72nd Golden Globe Awards Nominations Announced Thursday Dec 11,2014

 

The Hollywood Foreign Press has announced the nominations for the 72nd annual Golden Globe Awards, a ceremony that has a history of predicting the movies that will win big on Oscar night.

Birdman - starring Michael Keaton as a has-been actor - squawked loudly, flying away with a leading seven nominations, which were revealed by actress Kate Beckinsale in Beverly Hills on Thursday Dec 11,2014

  

Dramas Boyhood and The Imitation Game trailed with five nods apiece. 

Those two films led a Best Drama category that also included Foxcatcher, Selma and The Theory of Everything.

David Fincher's thriller Gone Girl earned an impressive four nods, including Best Actress in a drama for Rosamund Pike, Best Score, Best Screenplay and Best Director

British star Rosamund - who won widespread acclaim for her part as Amazing Amy in the movie - will have to compete with Jennifer Aniston for Cake, Reese Witherspoon for Wild, Julianne Moore for Still Alice and Felicity Jones for The Theory Of Everything. 

 

 

 

THE NOMINEES FOR GOLDEN GLOBES 2015 

 

BEST MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA

• BOYHOOD
• FOXCATCHER
• THE IMITATION GAME
• SELMA
• THE THEORY OF EVERYTHING

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA

• JENNIFER ANISTON - CAKE
• FELICITY JONES - THE THEORY OF EVERYTHING
• JULIANNE MOORE - STILL ALICE
• ROSAMUND PIKE - GONE GIRL
• REESE WITHERSPOON - WILD

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA

• STEVE CARELL - FOXCATCHER
• BENEDICT CUMBERBATCH - THE IMITATION GAME
• JAKE GYLLENHAAL - NIGHTCRAWLER
• DAVID OYELOWO - SELMA
• EDDIE REDMAYNE - THE THEORY OF EVERYTHING

BEST MOTION PICTURE – COMEDY OR MUSICAL

• BIRDMAN
• THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL
• INTO THE WOODS
• PRIDE
• ST. VINCENT

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A MOTION PICTURE – COMEDY OR MUSICAL

• AMY ADAMS - BIG EYES
• EMILY BLUNT - INTO THE WOODS
• HELEN MIRREN - THE HUNDRED-FOOT JOURNEY
• JULIANNE MOORE - MAPS TO THE STARS
• QUVENZHANÉ WALLIS - ANNIE

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE – COMEDY OR MUSICAL

• RALPH FIENNES - THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL
• MICHAEL KEATON - BIRDMAN
• BILL MURRAY - ST. VINCENT
• JOAQUIN PHOENIX - INHERENT VICE
• CHRISTOPH WALTZ - BIG EYES

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE FILM

• BIG HERO 6
• THE BOOK OF LIFE
• THE BOXTROLLS
• HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON 2
• THE LEGO MOVIE

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM

• FORCE MAJEURE TURIST - (SWEDEN)
• GETT: THE TRIAL OF VIVIANE - (ISRAEL)
• IDA - (POLAND/DENMARK)
• LEVIATHAN - (RUSSIA)
• TANGERINES MANDARIINID - (ESTONIA)

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A MOTION PICTURE

• PATRICIA ARQUETTE - BOYHOOD
• JESSICA CHASTAIN - A MOST VIOLENT YEAR
• KEIRA KNIGHTLEY - THE IMITATION GAME
• EMMA STONE - BIRDMAN
• MERYL STREEP- INTO THE WOODS

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A MOTION PICTURE

• ROBERT DUVALL - THE JUDGE
• ETHAN HAWKE - BOYHOOD
• EDWARD NORTON - BIRDMAN
• MARK RUFFALO - FOXCATCHER
• J.K. SIMMONS - WHIPLASH

BEST DIRECTOR – MOTION PICTURE

• WES ANDERSON - THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL
• AVA DUVERNAY - SELMA
• DAVID FINCHER - GONE GIRL
• ALEJANDRO GONZÁLEZ - BIRDMAN
• RICHARD LINKLATER - BOYHOOD

BEST SCREENPLAY – MOTION PICTURE

• WES ANDERSON - THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL
• GILLIAN FLYNN - GONE GIRL
• ALEJANDRO GONZÁLEZ - BIRDMAN
• RICHARD LINKLATER - BOYHOOD
• GRAHAM MOORE - THE IMITATION GAME

