Quite why the awards given out by a couple hundred crusty film reviewers have become so important is anyone's guess, but the Golden Globe nominees have been announced, with Up In The Air leading the way with six nods, closely followed Rob Marshall's musical Nine with five and Ingourious Basterds and Avatar with four apiece.
With Jason Reitman's Up In The Air having already won the National Board Of Review's Best Film Award, it's sure now to be a strong contender for the Best Picture Oscar, while star George Clooney will be seen as a good candidate in the Best Actor race. It also has to be good news for Avatar, as while toe of its nomination are for music, it'll also be competing in the Best Motion Picture - Drama and Best Director categories, which should lift its critical status as an awards contender.
However while no film has really come along and dominated the running with a vast amount of nominations, the most interesting thing is the broad range of films represented, with movies like The Hangover getting into the Best Motion Picture - Musical Or Comedy category and Sandra Bullock getting nominated in the Best Actress - Musical Or Comedy caetgory for The Proposal. There's also the obligatory Meryl Streep nominations for both It's Complicated and Julia & Julia.
Take a look below for the film nominees, which include nods for everything from District 9 to Duplicity. It certainly suggest it's been a strong year for film, although it's difficult to see this as helping sort out who is most likely to win big at the Oscars. You also also hop over to Goldenglobes.org for the full list including TV noms.
BEST MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA
AVATAR
THE HURT LOCKER
INGLOURIOUS BASTERDS
PRECIOUS: BASED ON THE NOVEL PUSH BY SAPPHIRE
UP IN THE AIR
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA
EMILY BLUNT THE YOUNG VICTORIA
SANDRA BULLOCK THE BLIND SIDE
HELEN MIRREN THE LAST STATION
CAREY MULLIGAN AN EDUCATION
GABOUREY SIDIBE PRECIOUS: BASED ON THE NOVEL PUSH BY SAPPHIRE
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA
JEFF BRIDGES CRAZY HEART
GEORGE CLOONEY UP IN THE AIR
COLIN FIRTH A SINGLE MAN
MORGAN FREEMAN INVICTUS
TOBEY MAGUIRE BROTHERS
BEST MOTION PICTURE – COMEDY OR MUSICAL
500) DAYS OF SUMMER
THE HANGOVER
IT’S COMPLICATED
JULIE & JULIA
NINE
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A MOTION PICTURE – COMEDY OR MUSICAL
SANDRA BULLOCK THE PROPOSAL
MARION COTILLARD NINE
JULIA ROBERTS DUPLICITY
MERYL STREEP IT’S COMPLICATED
MERYL STREEP JULIE & JULIA
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE – COMEDY
OR MUSICAL
MATT DAMON THE INFORMANT!
DANIEL DAY-LEWIS NINE
ROBERT DOWNEY JR. SHERLOCK HOLMES
JOSEPH GORDON-LEVITT (500) DAYS OF SUMMER
MICHAEL STUHLBARG A SERIOUS MAN
BEST ANIMATED FEATURE FILM
CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF MEATBALLS
CORALINE
FANTASTIC MR. FOX
THE PRINCESS AND THE FROG
UP
BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
BAARIA (ITALY)
Medusa Film; Summit Entertainment
BROKEN EMBRACES (SPAIN)
El Deseo SA; Sony Pictures Classics
THE MAID (CHILE)
(LA NANA)
Forastero; Elephant Eye Films
A PROPHET (FRANCE)
Chic Films; Sony Pictures Classics
THE WHITE RIBBON (GERMANY)
(DAS WEISSE BAND – EINE DEUTSCHE KINDERGESCHICHTE)
Wega Films; Sony Pictures Classics
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A MOTION PICTURE
PENÉLOPE CRUZ NINE
VERA FARMIGA UP IN THE AIR
ANNA KENDRICK UP IN THE AIR
MO’NIQUE PRECIOUS: BASED ON THE NOVEL PUSH BY SAPPHIRE
JULIANNE MOORE A SINGLE MAN
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A MOTION PICTURE
MATT DAMON INVICTUS
WOODY HARRELSON THE MESSENGER
CHRISTOPHER PLUMMER THE LAST STATION
STANLEY TUCCI THE LOVELY BONES
CHRISTOPH WALTZ INGLOURIOUS BASTERDS
BEST DIRECTOR – MOTION PICTURE
KATHRYN BIGELOW THE HURT LOCKER
JAMES CAMERON AVATAR
CLINT EASTWOOD INVICTUS
JASON REITMAN UP IN THE AIR
QUENTIN TARANTINO INGLOURIOUS BASTERDS
BEST SCREENPLAY – MOTION PICTURE
NEILL BLOMKAMP, TERRI TATCHELL, DISTRICT 9
MARK BOAL THE HURT LOCKER
NANCY MEYERS IT'S COMPLICATED
JASON REITMAN, SHELDON TURNER UP IN THE AIR
QUENTIN TARANTINO INGLOURIOUS BASTERDS
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE – MOTION PICTURE
MICHAEL GIACCHINO UP
MARVIN HAMLISCH THE INFORMANT!
JAMES HORNER AVATAR
ABEL KORZENIOWSKI A SINGLE MAN
KAREN O, CARTER BURWELL WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE
BEST ORIGINAL SONG – MOTION PICTURE
“CINEMA ITALIANO” — NINE
Music & Lyrics by: Maury Yeston
“I WANT TO COME HOME” — EVERYBODY'S FINE
Music & Lyrics by: Paul McCartney
“I WILL SEE YOU” — AVATAR
Music by: James Horner, Simon Franglen
Lyrics by: James Horner, Simon Franglen, Kuk Harrell
“THE WEARY KIND (THEME FROM CRAZY HEART)” — CRAZY
HEART
Music & Lyrics by: Ryan Bingham, T Bone Burnett
“WINTER” — BROTHERS
Music by: U2
Lyrics by: Bono