Golden Globe Nominees

Here is a list of nominees for the 69th annual Golden Globe Awards, announced yesterday by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association. The awards will be handed out on January 15th in a ceremony hosted by Ricky Gervais.

Motion Pictures:
Picture, Drama: “The Descendants,” “The Help,” “Hugo,” “The Ides of March,” “Moneyball” and “War Horse.”
Picture, Musical or Comedy: “50/50,” “The Artist,” “Bridesmaids,” “Midnight in Paris” and “My Week with Marilyn.”

Actor, Drama: George Clooney – “The Descendants,” Leonard DiCaprio – “J. Edgar,” Michael Fassbender – “Shame,” Ryan Gosling – “The Ides of March” and Brad Pitt – “Moneyball.”

Actress, Drama: Glenn Close – “Albert Nobbs,” Viola Davis – “The Help,” Rooney Mara – “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo,” Meryl Streep – “The Iron Lady” and Tilda Swinton – “We Need to Talk About Kevin.”

Director: Woody Allen – “Midnight in Paris,” George Clooney – “The Ides of March,” Michel Hazanavicius – “The Artist,” Alexander Payne – “The Descendants” and Martin Scorsese – “Hugo.”

Actor, Musical or Comedy: Jean Dujardin – “The Artist,” Brendan Gleeson – “The Guard,” Joseph Gordon-Levitt – “50/50,” Ryan Gosling – “Crazy, Stupid, Love” and Owen Wilson – “Midnight in Paris.”

Actress, Musical or Comedy: Jodie Foster – “Carnage,” Charlize Theron – “Young Adult,” Kristen Wiig – “Bridesmaids,” Michelle Williams – “My Week with Marilyn” and Kate Winslet – “Carnage.”

Supporting Actor: Kenneth Branagh – “My Week with Marilyn,” Albert Brooks – “Drive,” Jonah Hill – “Moneyball,” Viggo Mortensen – “A Dangerous Method” and Christopher Plummer – “Beginners.”

Supporting Actress: Berenice Bejo – “The Artist,” Jessica Chastain – “The Help,” Janet McTeer – “Albert Nobbs,” Octavia Spencer – “The Help” and Shailene Woodley – “The Descendants.”

Foreign Language: “The Flowers of War,” “In the Land of Blood and Honey,” “The Kid with a Bike,” “A Separation” and “The Skin I Live In.”

Animated Film: “The Adventures of Tintin,” “Arthur Christmas,” “Cars 2,” “Puss in Boots” and “Rango.”

Original Score: Ludovic Bource – “The Artist,” Abel Korzeniowski – “W.E.,” Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross – “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo,” Howard Shore – “Hugo” and John Williams – “War Horse.”

Original Song: “Hello Hello” – “Gnomeo & Juliet” (Elton John), “The Keeper” – “Machine Gun Preacher” (Chris Cornell), “Lay Your Head Down” – “Albert Nobbs” (Brian Byrne), “The Living Proof” – “The Help” (Mary J. Blige) and “Masterpiece” – “W.E.” (Madonna).

Television :
Series, Drama: “American Horror Story,” “Boardwalk Empire,” “Boss,” “Game of Thrones” and “Homeland.”
Actor, Drama: Steve Buscemi – “Boardwalk Empire,” Bryan Cranston – “Breaking Bad,” Kelsey Grammer – “Boss,” Jeremy Irons – “The Borgias” and Damian Lewis – “Homeland”.

Actress, Drama: Claire Danes – “Homeland,” Mireille Enos – “The Killing,” Julianna Margulies – “The Good Wife,” Madeleine Stowe – “Revenge” and Callie Thorne – “Necessary Roughness.”

Series, Musical or Comedy: “Enlightened,” “Episodes,” “Glee,” “Modern Family” and “New Girl.”

Actor, Musical or Comedy: Alec Baldwin – “30 Rock,” David Duchovny – “Californication,” Johnny Galecki – “The Big Bang Theory,” Thomas Jane – “Hung” and Matt LeBlanc – “Episodes.”

Actress, Musical or Comedy: Laura Dern – “Enlightened,” Zooey Deschanel – “New Girl,” Tina Fey – “30 Rock,” Laura Linney – “The Big C” and Amy Poehler – “Parks and Recreation.”

Miniseries or Movie: “Cinema Verite,” “Downton Abbey (Masterpiece),” “The Hour,” “Mildred Pierce” and “Too Big to Fail.”

Actor, Miniseries or Movie: Hugh Bonneville – “Downton Abbey (Masterpiece),” Idris Elba – “Luther,” William Hurt – “Too Big to Fail,” Bill Nighy – “Page Eight (Masterpiece)” and Dominic West – “The Hour.”

Actress, Miniseries or Movie: Romola Garai – “The Hour,” Diane Lane – “Cinema Verite,” Elizabeth McGovern – “Downton Abbey (Masterpiece),” Emily Watson – “Appropriate Adult” and Kate Winslet – “Mildred Pierce.”

Supporting Actor, Series, Miniseries or Movie: Peter Dinklage – “Game of Thrones,” Paul Giamatti – “Too Big to Fail,” Guy Pierce – “Mildred Pierce,” Tim Robbins – “Cinema Verite” and Eric Stonestreet – “Modern Family.”

Supporting Actress, Series, Miniseries or Movie: Jessica Lange – “American Horror Story,” Kelly Macdonald – “Boardwalk Empire,” Maggie Smith – “Downton Abbey (Masterpiece),” Sofia Vergara – “Modern Family” and Evan Rachel Wood, “Mildred Pierce.”

Cecil B. De Mille Lifetime Achievement Award: Morgan Freeman.