66th Annual Golden Globe Nominations Announced

The nominations for the 66th annual Golden Globes were announced Thursday morning.

The nominees for best drama are "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button," "Frost/Nixon," "The Reader," "Revolutionary Road" and "Slumdog Millionaire."

The nominees for best comedy or musical are "Burn After Reading," "Happy-Go-Lucky," "In Bruges," "Mamma Mia!" and "Vicky Christina Barcelona."

The nominees for best director are Danny Boyle ("Slumdog Millionaire"), Stephen Daldry ("The Reader"), David Fincher ("The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"), Ron Howard ("Frost/Nixon") and Sam Mendes ("Revolutionary Road").

The nominees for best actor in a drama are Leonardo DiCaprio ("Revolutionary Road"), Frank Langella ("Frost/Nixon"), Sean Penn ("Milk"), Brad Pitt ("The Curious Case of Benjamin Button") and Mickey Rourke ("The Wrestler").

The nominees for best actress in a drama are Anne Hathaway ("Rachel Getting Married"), Angelina Jolie ("Changeling"), Meryl Streep ("Doubt"), Kristin Scott Thomas ("I've Loved You Too Long") and Kate Winslet ("Revolutionary Road").

The nominees for best actor in a comedy or musical are Javier Bardem ("Vicky Christina Barcelona"), Colin Farrell ("In Bruges"), James Franco ("Pineapple Express"), Brendan Gleeson ("In Bruges") and Dustin Hoffman ("Last Chance Harvey").

The nominees for best actress in a comedy or musical are Rebecca Hall ("Vicky Christina Barcelona"), Sally Hawkins ("Happy-Go-Lucky"), Frances McDormand ("Burn After Reading"), Meryl Streep ("Mamma Mia!") and Emma Thompson ("Last Chance Harvey").

The nominees for best supporting actor are Tom Cruise ("Tropic Thunder"), Robert Downey Jr. ("Tropic Thunder"), Ralph Fiennes ("The Duchess"), Philip Seymour Hoffman ("Doubt") and Heath Ledger ("The Dark Knight").

The nominees for best supporting actress are Amy Adams ("Doubt"), Penelope Cruz ("Vicky Christina Barcelona"), Viola Davis ("Doubt"), Marisa Tomei ("The Wrestler") and Kate Winslet ("The Reader").

The nominees for best animated film are "Bolt," "Kung Fu Panda" and "Wall-E."

The Globes also give out awards for TV series. Nominees for best comedy series are "30 Rock," "Californication," "Entourage," "The Office" and "Weeds."

Nominees for best drama series are "Dexter," "House," "In Treatment," "Mad Men" and "True Blood."

The awards will be presented on January 11. The show will air on NBC.

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Tom Cruise and Robert Downey.

Fucking phenomenal.

Frank Langella could be the best person of the bunch, but he shouldn't be nominated.

 

Indeed.

And Franco for Pineapple Express.

 

I know it became kind of a cliche to say, but Heath Ledger really does deserve best supporting actor. His Joker was incredible.

I wish they had separated the supporting actors by genre, so Tom Cruise could win solely based on his dancing.

 

Was "Mamma Mia" really that good, or is it an indictment against the film industry that it's considered among the five best comedy/musicals of 2008?

 

Wall-E should not be slummed off into the animated category. If it's a comedy, it was the best of the year. If it's a drama, it surely was among the best. I haven't seen the year-end releases yet, but they'll have to be very good to beat Wall-E.

 

Have you seen Frost/Nixon yet? It's brilliant.

 

It's a travesty that "Burn After Reading" is nominated for anything. The Golden Globes probably just want Clooney to show up.

 

I love that Cruise was nominated. Too bad Ledger will win that category in a walk.

 

I can't wait to see Benjamin Button.

 

Where is Tropic Thunder for best comedy?

 

In Bruges was a comedy/musical?