The 2009 Golden Globe nominations have been announced. Read the rest of the story and see photos and video of some of the nominees below.
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The Nominees for the 2009 Golden Globe Awards have been announced! The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Doubt and Frost/Nixon scored a leading five nominations each, and actresses Meryl Streep and Kate Winslet both have two chances to take home individual awards.
The Golden Globes are always exciting, as they tend to be a harbinger of the upcoming Academy Awards. This year’s show also promises to be more entertaining than last years, as the writers guild was in the midst of their strike during the 2008 ceremony. The awards will be given out in Los Angeles on January 11, 2009.
Arranged by category, the film nominees are:
Best Motion Picture - Drama: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Frost/Nixon, The Reader, Revolutionary Road, Slumdog Millionaire
Best Performance by an 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)
Best Performance by an Actor - Drama: Leonardo DiCaprio (Revolutionary Road), Frank Langella (Frost/Nixon), Sean Penn (Milk), Brad Pitt (The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button), Mickey Rourke (The Wrestler)
Best Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy: Burn After Reading, Happy-Go-Lucky, In Bruges, Mamma Mia!, Vicky Cristina Barcelona
Best Performance by an Actress - 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 - 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button, Doubt, Frost/Nixon, The Reader, Slumdog Millionaire
Best Original Score: 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: “Down To Earth” – Wall-E (Music By: Peter Gabriel and Thomas Newman, Lyrics By: Peter Gabriel), “Gran Torino” – Gran Torino (Music By: Jamie Cullum, Clint Eastwood, 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)
More photos and a video of Golden Globe nominees are below.
Golden Globe Nominees Photos
Golden Globe Nominations Video
Photos: WENN