2011 Golden Globes nominees listMOTION PICTURE CATEGORIESBEST MOTION PICTURE, DRAMA”Black Swan””The Fighter””Inception””The King’s Speech””The Social Network”BEST MOTION PICTURE, MUSICAL OR COMEDY”Alice in Wonderland””Burlesque””The Kids Are All Right””Red””The Tourist”FOREIGN LANGUAGE PICTURE”Biutiful,” Mexico/Spain”The Concert,” France”The Edge,” Russia”I Am Love,” Italy”In a Better World,” DenmarkBEST DIRECTORDarren Aronofsky, “Black Swan”David Fincher, “The Social Network”Tom Hooper, “The King’s Speech”Christopher Nolan, “Inception”David O. Russell, “The Fighter”BEST DRAMATIC ACTORJesse Eisenberg, “The Social Network”Colin Firth, “The King’s Speech”James Franco, “127 Hours”Ryan Gosling, “Blue Valentine”Mark Wahlberg, “The Fighter”BEST DRAMATIC ACTRESSHalle Berry, “Frankie and Alice”Nicole Kidman, “Rabbit Hole”Jennifer Lawrence, “Winter’s Bone”Natalie Portman, “Black Swan”Michelle Williams, “Blue Valentine”BEST ACTOR, COMEDY OR MUSICALJohnny Depp, “Alice in Wonderland”Johnny Depp, “The Tourist”Paul Giamatti, “Barney’s Version”Jake Gyllenhaal, “Love and Other Drugs”Kevin Spacey, “Casino Jack”BEST ACTRESS, COMEDY OR MUSICALAnnette Bening, “The Kids Are All Right”Anne Hathaway, “Love and Other Drugs”Angelina Jolie, “The Tourist”Julianne Moore, “The Kids Are All Right”Emma Stone, “Easy A”SUPPORTING ACTORChristian Bale, “The Fighter”Michael Douglas, “Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps”Andrew Garfield, “The Social Network”Jeremy Renner, “The Town”Geoffrey Rush, “The King’s Speech”SUPPORTING ACTRESSAmy Adams, “The Fighter”Helena Bonham Carter, “The King’s Speech”Mila Kunis, “Black Swan”Melissa Leo, “The Fighter”Jacki Weaver, “Animal Kingdom”ANIMATED FILM”Despicable Me””How to Train Your Dragon””The Illusionist””Tangled””Toy Story 3″SCREENPLAYDanny Boyle and Simon Beaufoy, “127 Hours”Lisa Cholodenko and Stuart Blumberg, “The Kids Are All Right”Christopher Nolan, “Inception”David Seidler, “The King’s Speech”Aaron Sorkin, “The Social Network”ORIGINAL SCOREAlexandre Desplat, “The King’s Speech”Danny Elfman, “Alice in Wonderland”A.R. Rahman, “127 Hours”Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross, “The Social Network”Hans Zimmer, “Inception”SONG”Bound to You” (music by Samuel Dixon, lyrics by Christina Aguilera and Sia Furler), “Burlesque””Coming Home” (music and lyrics by Bob DiPiero, Tom Douglas, Hillary Lindsey and Troy Verges), “Country Strong””I See the Light” (music by Alan Menken, lyrics by Glenn Slater), “Tangled””There’s a Place for Us” (music and lyrics by Carrie Underwood, David Hodges and Hillary Lindsey), “The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader””You Haven’t Seen the Last of Me” (music and lyrics by Diane Warren), “Burlesque”—TELEVISION CATEGORIESDRAMATIC TV SERIES”Boardwalk Empire””Dexter””The Good Wife””Mad Men””The Walking Dead”BEST ACTOR, TV DRAMASteve Buscemi, “Boardwalk Empire”Bryan Cranston, “Breaking Bad”Michael C. Hall, “Dexter”Jon Hamm, “Mad Men”Hugh Laurie, “House”BEST ACTRESS, TV DRAMAJulianna Margulies, “The Good Wife”Elisabeth Moss, “Mad Men”Piper Perabo, “Covert Affairs”Katy Sagal, “Sons of Anarchy”Kyra Sedgwick, “The Closer”TV SERIES, MUSICAL OR COMEDY”30 Rock””Big Bang Theory””The Big C””Glee””Modern Family””Nurse Jackie”BEST ACTOR, TV MUSICAL OR COMEDYAlec Baldwin, “30 Rock”Steve Carell, “The Office”Thomas Jane, “Hung”Matthew Morrison, “Glee”Jim Parsons, “The Big Bang Theory”BEST ACTRESS, TV MUSICAL OR COMEDYToni Collette, “The United States of Tara”Edie Falco, “Nurse Jackie”Tina Fey, “30 Rock”Laura Linney, “The Big C”Lea Michele, “Glee”BEST MINISERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION”Carlos””The Pacific””Pillars of the Earth””Temple Grandin””You Don’t Know Jack”BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A