The Hollywood Foreign Press Association announced the nominees today for the 64th Golden Globes, one of the biggest and glitziest celebrations in the run-up to the Oscars. And, partly thanks to the multitudinous categories at the Globes and partly thanks to the wide-open nature of the awards race this year, it’s still anyone’s game. Still, Babel is the most popular nominee with seven nominations, presumably putting it in front in the Best Picture – Drama race.
**The Departed **just trailed Babel with six nominations, while Dreamgirls unsurprisingly dominated the Comedy/Musical categories with five. Other notable nominations include three nods for Helen Mirren, nominated once for The Queen and twice for her TV work, in Elizabeth I and Prime Suspect. Clint Eastwood picked up twin nominations for his twin films Flags of Our Fathers and Letters from Iwo Jima (if he wins it will be for Jima, we think, but the two might split the vote) and Leonardo DiCaprio also gets two nods for Blood Diamond and **The Departed **(but Matt Damon is cruelly snubbed for his underrated turn). The other multiple nominee is Toni Collette, nominated as Best Supporting Actress for Little Miss Sunshine and for her turn in TV’s Tsunami: The Aftermath. In the more "out there" category is Chewitel Ejiofor's nod for Kinky Boots, to place alongside another nod for his excellent performance in TV movie Tsunami: The Aftermath.
Strangely, two American films appear in the Best Foreign Picture category, as Apocalypto and Letters from Iwo Jima were knocked out of contention for Best Picture due to the language in which they were shot, and in with the foreigners, which also included Pan’s Labyrinth and Volver. Also on the “Things To Cheer About” list is the news that Sacha Baron Cohen got a nomination for acting for Borat, and the news that Monster House is up for Best Animated Film alongside Cars and probable winner Happy Feet (never bet against the penguins). Otherwise this is very much the list you’d expect two months away from the Oscars, dominated by those already favoured by the perceived wisdom. Check out the full list and see what you think below.
Best Motion Picture – Drama
Babel
Bobby
The Departed
Little Children
The Queen
Best Performance By An Actress In A Motion Picture – Drama
Penélope Cruz - Volver
Judi Dench - Notes On A Scandal
Maggie Gyllenhaal - Sherrybaby
Helen Mirren - The Queen
Kate Winslet - Little Children
Best Performance By An Actor In A Motion Picture – Drama
Leonardo Dicaprio - Blood Diamond
Leonardo Dicaprio - The Departed
Peter O’toole - Venus
Will Smith - The Pursuit Of Happyness
Forest Whitaker - The Last King Of Scotland
Best Motion Picture – Comedy Or Musical
Borat
The Devil Wears Prada
Dreamgirls
Little Miss Sunshine
Thank You For Smoking
Best Performance By An Actress In A Motion Picture – Comedy Or Musical
Annette Bening - Running With Scissors
Toni Collette - Little Miss Sunshine
Beyoncé Knowles - Dreamgirls
Meryl Streep - The Devil Wears Prada
Renee Zellweger - Miss Potter
Best Performance By An Actor In A Motion Picture – Comedy Or Musical
Sacha Baron Cohen - Borat
Johnny Depp - Pirates Of The Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest
Aaron Eckhart - Thank You For Smoking
Chiwetel Ejiofor - Kinky Boots
Will Ferrell - Stranger Than Fiction
**Best Animated Feature Film **
Cars
Happy Feet
Monster House
**Best Foreign Language Film **
Apocalypto
Letters From Iwo Jima
The Lives Of Others
Pan’s Labyrinth
Volver
Best Performance By An Actress In A Supporting Role In A Motion Picture
Adriana Barraza - Babel
Cate Blanchett - Notes On A Scandal
