Golden Globe nominations revealed
'Frost/Nixon' and 'The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button' led the nominees as the contenders for the Golden Globes were announced today.
Both films were nominated for five awards, including best drama, for which they will be up against British director Danny Boyle’s 'Slumdog Millionaire', 'The Reader' and 'Revolutionary Road'.
Kate Winslet took two nominations, including best actress for 'Revolutionary Road' and best supporting actress for 'The Reader'.
Fellow British actress Kristin Scott Thomas was nominated in the best dramatic actress category for her role in 'I’ve Loved You So Long'.
Winners of the 66th annual Globes, widely seen as an indication of favourites for the Oscars, will be announced on January 11.
'Doubt', a drama about the sexual abuse scandal in the Catholic Church, also took a leading five nominations.
Hugh Laurie, who plays the damaged doctor in 'House', earned a nomination for best actor in a television drama, along with Jonathan Rhys Meyers of 'The Tudors', Jon Hamm and January Jones of 'Mad Men', Gabriel Byrne of 'In Treatment', and Michael C Hall of 'Dexter'.
Meryl Streep had two nominations – best dramatic actress for 'Doubt' and musical or comedy actress for 'Mamma Mia!'.
'Mamma Mia!', 'Burn After Reading', 'Happy-Go-Lucky', 'In Bruges' and 'Vicky Cristina Barcelona' were all nominated for best musical or comedy.
Nominees for dramatic actor were Leonardo DiCaprio for 'Revolutionary Road', Frank Langella for 'Frost/Nixon', Brad Pitt for 'Benjamin Button', Sean Penn for 'Milk', and Mickey Rourke for 'The Wrestler'.
'Doubt' also scored supporting nominations for Philip Seymour Hoffman, Amy Adams and Viola Davis, plus a screenplay slot for director John Patrick Shanley, who adapted his Pulitzer Prize-winning play.
The year’s biggest hit, the Batman blockbuster 'The Dark Knight', came in with strong awards buzz across the board but took only one nomination: supporting actor for Heath Ledger’s portrayal of the Joker.
The Harvey Milk film biography 'Milk' had also been at the top of awards watchers’ lists but grabbed only an acting nomination for Penn.
Clint Eastwood had two music nominations for his 'Changeling' score and for co-writing the title song for Gran Torino.
But he missed out on directing nominations for both films and for an acting slot in 'Gran Torino', in which he starred.
