GOLDEN GLOBE NOMINEES ANNOUNCED

Up in the Air and Glee lead this year's pack of Golden Globe Awards nominees. The former garnered a total six nominations from the Hollywood Foreign Press Association in the motion picture categories, while the latter earned four in the television categories. Following closely behind Up in the Air with five nods is Rob Marshall's musical Nine, due in theatres on Christmas Day, while James Cameron's Avatar got four. Golden Globe darlings including 30 Rock, Mad Men and Big Love all earned three nominations behind Glee.

The motion picture acting categories are highly competitive this year and notably, personal favourites Sandra Bullock and Meryl Streep each received two nominations. Bullock is nominated for her stellar performance in The Blind Side (Best Actress in a Motion Picture Drama) and also The Proposal (Best Actress in a Motion Picture Musical or Comedy). Meryl Streep will be competing against herself for Best Actress in a Motion Picture Musical or Comedy with Julie & Julia and the soon to be released It's Complicated; her 24th and 25th Golden Globe nominations and surely just two of many more to come.

The match for Best Actor in a Motion Picture Drama is heated one with some really evenly-matched nominees including George Clooney (Up in the Air), Colin Firth (A Single Man), Morgan Freeman (Invictus), Tobey Maguire (Brothers) and Jeff Bridges (A Crazy Heart). The same can be said about the very competitive Best Supporting Actress category which will be pitting Mo'Nique (Precious: Based on the Novel "Push" by Sapphire), Pénelope Cruz (Nine), Julianne Moore (A Single Man) and co-stars Vera Farmiga and Anna Kendrick (Up in the Air).


Although very accurate overall, missing from this year's list of nominees is Welsh actor Michael Sheen who put on an fantastic performance in little-watched The Damned United. Director Lee Daniels (Precious) who drew some some exceptional performances out of the likes of Lenny Kravitz, Mariah Carey, Mo'Nique and newcomer Gabourey Sidibe rightfully should have been recognized for his work as Best Director.

Long overdue is legendary director Martin Scorcese receiving the honourary Cecil B. DeMille Award this year. Although I've said it before also, Jane Lynch is the one to beat for her work as Sue Sylvester on Glee for Best Supporting Actress in a Television Series and I am excited particularly for her.

You can view a complete list of nominees for the 67th Golden Globe Awards click here. The awards will be aired live on NBC Sunday, January 17, 2010 at 8 PM EST. I haven't seen a few of the key contenders yet, but for now my personal picks are below:

BEST MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA:

PRECIOUS: BASED ON THE NOVEL PUSH BY SAPPHIRE

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA:

SANDRA BULLOCK -THE BLIND SIDE

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA:

GEORGE CLOONEY - UP IN THE AIR

BEST MOTION PICTURE – COMEDY OR MUSICAL:

NINE

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A MOTION PICTURE – COMEDY OR MUSICAL:

MERYL STREEP - JULIE & JULIA

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE – COMEDY OR MUSICAL:

DANIEL DAY-LEWIS - NINE

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE FILM:

UP

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A MOTION PICTURE:

MO’NIQUE - PRECIOUS: BASED ON THE NOVEL "PUSH" BY SAPPHIRE

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A MOTION PICTURE:

STANLEY TUCCI - THE LOVELY BONES

BEST DIRECTOR – MOTION PICTURE:

JASON REITMAN - UP IN THE AIR

BEST SCREENPLAY – MOTION PICTURE:

JASON REITMAN, SHELDON TURNER - UP IN THE AIR

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE – MOTION PICTURE:

JAMES HORNER - AVATAR

BEST ORIGINAL SONG – MOTION PICTURE:

“CINEMA ITALIANO” — NINE/Music & Lyrics by: Maury Yeston

BEST TELEVISION SERIES – DRAMA:

MAD MEN (AMC)

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A TELEVISION SERIES – DRAMA:

GLENN CLOSE - DAMAGES

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A TELEVISION SERIES – DRAMA:

JON HAMM - MAD MEN

BEST TELEVISION SERIES – COMEDY OR MUSICAL:

GLEE (FOX)

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A TELEVISION SERIES – COMEDY OR MUSICAL:

LEA MICHELE - GLEE

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A TELEVISION SERIES – COMEDY OR MUSICAL:

MATTHEW MORRISON - GLEE

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A SERIES, MINI-SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION:

JANE LYNCH - GLEE

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A SERIES, MINI-SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION:

NEIL PATRICK HARRIS - HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER