Macdonald for “Boardwalk Empire”
Maggie Smith for “Downton Abbey”
Sofia Vergara for “Modern Family”
Evan Rachel Wood for “Mildred Pierce”
The winners will be announced on Sunday, January 15th.
