Heath Ledger Earns Golden Globe Nomination
The Golden Globe nominations were announced this morning with three films each nabbing five nominations. No clear winner was in the pack with many of the films and performances yet to be sampled by audiences as the features slowly roll out to theaters across the country. As expected, though, Heath Ledger’s Joker, did get a nod.
The Globes tend to recognize more mainstream fare but are also seen as a predictor for the Academy Award nominations, which will be revealed in February. The Globes will be aired on January 11 on NBC.
FILM
BEST FEATURE – DRAMA
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Frost/Nixon
The Reader
Revolutionary Road
Slumdog Millionaire
BEST FEATURE – COMEDY
Burn After Reading
Happy-Go-Lucky
In Bruges
Mamma Mia!
Vicky Cristina Barcelona
ACTOR – DRAMA
Leonardo DiCaprio – Revolutionary Road
Frank Langella – Frost/Nixon
Sean Penn – Milk
Brad Pitt – The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Mickey Rouke – The Wrestler
ACTRESS – DRAMA
Anne Hathaway – Rachel Getting Married
Angelina Jolie – Changeling
Meryl Streep – Doubt
Kristin Scott Thomas – I’ve Loved You So Long
Kate Winslet – Revolutionary Road
ACTOR – COMEDY OR MUSICAL
Javier Bardem – Vicky Cristina Barcelona
Colin Farrell – In Bruges
James Franco – Pineapple Express
Brendan Gleeson – In Bruges
Dustin Hoffman – Last Chance Harvey
ACTRESS – COMEDY OR MUSICAL
Rebecca Hall – Vicky Cristina Barcelona
Sally Hawkins – Happy-Go-Lucky
Frances McDormand – Burn After Reading
Meryl Streep – Mamma Mia!
Emma Thompson – Last Chance Harvey
SUPPORTING ACTOR
Tom Cruise, Tropic Thunder
Robert Downey Jr., Tropic Thunder
Ray Fiennes, The Duchess
Philip Seymour Hoffman, Doubt
Heath Ledger, The Dark Knight
SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Amy Adams, Doubt
Penelope Cruz, Vicky Cristina Barcelona
Viola Davis, Doubt
Marisa Tomei, The Wrestler
Kate Winslet, The Reader
SCREENPLAY – MOTION PICTURE
Simon Beaufoy – Slumdog Millionaire
David Hare – The Reader
Peter Morgan – Frost/Nixon
Eric Roth – The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
John Patrick Shanley – Doubt
FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
The Baader Meinhof Complex (Germany)
Everlasting Moments (Sweden)
Gomorrah (Italy)
I’ve Loved You So Long (France)
Waltz with Bashir (Israel)
ANIMATED FEATURE FILM
Bolt
Kung Fu Panda
Wall-E
TELEVISION
BEST TELEVISION SERIES – DRAMA
Dexter
House
In Treatment
Mad Men
True Blood
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A TELEVISION SERIES – DRAMA
Sally Field – Brothers & Sisters
Mariska Hargitay – Law & Order: SVU
January Jones – Mad Men
Anna Paquin – True Blood
Kyra Sedgwick – The Closer
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A TELEVISION SERIES – DRAMA
Gabriel Byrne – In Treatment
Michael C. Hall – Dexter
Jon Hamm – Mad Men
Hugh Laurie – House
Jonathan Rhys Meters – The Tudors
TELEVISION SERIES – COMEDY OR MUSICAL
30 Rock
Californication
Entourage
The Office
Weeds
PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A TELEVISION SERIES -COMEDY OR MUSICAL
Christina Applegate – Samantha Who?
America Ferrera – Ugly Betty
Tina Fey – 30 Rock
Debra Messing – The Starter Wife
Mary-Louise Parker – Weeds
PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A TELEVISION SERIES -COMEDY OR MUSICAL
Alec Baldwin – 30 Rock
Steve Carell – The Office
Kevin Connelly – Entourage
David Duchovny – Californication
Tony Shalhoub – Monk
MINI-SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
A Raisin in the Sun
Bernard and Doris
Cranford
John Adams
Recount
PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A MINI-SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
Eileen Atkins – Cranford
Laura Dern- Recount
Melissa George– In Treatment
Rachel Griffiths- Brothers & Sisters
Dianne Wiest- In Treatment
WINNERS BY MOTION PICTURE DISTRIBUTOR AND TELEVISION NETWORK
MOTION PICTURE DISTRIBUTOR
Warner Bros. Pictures 11
Universal Pictures 9
The Weinstein Company 8
Fox Searchlight Pictures 7
Miramax Films 7
DreamWorks Pictures 6
Focus Features 6
Paramount Pictures 6
Paramount Vantage 6
BBC Films 5
Sony Pictures Classics 4
Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures 4
IFC Films 2
Overture Films 2
Sony Pictures Releasing 2
Studio Canal 2
Pathe 1
Summit Entertainment, LLC 1
Village Roadshow 1
TELEVISION NETWORK
HBO 22
SHOWTIME 8
NBC 6
ABC 5
AMC 3
FOX 3
PBS 3
USA NETWORK 2
CBS 1
LIFETIME TELEVISION 1
TNT 1
