2012 Golden Globe Awards – List of Nominees Announced

With the 2012 Golden Globe Awards only a month away, the list of nominees for Golden Globes has been released. The Awards ceremony is currently scheduled for January 15th 2012 and will be held in Beverly Hills.

The names of the nominees were announced yesterday. Here is a list of the 2012 Golden Globe Award nominees for the major categories:

In the Category of Best Drama the 2012 Golden Globe Nominees are:
The Descendants
The Help
Hugo
The Ides of March
Moneyball
War Horse

In the Category of Best Comedy/Musical the 2012 Golden Globe Nominees are:
50/50
The Artist
Bridesmaids
Midnight in Paris
My Week with Marilyn

In the Category of Best Animated Film the 2012 Golden Globe Nominees are:
Arthur Christmas
Cars 2
Rango
Puss in Boots
The Adventures of Tintin

In the Category of Best Foreign Language Film the 2012 Golden Globe Nominees are:
The Flowers of War
In the Land of Blood and Honey
The Kid With a Bike
A Separation
The Skin I Live In

In the Category of Best Actor in a Drama the 2012 Golden Globe Nominees are:
George Clooney, The Descendants
Brad Pitt, Moneyball
Ryan Gosling, The Ides of March
Michael Fassbender, Shame
Leonardo DiCaprio, J. Edgar

In the Category of Best Actor in a Comedy or Musical the 2012 Golden Globe Nominees are:
Jean Dujardin, The Artist
Brendan Gleeson, The Guard
Joseph Gordon-Levitt, 50/50
Ryan Gosling, Crazy, Stupid, Love.
Owen Wilson, Midnight in Paris

In the Category of Best Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture the 2012 Golden Globe Nominees are:
Kenneth Branagh, My Week With Marilyn
Albert Brooks, Drive
Jonah Hill, Moneyball
Christopher Plummer, Beginners
Viggo Mortensen, A Dangerous Method

In the Category of Best Actress in a Drama the 2012 Golden Globe Nominees are:
Glenn Close, Albert Nobbs
Viola Davis, The Help
Rooney Mara, The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
Meryl Streep, The Iron Lady
Tilda Swinton, We Need to Talk About Kevin

In the Category of Best Actress in a Musical or Comedy the 2012 Golden Globe Nominees are:
Jodie Foster, Carnage
Charlize Theron, Young Adult
Kristen Wiig, Bridesmaids
Michelle Williams, My Week with Marilyn
Kate Winslet, Carnage

In the Category of Best Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture the 2012 Golden Globe Nominees are:
Shailene Woodley, The Descendants
Octavia Spencer, The Help
Janet McTeer, Albert Nobbs
Berenice Bejo, The Artist
Jessica Chastain, The Help

In the Category of Best Director the 2012 Golden Globe Nominees are:
Woody Allen, Midnight in Paris
George Clooney, The Ides of March
Michel Hazanavicius, The Artist
Alexander Payne, The Descendants
Martin Scorsese, Hugo

In the Category of Best Screenplay for a Motion Picture the 2012 Golden Globe Nominees are:
Woody Allen, Midnight in Paris
Michel Hazanavicius, The Artist
Alexander Payne, Nat Faxon, Jim Rash, Kaui Hart Hemmings, The Descendants
Steve Zallian, Aaron Sorkin, Stan Chervin, Michael Lewis, Moneyball
George Clooney, Grant Heslov, Beau Willimon, The Ides of March

In the Category of Best Original Score in a Motion Picture the 2012 Golden Globe Nominees are:
Ludovic Bource, The Artist
Abel Korzeniowski, W.E.
Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross, The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
Howard Shore, Hugo
John Williams, War Horse

In the Category of Best Original Song in a Motion Picture the 2012 Golden Globe Nominees are:
“Hello Hello,” Gnomeo & Juliet
“The Keeper,” Machine Gun Preacher
“Lay Your Head Down,” Albert Nobbs
“The Living Proof,” The Help
“Masterpiece,” W.E.

In the Category of Best TV Drama the 2012 Golden Globe Nominees are:
American Horror Story
Boardwalk Empire
Boss
Game of Thrones
Homeland

In the Category of Best TV Comedy or Musical the 2012 Golden Globe Nominees are:
Enlightened
Episodes
Glee
Modern Family
New Girl

In the Category of Best Mini-Series or Motion Picture the 2012 Golden Globe Nominees are:
Cinema Verite
Downton Abbey
The Hour
Mildred Pierce
Too Big To Fail

In the Category of Best Actor in a TV Drama the 2012 Golden Globe Nominees are:
Bryan Cranston, Breaking Bad
Steve Buscemi, Boardwalk Empire
Damian Lewis, Homeland
Jeremy Irons, The Borgias
Kelsey Grammer, Boss

In the Category of Best Actor in a TV Musical or Comedy the 2012 Golden Globe Nominees are:
Alec Baldwin, 30 Rock
David Duchovny, Californication
Johnny Galecki, The Big Bang Theory
Thomas Jane, Hung
Matt LeBlanc, Episodes

In the Category of Best Actor in a Mini-Series or Made-for-TV Movie the 2012 Golden Globe Nominees are:
Hugh Bonneville, Downton Abbey
Idris Elba, Luther
William Hurt, Too Big To Fail
Bill Nighy, Page Eight
Dominic West, The Hour

In the Category of Best Supporting Actor in TV Series, Mini-Series, or Made-for-TV Movie the 2012 Golden Globe Nominees are:
Peter Dinklage, Game of Thrones
Paul Giamatti, Too Big To Fail
Guy Pearce, Mildred Pierce
Tim Robbins, Cinema Verite
Eric Stonestreet, Modern Family

In the Category of Best Actress in a TV Drama the 2012 Golden Globe Nominees are:
Claire Danes, Homeland
Mireille Enos, The Killing
Julianna Margulies, The Good Wife
Madeleine Stowe, Revenge
Callie Thorne, Necessary Roughness

In the Category of Best Actress in a TV Musical or Comedy the 2012 Golden Globe Nominees are:
Laura Dern, Enlightened
Zooey Deschanel, New Girl
Tina Fey, 30 Rock
Laura Linney, The Big C
Amy Poehler, Parks and Recreation

In the Category of Best Actress in a Mini-Series or Made-for-TV Movie the 2012 Golden Globe Nominees are:
Romola Garai, The Hour
Diane Lane, Cinema Verite
Elizabeth McGovern, Downton Abbey
Emily Watson, Appropriate Adult
Kate Winslet, Mildred Pierce

In the Category of Best Supporting Actress in TV Series, Mini-Series, or Made-for-TV Movie the 2012 Golden Globe Nominees are:
Jessica Lange, American Horror Story
Kelly Macdonald, Boardwalk Empire
Maggie Smith, Downton Abbey
Sofia Vergara, Modern Family
Evan Rachel Wood, Mildred Pierce

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