Thursday, December 11, 2008

Awards Watch: Golden Globe Nominations 2008

The Hollywood Foreign Press Association announced today the nominees for their 2008 Golden Globe Awards, and three dramas — The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Doubt and Frost/Nixon — lead the field with five nominations each. Both Button and Frost landed Best Picture nods, while Doubt saw all four of its main cast recognized.

The Reader, Revolutionary Road and Slumdog Millionaire round out the top five in Best Picture - Drama, while the Best Picture - Comedy or Musical nominees include Burn After Reading, Happy-Go-Lucky, In Bruges, Mamma Mia! and Vicky Cristina Barcelona. As you can see, Milk is notably absent, save for a Best Actor nod for Sean Penn; it at least faired better than Australia, which came up empty-handed. See the comments section below for a quick look at all the film nominees.

The 66th Annual Golden Globe Awards will be broadcast live January 11 on NBC.

1 comment:

Kirby Holt said...

Picture - Drama:
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Frost/Nixon
The Reader
Revolutionary Road
Slumdog Millionaire

Picture - Musical or Comedy:
Burn After Reading
Happy-Go-Lucky
In Bruges
Mamma Mia!
Vicky Cristina Barcelona

Actor in a Leading Role - Drama:
Leonardo Dicaprio in Revolutionary Road
Frank Langella in Frost/Nixon
Sean Penn in Milk
Brad Pitt in The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Mickey Rourke in The Wrestler

Actor in a Leading Role - Musical or Comedy:
Javier Bardem in Vicky Cristina Barcelona
Colin Farrell in In Bruges
James Franco in Pineapple Express
Brendan Gleeson in In Bruges
Dustin Hoffman in Last Chance Harvey

Actress in a Leading Role - Drama:
Anne Hathaway in Rachel Getting Married
Angelina Jolie in Changeling
Meryl Streep in Doubt
Kristin Scott Thomas in I've Loved You So Long
Kate Winslet in Revolutionary Road

Actress in a Leading Role - Musical or Comedy:
Rebecca Hall in Vicky Cristina Barcelona
Sally Hawkins in Happy-Go-Lucky
Frances McDormand in Burn After Reading
Meryl Streep in Mamma Mia!
Emma Thompson in Last Chance Harvey

Actor in a Supporting Role:
Tom Cruise in Tropic Thunder
Robert Downey Jr. in Tropic Thunder
Ralph Fiennes in The Duchess
Philip Seymour Hoffman in Doubt
Heath Ledger in The Dark Knight

Actress in a Supporting Role:
Amy Adams in Doubt
Penelope Cruz in Vicky Cristina Barcelona
Viola Davis in Doubt
Marisa Tomei in The Wrestler
Kate Winslet in The Reader

Director:
Danny Boyle for Slumdog Millionaire
Stephen Daldry for The Reader
David Fincher for The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Ron Howard for Frost/Nixon
Sam Mendes for Revolutionary Road

Screenplay:
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Doubt
Frost/Nixon
The Reader
Slumdog Millionaire

Original Score:
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Changeling
Defiance
Frost/Nixon
Slumdog Millionaire

Original Song:
"Down to Earth" from WALL-E
"Gran Torino" from Gran Torino
"I Thought I Lost You" from Bolt
"Once in a Lifetime" from Cadillac Records
"The Wrestler" from The Wrestler

Foreign Film:
The Baader Meinhof Complex
Everlasting Moments
Gomorrah
I've Loved You So Long
Waltz With Bashir

Animated Film:
Bolt
Kung Fu Panda
WALL-E