2012 Golden Globe Nominations Announced

Friday, December 16, 2011
The 2012 Golden Globe Nominations have finally been announced early this week. I'm very pleased with the nominations. Last year, we had such a pretty predictable list of nominated films or the most important films, but this year is completely different. Most of the nominations this year are not as obvious or predictable as last year. If you haven't had the chance to see it yet, here's the complete list of nominations for the 69th Annual Golden Globe:

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

* Tilda Swinton - We Need to Talk About Kevin
* Brad Pitt - Moneyball
* Ryan Gosling - The Ides of March
* Michael Fassbender - Shame
* Leonardo DiCaprio - J. Edgar

Best Motion Picture — Musical or Comedy

* 50/50
* The Artist
* Bridesmaids
* Midnight in Paris
* My Week with Marilyn

Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture — Musical and Comedy

* 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 — Musical and Comedy

* Jean Dujardin - The Artist
* Brendan Gleeson - The Guard
* Joseph Gordon-Levitt - 50/50
* Ryan Gosling - Crazy, Stupid, Love
* Owen Wilson - Midnight in Paris

Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture

* Berenice Bejo - The Artist
* Janet McTeer - Albert Nobbs
* Jessica Chastain - The Help
* 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 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 Director — Motion Picture

* Woody Allen - Midnight in Paris
* George Clooney - The Ides of March
* Michel Hazanavicius - The Artist
* Alexander Payne - The Descendants
* Martin Scorsese - Hugo

Best Screenplay — Motion Picture

* Woody Allen - Midnight in Paris
* George Clooney, Grant Heslov, Beau Willimon - The Ides of March
* Michel Hazanavicius - The Artist
* Alexander Payne, Nat Faxon, 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” - Gnomeo & Juliet
* “The Keeper” - Machine Gun Preacher
* “Lay Your Head Down” - Albert Nobbs
* “The Living Proof,” - The Help 
* “Masterpiece” - 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”
* Mireille Enos – “The Killing”
* Julianna Margulies – “The Good Wife”
* Madeleine Stowe – “Revenge”
* Callie Thorne – “Necessary Roughness”

Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series – Drama

* Steve Buscemi – “Boardwalk Empire”
* Bryan Cranston – “Breaking Bad”
* Kelsey Grammer – “Boss”
* Jeremy Irons – “The Borgias”
* Damien Lewis – “Homeland”

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”
* Zooey Deschanel – “New Girl”
* Tina Fey – “30 Rock”
* Laura Linney – “The Big C”
* Amy Poehler – “Parks and Recreation”

Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series – Comedy or Musical

* Alec Baldwin – “30 Rock”
* David Duchovny – “Californication”
* Johnny Galecki – “The Big Bang Theory”
* Thomas Jane – “Hung”
* Matt LeBlanc – “Episodes”

Best Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television

* “Cinema Verite” (HBO)
* “Downton Abbey (Masterpiece)” (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”
* Diane Lane – “Cinema Verite”
* Elizabeth McGovern – “Downton Abbey (Masterpiece)”
* Emily Watson – “Appropriate Adult”
* Kate Winslet – “Mildred Pierce”

Best Performance by an Actor in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television

* Hugh Bonneville – “Downton Abbey (Masterpiece)”
* Idris Elba – “Luther”
* William Hurt – “Too Big to Fail”
* Bill Nighy – “Page Eight (Masterpiece)”
* Dominic West – “The Hour”

Best Peformance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television

* Jessica Lange – “American Horror Story”
* Kelly Macdonald – “Boardwalk Empire”
* Maggie Smith – “Downton Abbey (Masterpiece)”
* Sofia Vergara – “Modern Family”
* Evan Rachel Wood – “Mildred Pierce”

Best Peformance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television

* Peter Dinklage – “Game of Thrones”
* Paul Giamatti – “Too Big to Fail”
* Guy Pearce – “Mildred Pierce”
* Tim Robbins – “Cinema Verite”
* Eric Stonestreet – “Modern Family”

The Golden Globes will air on Sunday January 15th, 2012.

What are your favorites? I'll place my favorite ones within the next few days! :)

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