Nominations for the 2010 Golden Globe Awards were announced Tuesday morning by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association. Leading the pack: "Up in the Air," with six nominations.
Also faring well: "Nine," with five noms, and "Inglourious Basterds" and "Avatar" with four each.
Director Jason Reitman’s comedy starring George Clooney as a downsizer-for-hire will compete for Best Motion Picture – Drama, Best Director, Best Screenplay and three acting nods: a Best Actor – Drama nomination for Clooney and a pair of Best Supporting Actress nods for Anna Kendrick and Vera Farmiga.
Two actresses, Meryl Streep and Sandra Bullock, each won a pair of nominations – Streep’s two coming in the Best Actress – Comedy or Musical category for “It’s Complicated” and “Julie & Julia,” Bullock receiving one in that category for “The Proposal” and a second in the Best Actress – Drama category for “The Blind Side.”
Matt Damon also received two nominations, one for Best Supporting Actor for "Invictus," and one for Best Actor – Comedy or Musical for "The Informant!"
Nominees in the Best Motion Picture – Drama category were “Avatar,” “The Hurt Locker,” “Inglourious Basterds,” “Precious” and “Up in the Air.” In the Best Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical category, nods went to “(500) Days of Summer,” “The Hangover,” “It’s Complicated,” “Julie & Julia” and “Nine.”
Clint Eastwood’s “Invictus,” considered a likely Best Motion Picture- Drama nominee, did not receive a nod in that category, though Eastwood was named one of the five Best Director nominees, along with Kathryn Bigelow for “The Hurt Locker,” James Cameron for “Avatar,” Jason Reitman for “Up in the Air” and Quentin Tarantino for “Inglourious Basterds.”
The 67th Golden Globes telecast, on Sunday, Jan. 17, will be hosted by Ricky Gervais.
Although the Globes show is one of the top-rated awards shows most years, the awards themselves are voted on by a small group of mostly freelance journalists who cover Hollywood for foreign newspapers and magazines. Currently, the HFPA has 84 active members and five lifetime members.
The full list of nominees:
Avatar
The Hurt Locker
Inglourious Basterds
Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire
Up in the Air
Sandra Bullock, The Blind Side
Helen Mirren, The Last Station
Carey Mulligan, An Education
Gabourey Sidibe, Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire
Jeff Bridges, Crazy Heart
George Clooney, Up in the Air
Colin Firth, A Single Man
Morgan Freeman, Invictus
Tobey Maguire, Brothers
(500) Days of Summer
The Hangover
It’s Complicated
Julie & Julia
Nine
Sandra Bullock, The Proposal
Marion Cotillard, Nine
Julia Roberts, Duplicity
Meryl Streep, It’s Complicated
Meryl Streep, Julie & Julia
Matt Damon, The Informant!
Daniel Day-Lewis, Nine
Robert Downey Jr., Sherlock Holmes
Joseph Gordon-Levitt, (500) Days of Summer
Michael Stuhlbarg, A Serious Man
Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs
Coraline
Fantastic Mr. Fox
The Princess and the Frog
Up
Baaria (Italy)
Broken Embraces (Spain)
The Maid (Chile)
(La Nana)
A Prophet (France)
The White Ribbon (Das Weisse Band – Eine Deutsche Kindergeschichte) (Germany)
Penélope Cruz, Nine
Vera Farmiga, Up in the Air
Anna Kendrick, Up in the Air
Mo’Nique, Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire
Julianne Moore, A Single Man
Matt Damon, Invictus
Woody Harrelson, The Messenger
Christopher Plummer, The Last Station
Stanley Tucci, The Lovely Bones
Christoph Waltz, Inglourious Basterds
Kathryn Bigelow, The Hurt Locker
James Cameron, Avatar
Clint Eastwood, Invictus
Jason Reitman, Up in the Air
Quentin Tarantino, Inglourious Basterds
Neill Blomkamp, Terri Tatchell, District 9
Mark Boal, The Hurt Locker
Nancy Meyers, It’s Complicated
Jason Reitman, Sheldon Turner, Up in the Air
Quentin Tarantino, Inglourious Basterds
Michael Giacchino, Up
Marvin Hamlisch, The Informant!
James Horner, Avatar
Abel Korzeniowski, A Single Man
Karen O, Carter Burwell, Where the Wild Things Are
“Cinema Italiano,” Nine; Music & Lyrics by Maury Yeston
“I Want to Come Home,” Everybody’s Fine; Music & Lyrics by Paul McCartney
“I Will See You,” Avatar; Music by James Horner, Simon Franglen, Lyrics by James Horner, Simon Franglen, Kuk Harrell
“The Weary Kind (Theme From Crazy Heart),” Crazy Heart; Music & Lyrics by Ryan Bingham, T Bone Burnett
“Winter,” Brothers; Music by U2, Lyrics by Bono
Big Love (HBO)
Dexter (Showtime)
House (Fox)
Mad Men (AMC)
True Blood (HBO)
Glenn Close, Damages
January Jones, Mad Men
Julianna Margulies, The Good Wife
Anna Paquin, True Blood
Kyra Sedgwick, The Closer
Simon Baker, The Mentalist
Michael C. Hall, Dexter
Jon Hamm, Mad Men
Hugh Laurie, House
Bill Paxton, Big Love
30 Rock (NBC)
Entourage (HBO)
Glee (Fox)
Modern Family (ABC)
The Office (NBC)
Toni Collette, United States of Tara
Courteney Cox, Cougar Town
Edie Falco, Nurse Jackie
Tina Fey, 30 Rock
Lea Michele, Glee
Alec Baldwin, 30 Rock
Steve Carell, The Office
David Duchovny, Californication
Thomas Jane, Hung
Matthew Morrison, Glee
Georgia O’Keeffe (Lifetime)
Grey Gardens (HBO)
Into the Storm (HBO)
Little Dorrit (PBS)
Taking Chance (HBO)
Joan Allen, Georgia O’Keeffe
Drew Barrymore, Grey Gardens
Jessica Lange, Grey Gardens
Anna Paquin, The Courageous Heart of Irena Sendler
Sigourney Weaver, Prayers for Bobby
Kevin Bacon, Taking Chance
Kenneth Branagh, Wallander: One Step Behind
Chiwetel Ejiofor, Endgame
Brendan Gleeson, Into the Storm
Jeremy Irons, Georgia O’Keeffe
Jane Adams, Hung
Rose Byrne, Damages
Jane Lynch, Glee
Janet McTeer, Into the Storm
Chloë Sevigny, Big Love
Michael Emerson, Lost
Neil Patrick Harris, How I Met Your Mother
William Hurt, Damages
John Lithgow, Dexter
Jeremy Piven, Entourage