The nominations for the Golden Globes were announced today, and meaty thoughtful films made the shortlist. Frost/Nixon led with five nominations, including Best Motion Picture, and actors Meryl Streep and Kate Winslet were both nominated twice.
Digital Journal — Hollywood got its first glimpse at what films could win top honours, as the Golden Globe nominations were announced Thursday. These nomination, chosen by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, are often a good indicator of Oscar honourees.
Taking home five nominations each were Frost/Nixon and The Curious Case of Benjamin Button. Frost/Nixon, reimagining the Watergate interviews between David Frost and Richard Nixon, was nominated for best drama film and best actor for Frank Langella. Ron Howard (Best Director) and Peter Morgan (Best Screenplay) also got Globe nominations, along with Hans Zimmer for Best Original Score.
A Forrest Gump-like tale, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button earned kudos for Best Drama; other films in Best Drama category included The Reader, Revolutionary Road and Slumdog Millionaire.
Brad Pitt got the nod for Best Actor for Button, and he’ll be vying for the prize against Leonardo Dicaprio (Revolutionary Road), Sean Penn (Milk), and Mickey Rourke (The Wrestler).
Of interest to Batman fans is the sole nomination for The Dark Knight — the late Heath Ledger for Best Supporting Actor. The actor who played The Joker is also up against Tom Cruise and Robert Downey Jr. from the comedy Tropic Thunder, Philip Seymour Hoffman (Doubt) and Ralph Fiennes (The Duchess).
Nominated for Best Picture in Comedy or Musical is a mix of well-known and indie hits of 2008: Burn After Reading, Happy-Go-Lucky, In Bruges, Mamma Mia! and Vicky Cristina Barcelona.
Several heavy hitters also crowd the Best Original Song category: Peter Gabriel (Wall-E‘s “Down to Earth”), Bruce Springsteen (“The Wrestler”), Miley Cyrus (Bolt‘s “I Thought I Lost You”) and Beyonce Knowles (Cadillac Records‘ “Once in a Lifetime”).
For a full list of the film and TV nominations for the 66th Golden Globes, which will be announced Jan. 11, see below:
BEST MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA
1. THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON
Warner Bros. Pictures and Paramount Pictures; Warner Bros. Pictures and Paramount Pictures
2. FROST/NIXON
Imagine Entertainment, Working Title, Studio Canal; Universal Pictures
3. THE READER
Mirage Enterprises; The Weinstein Company
4. REVOLUTIONARY ROAD
An Evamere Entertainment BBC Films Neal Street Production; DreamWorks Pictures in Association with BBC Films and Paramount Vantage
5. SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE
Fox Searchlight Pictures and Warner Bros.; Fox Searchlight Pictures and Warner Bros.
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA
1. ANNE HATHAWAY – RACHEL GETTING MARRIED
2. ANGELINA JOLIE – CHANGELING
3. MERYL STREEP – DOUBT
4. KRISTIN SCOTT THOMAS – I’VE LOVED YOU SO LONG (IL Y A LONGTEMPS QUE JE T’AIME)
5. KATE WINSLET – REVOLUTIONARY ROAD
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA
1. LEONARDO DICAPRIO – REVOLUTIONARY ROAD
2. FRANK LANGELLA – FROST/NIXON
3. SEAN PENN – MILK
4. BRAD PITT – THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON
5. MICKEY ROURKE – THE WRESTLER
BEST MOTION PICTURE – COMEDY OR MUSICAL
1. BURN AFTER READING
Working Title/Releasing Company; Focus Features in association with Studio Canal
2. HAPPY-GO-LUCKY
Summit Entertainment, Film4, Ingenious Film Partners, Miramax Films; Miramax Films
3. IN BRUGES
Blueprint Pictures; Focus Features
4. MAMMA MIA!
Relativity Media, Playtone, Littlestar; Universal Pictures
5. VICKY CRISTINA BARCELONA
Mediapro; The Weinstein Company
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A MOTION PICTURE – COMEDY OR MUSICAL
