Golden Globes 2012 Nominations Shortlist

The Artist proves silence is golden

Golden Globes 2012 Nominations Shortlist

by Ali Plumb |
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Infamous motormouth Ricky Gervais looks like he'll be presiding over a Golden Globes ceremony dominated by a silent film next year, with six-times nominated The Artist leading the pack.

Coming up close behind are George Clooney's **The Descendants **and **The Help **with five, with a Hugo, War Horse and Moneyball snapping at their heels.

Yesterday we saw the Screen Actors' Guild reveal their list, which means this week can herald only one thing: the beginning of the beginning of 2012's award season. Heaven help us, it's going to be a big one and no mistake.

For lots more on the Golden Globes, check out their website, where you can also see who's got nods for what in the TV department too.

BEST PICTURE, DRAMA

The Descendants

The Help

Hugo

The Ides of March

Moneyball

War Horse

BEST PICTURE, MUSICAL OR COMEDY

The Artist

Midnight in Paris

My Week with Marilyn

50/50

Bridesmaids

BEST DIRECTOR

Woody Allen, Midnight In Paris

George Clooney, The Ides of March

Michel Hazanavicius, The Artist

Alexander Payne, The Descendants

Martin Scorsese, Hugo

BEST ACTOR, DRAMA

George Clooney, The Descendants

Leonardo DiCaprio, J Edgar

Michael Fassbender, Shame

Ryan Gosling, The Ides of March

Brad Pitt, Moneyball

BEST ACTRESS, 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 ACTOR, COMEDY OR MUSICAL

Jean Dujardin, The Artist

Brendan Gleeson, The Guard

Joseph Gordon Levitt, 50/50

Ryan Gosling, Crazy Stupid Love

Owen Wilson, Midnight in Paris

BEST ACTRESS, COMEDY OR MUSICAL

Kate Winslet, Carnage

Jodie Foster, Carnage

Charlize Theron, Young Adult

Michelle Williams, My Week With Marilyn

Kristen Wiig, Bridesmaids

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR

Kenneth Branagh, My Week with Marilyn

Albert Brooks, Drive

Jonah Hill, Moneyball

Viggo Mortensen, A Dangerous Method

Christopher Plummer, Beginners

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS

Berenice Bejo, The Artist

Jessica Chastain , The Help

Janet McTeer, Albert Nobbs

Octavia Spencer, The Help

Shailene Woodley, The Descendants

BEST SCREENPLAY

Midnight in Paris, Woody Allen

The Ides of March, George Clooney, Grant Heslov, Beau Willimon

The Artist, Michel Hazanavicius

The Descendants, Alexander Payne, Nat Faxon and Jim Rash

Moneyball, Steven Zaillian and Aaron Sorkin

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE

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 The Bike

A Separation

The Skin I Live In

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE

The Artist, Ludovic Bource

W.E., Abel Korzeniowski

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross

Hugo, Howard Shore

War Horse, John Williams

BEST ORIGINAL SONG

"Lay Your Head Down," Albert Nobbs

"Hello Hello," Gnomeo and Juliet

"The Living Proof," The Help

"The Keeper," Machine Gun Preacher

"Masterpiece," W.E.

The Hollywood Press Association's Golden Globes awards 2012 will take place on January 15 next year.

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