The 68th Annual Golden Globe nominations were announced today with The King’s Speech leading the pack with seven nominations including Best Picture (Drama), Colin Firth for Best Actor (Drama), Tom Hooper for Best Director, Helena Bonham Carter for Best Supporting Actress, and Geoffrey Rush for Best Supporting Actor. The film, which deals with King George VI’s stuttering problems, is expected to carry out this success to the Oscars and it is no surprise that it got the most Golden Globe nominations.
The Fighter picked up six nominations: Best Picture (Drama), David O. Russell (Best Director), Mark Wahlberg (Best Actor, Drama), Christian Bale (Best Supporting Actor), Amy Adams (Best Supporting Actress), and Melissa Leo (Best Supporting Actress). It tied with The Social Network for the second most nominations. Inception received four nominations including Best Picture (Drama), Best Director, and Best Screenplay.
The real bizarre news was in the Best Comedy/Musical category. The critically panned and box office bomb The Tourist picked up three nominations, two more than Winter’s Bone, for Best Picture, Best Actor (Johnny Depp), and Best Actress (Angelina Jolie). Depp picked up a second nomination for Alice in Wonderland, which also received a Best Picture nomination. Love and Other Drugs received three nominations for Best Picture, Best Actor (Jake Gyllenhaal), and Best Actress (Anne Hathaway). Burlesque also received an nomination for Best Picture. The average Metacritic score for the nominations was 57. One nice surprise was seeing Emma Stone pick up a Best Actress nomination for Easy A.
Here is a complete list courtesy of the HFPA’s press release.
1. BEST MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA
a. BLACK SWAN
Protozoa Pictures & Cross Creek Pictures & Phoenix; Fox Searchlight Picturesb. THE FIGHTER
Paramount Pictures and Relativity Media; Paramount Pictures and Relativity Mediac. INCEPTION
Warner Bros. Pictures UK LTD.; Warner Bros. Picturesd. THE KING’S SPEECH
See-Saw Films and Bedlam Productions; The Weinstein Companye. THE SOCIAL NETWORK
Columbia Pictures; Sony Pictures Releasing2. BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA
a. HALLE BERRY FRANKIE AND ALICE
b. NICOLE KIDMAN RABBIT HOLE
c. JENNIFER LAWRENCE WINTER’S BONE
d. NATALIE PORTMAN BLACK SWAN
e. MICHELLE WILLIAMS BLUE VALENTINE
3. BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA
a. JESSE EISENBERG THE SOCIAL NETWORKb. COLIN FIRTH THE KING’S SPEECH
c. JAMES FRANCO 127 HOURS
d. RYAN GOSLING BLUE VALENTINE
e. MARK WAHLBERG THE FIGHTER
4. BEST MOTION PICTURE – COMEDY OR MUSICAL
a. ALICE IN WONDERLAND
Walt Disney Pictures; Walt Disney Studios Motion Picturesb. BURLESQUE
Screen Gems; Sony Pictures Releasingc. THE KIDS ARE ALL RIGHT
Antidote Films, Mandalay Vision, Gilbert Films; Focus Featuresd. RED
di Bonaventura Pictures; Summit Entertainmente. THE TOURIST
GK Films; Sony Pictures Releasing5. BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A MOTION PICTURE – COMEDY OR MUSICAL
a. ANNETTE BENING THE KIDS ARE ALL RIGHT
b. ANNE HATHAWAY LOVE AND OTHER DRUGS