1. REBECCA HALL – VICKY CRISTINA BARCELONA
2. SALLY HAWKINS – HAPPY-GO-LUCKY
3. FRANCES MCDORMAND – BURN AFTER READING
4. MERYL STREEP – MAMMA MIA!
5. EMMA THOMPSON – LAST CHANCE HARVEY
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE – COMEDY OR MUSICAL
1. JAVIER BARDEM – VICKY CRISTINA BARCELONA
2. COLIN FARRELL – IN BRUGES
3. JAMES FRANCO – PINEAPPLE EXPRESS
4. BRENDAN GLEESON – IN BRUGES
5. DUSTIN HOFFMAN – LAST CHANCE HARVEY
BEST ANIMATED FEATURE FILM
1. BOLT
Walt Disney Pictures; Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
2. KUNG FU PANDA
DreamWorks Animation SKG; Paramount Pictures
3. WALL-E
Walt Disney Pictures and Pixar Animation Studios; Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
1. THE BAADER MEINHOF COMPLEX (GERMANY)
(DER BAADER MEINHOF KOMPLEX)
Constantin Film Produktion GmbH; Summit Entertainment, LLC
2. EVERLASTING MOMENTS (SWEDEN/DENMARK)
(MARIA LARSSONS EVIGA ÖGONBLICK)
Final Cut Productions Aps; IFC Films
3. GOMORRAH (ITALY)
(GOMORRA)
Fandango; IFC Films
4. I’VE LOVED YOU SO LONG (FRANCE)
(IL Y A LONGTEMPS QUE JE T’AIME)
UGC YM/UGC Images/France 3 Cinema/Integral Film; Sony Pictures Classics
5. WALTZ WITH BASHIR (ISRAEL)
Bridgit Folman Film Gang/Les Films D’Ici/Razor Films/Arte France/ITVS International; Sony Pictures Classics
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A MOTION PICTURE
1. AMY ADAMS – DOUBT
2. PENELOPE CRUZ – VICKY CRISTINA BARCELONA
3. VIOLA DAVIS –DOUBT
4. MARISA TOMEI – THE WRESTLER
5. KATE WINSLET – THE READER
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A MOTION PICTURE
1. TOM CRUISE – TROPIC THUNDER
2. ROBERT DOWNEY JR. –TROPIC THUNDER
3. RALPH FIENNES – THE DUCHESS
4. PHILIP SEYMOUR HOFFMAN – DOUBT
5. HEATH LEDGER – THE DARK KNIGHT
BEST DIRECTOR – MOTION PICTURE
1. DANNY BOYLE – SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE
2. STEPHEN DALDRY – THE READER
3. DAVID FINCHER – THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON
4. RON HOWARD – FROST/NIXON
5. SAM MENDES – REVOLUTIONARY ROAD
BEST SCREENPLAY – MOTION PICTURE
1. SIMON BEAUFOY – SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE
2. DAVID HARE – THE READER
3. PETER MORGAN – FROST/NIXON
4. ERIC ROTH – THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN
5. JOHN PATRICK SHANLEY – DOUBT
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE – MOTION PICTURE
1. ALEXANDRE DESPLAT –THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON
2. CLINT EASTWOOD – CHANGELING
3. JAMES NEWTON HOWARD – DEFIANCE
4. A. R. RAHMAN – SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE
5. HANS ZIMMER – FROST/NIXON
BEST ORIGINAL SONG – MOTION PICTURE
1. “DOWN TO EARTH” — WALL-E
Music by: Peter Gabriel, Thomas Newman
Lyrics by: Peter Gabriel
2. “GRAN TORINO” — GRAN TORINO
Music by: Clint Eastwood, Jamie Cullum, Kyle Eastwood, Michael Stevens
Lyrics by: Kyle Eastwood, Michael Stevens
3. “I THOUGHT I LOST YOU” — BOLT
Music & Lyrics by: Miley Cyrus, Jeffrey Steele
4. “ONCE IN A LIFETIME” — CADILLAC RECORDS
Music & Lyrics by: Beyoncé Knowles, Amanda Ghost, Scott McFarnon, Ian Dench, James Dring, Jody Street
5. “THE WRESTLER” — THE WRESTLER
Music & Lyrics by: Bruce Springsteen
