This year’s Golden Globe nominations have been announced with Steven Spielberg’s “Lincoln” scoring the most nods with seven. Not far behind at the Globes are “Argo” and “Django Unchained” with five; “Silver Linings Playbook,” “Zero Dark Thirty” and “Les Miserables” with four; and “Life of Pi,” “The Master,” “Salmon Fishing in the Yemen” and “The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel” with three.
Quite a few surprises were in store. Completely forgotten in the lead-up awards race, “Salmon Fishing in the Yemen” came out of nowhere to score three nominations. On the flip side “Beasts of the Southern Wild” didn’t score a single nomination. “Hotel Transylvania” made it into the Best Animated Feature Film category but “ParaNorman” didn’t. Nicole Kidman’s performance in the much derided “The Paperboy” scored a nod.
On the TV front, last year’s love for “Game of Thrones” seems to have been transferred to “The Newsroom”. “Girls,” “Political Animals” and “Nashville” also proved unexpected nominees. Finally, “Game Change” looks to be the one to beat in the mini-series category.
Best Motion Picture – Drama
“Argo”
“Django Unchained”
“Life of Pi”
“Lincoln”
“Zero Dark Thirty”
Best Motion Picture – Comedy Or Musical
“The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel”
“Les Miserables”
“Moonrise Kingdom”
“Salmon Fishing in the Yemen”
“Silver Linings Playbook”
Best Actress In A Motion Picture – Drama
Jessica Chastain for “Zero Dark Thirty”
Marion Cotillard for “Rust and Bone”
Helen Mirren for “Hitchcock”
Naomi Watts for “The Impossible”
Rachel Weisz for “Deep Blue Sea”
Best Actor In A Motion Picture – Drama
Daniel Day-Lewis for “Lincoln”
Richard Gere for “Arbitrage”
John Hawkes for “The Sessions”
Joaquin Phoenix for “The Master”
Denzel Washington for “Flight”
Best Actress In A Motion Picture – Comedy Or Musical
Emily Blunt for “Salmon Fishing in the Yemen”
Judi Dench for “The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel”
Jennifer Lawrence for “Silver Linings Playbook”
Maggie Smith for “The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel”
Meryl Steep for “Hope Springs”
Best Actor In A Motion Picture – Comedy Or Musical
Jack Black for “Bernie”
Bradley Cooper for “Silver Linings Playbook”
Hugh Jackman for “Les Miserables”
Ewan McGregor for “Salmon Fishing in the Yemen”
Bill Murray for “Hyde Park on Hudson”
Best Supporting Actress In A Motion Picture
Amy Adams for “The Master”
Sally Field for “Lincoln”
Anne Hathaway for “Les Miserables”
Helen Hunt for “The Sessions”
Nicole Kidman for “The Paperboy”
Best Supporting Actor In A Motion Picture
Alan Arkin for “Argo”
Leonardo DiCaprio for “Django Unchained”
Philip Seymour Hoffman for “The Master”
Tommy Lee Jones for “Lincoln”
Christoph Waltz for “Django Unchained”
Best Director – Motion Picture
Ben Affleck for “Argo”
Kathryn Bigelow for “Zero Dark Thirty”
Ang Lee for “Life of Pi”
Steven Spielberg for “Lincoln”
Quentin Tarantino for “Django Unchained”
Best Screenplay – Motion Picture
Mark Boal for “Zero Dark Thirty”
Tony Kushner, John Logan for “Lincoln”
David O. Russell for “Silver Linings Playbook”
Quentin Tarantino for “Django Unchained”
Chris Terrio for “Argo”
Best Animated Feature Film
“Brave”
“Frankenweenie”
“Hotel Transylvania”
“Rise of the Guardians”
“Wreck-It Ralph”
Best Foreign Language Film
“Amour” (France)
“A Royal Affair” (Denmark)
“The Intouchables” (France)
“Kon-Tiki” (Norway)
“Rust and Bone” (France)
Best Original Score – Motion Picture
Mychael Danna for “Life of Pi”
Alexandre Desplat for “Argo”
Dario Marianelli for “Anna Karenina”
Tom Tykwer, Johnny Klimek, Reinhold Heil for “Cloud Atlas”
John Williams for “Lincoln”
Best Original Song – Motion Picture
“For You” from “Act of Valor”
“Not Running Anymore” from “Stand-Up Guys”
“Safe and Sound” from “The Hunger Games”
“Skyfall” from “Skyfall”
“Suddenly” from “Les Miserables”
Best TV Series – Drama
“Breaking Bad” (AMC)
“Boardwalk Empire” (HBO)
“Downton Abbey” (PBS)
“Homeland” (Showtime)
“The Newsroom” (HBO)
Best TV Series – Comedy or Musical
“The Big Bang Theory” (CBS)
“Episodes” (Showtime)
“Girls” (HBO)
“Modern Family” (ABC)
“Smash” (NBC)
Best Mini-Series or TV Movie
“Game Change (HBO)
“The Girl (HBO)
“Hatfields and McCoys” (History)
“The Hour” (BBC)
“Political Animals” (USA)
Best Actress In A TV Series – Drama
Connie Britten for “Nashville”
Glenn Close for “Damages
Claire Danes for “Homeland”
Michelle Dockery for “Downton Abbey”
Julianna Margulies for “The Good Wife”
Best Actor In A TV Series – Drama
Steve Buscemi for “Boardwalk Empire”
Bryan Cranston for “Breaking Bad”
Jeff Daniels for “The Newsroom”
Jon Hamm for “Mad Men”
Damian Lewis for “Homeland”
Best Actress In A TV Series – Comedy Or Musical
Zooey Deschanel for “New Girl”
Julia-Louis Dreyfuss for “Veep”
Lena Dunham for “Girls”
Tina Fey for “30 Rock”
Amy Poehler for “Parks and Recreation”
Best Actor In A TV Series – Comedy Or Musical
Alec Baldwin for “30 Rock”
Don Cheadle for “House of Lies”
Louis CK for “Louie”
Matt Le Blanc for “Episode”
Jim Parsons for “The Big Bang Theory”
Best Actress In A Mini-Series or TV Movie
Nicole Kidman for “Hemingway and Gelhorn”
Jessica Lange for “American Horror Story: Asylum”
Sienna Miller for “The Girl”
Julianne Moore for “Game Change”
Sigourney Weaver for “Political Animals”
Best Actor In A Mini-Series or TV Movie
Kevin Costner for “Hatfields and McCoys”
Benedict Cumberbatch for “Sherlock”
Woody Harrelson for “Game Change”
Toby Jones for “The Girl”
Clive Owen for “Hemingway and Gelhorn”
Best Supporting Actress In A TV Series, Mini-Series or TV Movie
Hayden Panettiere for “Nashville”
Sarah Paulson for “Game Change”
Archie Panjabi for “The Good Wife”
Maggie Smith for “Downton Abbey”
Sofia Vergara for “Modern Family”
Best Supporting Actor In A TV Series, Mini-Series or TV Movie
Max Greenfield for “New Girl”
Ed Harris for “Game Change”
Danny Huston for “Magic City”
Mandy Patinkin for “Homeland”
Eric Stonestreet for “Modern Family”
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