Oh, the Golden Globes. So pointless, yet so much less rigid than other awards shows. Will the Hollywood foreign press learn from last year’s mistakes (three nominations for The Tourist? Really?!) or will they continue to be an excuse for stars to get drunk and act mock offended at Ricky Gervais’s “mean” jokes? Who cares? Nominations will be announced Dec. 15 and NBC will broadcast the ceremony one month later.
BEST PICTURE – DRAMA
The Descendants
Drive
Hugo
The Tree of Life
War Horse
BEST ACTOR – DRAMA
George Clooney, The Descendants
Michael Fassbender, Shame
Ryan Gosling, Drive
Gary Oldman, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
Brad Pitt, Moneyball
BEST ACTRESS – DRAMA
Glenn Close, Albert Nobbs
Viola Davis, The Help
Rooney Mara, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Meryl Streep, The Iron Lady
Michelle Yeoh, The Lady
BEST PICTURE – MUSICAL/COMEDY
The Artist
Bridesmaids
Midnight in Paris
The Muppets
My Week with Marilyn
BEST ACTOR – MUSICAL/COMEDY
Johnny Depp, The Rum Diary
Jean Dujardin, The Artist
Brendan Gleeson, The Guard
Ryan Gosling, Crazy Stupid Love
Tom Hanks, Larry Crowne
BEST ACTRESS – MUSICAL/COMEDY
Bérénice Bejo, The Artist
Julia Roberts, Larry Crowne
Charlize Theron, Young Adult
Kristen Wiig, Bridesmaids
Michelle Williams, My Week with Marilyn
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Kenneth Branagh, My Week with Marilyn
Albert Brooks, Drive
Jonah Hill, Moneyball
Ben Kingsley, Hugo
Christopher Plummer, Beginners
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Jennifer Aniston, Horrible Bosses
Jessica Chastain, The Help
Melissa McCarthy, Bridesmaids
Vanessa Redgrave, Coriolanus
Shailene Woodley, The Descendants
BEST DIRECTOR
Michael Hazanavicius, The Artist
Angelina Jolie, In the Land of Blood and Honey
Nicolas Winding Refn, Drive
Martin Scorsese, Hugo
Steven Spielberg, War Horse
BEST SCREENPLAY
The Descendants
Midnight in Paris
Moneyball
War Horse
Young Adult
BEST PICTURE – ANIMATED
The Adventures of Tintin
Arthur Christmas
Cars 2
Kung Fu Panda 2
Rango
BEST PICTURE – FOREIGN LANGUAGE
Flowers of War (China)
In the Land of Blood and Honey (USA)
A Separation (Iran)
The Skin I Live In (Spain)
Where Do We Go Now? (Lebanon)