Nominees were announced for the "2012 Golden Globes." Without dwell on the choices, here's the list, as reported in Foreign Press Association in Hollywood ...
HOLLYWOOD FOREIGN PRESS ASSOCIATION
2012 G olden G LOB The Wards
F OR THE YEAR ENDED D ECEMBER 31, 2011
N OMINATIONS P RESS R ELEASE
1. BEST MOTION PICTURE - DRAMA
a. The Descendants
Ad Hominem Enterprises, Fox Searchlight Pictures
b. THE HELP
DreamWorks Pictures, Participant Media, Touchstone Pictures
c. HUGO
Paramount Pictures presents a GK Films Production, Paramount Pictures
d. THE IDES OF MARCH
Columbia Pictures, Cross Creek Pictures, Exclusive Media Group, Crystal City Entertainment, Sony Pictures Releasing
e. Moneyball
Columbia Pictures, Sony Pictures Releasing International
f. WAR HORSE
DreamWorks Pictures, Touchstone Pictures
2. BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A MOTION PICTURE - DRAMA
a. GLENN CLOSE Albert Nobbs
b. VIOLA DAVIS THE HELP
c. ROONEY MARA THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON
TATTOO
d. Meryl Streep THE IRON LADY
e. TILDA SWINTON WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT KEVIN
3. BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE - DRAMA
a. GEORGE CLOONEY The Descendants
b. LEONARDO DICAPRIO J. EDGAR
c. Michael Fassbender SHAME
d. RYAN GOSLING THE IDES OF MARCH
e. BRAD PITT Moneyball
4. BEST MOTION PICTURE - COMEDY OR MUSICAL
a. 50/50
Mandate Pictures and Summit Entertainment, Summit Entertainment
b. THE ARTIST
La Petite Reine - Studio 37 - La Classe Americaine - JD-Prod France 3 Cinema - Production-Jouror uFilms coproduction, The Weinstein Company
c. Bridesmaids
Universal Pictures, Relativity Media, Apatow Productions, Universal Pictures
d. MIDNIGHT IN PARIS
The Mediapro, Gravier & Versatile Film Production, Sony Pictures Classics
e. MY WEEK WITH MARILYN
The Weinstein Company, The Weinstein Company
5. BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A MOTION PICTURE - COMEDY OR
MUSICAL
a. JODIE FOSTER CARNAGE
b. Charlize Theron YOUNG ADULT
c. Kristen Wiig Bridesmaids
d. MICHELLE WILLIAMS MY WEEK WITH MARILYN
e. Kate Winslet CARNAGE
6. BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE - COMEDY
OR MUSICAL
a. THE ARTIST JEAN DUJARDIN
b. BRENDAN GLEESON THE GUARD
c. JOSEPH GORDON-LEVITT 50/50
d. RYAN GOSLING CRAZY, STUPID, LOVE.
e. OWEN WILSON MIDNIGHT IN PARIS
7. BEST ANIMATED FEATURE FILM
a. The Adventures of Tintin
Paramount Pictures / Columbia Pictures / Hemisphere Capital / Amblin Entertainment / Wingnut Films Production / Kennedy / Marshall Production A Steven Spielberg Film, Paramount Pictures and Columbia Pictures
b. ARTHUR CHRISTMAS
Columbia Pictures & Sony Pictures Animation, Sony Pictures Releasing International
c. CARS 2
Walt Disney Pictures, Pixar Animation Studios, Walt Disney Pictures
d. PUSS IN BOOTS
DreamWorks Animation, Paramount Pictures
e. RANGO
Paramount Pictures and Nickelodeon Movies present The Blind Wink / GK Films Production, Paramount Pictures
8. BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
a. THE FLOWERS OF WAR (CHINA)
(Jing Shi San Ling Chai)
New Pictures Film Company, New Pictures Film Company
b. IN THE LAND OF BLOOD AND HONEY (USA)
GK Films; FilmDistrict
c. THE KID WITH A BIKE (BELGIUM)
(Le Gamin au Velo)
Les Films du Fleuve, Sundance Selects
d. The Separation (IRAN)
(Jodaeiye Nader az Simin)
Asghar Farhadi; Sony Pictures Classics
e. I LIVE IN THE SKIN (SPAIN)
(La piel dwelling)
El Deseo DA, SLU, Sony Pictures Classics
9. BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A
MOTION PICTURE
a. BERENICE Bejo THE ARTIST
b. Jessica Chastain THE HELP
c. Janet McTeer Albert Nobbs
d. OCTAVIA SPENCER THE HELP
e. The Descendants SHAILENE Woodley
10. BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A
MOTION PICTURE
a. Kenneth Branagh MY WEEK WITH MARILYN
b. ALBERT BROOKS DRIVE
c. JONAH HILL Moneyball
d. Viggo Mortensen A DANGEROUS METHOD
e. CHRISTOPHER PLUMMER BEGINNERS
11. BEST DIRECTOR - MOTION PICTURE
a. WOODY ALLEN MIDNIGHT IN PARIS
b. GEORGE CLOONEY THE IDES OF MARCH
c. MICHEL HAZANAVICIUS THE ARTIST
d. ALEXANDER PAYNE The Descendants
e. HUGO MARTIN SCORSESE
12. BEST SCREENPLAY - MOTION PICTURE
a. WOODY ALLEN MIDNIGHT IN PARIS
b. GEORGE CLOONEY, GRANT THE IDES OF MARCH
Heslov, BEAU Willimon
c. MICHEL HAZANAVICIUS THE ARTIST
d. ALEXANDER PAYNE, The Descendants
NAT Faxon, JIM RASH
e. Steven Zaillian, Moneyball
Aaron Sorkin
13. BEST ORIGINAL SCORE - MOTION PICTURE
a. LUDOVIC BOURCE THE ARTIST
b. Abel Korzeniowski WE
c. Trent Reznor, ATTICUS ROSS THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO
d. HOWARD SHORE HUGO
e. JOHN WILLIAMS WAR HORSE
14. BEST ORIGINAL SONG - MOTION PICTURE
a. "HELLO HELLO" - Gnomeo & JULIET
Music by: Elton John
Lyrics by: Bernie Taupin
b. "THE KEEPER" - MACHINE GUN PREACHER
Music & Lyrics by Chris Cornell
c. "LAY YOUR HEAD DOWN" - Albert Nobbs
Music by: Brian Byrne
Lyrics by: Glenn Close
d. "THE LIVING PROOF" - THE HELP
Music by: Mary J. Blige, Thomas Newman, Harvey Mason, Jr.