MINISERIES OR A MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISIONHayley Atwell, “Pillars of the Earth”Claire Danes, “Temple Grandin”Judi Dench, “Return to Cranford”Romola Garai, “Emma”Jennifer Love Hewitt, “The Client List”BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A MINISERIES OR A MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISIONIdris Elba, “Luther”Ian McShane, “Pillars of the Earth”Al Pacino, “You Don’t Know Jack”Dennis Quaid, “The Special Relationship”Edgar Ramirez, “Carlos”BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A SERIES, MINISERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISIONHope Davis, “The Special Relationship”Jane Lynch, “Glee”Kelly Macdonald, “Boardwalk Empire”Julia Stiles, “Dexter”Sofia Vergara, “Modern Family”BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A SERIES, MINISERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISIONScott Caan, “Hawaii Five-O”Chris Colfer, “Glee”Chris Noth, “The Good Wife”Eric Stonestreet, “Modern Family”David Strathairn, “Temple Grandin”CECIL B. DEMILLE LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARDRobert DeNiro
The Golden Globe nominations in television categories had a familiar feel.
Fox’s “Glee,” which won best comedy or musical in its freshman year, topped all other shows with five nominations and could win best show honors for its sophomore season, too. The show’s Matthew Morrison, Lea Michele, Chris Colfer and Jane Lynch all earned nominations for their acting.
ABC’s “Modern Family” won an Emmy as best new comedy a few months ago and was nominated for a Golden Globe, too. Sofia Vergara and Eric Stonestreet were nominated in supporting actor categories.
All the TV series and actors who picked up trophies at the Golden Globes ceremony last winter have a chance to do so again in January, according to the nominations announced in Beverly Hills, Calif., on Tuesday.
Golden Globe nominations in film also were announced, and the British monarchy tale “The King’s Speech” led contenders Tuesday with seven nominations.
The tiny AMC network beat all its television rivals with two Golden Globe nominations for best drama series: “Mad Men,” which has won this category three years in a row; and this year’s zombie sensation “The Walking Dead.” Other top drama nominees were Showtime’s “Dexter,” HBO’s new “Boardwalk Empire” and CBS’ “The Good Wife.”
Besides “Glee” and “Modern Family,” best comedy nominees included “The Big C” and “Nurse Jackie” from Showtime, NBC’s “30 Rock” and CBS’ “The Big Bang Theory.” Two actors in their final years with series – Steve Carell on NBC’s “The Office” and Kyra Sedgwick of TNT’s “The Closer” – both received Golden Globe nominations.
HBO’s “Temple Grandin” and Starz’s “Pillars of the Earth” were the most honored productions in the miniseries or movie category, with three nominations each. They were nominated for best movie or miniseries, along with HBO’s “The Pacific” and “You Don’t Know Jack,” and “Carlos” from the Sundance Channel.
HBO led the way with 12 nominations, showing particular strength in the movie and miniseries categories that are largely left to the cable networks now. Although its acclaimed “Treme” series was snubbed, the Jersey epic “Boardwalk Empire” was noticed both as a potential series winner and a vehicle for star Steve Buscemi.
Al Pacino, Judi Dench, Dennis Quaid, Claire Danes, Ian McShane and Jennifer Love Hewitt are among the well-known actors with Golden Globes nominations for movies or miniseries.
Dramas made by broadcast networks were largely overlooked in the nominations. Last year’s winner, Julianna Margulies in “The Good Wife,” and Hugh Laurie of Fox’s “House” were the only two actors in broadcast dramas among the 10 nominees in their acting categories.
