George Clooney rules at The Golden Globe nominations

George Clooney rules at The Golden Globe nominations
George Clooney rules at The Golden Globe nominations
George Clooney rules at The Golden Globe nominations

Writer-director-actor, George Clooney, who has been nominated 8 times and won twice in previous years, scores 4 Golden Globe nominations today in Best Dramatic Actor for playing a beleaguered father in the Descendants,  Best director, Best screenwriting and Best picture for his political drama The Ides of March.

But the biggest winner in this years Globes nomination is the silent movie, The Artist, gaining 6 nominations in the categories of Best Drama, Best Director  and Best Screenplay for Michel Hazanavicius, Best Lead Actor for  Jean Dujardin and Best Supporting Actress for Berenice Bejo.

Hot on the heels of The Artist comes The Help and The Descendants each with 5 nominations including Best Drama for both, alongside Hugo, The Ides of March, Moneyball and War Horse.

Moneyball, The Ides of March, Midnight in Paris, My Week With Marilyn and Bridemaids are up for 3 prizes apiece.

Leonardo DiCaprio (J. Edgar), Brad Pitt (Moneyball), Michael Fassbender (Shame) and Ryan Gosling (The Ides of March) join George Clooney in the Best Lead actor in drama, while Brendan Gleeson (The Guard), Joseph Gordon-Levitt (50/50), Ryan Gosling (Crazy, Stupid, Love) and Owen Wilson (Midnight in Paris) are up against Jean Dujardin in the Best Lead actor in a comedy.

Golden Globe awards also recognize TV shows.  This year two British TV shows receive nods: The Hour with 3 nominations and Downton Abbey, which scores 4 nominations in the Best mini-series, Best actress for Elizabeth McGovern, Best Actor for Hugh Bonneville and Best Supporting actress for Maggie Smith.

 Other Brits featured in this years golden Globe nominations are Kate Winslet with two nods, one for Carnage and another for Mildred Peirce, Kenneth Branagh for My Week With Marilyn, Tilda Swindon for We Need To Talk about Kevin, Elton John for Gnomeo & Juliet, Jeremy Irons for The Borgias, Damian Lewis for Homeland, Romola Garai  and Dominic West for the Hour, Emily Watson for Appropriate Adult, Idris Elba for Luther, Bill Nighy for Page Eight and Kelly McDonald for Boardwalk Empire.

Glaringly absent in this year’s Globe nominations is Tailor, Tinker, Soldier, Spy and its star Gary Oldman, and Cannes’ Winner, The Tree of Life. Other pics such as the comedy Win Win, which was released back in February, and the Lebannes movie Where We go Now, which has won Toront Film Festival, were also missing in the Best Comedy category and Best Foreign movie category respectively.

 The Golden Globe awards are voted for by the 83 members of the LA-based Hollywood Foreign Press association. The final winners will be announced at the Annual Golden Globe ceremony on 15 January.

 The Golden Globe award show is the second most important event in Hollywoods Calendar. It will be hosted by British comedian Ricki Gervais, who hosted it previously in 2010 and 2011.

 

Full list of nominees:

