Golden Globe Nominations Announced

Published on December 15, 2009 by Martyn Conterio · View Comments

gervais The 67th Golden Globe nominations have been announced today. Hollywood’s Foreign Press Association have got together, had a think about who is in and who is out, and prepared a list. So let awards season begin! Will Quentin Tarantino wipe the board with Inglourious Basterds? It’s his best film since ‘Pulp Fiction’ and Christoph Waltz acted his way into being an instant movie icon.

It’s good to see Kathryn Bigelow’s incendiary war flick The Hurt Locker get a nod, but it is a travesty there’s no room for actor Jeremy Renner. The award ceremony is fronted by Ricky Gervais (I wonder if he’ll do the dance?) and many assert the winners are a good indicator for Oscar glory (although it’s never plain sailing).

Find out who wins in January! Check out the list of nominees below.

Best Motion Picture — Drama

Avatar
The Hurt Locker
Inglorious Basterds
Precious
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 Sadibe, Precious

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 — Musical or Comedy

(500) Days of Summer
The Hangover
It’s Complicated
Julie & Julia
Nine

Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture — Musical or Comedy

Sandra Bullock, The Proposal
Marion Cotillard, Nine
Meryl Streep, It’s Complicated
Meryl Streep, Julie and Julia
Julia Roberts, Duplicity

Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture — Musical or Comedy

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 Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture

Mo-Nique, Precious
Julianne Moore, A Single Man
Anna Kendrick, Up in the Air
Vera Farmiga, Up in the Air
Penelope Cruz, Nine

Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture

Matt Damon, Invictus
Stanley Tucci, The Lovely Bones
Christopher Plummer, The Last Station
Christoph Waltz, Inglorious Basterds
Woody Harrelson, The Messenger

Best Animated Feature Film

Coraline
The Fantastic Mr. Fox
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs
The Princess and the Frog
Up

Best Foreign Language Film

Barria
Broken Embraces
A Prophet
The White Ribbon
The Maid

Best Director — Motion Picture

Kathryn Bigelow, The Hurt Locker
James Cameron, Avatar
Clint Eastwood, Invictus
Jason Reitman, Up in the Air
Quentin Tarantino, Inglorious Basterds

Best Screenplay — Motion Picture

Up in the Air
It’s Complicated
District 9
The Hurt Locker
Inglorious Basterds

Best Original Score — Motion Picture

Michael Giacchino, Up
Marvin Hamlisch, The Informant
James Horner, Avatar
Abel Krozeniowski, A Single Man
Karen O. and Carter Burwell, Where the Wild Things Are

Best Original Song — Motion Picture

“I Will See You,” Avatar
“The Weary Kind,” The Crazy Heart
“Winter,” U2, Brothers
“Cinema Italiano,” Nine
“I Want to Come Home,” Paul McCartney Everybody’s Fine