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE – MOTION PICTURE

• ALEXANDRE DESPLAT - THE IMITATION GAME
• JÓHANN JÓHANNSSON - THE THEORY OF EVERYTHING
• TRENT REZNOR - GONE GIRL
• ANTONIO SANCHEZ - BIRDMAN
• HANS ZIMMER - INTERSTELLAR

BEST ORIGINAL SONG – MOTION PICTURE

BIG EYES — BIG EYES

Music by: Lana Del Rey

Lyrics by: Lana Del Rey 

GLORY - SELMA

Music by: John Legend, Common

Lyrics by: John Legend, Common

MERCY IS — NOAH

Music by: Patti Smith, Lenny Kaye

Lyrics by: Patti Smith, Lenny Kaye

OPPORTUNITY — ANNIE

Music by: Greg Kurstin, Sia Furler, Will Gluck

Lyrics by: Greg Kurstin, Sia Furler, Will Gluck

YELLOW FLICKER BEAT — THE HUNGER GAMES: MOCKINGJAY – PART 1

Music by: Lorde

Lyrics by: Lorde

BEST TELEVISION SERIES – DRAMA

• THE AFFAIR - SHOWTIME
• DOWNTON ABBEY - PBS
• GAME OF THRONES - HBO
• THE GOOD WIFE - CBS
• HOUSE OF CARDS - NETFLIX

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A TELEVISION SERIES – DRAMA

• CLAIRE DANES - HOMELAND
• VIOLA DAVIS - HOW TO GET AWAY WITH MURDER
• JULIANNA MARGULIES - THE GOOD WIFE
• RUTH WILSON - THE AFFAIR
• ROBIN WRIGHT - HOUSE OF CARDS

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A TELEVISION SERIES – DRAMA

• CLIVE OWEN - THE KNICK
• LIEV SCHREIBER - RAY DONOVAN
• KEVIN SPACEY - HOUSE OF CARDS
• JAMES SPADER - THE BLACKLIST

DOMINIC WEST - THE AFFAIR

BEST TELEVISION SERIES – COMEDY OR MUSICAL

• GIRLS - HBO
• JANE THE VIRGIN - THE CW
• ORANGE IS THE NEW BLACK - NETFLIX
• SILICON VALLEY - HBO
• TRANSPARENT - AMAZON INSTANT VIDEO

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A TELEVISION SERIES –COMEDY OR MUSICAL

• LENA DUNHAM - GIRLS
• EDIE FALCO - NURSE JACKIE
• JULIA LOUIS-DREYFUS - VEEP
• GINA RODRIGUEZ - JANE THE VIRGIN

TAYLOR SCHILLING - ORANGE IS THE NEW BLACK

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A TELEVISION SERIES – COMEDY OR MUSICAL

• LOUIS C. K. - LOUIE
• DON CHEADLE - HOUSE OF LIES
• RICKY GERVAIS - DEREK
• WILLIAM H. MACY - SHAMELESS
• JEFFREY TAMBOR - TRANSPARENT

BEST MINI-SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION

• FARGO - FX
• THE MISSING - STARZ
• THE NORMAL HEART - HBO
• OLIVE KITTERIDGE - HBO
• TRUE DETECTIVE - HBO

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A MINI-SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION

• MAGGIE GYLLENHAAL - THE HONORABLE WOMAN
• JESSICA LANGE - AMERICAN HORROR STORY:FREAK SHOW
• FRANCES MCDORMAND - OLIVE KITTERIDGE
• FRANCES O’CONNOR - THE MISSING
• ALLISON TOLMAN - FARGO

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A MINI-SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION

• MARTIN FREEMAN - FARGO
• WOODY HARRELSON - TRUE DETECTIVE
• MATTHEW MCCONAUGHEY - TRUE DETECTIVE
• MARK RUFFALO - THE NORMAL HEART
• BILLY BOB THORNTON - FARGO

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A SERIES, MINI-SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION

• UZO ADUBA - ORANGE IS THE NEW BLACK
• KATHY BATES - AMERICAN HORROR STORY: FREAK SHOW
• JOANNE FROGGATT - DOWNTON ABBEY
• ALLISON JANNEY - MOM
• MICHELLE MONAGHAN - TRUE DETECTIVE

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A SERIES, MINI-SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION

• MATT BOMER - THE NORMAL HEART
• ALAN CUMMING - THE GOOD WIFE
• COLIN HANKS - FARGO
• BILL MURRAY - OLIVE KITTERIDGE
• JON VOIGHT - RAY DONOVAN