  1. BEST MOTION PICTURE DRAMA
    1. THE DESCENDANTS
    2. THE HELP
    3. HUGO
    4. MONEYBALL
    5. WAR HORSE
  2. BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A MOTION PICTURE DRAMA
    1. GLENN CLOSE ALBERT NOBBS
    2. VIOLA DAVIS THE HELP
    3. ROONEY MARA THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO
    4. MERYL STREEP THE IRON LADY
    5. TILDA SWINTON WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT KEVIN
  3. BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE DRAMA
    1. GEORGE CLOONEY THE DESCENDANTS
    2. LEONARDO DICAPRIO J. EDGAR
    3. MICHAEL FASSBENDER SHAME
    4. RYAN GOSLING THE IDES OF MARCH
    5. BRAD PITT MONEYBALL
  4. BEST MOTION PICTURE COMEDY OR MUSICAL
    1. 50/50
    2. THE ARTIST
    3. BRIDESMAIDS
    4. MIDNIGHT IN PARIS
    5. MY WEEK WITH MARILYN
  5. BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A MOTION PICTURE COMEDY OR MUSICAL
    1. JODIE FOSTER CARNAGE
    2. CHARLIZE THERON YOUNG ADULT
    3. KRISTEN WIIG BRIDESMAIDS
    4. MICHELLE WILLIAMS MY WEEK WITH MARILYN
    5. KATE WINSLET CARNAGE
  6. BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE COMEDY OR MUSICAL
    1. JEAN DUJARDIN THE ARTIST
    2. BRENDAN GLEESON THE GUARD
    3. JOSEPH GORDON-LEVITT 50/50
    4. RYAN GOSLING CRAZY, STUPID, LOVE.
    5. OWEN WILSON MIDNIGHT IN PARIS
  7. BEST ANIMATED FEATURE FILM
    1. THE ADVENTURES OF TINTIN
    2. ARTHUR CHRISTMAS
    3. CARS 2
    4. PUSS IN BOOTS
    5. RANGO
  8. BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
    1. THE FLOWERS OF WAR (CHINA)

       

    2. IN THE LAND OF BLOOD AND HONEY (USA)

       

    3. THE KID WITH A BIKE (BELGIUM)

       

    4. A SEPARATION (IRAN)

       

