Golden Globes Noms

Doubt, Frost/Nixon and The Curious Case of Benjamin Button were the top movies at the announcement of this year's Golden Globe nominations, each receiving five nods apiece.

Surprisingly, though, only two of those films -- Frost/Nixon and Benjamin Button -- were up for the Best Picture - Drama award, as Doubt was shut out of the category in favor of The Reader, Revolutionary Road, and Slumdog Millionaire, each of which nabbed four nominations. Doubt, however, received the most acting nominations of any film, as all four of its primary stars -- Meryl Streep, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Amy Adams and Viola Davis -- were recognized; the drama's fifth nomination was for Best Screenplay. Frost/Nixon and Benjamin Button received nominations in the exact same five categories: Best Picture - Drama, Best Actor (Frank Langella and Brad Pitt, respectively), Best Director, Best Screenplay, and Best Score.

On the Comedy/Musical side, both Vicky Cristina Barcelona and In Bruges were the surprising favorites, with four and three nominations respectively, including Best Picture - Comedy/Musical. Other surprises this year included a strong showing for The Reader (four nominations), James Franco receiving a Best Actor - Comedy/Musical nod for Pineapple Express but no nomination for his acclaimed role in Milk, a lead actress mention for Vicky Cristina Barcelona's Rebecca Hall, and an out-of-left-field supporting actor nomination for Tom Cruise for his almost-unrecognizable turn as a profane studio executive in Tropic Thunder. The most notable snub of the awards was the shutout of Baz Luhrmann's epic Australia, as well as the poor showing for Milk, which received a lone mention for lead actor Sean Penn.

On the television side, HBO dominated once again, as its freshman series In Treatment led with five nominations, as did its telefilm Recount. Miniseries John Adams was close behind with four nods, while established hit Entourage received three mentions and and newcomer True Blood sucked up two nominations; both shows were nominated in their respective series categories. Thanks to the dearth of exciting new programming, the HBO shows were the only freshman series to merit inclusion. Last year's Best Drama series winner, Mad Men, was back again with three nominations.

And, there were no less than four double nominees this year: Meryl Streep, who received Best Actress nominations for Doubt and Mamma Mia!; Kate Winslet, who was recognized for both Revolutionary Road (lead actress) and The Reader (supporting actress); Ralph Fiennes, who scored a supporting actor film nomination for The Duchess and a lead TV actor nod for HBO film Bernard and Doris; and Tom Wilkinson, who nabbed mentions for two HBO projects, John Adams (supporting actor) and Recount (lead actor).

The Golden Globes will be handed out on Sunday, January 11th in a televised broadcast on NBC.

Best Motion Picture - Drama
Nominees:

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008)

Frost/Nixon (2008)

The Reader (2008)

Revolutionary Road (2008)

Slumdog Millionaire (2008)

Best Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy
Nominees:

Burn After Reading (2008)

Happy-Go-Lucky (2008)

In Bruges (2008)

Mamma Mia! (2008)

Vicky Cristina Barcelona (2008)

Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama
Nominees:

Leonardo DiCaprio for Revolutionary Road (2008)

Frank Langella for Frost/Nixon (2008)

Sean Penn for Milk (2008)

Brad Pitt for The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008)

Mickey Rourke for The Wrestler (2008)

Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama
Nominees:

Anne Hathaway for Rachel Getting Married (2008)

Angelina Jolie for Changeling (2008)

Meryl Streep for Doubt (2008)

Kristin Scott Thomas for Il y a longtemps que je t'aime (2008)

Kate Winslet for Revolutionary Road (2008)

Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy
Nominees:

Javier Bardem for Vicky Cristina Barcelona (2008)

Colin Farrell for In Bruges (2008)

James Franco for Pineapple Express (2008)

Brendan Gleeson for In Bruges (2008)

Dustin Hoffman for Last Chance Harvey (2008)

Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy
Nominees:

Rebecca Hall for Vicky Cristina Barcelona (2008)

Sally Hawkins for Happy-Go-Lucky (2008)

Frances McDormand for Burn After Reading (2008)

Meryl Streep for Mamma Mia! (2008)

Emma Thompson for Last Chance Harvey (2008)

Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
Nominees:

Tom Cruise for Tropic Thunder (2008)

Robert Downey Jr. for Tropic Thunder (2008)

Ralph Fiennes for The Duchess (2008)

Philip Seymour Hoffman for Doubt (2008)

Heath Ledger for The Dark Knight (2008)

Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
Nominees:

Amy Adams for Doubt (2008)

Penélope Cruz for Vicky Cristina Barcelona (2008)

Viola Davis for Doubt (2008)