Emily Blunt - The Devil Wears Prada
Jennifer Hudson - Dreamgirls
Rinko Kikuchi – Babel
Best Performance By An Actor In A Supporting Role In A Motion Picture
Ben Affleck - Hollywoodland
Eddie Murphy - Dreamgirls
Jack Nicholson - The Departed
Brad Pitt - Babel
Mark Wahlberg - The Departed
Best Director – Motion Picture
Clint Eastwood - Flags Of Our Fathers
Clint Eastwood - Letters From Iwo Jima
Stephen Frears - The Queen
Alejandro Gonzalez Iñárritu - Babel
Martin Scorsese - The Departed
Best Screenplay – Motion Picture
Guillermo Arriaga - Babel
Todd Field & Tom Perrotta - Little Children
Patrick Marber - Notes On A Scandal
William Monahan - The Departed
Peter Morgan - The Queen
Best Original Score – Motion Picture
Alexandre Desplat - The Painted Veil
Clint Mansell - The Fountain
Gustavo Santaolalla - Babel
Carlo Siliotto - Nomad
Hans Zimmer - The Da Vinci Code
**Best Original Song – Motion Picture **
“A Father’s Way” - The Pursuit Of Happyness
Music By: Seal And Christopher Bruce
Lyrics By: Seal
“Listen” - Dreamgirls
Music & Lyrics By: Henry Krieger, Anne Preven, Scott Cutler And Beyoncé Knowles
“Never Gonna Break My Faith” - Bobby
Music & Lyrics By: Bryan Adams, Eliot Kennedy And Andrea Remanda
“The Song Of The Heart” - Happy Feet
Music & Lyrics By: Prince Rogers Nelson
“Try Not To Remember” - Home Of The Brave
Music & Lyrics By: Sheryl Crow
Best Television Series – Drama
24
Big Love
Grey’s Anatomy
Heroes
Lost
**Best Performance By An Actress In A Television Series – Drama **
Patricia Arquette - Medium
Edie Falco - The Sopranos
Evangeline Lilly - Lost
Ellen Pompeo - Grey’s Anatomy
Kyra Sedgwick - The Closer
**Best Performance By An Actor In A Television Series – Drama **
Patrick Dempsey - Grey’s Anatomy
Michael C. Hall - Dexter
Hugh Laurie - House
Bill Paxton - Big Love
Kiefer Sutherland – 24
Best Television Series – Comedy Or Musical
Desperate Housewives
Entourage
The Office
Ugly Betty
Weeds
Best Performance By An Actress In A Television Series –Comedy Or Musical
Marcia Cross - Desperate Housewives
America Ferrera - Ugly Betty
Felicity Huffman - Desperate Housewives
Julia Louis-Dreyfus - The New Adventures Of Old Christine
Mary-Louise Parker – Weeds
Best Performance By An Actor In A Television Series – Comedy Or Musical
Alec Baldwin - 30 Rock
Zach Braff – Scrubs
Steve Carrell - The Office
Jason Lee - My Name Is Earl
Tony Shalhoub – Monk
Best Mini-Series Or Motion Picture Made For Television
Bleak House
Broken Trail
Elizabeth I
Mrs. Harris
Prime Suspect: The Final Act
Best Performance By An Actress In A Mini-Series Or Motion Picture Made For Television
Gillian Anderson - Bleak House
Annette Bening - Mrs. Harris
Helen Mirren – Elizabeth
Helen Mirren - Prime Suspect: The Final Act
Sophie Okonedo - Tsunami, The Aftermath
Best Performance By An Actor In A Mini-Series Or Motion Picture Made For Television
André Braugher – Thief
Robert Duvall - Broken Trail
Michael Ealy - Sleeper Cell: American Terror
Chiwetel Ejiofor - Tsunami, The Aftermath
Ben Kingsley - Mrs. Harris
Bill Nighy - Gideon’s Daughter
Matthew Perry - The Ron Clark Story
Best Performance By An Actress In A Supporting Role In A Series, Mini-Series Or Motion Picture Made For Television
Emily Blunt - Gideon’s Daughter
Toni Collette - Tsunami, The Aftermath
Katherine Heigl - Grey’s Anatomy
Sarah Paulson - Studio 60 On The Sunset Strip
Elizabeth Perkins – Weeds
Best Performance By An Actor In A Supporting Role In A Series, Mini-Series Or Motion Picture Made For Television
Thomas Haden Church - Broken Trail
Jeremy Irons - Elizabeth I
Justin Kirk – Weeds
Masi Oka – Heroes
Jeremy Piven - Entourage