    5. THE SKIN I LIVE IN (SPAIN)
  9. BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A MOTION PICTURE
    1. BERENICE BEJ THE ARTIST
    2. JESSICA CHASTAIN THE HELP
    3. JANET MCTEER ALBERT NOBBS
    4. OCTAVIA SPENCER THE HELP
    5. SHAILENE WOODLEY THE DESCENDANTS
  10. BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A MOTION PICTURE
    1. KENNETH BRANAGH MY WEEK WITH MARILYN
    2. ALBERT BROOKS DRIVE
    3. JONAH HILL MONEYBALL
    4. VIGGO MORTENSEN A DANGEROUS METHOD
    5. CHRISTOPHER PLUMMER BEGINNERS
  11. BEST DIRECTOR MOTION PICTURE
    1. WOODY ALLEN MIDNIGHT IN PARIS
    2. GEORGE CLOONEY THE IDES OF MARCH
    3. MICHEL HAZANAVICIUS THE ARTIST
    4. ALEXANDER PAYNE THE DESCENDANTS
    5. MARTIN SCORSESE HUGO
  12. BEST SCREENPLAY MOTION PICTURE
    1. WOODY ALLEN MIDNIGHT IN PARIS
    2. GEORGE CLOONEY, HESLOV, BEAU WILLIMON THE IDES OF MARCH
    3. MICHEL HAZANAVICIUS THE ARTIST
    4. ALEXANDER PAYNE, NAT FAXON, JIM RASH THE DESCENDANTS
    5. STEVEN ZAILLIAN, AARON SORKIN MONEYBALL
  13. BEST ORIGINAL SCORE MOTION PICTURE
    1. LUDOVIC BOURCE THE ARTIST
    2. ABEL KORZENIOWSKI W.E.
    3. TRENT REZNOR, ATTICUS ROSS THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO
    4. HOWARD SHORE HUGO
    5. JOHN WILLIAMS WAR HORSE
  14. BEST ORIGINAL SONG MOTION PICTURE
    1. HELLO HELLO GNOMEO & JULIET
      Music by: Elton John; Lyrics by: Bernie Taupin
    2. THE KEEPER MACHINE GUN PREACHER
      Music & Lyrics by: Chris Cornell
    3. LAY YOUR HEAD DOWN ALBERT NOBBS
      Music by: Brian Byrne; Lyrics by: Glenn Close
    4. THE LIVING PROOF THE HELP
      Music by: Mary J. Blige, Thomas Newman, Harvey Mason, Jr.; Lyrics by: Mary J. Blige, Harvey Mason, Jr., Damon Thomas
    5. MASTERPIECE W.E.
      Music & Lyrics by: Madonna, Julie Frost, Jimmy Harry
  15. BEST TELEVISION SERIES DRAMA
    1. AMERICAN HORROR STORY (FX)
    2. BOARDWALK EMPIRE (HBO)
    3. BOSS (STARZ)
      GAME OF THRONES (HBO)
      HOMELAND (SHOWTIME)
  16. BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A TELEVISION SERIES DRAMA
    1. CLAIRE DANES HOMELAND
    2. MIREILLE ENOS THE KILLING
    3. JULIANNA MARGULIES THE GOOD WIFE
    4. MADELEINE STOWE REVENGE
    5. CALLIE THORNE NECESSARY ROUGHNESS
  17. BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A TELEVISION SERIES DRAMA
    1. STEVE BUSCEMI BOARDWALK EMPIRE
    2. BRYAN CRANSTON BREAKING BAD
    3. KELSEY GRAMMER BOSS
    4. JEREMY IRONS THE BORGIAS
    5. DAMIAN LEWIS HOMELAND
  18. BEST TELEVISION SERIES COMEDY OR MUSICAL
    1. ENLIGHTENED (HBO)
    2. EPISODES (SHOWTIME)
    3. GLEE (FOX)
    4. MODERN FAMILY (ABC)
    5. NEW GIRL FOX
  19. BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A TELEVISION SERIES COMEDY OR MUSICAL
    1. LAURA DERN ENLIGHTENED
    2. ZOOEY DESCHANEL NEW GIRL
    3. TINA FEY 30 ROCK
    4. LAURA LINNEY THE BIG C
    5. AMY POEHLER PARKS AND RECREATION
  20. BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A TELEVISION SERIES COMEDY OR MUSICAL
    1. ALEC BALDWIN 30 ROCK
    2. DAVID DUCHOVNY CALIFORNICATION
    3. JOHNNY GALECKI THE BIG BANG THEORY
    4. THOMAS JANE HUNG
    5. MATT LEBLANC EPISODES
  21. BEST MINI-SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
    1. CINEMA VERITE (HBO)
    2. DOWNTON ABBEY (MASTERPIECE) (PBS)
    3. THE HOUR (BBC AMERICA)
    4. MILDRED PIERCE (HBO)
    5. TOO BIG TO FAIL (HBO)
  22. BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A MINI-SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
    1. ROMOLA GARAI THE HOUR
    2. DIANE LANE CINEMA VERITE
    3. ELIZABETH MCGOVERN DOWNTON ABBEY (MASTERPIECE)
    4. EMILY WATSON APPROPRIATE ADULT
    5. KATE WINSLET MILDRED PIERCE
  23. BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A MINI-SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
    1. HUGH BONNEVILLE DOWNTON ABBEY (MASTERPIECE)
    2. IDRIS ELBA LUTHER
    3. WILLIAM HURT TOO BIG TO FAIL
    4. BILL NIGHY PAGE EIGHT (MASTERPIECE)
    5. DOMINIC WEST THE HOUR
  24. BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A SERIES, MINI-SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
    1. JESSICA LANGE AMERICAN HORROR STORY
    2. KELLY MACDONALD BOARDWALK EMPIRE
    3. MAGGIE SMITH DOWNTON ABBEY (MASTERPIECE)
    4. SOFIA VERGARA MODERN FAMILY
    5. EVAN RACHEL WOOD MILDRED PIERCE
  25. BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A SERIES, MINI-SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
    1. PETER DINKLAGE GAME OF THRONES
    2. PAUL GIAMATTI TOO BIG TO FAIL
    3. GUY PEARCE MILDRED PIERCE
    4. TIM ROBBINS CINEMA VERITE
    5. ERIC STONESTREET MODERN FAMILY

 

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