Golden Globes – Full List of Nominees and Film Gecko’s Picks

The awards season is now in full swing, as the Golden Globes nominees were announced earlier today. Here’s the list below, with asterisks next to my picks.

There really isn’t any one or two entries where everyone says, “Oh, they have to give it to such and such.” There are some killer performances and projects here, so I’m glad I’m not the one who has to choose who wins! Feel free to add your own favorites in the comments below. 

FILM NOMINEES: 

Best drama
"Avatar"
"The Hurt Locker"
"Inglorious Basterds"
"Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire"
**"Up in the Air"

Best musical or comedy
"(500) Days of Summer"
"The Hangover"
"It’s Complicated"
"Julie & Julia"
**"Nine"

Actor in a drama
Jeff Bridges, "Crazy Heart"
**George Clooney, "Up in the Air"
Colin Firth, "A Single Man"
Morgan Freeman, "Invictus"
Tobey Maguire, "Brothers"

Actress in a 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"

More after the jump…

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

Actor in a 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"

Actress in a musical or comedy
Sandra Bullock, "The Proposal"
**Marion Cotillard, "Nine"
Julia Roberts, "Duplicity"
Meryl Streep, "It’s Complicated"
Meryl Streep, "Julie & Julia"

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

Supporting actress
Penelope 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"

Foreign language
"Baaria"
**"Broken Embraces"
"The Maid (La Nana)"
"A Prophet"
"The White Ribbon"

Animated film
"Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs"
"Coraline"
"Fantastic Mr. Fox"
"The Princess and the Frog"
**"Up"

Screenplay
Neill Blomkamp and Terri Tatchell, "District 9"
Mark Boal, "The Hurt Locker"
Nancy Meyers, "It’s Complicated"
**Jason Reitman and Sheldon Turner, "Up in the Air"
Quentin Tarantino, "Inglorious Basterds"

Original score
**Michael Giacchino, "Up"
Marvin Hamlisch, "The Informant!"
James Horner, "Avatar"
Abel Korzeniowski, "A Single Man"
Karen O, Carter Burwell, "Where the Wild Things Are"

Original song
"Cinema Italiano" (written by Maury Yeston), "Nine"
"I Want to Come Home" (written by Paul McCartney), "Everybody’s Fine"
**"I Will See You" (written by James Horner, Simon Franglen, Kuk Harrell), "Avatar"
"The Weary Kind (Theme from ‘Crazy Heart’)" (written by Ryan Bingham, T Bone Burnett), "Crazy Heart"
"Winter" (written by U2), "Brothers"

TELEVISION NOMINEES:

Best TV drama series
"Big Love," HBO
"Dexter," Showtime
"House," Fox
**"Mad Men," AMC
"True Blood," HBO

Best TV comedy or musical series
"30 Rock," NBC
"Entourage," HBO
"Glee," Fox;
**"Modern Family," ABC
"The Office," NBC

Best actor in a TV drama
Simon Baker, "The Mentalist," CBS
Jon Hamm, "Mad Men," AMC
**Michael C. Hall, "Dexter," Showtime
Hugh Laurie, "House," Fox
Bill Paxton, "Big Love," HBO

Best actress in a TV drama
Glenn Close, "Damages," FX
**January Jones, "Mad Men," AMC
Julianna Margulies, "The Good Wife," CBS
Anna Paquin, "True Blood," HBO
Kyra Sedgwick, "The Closer," TNT

Best actress in a TV comedy
Tina Fey, "30 Rock," NBC
**Edie Falco, "Nurse Jackie," Showtime
Toni Collette, "The United States of Tara," Showtime
Lea Michele, "Glee," Fox
Courteney Cox, "Cougar Town," ABC

Best actor in a TV comedy
Alec Baldwin, "30 Rock," NBC
**Steve Carell, "The Office," NBC
David Duchovny, "Californication," Showtime
Matthew Morrison, "Glee," Fox
Thomas Jane, "Hung," HBO

Best actor in a supporting role
Jeremy Piven, "Entourage," HBO
Neil Patrick Harris, "How I Met Your Mother," CBS
William Hurt, "Damages," FX
**John Lithgow, "Dexter," Showtime
Michael Emerson, "Lost," ABC

Best actress in a supporting role
**Jane Lynch, "Glee," Fox
Rose Byrne, "Damages," FX
Janet McTeer, "Into the Storm," HBO
Jane Adams, "Hung," HBO
Chloe Sevigny, "Big Love," HBO

Best TV movie or miniseries
"Georgia O’Keeffe," Lifetime
**"Grey Gardens," HBO
"Into the Storm," HBO
"Little Dorrit," PBS
"Taking Chance," HBO

Best actor in a miniseries or TV movie
Kevin Bacon, "Taking Chance," HBO
**Kenneth Branagh, "Wallender," PBS
Chiwetel Ejiofor, "Endgame," PBS
Brendan Gleeson, "Into the Storm," HBO
Jeremy Irons, "Georgia O’Keeffe," Lifetime

Best actress in a miniseries or made-for-TV movie
**Joan Allen, "Georgia O’Keeffe," Lifetime
Drew Barrymore, "Grey Gardens," HBO
Jessica Lange, "Grey Gardens," HBO
Anna Paquin, "The Courageous Heart of Irena Sendler," CBS
Sigourney Weaver, "Prayers for Bobby," Lifetime

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