c. ANGELINA JOLIE THE TOURIST
d. JULIANNE MOORE THE KIDS ARE ALL RIGHT
e. EMMA STONE EASY A
6. BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE – COMEDY OR MUSICAL
a. JOHNNY DEPP ALICE IN WONDERLAND
b. JOHNNY DEPP THE TOURIST
c. PAUL GIAMATTI BARNEY’S VERSION
d. JAKE GYLLENHAAL LOVE AND OTHER DRUGS
e. KEVIN SPACEY CASINO JACK
7. BEST ANIMATED FEATURE FILM
a. DESPICABLE ME
Universal Pictures, Illumination Entertainment; Universal Picturesb. HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON
DreamWorks Animation; Paramount Picturesc. THE ILLUSIONIST
Django Films, Ciné B and France 3 Cinéma; Sony Pictures Classicsd. TANGLED
Walt Disney Animation Studios; Walt Disney Studios Motion Picturese. TOY STORY 3
Disney * Pixar; Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures8. BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
a. BIUTIFUL (MEXICO/SPAIN)
Menageatroz, Focus Features International; Roadside Attractionsb. THE CONCERT (FRANCE)
An Oï Oï Oï Productions, Les Productions Du Tresor, France 3 Cinema, Europacorp, Castel Films, Panache Productions, RTBF (Belgian Television), BIM Distrubuzione Co., Canal +, Cinecinema and France 3; The Weinstein Companyc. THE EDGE (RUSSIA)
(Kpaй)
Teleshow/Rock Films; Central Partnership (Russia)d. I AM LOVE (ITALY)
(LO SONO L’AMORE)
First Sun; Magnolia Picturese. IN A BETTER WORLD (DENMARK)
(Hævnen)
Zentropa Entertainment; Sony Pictures Classics9. BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A MOTION PICTURE
a. AMY ADAMS THE FIGHTER
b. HELENA BONHAM CARTER THE KING’S SPEECH
c. MILA KUNIS BLACK SWAN
d. MELISSA LEO THE FIGHTER
e. JACKI WEAVER ANIMAL KINGDOM
10. BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A MOTION PICTURE
a. CHRISTIAN BALE THE FIGHTER
b. MICHAEL DOUGLAS WALL STREET: MONEY NEVER
SLEEPSc. ANDREW GARFIELD THE SOCIAL NETWORK
d. JEREMY RENNER THE TOWN
e. GEOFFREY RUSH THE KING’S SPEECH
11. BEST DIRECTOR – MOTION PICTURE
a. DARREN ARONOFSKY BLACK SWAN
b. DAVID FINCHER THE SOCIAL NETWORK
c. TOM HOOPER THE KING’S SPEECH
d. CHRISTOPHER NOLAN INCEPTION
e. DAVID O. RUSSELL THE FIGHTER
12. BEST SCREENPLAY – MOTION PICTURE
a. DANNY BOYLE, 127 HOURS
SIMON BEAUFOYb. LISA CHOLODENKO, THE KIDS ARE ALL RIGHT
STUART BLUMBERGc. CHRISTOPHER NOLAN INCEPTION
d. DAVID SEIDLER THE KING’S SPEECH
e. AARON SORKIN THE SOCIAL NETWORK
13. BEST ORIGINAL SCORE – MOTION PICTURE
a. ALEXANDRE DESPLAT THE KING’S SPEECH
b. DANNY ELFMAN ALICE IN WONDERLAND
c. A.R. RAHMAN 127 HOURS
d. TRENT REZNOR, THE SOCIAL NETWORK
ATTICUS ROSSe. HANS ZIMMER INCEPTION
14. BEST ORIGINAL SONG – MOTION PICTURE
a. “BOUND TO YOU” — BURLESQUE
Music by: Samuel Dixon
Lyrics by: Christina Aguilera, Sia Furlerb. “COMING HOME” — COUNTRY STRONG
Music & Lyrics by: Bob DiPiero, Tom Douglas, Hillary Lindsey, Troy Vergesc. “I SEE THE LIGHT” — TANGLED
Music by: Alan Menken
Lyrics by: Glenn Slaterd. “THERE’S A PLACE FOR US” — CHRONICLES OF NARNIA: THE
VOYAGE OF THE DAWN TREADER
Music & Lyrics by: Carrie Underwood, David Hodges, Hillary Lindseye. “YOU HAVEN’T SEEN THE LAST OF ME” — BURLESQUE
Music & Lyrics by: Diane Warren