Golden Globes Nominees are announced!

Awards season is rapidly approaching and the Golden Globe nominations were announced this morning by Justin Timberlake, John Krasinski and Diane Kruger! Usually 67.4 percent of all the best picture or best actor nominees in the GG's also win at the Oscars. These awards are given by the Association of Foreign Correspondents in Hollywood. The ceremony will be telecast live on January 17, 2010 on NBC.

And the nominees are:

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)
BROKEN EMBRACES (SPAIN)
THE MAID (CHILE)
A PROPHET (FRANCE)
THE WHITE RIBBON (GERMANY)

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 -DISTRICT 9
TERRI TATCHELL
MARK BOAL -THE HURT LOCKER
NANCY MEYERS -IT'S COMPLICATED
JASON REITMAN -UP IN THE AIR
SHELDON TURNER
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

BEST TELEVISION SERIES – DRAMA
BIG LOVE (HBO)
DEXTER (SHOWTIME)
HOUSE (FOX)
MAD MEN (AMC)
TRUE BLOOD (HBO)

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A TELEVISION SERIES – DRAMA
GLENN CLOSE -DAMAGES
JANUARY JONES -MAD MEN
JULIANNA MARGULIES -THE GOOD WIFE
ANNA PAQUIN -TRUE BLOOD
KYRA SEDGWICK -THE CLOSER

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A TELEVISION SERIES – DRAMA
SIMON BAKER -THE MENTALIST
MICHAEL C. HALL -DEXTER
JON HAMM -MAD MEN
HUGH LAURIE -HOUSE
BILL PAXTON -BIG LOVE

BEST TELEVISION SERIES – COMEDY OR MUSICAL
30 ROCK (NBC)
ENTOURAGE (HBO)
GLEE (FOX)
MODERN FAMILY (ABC)
THE OFFICE (NBC)

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A TELEVISION SERIES – COMEDY OR MUSICAL
TONI COLLETTE -UNITED STATES OF TARA
COURTENEY COX -COUGAR TOWN
EDIE FALCO -NURSE JACKIE
TINA FEY -30 ROCK
LEA MICHELE -GLEE

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A TELEVISION SERIES – COMEDY OR MUSICAL
ALEC BALDWIN -30 ROCK
STEVE CARELL -THE OFFICE
DAVID DUCHOVNY -CALIFORNICATION
THOMAS JANE -HUNG
MATTHEW MORRISON -GLEE

BEST MINI-SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
GEORGIA O'KEEFFE (LIFETIME TELEVISION)
GREY GARDENS (HBO)
INTO THE STORM (HBO)
LITTLE DORRIT (PBS)
TAKING CHANCE (HBO)

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A MINI-SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
JOAN ALLEN -GEORGIA O'KEEFFE
DREW BARRYMORE -GREY GARDENS
JESSICA LANGE -GREY GARDENS
ANNA PAQUIN -THE COURAGEOUS HEART OF IRENA SENDLER
SIGOURNEY WEAVER -PRAYERS FOR BOBBY

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A MINI-SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
KEVIN BACON -TAKING CHANCE
KENNETH BRANAGH -WALLANDER: ONE STEP BEHIND
CHIWETEL EJIOFOR -ENDGAME
BRENDAN GLEESON -INTO THE STORM
JEREMY IRONS -GEORGIA O'KEEFFE

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A SERIES, MINI-SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
JANE ADAMS -HUNG
ROSE BYRNE -DAMAGES
JANE LYNCH -GLEE
JANET McTEER -INTO THE STORM
CHLOË SEVIGNY -BIG LOVE

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A SERIES, MINI-SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
MICHAEL EMERSON -LOST
NEIL PATRICK HARRIS -HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER
WILLIAM HURT -DAMAGES
JOHN LITHGOW -DEXTER
JEREMY PIVEN -ENTOURAGE

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