They're finally here! The Golden Globes, the glitzy runner-up to the Academy Awards, have finally announced their nominees for the year, and as usual, they're a mix of expected favorites, surprise snubs, and completely crazy shockers. Doubt, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, and Frost/Nixon, led the pack with five nominations apiece, while critical favorites like Milk and The Dark Knight were complete shut-outs.
Still, there's no consensus, and the love continues to be spread all over the place in a year when there seem to be no sure things. I'll let you take a look at the full list of nominees below, taken from Awards Daily, but be sure to look for a few surprises. James Franco nominated for Pineapple Express but not Milk! Robert Downey Jr. and Tom Cruise nominated in supporting actor for Tropic Thunder! Nothing for Sex and the City: The Movie, a box office powerhouse many expected to triumph here.
Several movies gain some traction from these nominations, particularly Revolutionary Road, which was hurting badly with critics groups and now has four nominations to boast of (including Best Picture-Drama and Best Director). Doubt can also brag that all four of its actors made it in, perhaps boosting the chances for Amy Adams in Supporting Actress, the weakest of that movie's four nominees. And In Bruges, a comedy that came out nearly a year ago, scored three nominations, meaning it could make it into the big race after all.
Oh, and: BRAD AND ANGELINA ARE BOTH NOMINATED OMG!!! Because star power, lest we forget, is what the Golden Globes are actually all about.
Picture, Drama
Benjamin Button
Frost/Nixon
The Reader
Revolutionary Road
Slumdog Millionaire
Best Comedy/Musical
Burn After Reading
Happy Go Lucky
In Bruges
Vicky Cristina Barcelona
Actor, Comedy
Javier Bardem, Vicky Cristina Barcelona
Colin Farrel, In Bruges
James Franco, Pineapple Express
Brendan Gleason, In Bruges
Dustin Hoffman, Last Chance Harvey
Supporting Actress, Musical or Comedy
Amy Adams, Doubt
Penelope Cruz, Vicky Cristina Barcelona
Viola Davis, Doubt
Marisa Tomei, The Wrestler
Kate Winslet, The Reader
Director
Danny Boyle, Slumdog Millionaire
Stephen Daldry, The Reader
David Fincher, Ben Button
Ron Howard, Frost/Nixon
Sam Mendes, Revolutionary Road
Supporting Actor
Tom Cruise, Tropic Thunder
Robert Downey Jr. ,Tropic Tunder
Ralph Fiennes, The Duchess
Philip Seymour Hoffman, Doubt
Heath Ledger, The Dark Knight
Actor, Drama
Leo DiCaprio, Revolutionary Road
Frank Langella, Frost/Nixon
Sean Penn, Milk
Brad Pitt, Benjamin Button
Mickey Rourke, The Wrestler
Actress, Drama
Anne Hathaway, Rachel Getting Married
Angelina Joie, Changeling
Meryl Streep, Doubt
Kristin Scott Thomas, I’ve Loved you So Long
Kate Winslet, Revolutionary Road
Actress, Comedy
Rebecca Hall, Vicky Cristina
Sally Hawkins, Happy-Go-Lucky
Frances McDormand, Burn After Reading
Meryl Streep, Mamma Mia
Emma Thompson, Last Chance Harvey
Foreign Language Film
The Baader Meinhof Complex (Germany)
Everlasting Moments (Sweden)
Gomorrah (Italy)
I’ve Loved You So Long (France)
Waltz with Bashir (Israel)
Screenplay
Slumdog Millionaire
The Reader
Frost/Nixon
Benjamin Button
Doubt
Score
Benjamin Button
Changeling
Defiance
Slumdog Millionaire
Frost/Nixon
Song
"Down to Earth,: Wall-E
"Gran Torino", Gran Torino
"I thought I Lost You," Bolt
"Once in a Lifetime," Cadillac Records
"The Wrestler," The Wrestler
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