Golden Globe nominees announced

While there are still several weeks left in the year and a whole bunch of these films haven't even seen theaters yet, the Golden Globes nominees have already been announced. Time to check out the list below:

BEST PICTURE / Drama
American Gangster
Atonement
Eastern Promises
Great Debaters
Michael Clayton
No Country for Old Men
There Will Be Blood

BEST PICTURE / Musical or Comedy
Across the Universe
Charlie Wilson's War
Hairspray
Juno
Sweeney Todd

BEST PICTURE / In a foreign language
4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days
Lust, Caution
Persepolis
The Kite Runner
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE FILM
Bee Movie
Ratatouille
The Simpsons Movie

BEST ACTOR / Drama
George Clooney, Michael Clayton
Daniel Day-Lewis, There Will Be Blood
James McAvoy, Atonement
Viggo Mortensen, Eastern Promises
Denzel Washington, American Gangster

BEST ACTOR / Musical or Comedy
Johnny Depp, Sweeney Todd
Ryan Gosling, Lars and the Real Girl
Tom Hanks, Charlie Wilson's War
Philip Seymour Hoffman, The Savages
John C. Reilly, Walk Hard

BEST ACTRESS / Drama
Cate Blanchett, Elizabeth: The Golden Age
Julie Christie, Away From Her
Jodie Foster, The Brave One
Angelina Jolie, A Mighty Heart
Keira Knightley, Atonement

BEST ACTRESS / Musical or Comedy
Amy Adams, Enchanted
Nikki Blonski, Hairspray
Helena Bonham Carter, Sweeney Todd
Marion Cotillard, La Vie En Rose
Ellen Page, Juno

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Casey Affleck, The Assassination of Jesse James
Javier Bardem, No Country for Old Men
Philip Seymour Hoffman, Charlie Wilson's War
John Travolta, Hairspray
Tom Wikinson, Michael Clayton

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Cate Blanchett, I'm Not There
Julia Roberts, Charlie Wilson's War
Saoirse Ronan, Atonement
Amy Ryan, Gone Baby Gone
Tilda Swinton, Michael Clayton

BEST DIRECTOR
Tim Burton, Sweeney Todd
The Coens, No Country for Old Men
Julian Schnabel, The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
Ridley Scott, American Gangster
Joe Wright, Atonement

BEST SCREENPLAY
Diablo Cody, Juno
The Coens, No Country for Old Men
Christopher Hampton, Atonement
Ronald Harwood, The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
Aaron Sorkin, Charlie Wilson's War

BEST SERIES / Drama
Big Love
Damages
Grey's Anatomy
House
Mad Men
The Tudors

BEST SERIES / Comedy
30 Rock
Californication
Entourage
Extras
Pushing Daisies

BEST ACTOR IN A SERIES / Drama
Michael C. Hall, Dexter
John Hamm, Mad Men
Hugh Laurie, House
Jonathan Rhys Meyers, The Tudors
Bill Paxton, Big Love

BEST ACTOR IN A SERIES / Comedy
Alec Baldwin, 30 Rock
Steve Carell, The Office
David Duchovny, Californication
Ricky Gervais, Extras
Lee Pace, Pushing Daisies

BEST ACTRESS IN A SERIES / Drama
Patricia Arquette, Medium
Glenn Close, Damages
Minnie Driver, The Riches
Edie Falco, The Sopranos
Sally Field, Brothers and Sisters
Holly Hunter, Saving Grace
Kyra Sedgwick, The Closer

BEST ACTRESS IN A SERIES / Comedy
Christina Applegate, Samantha Who?
America Ferrera, Ugly Betty
Tina Fey, 30 Rock
Anna Friel, Pushing Daisies
Mary-Louise Parker, Weeds

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS / TV
Rose Byrne, Damages
Rachel Griffith, Brothers & Sisters
Katherine Heigl, Grey's Anatomy
Samantha Morton, Longford
Anna Paquin, Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee
Jamie Pressly, My Name Is Earl

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR / TV
Ted Danson, Damages
Kevin Dillon, Entourage
Jeremy Piven, Entourage
Andy Serkis, Longford
William Shatner, Boston Legal
Donald Sutherland, Dirty Sexy Money

Now time to start the debates about what the Golden Globes messed up on, especially since there are some rather odd choices. For instance, there's no Knocked Up or Ratatouille nominated for best comedy and an equally jarring absence of The Office in television categories except for best actor. The lack of P.T. Anderson for best director also seems rather strange as well. On the other hand, there's an equal number of smart choices in there, as Juno is given the respect it deserves, as is 30 Rock.

The actual awards will take place on January 13. The Academy Awards will follow this up on February 24, but usually the Golden Globes are a decent indicator of where things will be headed there.

Related links:
GoldenGlobes.org/
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Oscars.org/

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