The 2012 Golden Globes Nominations

The 2012 Golden Globes Nominations Announced

French flick The Artist leads the pack with six nods. See the full list here...

09:03, Friday, 16 December 2011

The nominations for the 2012 Golden Globes have been announced, with French silent film The Artist leading the pack with six nods.
The low-budget flick, which stars relatively unknown actors Jean Dujardin and Berenice Bejo, has beaten a number of Hollywood blockbusters to secure the most nominations, ranging from the best acting accolades to Best Comedy or Musical.
George Clooney's The Desecendants and 1960's civil rights drama The Help are tied in second place with five nominations, as both films will do battle for the coveted Best Drama award.
As with all award shows, there was bound to be some controversy as movies Tinker Tailor Solider Spy and The Tree Of Life - starring Brad Pitt - were notably absent from the shortlist.
Despite not receiving a nod for his role in The Tree Of Life, Pitt was named in the Best Drama Actor category for Moneyball, where he will take on the likes of Ryan Gosling and Clooney for their part in The Ides Of March.
The Best Motion Picture Drama category is shaping up to be the most interesting, with The Descendants, Moneyball, The Help, Hugo, The Ides of March and War Horse all battling it out for the coveted award.
The nominations were announced by Sofia Vergara, Woody Harrelson, Rashida Jones and Gerard Butler at the Beverly Hilton Hotel - with the Globes thought to be a good indication who may receive nods at The Oscars next year.
The Golden Globes are set to take place on 15th January and will once again be hosted by the UK's very own Ricky Gervais.
Full list of Golden Globe 2012 nominations:

Best Motion Picture - Drama
The Descendants
The Help
Hugo
The Ides of March
Moneyball
War Horse
Best Motion Picture - Comedy Or Musical
50/50
The Artist
Bridesmaids
Midnight in Paris
My Week with Marilyn
Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama
George Clooney, The Descendants
Leonardo DiCaprio, J. Edgar
Michael Fassbender, Shame
Ryan Gosling, The Ides of March
Brad Pitt, Moneyball
Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama
Glenn Close, Albert Nobbs
Viola Davis, The Help
Rooney Mara, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Meryl Streep, The Iron Lady
Tilda Swinton, We Need To Talk About Kevin
Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Comedy Or Musical
Jodi Foster, Carnage
Charlize Theron, Young Adult
Kristen Wiig, Bridesmaids
Michelle Williams, My Week with Marilyn
Kate Winslet, Carnage
Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Comedy Or Musical
Jean Dujardin, The Artist
Joseph Gordon Levitt, 50/50
Ryan Gosling, Crazy Stupid Love
Brendan Gleeson, The Guard
Owen Wilson, Midnight in Paris

Best Performance by an Actress In A Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
Berenice Bejo,  The Artist
Jessica Chastain, The Help
Janet McTeer, Albert Nobbs
Octavia Spencer, The Help
Shailene Woodley, The Descendants

Best Performance by an Actor In A Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
Kenneth Branagh, My Week with Marilyn
Albert Brooks, Drive
Jonah Hill, Moneyball
Viggo Mortensen, A Dangerous Method
Christopher Plummer, Beginners

Best Director - Motion Picture
Woody Allen, Midnight in Paris
George Clooney, The Ides of March
Michael H, The Artist
Alexander Payne, The Descendants
Martin Scorsese, Hugo

Best Screenplay - Motion Picture
Midnight in Paris
The Ides of March
The Artist
The Descendants
Moneyball
Best Performance by an Actress In A Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
Berenice Bejo,  The Artist
Jessica Chastain, The Help
Janet McTeer, Albert Nobbs
Octavia Spencer, The Help
Shailene Woodley, The Descendants
Best Performance by an Actor In A Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
Kenneth Branagh, My Week with Marilyn
Albert Brooks, Drive
Jonah Hill, Moneyball
Viggo Mortensen, A Dangerous Method
Christopher Plummer, Beginners

Best Director - Motion Picture
Woody Allen, Midnight in Paris
George Clooney, The Ides of March
Michael H, The Artist
Alexander Payne, The Descendants
Martin Scorsese, Hugo

Best Screenplay - Motion Picture
Midnight in Paris
The Ides of March
The Artist
The Descendants
Moneyball

Best Animated Feature Film
The Adventures of Tintin
Arthur Christmas
Cars 2
Puss in Boots
Rango

Best Foreign Language Film
Flowers of War
The Land of Blood and Honey
The Kid with A Bike
A Separation
The Skin I Live In
Best Original Score - Motion Picture
The Artist
W.E
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
War Horse
Hugo

Best Original Song - Motion Picture
Gnomeo and Juliet
Machine Gun Preacher
Albert Nobbs
The Help
Masterpiece, W.E

Best Television Series - Comedy Or Musical
Enlightened
Episodes
Glee
Modern Family
New Girl

Best Performance by an Actor In A Television Series - Drama
Steve Buscemi, Boardwalk Empire
Bryan Cranston, Breaking Bad
Kelsey Grammar, Boss
Jeremy Irons, The Borgias
Damian Lewis Homeland

Best Performance by an Actress In A Television Series - Drama
Claire Danes, Homeland
Mireille Enos, The Killing
Julianna Margulies, The Good Wife
Madeline Stowe, Revenge
Callie Thorne, Necessary Roughness
Best Television Series - comedy or musical
Enlightened
Episodes
Glee
Modern Family
New Girl
Best Performance by an Actress In A Television Series - Comedy Or Musical
Laura Dern, Enlightened
Zooey Deschanel, The New Girl
Tina Fey, 30 Rock
Laura Linney, The Big C
Amy Poehler, Parks and Recreation

Best Performance by an Actor In A Television Series - Comedy Or Musical
Alec Baldwin, 30 Rock
David Duchovny, Californication
Johnny Galecki, The Big Bang Theory
Thomas Jane, Hung
Matt LeBlanc, Episodes
Best Mini-Series Or Motion Picture Made for Television
Cinema Verite
Downton Abbey
The Hour
Mildred Pierce
Too Big to Fail

Best Performance by an Actress In A Mini-series or Motion Picture Made for Television
Romola Garai, The Hour
Diane Lane, Cinema Verite
Elizabeth McGovern, Downton Abbey
Emily Watson, Appropriate Adult
Kate Winslet, Mildred Pierce

Best Performance by an Actor in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
Hugh Bonneville, Downton Abbey
Idris Elba, Luther
William Hurt, Too Big To Fail
Bill Nighy, Page Eight
Dominic West, The Hour

Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
Jessica Lange, American Horror Story
Kelly MacDonald, Boardwalk Empire
Maggie Smith, Downton Abbey
Sofia Vergara, Modern Family
Evan Rachel Wood
Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
Peter Dinklage, Game of Thrones
Paul Giamatti, Too Big to Fail
Guy Pearce, Mildred Pierce
Tim Robbins, Cinema Verite
Eric Stonestreet, Modern Family