2010 Golden Globe Nominations

Yesterday a ton of different nominees were announced for a variety of critics awards, from the more well known EDA and New York Films Critics to the lesser known Southeastern and St. Louis Film Critics, who all had something to say about the movies of 2009… but now it’s time for the big guns to come out, The Golden Globes.

At 5 AM this morning, journalists, celebs, fans, and eager publicists all came together to announce the full list of nominees for The 67th Annual Golden Globe Awards, and we have them for you right here…

FILM

Best Motion Picture, Drama

• Avatar
• The Hurt Locker
• Inglourious Basterds
• Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire
• Up in the Air

This may be the first time, in a long time that the Best Motion Picture nominees actually make sense. The fact that Avatar makes an appearance is surprising because it’s a sci-fi blockbuster, and you know how award shows are afraid of the sci-fi/fantasy genre. When Lord of the Rings: Return of the King won the honor a few years back, I thought the world was coming to an end. Everything else is expected especially Up in the Air, was there ever any doubt that it would get nominated?

Best Motion Picture Comedy or Musical

• (500) Days of Summer
• The Hangover
• It’s Complicated
• Julie & Julia
• Nine

The Hangover managed to creep its way into a category with a Daniel Day-Lewis film. How the hell did that happen? Either way, the rest of the competition seems bland, with the exception of Marc Webb‘s (500) Days of Summer. It’s refreshing to see an original film get some well deserved publicity from the masses.

Best Performance by an Actor Motion Picture, Drama

• Jeff Bridges, Crazy Heart
• George Clooney, Up in the Air
• Colin Firth, A Single Man
• Morgan Freeman, Invictus
• Tobey Maguire, Brothers

I’m one of the few people who weren’t blown away by Morgan Freeman’s performance in Invictus. Tobey Maguire on the other hand delivered the single most terrifying performance of his career and I mean that in a good way. And how can anyone not be charmed by Colin Firth? Why hasn’t he or Jeff Bridges won an Oscar at this point in their careers? You’ve got to love Clooney, but he’s already got a few awards keeping him warm at night. It’s time to share the love.

Best Performance by an Actress Motion Picture, Drama

• Emily Blunt, Young Victoria
• Sandra Bullock, The Blind Side
• Helen Mirren, The Last Station
• Carey Mulligan, An Education
• Gabourey Sidibe, Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire

The Blind Side should be considered a dramedy and Sandra Bullock shouldn’t be anywhere on this list. Don’t get me wrong the film wasn’t bad, but her acting wasn’t anything out of the ordinary. It doesn’t stack up to the strong performances that the other ladies in this category brought to the table. If anything, this is a nod for her previous career achievements, whatever those might be.

Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture, Comedy or Musical

• 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
  

Every man in this category is talented and deserves their spot on this list. The youngest nominee Joseph Gordon-Levitt is my favorite of the bunch, but his chances of winning are slim. His toughest competition comes from Robert Downey Jr. and Daniel Day-Lewis. Lewis is the consummate professional and has already been nominated six times over the course of his career. When it comes to acting awards he’s someone you don’t want to be up against.

Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture, Comedy or Musical

• Sandra Bullock, The Proposal
• Marion Cotillard, Nine
• Julia Roberts, Duplicity
• Meryl Streep, It’s Complicated
• Meryl Streep, Julie & Julia
  

Julia Roberts? Julia Roberts?!! What’s she doing here? Who invited her to this party and why? Sorry, but her public appeal wore off sometime after Runaway Bride. Meryl Streep on the other hand continues to show today’s actresses how it’s done by stealing not one, but two spots in this category. Taste the legendary talent, chicas!

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

• Matt Damon, Invictus
• Woody Harrelson, The Messenger
• Stanley Tucci, The Lovely Bones
• Christopher Plummer, The Last Station
• Christoph Waltz, Inglorious Basterds
  

I don’t really have any quarrels with the selected actors in this category, but it would be great if Stanley Tucci won. It’s asking for a lot because every critic wants to give it to the breakout star from Inglourious Basterds, Christoph Waltz. How can you beat him with that damn accent? Tucci has steadily produced solid performances for years and the man never gets recognized for it. If he doesn’t win a Golden Globe, he better at least get an Oscar nomination, or heads will roll.

