Last year, the writers strike ended up canceling NBC’s “prom,” but for the time being — pending the SAG, vote that is — all things are full steam ahead for the Hollywood Foreign Press Association’s 66th annual Golden Globes honoring the world of TV and movies.
Cable continued to dominate the television nominations: “House” was the lone network program in the drama category, with other nods going to “Dexter,” “In Treatment,” “Mad Men” and freshman vampire drama “True Blood.” “House” star Hugh Laurie is up for a best dramatic actor Globe, competing against “Mad Men’s” Jon Hamm, “Dexter” star Michael C. Hall, “In Treatment’s” Gabriel Byrne and Jonathan Rhys Meyers of “The Tudors.” In something of a surprise, HBO’s therapy series “In Treatment” tied at five with the TV movie “Recount.” Critical darlings “30 Rock” and “Mad Men” came in at three each.
Brad Pitt’s performance in F. Scott Fitzgerald’s “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” was nominated in the best actor and best picture drama categories, with other nominated dramas including “Frost/Nixon,” “The Reader,” “Revolutionary Road” and “Slumdog Millionaire.” Heath Ledger is up for a posthumous Golden Globe thanks to his turn as The Joker in “The Dark Knight.” “Tropic Thunder” got two best supporting actor nods for Tom Cruise’s hilariously vulgar Les Grossman and Robert Downey Jr.’s Kirk Lazarus.
“Button,” “Doubt” and “Frost/Nixon” lead the movie nominations with five each.
The 66th annual Golden Globes are scheduled to air Jan. 11 on NBC.
The nominees are:
Best Picture, Drama “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” “Frost/Nixon” “The Reader” “Revolutionary Road” “Slumdog Millionaire” —Best Picture, Musical or Comedy “Burn After Reading” “Happy Go Lucky” “In Bruges” “Mamma Mia” “Vicky Cristina Barcelona”
Best Actor, Drama Leonardo DiCaprio, “Revolutionary Road” Frank Langella, “Frost/Nixon” Sean Penn, “Milk” Brad Pitt, “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” Mickey Rourke, “The Wrestler”
Best Actress, Drama Anne Hathaway, “Rachel Getting Married” Angelina Jolie, “Changeling” Meryl Streep, “Doubt” Kristin Scott Thomas, “I’ve Loved You So Long” Kate Winslett, “Revolutionary Road”
Best Actor, Musical or Comedy Javier Bardem, “Vicky Cristina Barcelona” Colin Farrell, “In Bruges” James Franco, “Pineapple Express” Brendan Gleeson, “In Bruges” Dustin Hoffman, “Last Chance Harvey”
Best Actress, Musical or Comedy Rebecca Hall, “Vicky Cristina Barcelona” Sally Hawkins, “Happy Go Lucky” Frances McDormand, “Burn After Reading” Meryl Streep, “Mamma Mia” Emma Thompson, “Last Chance Harvey”
Best Supporting Actor Tom Cruise, “Tropic Thunder” Robert Downey Jr., “Tropic Thunder” Ralph Fiennes, “The Duchess” Philip Seymour Hoffman, “Doubt” Heather Ledger, “The Dark Knight”
Best Supporting Actress Amy Adams, “Doubt” Penelope Cruz, “Vicky Cristina Barcelona” Viola Davis, “Doubt” Marissa Tomei, “The Wrestler” Kate Winslet, “The Reader”
Best Director Danny Boyle, “Slumdog Millionaire” Stephen Daldry, “The Reader” David Fincher, “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” Ron Howard, “Frost/Nixon” Sam Mendes, “Revolutionary Road”
Best Screenplay Simon Beaufoy, “Slumdog Millionaire” David Hare, “The Reader” Peter Morgan, “Frost/Nixon” Eric Roth, “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” John Patrick Shanley, “Doubt”
Best Original 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”
Best Original Score Alexandre Desplat, “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” Clint Eastwood, “Changeling” James Newton Howard, “Defiance” A.R. Rahman, “Slumdog Millionaire” Hans Zimmer, “Frost/Nixon”
Best Animated Film “Bolt” “Kung Fu Panda” “WALL-E”
Best Foreign Language Film “The Baader Meinhof Complex” “Everlasting Moments” “Gomorrah” “I’ve Loved You So Long” “Waltz with Bashir”
Best TV Series, Drama “Dexter” “House” “In Treatment” “Mad Men” “True Blood”
Best TV Series, Comedy “30 Rock” “Californication” “Entourage” “The Office” “Weeds”
Best Miniseries or Movie “A Raisin in the Sun” “Bernard and Doris” “Cranford” “John Adams” “Recount”
Best Actor, Drama Series Gabriel Byrne, “In Treatment” Michael C. Hall, “Dexter” Jon Hamm, “Mad Men” Hugh Laurie, “House” Jonathan Rhys Meyers, “The Tudors”
Best Actress, Drama Series Sally Field, “Brothers & Sisters” Mariska Hargitay, “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit” January Jones, “Mad Men” Anna Paquin, “True Blood” Kyra Sedgwick, “The Closer”
Best Actor, Comedy Series Alec Baldwin, “30 Rock” Steve Carrell, “The Office” Kevin Connolly, “Entourage” David Duchovny, “Californication” Tony Shalhoub, “Monk”
Best Actress, Comedy Series Christina Applegate, “Samantha Who?” America Ferrerra, “Ugly Betty” Tina Fey, “30 Rock” Debra Messing, “The Starter Wife” Mary-Louise Parker, “Weeds”
Best Actor, Miniseries or Movie Ralph Fiennes, “Bernard & Doris” Paul Giamatti, “Kevin Adams” Kevin Spacey, “Recount” Kiefer Sutherland, “24: Redemption” Tom Wilkinson, “Recount”
Best Actress, Miniseries or Movie Judi Dench, “Cranford” Catherine Keener, “An American Crime” Laura Linney, “John Adams” Shirley Maclaine, “Coco Chanel” Susan Sarandon, “Bernard and Doris”
Best Supporting Actor, Series, Miniseries or Movie Neil Patrick Harris, “How I Met Your Mother” Denis Leary, “Recount” Jeremy Piven, “Entourage” Blair Underwood, “In Treatment” Tom Wilkinson, “John Adams”
Best Supporting Actress, Series, Miniseries or Movie Eileen Atkins, “Cranford” Laura Dern, “Recount” Melissa George, “In Treatment” Rachel Griffiths, “Brothers & Sisters” Dianne Weist, “In Treatment”
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