Golden Globe Nominations 2011

The Golden Globe nominations of 2011 for the 68th annual Golden Globe Awards were announced on December 14th, 2010 and are sure to give us all a good idea as to who will be picking up an Academy Award (Oscar) nod. The awards show is set to take place Sunday, January 16, 2011 at the Beverly Hilton Hotel and will be hosted by Ricky Gervais. So who shocked the nominations this year and who were the not-so-surprising nominees? We’ve got the full list and winner predictions here for you to check out!

On Tuesday December 14th, 2010, the Golden Globe nominations announced by Josh Duhamel, Katie Holmes and Blair Underwood are sure to cause excitement for avid theater goers, movie fanatics, television buffs, critics and those involved in show creation. The full list of Golden Globe nominees for 2011 have been revealed. Aren’t you excited?! Not only do the Globes give us a good idea on who rocked the year in movies, but we also get fabulous insight into who could potentially land the ultimate acting prize, the Oscar. And this year Ricky Gervais will be serving as host! It doesn’t get better than that!

So who will earn nods on the small screen and large? A list of 25 television and film categories are set to be announced by the above actors presented by Philip Berk from the Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA). Nine flicks to keep your eyes on according to AFI are: ‘Black Swan’, ‘The Fighter,’ ‘Inception,’ ’127 Hours,’ ‘The Social Network’, ‘The Town’, ‘Toy Story 3′, ‘True Grit’ and ‘Winter’s Bone.’

The categories are as follows and the nominees are (according to the Golden Globes official site):

MOTION PICTURE NOMINEES
BEST PICTURE (DRAMA)

* Black Swan
* The Fighter
* Inception
* The King’s Speech
* The Social Network

BEST PICTURE (COMEDY/MUSICAL)

* Alice in Wonderland
* Burlesque
* The Kids are All Right
* Red
* The Tourist

BEST ACTOR (DRAMA)

* Jesse Eisenberg, The Social Network
* Colin Firth, The King’s Speech
* James Franco, 127 Hours
* Ryan Gosling, Blue Valentine
* Mark Wahlberg, The Fighter

BEST ACTRESS (COMEDY/MUSICAL)

* Annette Bening, The Kids are All Right
* Anne Hathaway, Love and Other Drugs
* Angelina Jolie, The Tourist
* Julianne Moore, The Kids are All Right
* Emma Stone, Easy A

BEST ACTOR (COMEDY/MUSICAL)

* Johnny Depp, Alice in Wonderland
* Johnny Depp, The Tourist
* Paul Giamatti, Barney’s Version
* Jake Gyllenhaal, Love and Other Drugs
* Kevin Spacey, Casino Jack

BEST ACTRESS (DRAMA)

* Halle Berry, Frankie and Alice
* Nicole Kidman, Rabbit Hole
* Jennifer Lawrence, Winter’s Bone
* Natalie Portman, Black Swan
* Michelle Williams, Blue Valentine

SUPPORTING ACTOR

* Christian Bale, The Fighter
* Michael Douglas, Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps
* Andrew Garfield, The Social Network
* Jeremy Renner, The Town
* Geoffrey Rush, The King’s Speech

SUPPORTING ACTRESS

* Amy Adams, The Fighter
* Helena Bonham Carter, The King’s Speech
* Mila Kunis, Black Swan
* Melissa Leo, The Fighter
* Jacki Weaver, Animal Kingdom

DIRECTOR

* Darren Aronofsky, Black Swan
* David Fincher, The Social Network
* Tom Hooper, The King’s Speech
* Christopher Nolan, Inception
* David O. Russell, The Fighter

ANIMATED FILM

* Despicable Me
* How to Train Your Dragon
* The Illusionist
* Tangled
* Toy Story 3

SCREENPLAY

* Danny Boyle and Simon Beaufoy, 127 Hours
* Lisa Cholodenko and Stuart Blumberg, The Kids are All Right
* Christopher Nolan, Inception
* David Seidler, The King’s Speech
* Aaron Sorkin, The Social Network

FOREIGN-LANGUAGE FILM

* Biutiful
* The Concert
* The Edge
* I am Love
* In a Better World

ORIGINAL SCORE

* Alexandre Desplat, The King’s Speech
* Danny Elfman, Alice in Wonderland
* A.R. Rahmann, 127 Hours
* Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross, The Social Network
* Hans Zimmer, Inception

ORIGINAL SONG

* “Bound to You” from Burlesque
* “Coming Home” from Country Strong
* “I See the Light” from Tangled
* “There’s a Place for Us” from The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader
* “You Haven’t Seen the Last of Me” from Burlesque

PRIMETIME TELEVISION NOMINEES
BEST TELEVISION SERIES – DRAMA

* “Boardwalk Empire”
* “Dexter”
* “The Good Wife”
* “Mad Men”
* “The Walking Dead”

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A TELEVISION SERIES – DRAMA

* Julianna Margulies, “The Good Wife”
* Elisabeth Moss, “Mad Men”
* Piper Perabo, “Covert Affairs”
* Katey Sagal, “Sons of Anarchy”
* Kyra Sedgwick, “The Closer”

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A TELEVISION SERIES – DRAMA

* Steve Buscemi, “Boardwalk Empire”
* Bryan Cranston, “Breaking Bad”
* Michael C. Hall, “Dexter”
* Jon Hamm, “Mad Men”
* Hugh Laurie, “House”

BEST TELEVISION SERIES – COMEDY OR MUSICAL

* “30 Rock”
* “The Big Bang Theory”
* “The Big C”
* “Glee”
* “Modern Family”
* “Nurse Jackie”

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

* Toni Collette, “United States of Tara”
* Edie Falco, “Nurse Jackie”
* Tina Fey, “30 Rock”
* Laura Linney, “The Big C”
* Lea Michele, “Glee”

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

* Alec Baldwin, “30 Rock”
* Steve Carell, “The Office”
* Thomas Jane, “Hung”
* Matthew Morrison, “Glee”
* Jim Parsons, “The Big Bang Theory”

BEST MINI-SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION

* “Carlos”
* “The Pacific”
* “Pillars of the Earth”
* “Temple Grandin”
* “You Don’t Know Jack”

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

* Hayley Atwell, “Pillars of the Earth”
* Claire Danes, “Temple Grandin”
* Judi Dench, “Return to Cranford”
* Romola Garai, “Emma”
* Jennifer Love Hewitt, “The Client List”

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

* Idris Elba, “Luther”
* Ian McShane, “Pillars of the Earth”
* Al Pacino, “You Don’t Know Jack”
* Dennis Quaid, “The Special Relationship”
* Edgar Ramirez, “Carlos”

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

* Hope Davis, “The Special Relationship”
* Jane Lynch, “Glee”
* Kelly MacDonald, “Boardwalk Empire”
* Julia Stiles, “Dexter”
* Sofia Vergara, “Modern Family”

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

* Scott Caan, “Hawaii Five-O”
* Chris Colfer, “Glee”
* Chris Noth, “The Good Wife”
* Eric Stonestreet, “Modern Family”
* David Strathairn, “Temple Grandin”

Check out last year’s Golden Globes 2010 winners here!

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