Lyrics by: Mary J. Blige, Harvey Mason Jr., Damon Thomas
e. "Masterpiece" - WE
Music & Lyrics by: Madonna, Julie Frost, Jimmy Harry
15. BEST TELEVISION SERIES - DRAMA
a. AMERICAN HORROR STORY FX
Twentieth Century Fox Television
b. BOARDWALK EMPIRE HBO
Leverage, Closest to the Hole Productions, Sikelia Productions and Cold Front Productions in association with HBO Entertainment
c. BOSS STARZ
Lionsgate Television in association with NH Grammnet Productions, Roya Productions and Old Friends Productions
d. Game of Thrones HBO
Bighead, Littlehead, 360 Television, Grok and Generator Productions in association with HBO Entertainment
e. HOMELAND SHOWTIME
SHOWTIME Presents, Teakwood Lane Productions, Cherry Pie Productions, Keshet, 21 Fox
16. BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A TELEVISION SERIES - DRAMA
a. Claire Danes HOMELAND
b. MIREILLE ENSO THE KILLING
c. Julianna Margulies THE GOOD WIFE
d. MADELEINE STOWE REVENGE
e. Callie Thorne Necessary Roughness
17. BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A TELEVISION SERIES - DRAMA
a. Steve Buscemi BOARDWALK EMPIRE
b. Bryan Cranston Breaking Bad
c. Kelsey Grammer BOSS
d. JEREMY IRONS The Borgias
e. DAMIAN LEWIS HOMELAND
18. BEST TELEVISION SERIES - COMEDY OR MUSICAL
a. ENLIGHTENED HBO
Ripcord Productions in association with HBO Entertainment
b. EPISODES SHOWTIME
SHOWTIME Presents, Hat Trick Productions, Klarik Crane Productions
c. GLEE FOX
Ryan Murphy Television in association with Twentieth Century Fox Television
d. MODERN FAMILY ABC
Levitan-Lloyd Productions in association with Twentieth Century Fox Television
e. NEW GIRL FOX
Chernin Entertainment in association with Twentieth Century Fox Television
19. BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A TELEVISION SERIES - COMEDY OR MUSICAL
a. Laura Dern ENLIGHTENED
b. Zooey Deschanel NEW GIRL
c. Tina Fey 30 Rock
d. Laura Linney THE BIG C
e. PARKS AND RECREATION Amy Poehler
20. BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A TELEVISION SERIES - COMEDY OR MUSICAL
a. ALEC BALDWIN 30 ROCK
b. David Duchovny Californication
c. Johnny Galecki THE BIG BANG THEORY
d. THOMAS JANE HUNG
e. MATT LEBLANC EPISODES
21. BEST MINI-SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
a. Cinema Verite HBO
The Pariah Production in association with HBO Films
b. Downton Abbey (Masterpiece) PBS
Carnival / Masterpiece Co-production
c. BBC AMERICA THE HOUR
Kudos Film and Television / BBC America co-production.
d. MILDRED PIERCE HBO
The Killer Films / John Wells Production in association with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and HBO Miniseries
e. TOO BIG TO FAIL HBO
The Spring Creek and The Deuce Three Production in association with HBO Films
22. BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A MINI-SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
a. Romola Garai THE HOUR
b. DIANE LANE Cinema Verite
c. ELIZABETH MCGOVERN Downton Abbey (MASTERPIECE)
d. EMILY WATSON APPROPRIATE ADULT
e. Kate Winslet MILDRED PIERCE
23. BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A MINI-SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
a. HUGH BONNEVILLE Downton Abbey (MASTERPIECE)
b. IDRIS ELBA LUTHER
c. WILLIAM HURT TOO BIG TO FAIL
d. BILL NIGHY PAGE EIGHT (MASTERPIECE)
e. DOMINIC WEST THE HOUR
24. BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A SERIES, MINI-SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
a. JESSICA LANGE AMERICAN HORROR STORY
b. KELLY MACDONALD BOARDWALK EMPIRE
c. MAGGIE SMITH Downton Abbey (MASTERPIECE)
d. SOFIA VERGARA MODERN FAMILY
e. EVAN RACHEL WOOD MILDRED PIERCE
25. BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A SERIES, MINI-SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
a. Peter Dinklage Game of Thrones
b. TOO BIG TO Paul Giamatti FAIL
c. GUY PEARCE MILDRED PIERCE
d. TIM ROBBINS Cinema Verite
e. Eric Stonestreet MODERN FAMILY
The ceremony will be held on January 15 and will be presented for the third consecutive year by Ricky Gervais. I leave you with videos of the press conference of the nominations:
