
LOS ANGELES, Dec 15, 2008 / FW/ — It’s time to cheer for your favorites. Last Thursday, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association announced the nominees for the 66th Golden Globe Awards, which will be held on January 11, 2009 at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, California. It will be telecast live on NBC at 8:00 PM Eastern Standard Time.
Best Motion Picture – Drama
- The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button
- Frost/Nixon
- The Reader
- Revolutionary Road
- Slumdog Millionaire
Best Actress (Drama)
- Anne Hathaway – Rachel Getting Married
Anne Hathaway – This is her first nomination. - Angelina Jolie – Changeling
Angelina Jolie – Received three Golden Globes; for Best Supporting Actress for Girl, Interrupted, for Best Actress (Mini-series/TV movie) for Gia, and for Best Supporting Actress (Mini-Series/TVMovie) for George Wallace. She was also nominated for Best Actress (Drama) for A Mighty Heart. - Kristin Scott Thomas – I’ve Loved You So Long
Kristin Scott Thomas – Received a Best Actress (Drama) nomination for The English Patient. - Meryl Streep – Doubt
Meryl Streep – Received six Golden Globes; one for Best Actress (Comedy/Musical) for The Devil Wears Prada, two for Best Actress (Drama) for The French Lieutenant’s Woman and Sophie’s Choice, two as Best Supporting Actress for Adaptation and Kramer Vs. Kramer, and one for Best Actress in a Mini-Series or Telefilm for Angels in America. She received 14 additional movie acting nominations for The Manchurian Candidate, The Hours, Music of the Heart, One True Thing, Marvin’s Room, The Bridges of Madison County, The River Wild, Death Becomes Her, Postcards From the Edge, The Deer Hunter, Silkwood, Out of Africa, A Cry in the Dark and She-Devil. She also received a nomination as Best Actress in a Mini-Series or Telefilm for First Do No Harm. - Kate Winslet – Revolutionary Road
Kate Winslet – received two Best Actress (Drama) nominations for Little Children and Titanic, a Best Actress (Comedy or Musical) nomination for Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, and two Best Supporting Actress nominations for Iris and Sense and Sensibility.
Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama
- Leonardo DiCaprio – Revolutionary Road
Leonardo DiCaprio – Received a Best Actor (Drama) Golden Globe for The Aviator. He has received five additional nominations; four for Best Actor (Drama) for Blood Diamond, The Departed, Catch Me If You Can and Titanic, as well as a Best Supporting Actor nomination for What’s Eating Gilbert Grape?
- Frank Langella – Frost/Nixon
Frank Langella – This is his first nomination
- Sean Penn – Milk
Sean Penn – Received a Best Actor (Drama) Golden Globe for Mystic River. He has received three additional nominations; Best Actor (Comedy/Musical) for Sweet and Lowdown, Best Actor (Drama) for Dead Man Walking, and Best Supporting Actor for Carlito’s Way.
- Brad Pitt – The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button
Brad Pitt – Received a Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actor for Twelve Monkeys. He has received two additional nominations; Best Supporting Actor for Babel and Best Actor (Drama) for Legends of the Fall.
- Mickey Rourke – The Wrestler
Mickey Rourke – This is his first nomination.
Best Motion Picture – Musical Or Comedy
- Burn After Reading
- Happy-Go-Lucky
- Mamma Mia!
- Vicky Cristina Barcelona
Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy
- Rebecca Hall – Vicky Cristina Barcelona
- Sally Hawkins – Happy-Go-Lucky
- Frances McDormand – Burn After Reading
- Meryl Streep – Mamma Mia!
- Emma Thompson – Last Chance Harvey
Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical Or Comedy
- Javier Bardem – Vicky Cristina Barcelona
- Colin Farrell – In Bruges
- James Franco – Pineapple Express
- Brendan Gleeson – In Bruges
- Dustin Hoffman – Last Chance Harvey
Best Performance by an Actress In A Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
- Amy Adams – Doubt
- Penélope Cruz – Vicky Cristina Barcelona
- Viola Davis – Doubt
- Marisa Tomei – The Wrestler
- Kate Winslet – The Reader
Best Performance by an Actor In A Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
- Tom Cruise – Tropic Thunder
- Robert Downey Jr. – Tropic Thunder
- Ralph Fiennes – The Duchess
- Philip Seymour Hoffman – Doubt
- Heath Ledger – The Dark Knight
Best Animated Feature Film
- Bolt
- Kung Fu Panda
- Wall-E
Best Foreign Language Film
- The Baader Meinhof Complex (Germany)
- Everlasting Moments (Sweden, Denmark)
- Gomorrah (Italy)
- I’ve Loved You So Long (France)
- Waltz With Bashir (Israel)
Best Director – Motion Picture
- Danny Boyle – Slumdog Millionaire
- Stephen Daldry – The Reader
- David Fincher – The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button
- Ron Howard – Frost/Nixon
- Sam Mendes – Revolutionary Road
Best Screenplay – Motion Picture
- The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button
Written by Eric Roth - Doubt
Written by John Patrick Shanley - Frost/Nixon
Written by Peter Morgan - The Reader
Written by David Hare - Slumdog Millionaire
Written by Simon Beaufoy
Best Original Score – Motion Picture
- The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button
Composed by Alexandre Desplat - Changeling
Composed by Clint Eastwood - Defiance
Composed by James Newton Howard - Slumdog Millionaire
Composed by A. R. Rahman - Frost/Nixon
Composed by Hans Zimmer - Best Original Song – Motion Picture
“Down To Earth” – Wall-E
Music By: Peter Gabriel and Thomas Newman
Lyrics By: Peter Gabriel - “Gran Torino” – Gran Torino
Music By: Clint Eastwood, Jamie Cullum, Kyle Eastwood and Michael Stevens
Lyrics By: Jamie Cullum - “I Thought I Lost You” – Bolt
Music & Lyrics By: Miley Cyrus and Jeffrey Steele - “Once In A Lifetime” – Cadillac Records
Music & Lyrics By: Beyoncé Knowles, Amanda Ghost, Scott McFarmon, Ian Dench, James Dring and Jody Street - “The Wrestler” – The Wrestler
Music & Lyrics By: Bruce Springsteen
Best Television Series – Drama
- Dexter (SHOWTIME)
- House (FOX)
- In Treatment (HBO)
- Mad Men (AMC)
- True Blood (HBO)
Best Performance by an Actress In A Television Series – Drama
- Sally Field – Brothers & Sisters (ABC)
- Mariska Hargitay – Law & Order
- January Jones – Mad Men (AMC)
- Anna Paquin – True Blood (HBO)
- Kyra Sedgwick – The Closer (TNT)
Best Performance by an Actor In A Television Series – Drama
- Gabriel Byrne – In Treatment (HBO)
- Michael C. Hall – Dexter (SHOWTIME)
- Jon Hamm – Mad Men (AMC)
- Hugh Laurie – House (FOX)
- Jonathan Rhys Meyers – The Tudors (SHOWTIME)
Best Television Series – Musical Or Comedy
- 30 Rock (NBC)
- Californication (SHOWTIME)
- Entourage (HBO)
- The Office (NBC)
- Weeds (SHOWTIME)
Best Performance by an Actress In A Television Series – Musical Or Comedy
- Christina Applegate – Samantha Who? (ABC)
- America Ferrera – Ugly Betty (ABC)
- Tina Fey – 30 Rock (NBC)
- Debra Messing – The Starter Wife (USA)
- Mary-Louise Parker – Weeds (SHOWTIME)
Best Performance by an Actor In A Television Series – Musical Or Comedy
- Alec Baldwin – 30 Rock (NBC)
- Steve Carell – The Office (NBC)
- Kevin Connolly – Entourage (HBO)
- David Duchovny – Californication (SHOWTIME)
- Tony Shalhoub – Monk (USA)
Best Mini-Series Or Motion Picture Made for Television
- A Raisin In The Sun (ABC)
- Bernard And Doris (HBO)
- Cranford (PBS)
- John Adams (HBO)
- Recount (HBO)
Best Performance by an Actress In A Mini-series or Motion Picture Made for Television
- Judi Dench – Cranford (PBS)
- Catherine Keener – An American Crime
- Laura Linney – John Adams (HBO)
- Shirley MacLaine – Coco Chanel
- Susan Sarandon – Bernard And Doris (HBO)
Best Performance by an Actor in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
- Ralph Fiennes – Bernard And Doris (HBO)
- Paul Giamatti – John Adams (HBO)
- Kevin Spacey – Recount (HBO)
- Kiefer Sutherland – 24 (FOX)
- Tom Wilkinson – Recount (HBO)
Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
- Eileen Atkins – Cranford (PBS)
- Laura Dern – Recount (HBO)
- Melissa George – In Treatment (HBO)
- Rachel Griffiths – Brothers & Sisters (ABC)
- Dianne Wiest – In Treatment (HBO)
Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
- Neil Patrick Harris – How I Met Your Mother (CBS)
- Denis Leary – Recount (HBO)
- Jeremy Piven – Entourage (HBO)
- Blair Underwood – In Treatment (HBO)
- Tom Wilkinson – John Adams (HBO)