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

• Penelope 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

Mo’Nique has this category under lock and key. She’s the obvious pick to win for her terrifying portrayal in Precious, even though Vera Farmiga and Anna Kendrick gave some solid performances in Up in the Air. Seriously, if you have Kendrick pegged as another talentless Twilight hack, go see the movie. She will change your mind.

Best Director of a Motion Picture

• Kathryn Bigelow, The Hurt Locker
• James Cameron, Avatar
• Clint Eastwood, Invictus
• Jason Reitman, Up in the Air
• Quentin Tarantino, Inglourious Basterds
  

This is one of the rare times when a female director has landed on the award season’s radar. The last time we saw some estrogen in this field, it was with Sofia Coppola for Lost in Translation. Avatar hasn’t even dropped, but Cameron managed to get recognized for his long suffering effort, as well as Quentin Tarantino who’s always fun to watch at these things. I’m rooting for Bigelow, because it’s time for some barriers to be broken.

Best Screenplay for a Motion Picture

• 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
  

Best Foreign Language Film

• Barria
• Broken Embraces
• A Prophet
  
• The White Ribbon
  
• The Maid
  

Best Animated Feature Film

• Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs
• Coraline
• Fantastic Mr. Fox
• The Princess and the Frog
• Up

Best Original Score

• Michael Giacchino, Up
• Marvin Hamlisch, The Informant!
• James Horner, Avatar
• Abel Krozeniowski, A Single Man
• Karen O. and Carter Burwell, Where the Wild Things Are

Best Original Song

• “Cinema Italiano” from Nine
• “I Want to Come Home” from Everybody’s Fine
• “I Will See You” from Avatar
• “The Weary Kind” from Crazy Heart
• “Winter” from Brothers

TV

Best Television Series, Drama

• “Big Love”
• “Dexter“
• “House”
• “Mad Men“
• “True Blood”
  

Best Television Series, Comedy or Musical

• “30 Rock“
• “Entourage“
• “Glee”
• “Modern Family”
• “The Office”
  

Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series, Drama

• Simon Baker, “The Mentalist“
• Michael C. Hall, “Dexter”
• Jon Hamm, “Mad Men”
• Hugh Laurie, “House”
• Bill Paxton, “Big Love”

Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series, Drama

• Glenn Close, “Damages”
• January Jones, “Mad Men”
• Julianna Marguiles, “The Good Wife”
• Anna Paquin, “True Blood”
• Kyra Sedgwick, “The Closer”
  

Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series, Comedy or Musical

• Alec Baldwin, “30 Rock”
• Steve Carell, “The Office”
• David Duchovny, “Californication”
• Thomas Jane, “Hung”
• Matthew Morrison, “Glee”
  

Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series, Comedy or Musical

• Toni Collette for “United States of Tara”
• Courteney Cox for “Cougar Town”
• Edie Falco for “Nurse Jackie”
• Tina Fey for “30 Rock”
• Lea Michele for “Glee”

Best Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television

• George O’Keeffe
• Grey Gardens
• Into the Storm
• Little Dorrit
• Taking Chance

Best Performance by an Actor in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television

• Kevin Bacon, Taking Chance
• Kenneth Branagh, Wallander
• Brendan Gleeson, Into the Storm
• Jeremy Irons, Georgia O’Keeffe
• Chiwetel Ejiofor, Endgame

Best Performance by an Actress in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television

• 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

Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television

• Michael Emerson, “Lost”
• Neil Patrick Harris, “How I Met Your Mother”
• William Hurt, “Damages”
• John Lithgow, “Dexter”
• Jeremy Piven, “Entourage”

Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television

• Rose Byrne, “Damages”
• Jane Adams, “Hung”
• Jane Lynch, “Glee”
• Janet McTeer, Into the Storm
• Chloë Sevigny, “Big Love”

The 67th Annual Golden Globe Awards will be broadcast in HD on Sunday, January 17, 2010 from 5-8 PM (PST) and 8-11 PM (EST) live coast to coast from The Beverly Hilton on NBC. Good luck to everyone!

What do you think of this year’s nominees?