FILM NOMINATIONS
“The King’s Speech” is precisely the kind of film that has long appealed to awards voters: It’s historical, focuses on royalty, depicts a character overcoming physical adversity and features a classy cast.
So it should come as no surprise that it received the most Golden Globe nominations Tuesday with seven, including best picture, on a morning when there were few surprises to be found. The film’s director, Tom Hooper, was also among the nominees, as were stars Colin Firth, Geoffrey Rush and Helena Bonham Carter.
Based on the story of how King George VI (Firth) battled a stammer with the help of an unorthodox speech therapist (Rush) just prior to World War II, “The King’s Speech” hits all the right notes and does it with impeccable polish. But beneath the flawless production values and period trappings is a relevant story about uplift – always popular come awards time.
Other top nominees were David Fincher’s “The Social Network,” which traces the origins of Facebook, and David O. Russell’s “The Fighter,” inspired by the true story of Boston-area boxer “Irish” Micky Ward. Both films received six nominations, including best picture and best director. “The Social Network” has been racking up top honors from critics groups across the country in recent days, including those in New York and Los Angeles.
These may all sound vastly different, but Rush, a supporting-actor nominee, sees a uniting thread among the front-runners.
“When I look at the films that have been nominated and the films that have been emerging through festivals in the last couple of months, it’s fascinating to me. Somebody actually did comment online that maybe we’re going back to the great old days of the ’70s where films had a bit of meat and a bit of bite and a bit of social commentary,” he said.
“The themes seem to be, particularly with our film, themes about leadership, communication, friendship – qualities that I think people are yearning for on some kind of grander scale. And that applies to certainly the ones I’ve seen, like ‘The Social Network’ or the individual ruggedness through ‘127 Hours,’ it’s quite fascinating how these things become the zeitgeist.”
The visceral, intimate “127 Hours,” based on the true story of a hiker who was trapped beneath a boulder for that duration, has also been a favorite so far, but it only received three Golden Globe nominations: best actor in a drama (James Franco), screenplay and original score. Still, it’s been in the mix among awards prognosticators and critics filling out their top-10 lists.
Even some of the wackier picks that had people all worked up Tuesday morning – the flashy but critically panned “Burlesque” and “The Tourist” earning three nominations each, including best musical or comedy – also make some sense historically. Yes, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, which hands out the awards on Jan. 16, has been more in alignment with Academy Awards voters over the past decade or so. But the group – composed of about 85 critics and reporters for overseas outlets – also likes its international superstars.
And so we have Johnny Depp receiving not one but two nominations, competing against himself as best musical or comedy actor for “Alice in Wonderland” and “The Tourist,” and his “Tourist” co-star Angelina Jolie is a best-actress nominee.
“Three Golden Globe nominations for ‘The Tourist’ is a dream come true,” said German director Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck, who was also a Golden Globe nominee and Academy Award winner for his 2007 debut, “The Lives of Others.” “No one is more fun to watch than Johnny and Angelina. They are great artists, and in my book, they deserve every nomination and award on the globe.”
Two songs from the guilty-pleasure “Burlesque” were nominated, ones sung by Cher and Christina Aguilera. Other glamorous surprise nominees include Anne Hathaway and Jake Gyllenhaal for “Love and Other Drugs” and Halle Berry for “Frankie and Alice.” Meanwhile, the Coen Brothers’ acclaimed remake of the Western “True Grit” was oddly shut out.
It’s highly unlikely those lighter, frothier titles will surface again when Oscar nominations are announced Jan. 25 – after all, the Golden Globes are divided into drama and musical/comedy categories, so there’s room for a wider range of films. If any of the five best comedy nominees is likely to be included among the 10 best-picture slots at the Academy Awards, it’s “The Kids Are All Right,” starring Annette Bening and Julianne Moore, who were both nominated for playing a lesbian couple.
Still, while the obviousness of the Golden Globes doesn’t necessarily make it a surefire Oscar predictor, it can be pretty close. All four acting winners at the Academy Awards this past year had won previously at the Globes. But then there was the behemoth “Avatar,” which won at the Globes, while the independent “The Hurt Locker” quietly gathered steam and took home the best-picture Oscar.
One thing that’s certain: With Ricky Gervais hosting, and the drinks flowing as always, Golden Globe night will at least be entertaining to watch, even if not all of the nominated films themselves are.