The Hollywood Foreign Press Association has announced the nominees for the 70th Annual Golden Globe Awards, to be hosted on Jan. 13 by Tina Fey and Amy Poehler.
The heavily nominated films this year are Lincoln, leading with seven nominations, followed by Argo and Django Unchained with five each. Although Django Unchained has been getting a lot of good buzz, it has yet to be recognized from an award standpoint. That changed in a big way with nominations for Best Screenplay, Best Director, Best Motion Picture Drama and two Best Supporting Actor nods for Leondardo DiCaprio and Christoph Waltz
The list doesn't contain many surprises this year, but at the same time there's no egregious nominations for terrible or mediocre films as with years past. The only "out there" film that hasn't been talked about this award seasont to get many nominations is Salmon Fishing in the Yemen, a film that was still praised by critics.
Best Motion Picture - Drama
Argo
Django Unchained
Life of Pi
Lincoln
Zero Dark Thirty
Best Motion Picture - Comedy/Musical
The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
Les Misérables
Moonrise Kingdom
Salmon Fishing in the Yemen
Silver Linings Playbook
Best Director
Ben Affleck (Argo)
Kathryn Bigelow (Zero Dark Thirty)
Ang Lee (Life of Pi)
Steven Spielberg (Lincoln)
Quentin Tarantino (Django Unchained)
Best Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama
Daniel Day-Lewis (Lincoln)
Richard Gere (Arbitrage)
John Hawkes (The Sessions)
Joaquin Phoenix (The Master)
Denzel Washington (Flight)
Best Actor in a Motion Picture - Comedy/Musical
Jack Black (Bernie)
Bradley Cooper (Silver Linings Playbook)
Hugh Jackman (Les Misérables)
Ewan McGregor (Salmon Fishing in the Yemen)
Bill Murray (Hyde Park on Hudson)
Best Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama
Jessica Chastain (Zero Dark Thirty)
Marion Cotillard (Rust and Bone)
Helen Mirren (Hitchcock)
Naomi Watts (The Impossible)
Rachel Weisz (The Deep Blue Sea)
Best Actress in a Motion Picture - Comedy/Musical
Emily Blunt (Salmon Fishing in the Yemen)
Judi Dench (The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel)
Jennifer Lawrence (Silver Linings Playbook)
Maggie Smith (Quartet)
Meryl Streep (Hope Springs)
Best Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
Alan Arkin (Argo)
Leonardo DiCaprio (Django Unchained)
Philip Seymour Hoffman (The Master)
Tommy Lee Jones (Lincoln)
Christoph Waltz (Django Unchained)
Best Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
Amy Adams (The Master)
Sally Field (Lincoln)
Anne Hathaway (Les Misérables)
Helen Hunt (The Sessions)
Nicole Kidman (The Paperboy)