Marisa Tomei for The Wrestler (2008)

Kate Winslet for The Reader (2008)

Best Director - Motion Picture
Nominees:

Danny Boyle for Slumdog Millionaire (2008)

Stephen Daldry for The Reader (2008)

David Fincher for The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008)

Ron Howard for Frost/Nixon (2008)

Sam Mendes for Revolutionary Road (2008)

Best Screenplay - Motion Picture
Nominees:

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008): Eric Roth, Robin Swicord

Doubt (2008): John Patrick Shanley

Frost/Nixon (2008): Peter Morgan

The Reader (2008): David Hare

Slumdog Millionaire (2008): Simon Beaufoy

Best Original Song - Motion Picture
Nominees:

Bolt (2008)("I Thought I Lost You")

Cadillac Records (2008)("Once in a Lifetime")

Gran Torino (2008)("Gran Torino")

WALL·E (2008)("Down to Earth")

The Wrestler (2008)("The Wrestler")

Best Original Score - Motion Picture
Nominees:

Changeling (2008): Clint Eastwood

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008): Alexandre Desplat

Defiance (2008): James Newton Howard

Frost/Nixon (2008): Hans Zimmer

Slumdog Millionaire (2008): A.R. Rahman

Best Animated Film
Nominees:

Bolt (2008)

Kung Fu Panda (2008)

WALL·E (2008)

Best Foreign Language Film
Nominees:

Der Baader Meinhof Komplex (2008)

Maria Larssons eviga ögonblick (2008)

Gomorra (2008)

Il y a longtemps que je t'aime (2008)

Waltz with Bashir (2008)

Best Television Series - Drama
Nominees:

"Dexter" (2006)

"House M.D." (2004)

"In Treatment" (2008)

"Mad Men" (2007)

"True Blood" (2007)

Best Television Series - Musical or Comedy
Nominees:

"Californication" (2007)

"Entourage" (2004)

"The Office" (2005)

"30 Rock" (2006)

"Weeds" (2005)

Best Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
Nominees:

Bernard and Doris (2007)

"Cranford" (2007)

"John Adams" (2008)

A Raisin in the Sun (2008) (TV)

Recount (2008) (TV)

Best Performance by an Actor in a Mini-Series or a Motion Picture Made for Television
Nominees:

Ralph Fiennes for Bernard and Doris (2007)

Paul Giamatti for "John Adams" (2008)

Kevin Spacey for Recount (2008) (TV)

Kiefer Sutherland for 24: Redemption (2008) (TV)

Tom Wilkinson for Recount (2008) (TV)

Best Performance by an Actress in a Mini-Series or a Motion Picture Made for Television
Nominees:

Judi Dench for "Cranford" (2007)

Catherine Keener for An American Crime (2007)

Laura Linney for "John Adams" (2008)

Shirley MacLaine for Coco Chanel (2008) (TV)

Susan Sarandon for Bernard and Doris (2007)

Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Musical or Comedy
Nominees:

Alec Baldwin for "30 Rock" (2006)

Steve Carell for "The Office" (2005)

Kevin Connolly for "Entourage" (2004)

David Duchovny for "Californication" (2007)

Tony Shalhoub for "Monk" (2002)

Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Musical or Comedy
Nominees:

Christina Applegate for "Samantha Who?" (2007)

America Ferrera for "Ugly Betty" (2006)

Tina Fey for "30 Rock" (2006)

Debra Messing for "The Starter Wife" (2008)

Mary-Louise Parker for "Weeds" (2005)

Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Drama
Nominees:

Gabriel Byrne for "In Treatment" (2008)

Michael C. Hall for "Dexter" (2006)

Jon Hamm for "Mad Men" (2007)

Hugh Laurie for "House M.D." (2004)

Jonathan Rhys Meyers for "The Tudors" (2007)

Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Drama
Nominees:

Sally Field for "Brothers & Sisters" (2006)

Mariska Hargitay for "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" (1999)

January Jones for "Mad Men" (2007)

Anna Paquin for "True Blood" (2007)

Kyra Sedgwick for "The Closer" (2005)

Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
Nominees:

Neil Patrick Harris for "How I Met Your Mother" (2005)

Denis Leary for Recount (2008) (TV)

Jeremy Piven for "Entourage" (2004)

Blair Underwood for "In Treatment" (2008)

Tom Wilkinson for "John Adams" (2008)

Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
Nominees:

Eileen Atkins for "Cranford" (2007)

Laura Dern for Recount (2008) (TV)

Melissa George for "In Treatment" (2008)

Rachel Griffiths for "Brothers & Sisters" (2006)

Dianne Wiest for "In Treatment" (2008)