2008-2009 Golden Globe Nominations

Published by Jeff Leins on: December 11th, 2008

The 66th Annual Golden Globe nominations were announced this morning by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association.

No movie had the most nominations this year.  Instead five nods each were given to The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Frost/Nixon, and Doubt.

Milk was left out of the “Best Drama” category by both Kate Winslet movies (Revolutionary Road, The Reader).  It picked up only one nomination for Sean Penn as the title character.  Meanwhile, Winslet was in the supporting and lead actress (drama) categories.  Meryl Streep was also nominated twice for actress (drama) and actress (musical).

Heath Ledger received a nomination for his supporting actor performance, and will compete posthumously with Tom Cruise and Robert Downey Jr. from Tropic Thunder.

Miley Cyrus was nominated for Best Song with Bolt’s “I Thought I Lost You,” which means she’ll be performing at the ceremony along with a song by Clint Eastwood and Bruce Springsteen.

Last year the awkward 30-minute ceremony was held in a room full of press in what basically looked like a roll call.  The Writers strike was still in full swing during the awards and without a waiver, not a single celebrity showed up to accept Oscar lite.

This year the writers have their contract, but the Screen Actors Guild (SAG) has started the ball rolling on strike authorization that will get underway at the beginning of January.  It’s looking less likely the actors will repeat the 100-day strike of the writers, but the possibility of another Hollywood shutdown still looms over another Globes.

Any way, here is the full list of film nominees:

Best motion picture drama
“The Curious Case of Benjamin Button”
“Frost/Nixon”
“The Reader”
“Revolutionary Road”
“Slumdog Millionaire”

Best motion picture musical or comedy
“Burn After Reading”
“Happy-Go-Lucky”
“In Bruges”
“Mamma Mia!”
“Vicky Cristina Barcelona”

Best actor, drama
Leonardo DiCaprio, “Revolutionary Road”
Frank Langella, “Frost/Nixon”
Sean Penn, “Milk”
Brad Pitt, “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button”
Mickey Rourke, “The Wrestler”

Best actress, drama
Anne Hathaway, “Rachel Getting Married”
Angelina Jolie, “Changeling”
Meryl Streep, “Doubt”
Kristin Scott Thomas, “I’ve Loved You So Long”
Kate Winslet, “Revolutionary Road”

Best actor, musical or comedy
Javier Bardem, “Vicky Cristina Barcelona”
Colin Farrell, “In Bruges”
James Franco, “Pineapple Express”
Brendan Gleeson, “In Bruges”
Dustin Hoffman, “Last Chance Harvey”

Best actress in a musical or comedy
Rebecca Hall, “Vicky Cristina Barcelona”
Sally Hawkins, “Happy-Go-Lucky”
Frances McDormand, “Burn After Reading”
Meryl Streep, “Mamma Mia!”
Emma Thompson, “Last Chance Harvey”

Best supporting actor in a motion picture
Tom Cruise, “Tropic Thunder”
Robert Downey Jr., “Tropic Thunder”
Ralph Fiennes, “The Duchess”
Philip Seymour Hoffman, “Doubt”
Heath Ledger, “The Dark Knight”

Best supporting actress in a motion picture
Amy Adams, “Doubt”
Penelope Cruz, “Vicky Cristina Barcelona”
Viola Davis, “Doubt”
Marisa Tomei, “The Wrestler”
Kate Winslet, “The Reader”

Best director, motion picture
Danny Boyle, “Slumdog Millionaire”
Stephen Daldry, “The Reader”
David Fincher, “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button”
Ron Howard, “Frost/Nixon”
Sam Mendes, “Revolutionary Road

Best screenplay, motion picture
“The Curious Case of Benjamin Button,” Eric Roth, Robin Swicord
“Doubt,” John Patrick Shanley
“Frost/Nixon,” Peter Morgan
“The Reader,” David Hare
“Slumdog Millionaire,” Simon Beaufoy

Best original song, motion picture
“Bolt” (”I Thought I Lost You”)
“Cadillac Records” (”Once in a Lifetime”)
“Gran Torino” (”Gran Torino”)
“WALL-E” (”Down to Earth”)
“The Wrestler” (”The Wrestler”)

Best original score, motion picture
“Changeling,” Clint Eastwood
“The Curious Case of Benjamin Button,” Alexandre Desplat
“Defiance,” James Newton Howard
“Frost/Nixon,” Hans Zimmer
“Slumdog Millionaire,” A.R. Rahman

Best animated film
“Bolt”
“Kung Fu Panda”
“WALL-E”

Best foreign-language film
“Der Baader Meinhof Komplex”
“Maria Larssons eviga ogonblick”
“Gomorra”
“I’ve Loved You So Long”
“Waltz With Bashir”