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The Golden Globes: Full List of Nominees

Here is the full list of nominees for the 2012 Golden Globes.

The start of the new year also marks the start of awards season. And the first big fete of the season is the Golden Globes, which will be broadcast live from Hollywood on January 15, 2012 and hosted by Ricky Gervais.
 
Since January is fast approaching, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association announced the nominees for the 2012 Golden Globes on Thursday, December 15, 2011. Here is the full list of 2012 Golden Globe nominees.

Cecil B. DeMille Lifetime Achievement Award:
Morgan Freeman

Movies:

Drama:

  • The Descendants
  • The Help
  • Hugo
  • The Ides of March
  • Moneyball
  • War Horse

Musical or Comedy:

  • 50/50
  • The Artist
  • Bridesmaids
  • Midnight in Paris
  • My Week with Marilyn

Actor in a drama:

  • George Clooney, The Descendants
  • Leonard DiCaprio, J. Edgar
  • Michael Fassbender, Shame
  • Ryan Gosling, The Ides of March
  • Brad Pitt, Moneyball

Actress in a drama:

  • 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

Director:

  • Woody Allen, Midnight in Paris
  • George Clooney, The Ides of March
  • Michel Hazanavicius, The Artist
  • Alexander Payne, The Descendants
  • Martin Scorsese, Hugo

Actor in a musical or comedy:

  • Jean Dujardin, The Artist
  • Brendan Gleeson, The Guard
  • Joseph Gordon-Levitt, 50/50
  • Ryan Gosling, Crazy, Stupid, Love
  • Owen Wilson, Midnight in Paris

Actress in musical or comedy:

  • Jodie Foster, Carnage
  • Charlize Theron, Young Adult
  • Kristen Wiig, Bridesmaids
  • Michelle Williams, My Week with Marilyn
  • Kate Winslet, Carnage

Supporting actor:

  • Kenneth Branagh, My Week with Marilyn
  • Albert Brooks, Drive
  • Jonah Hill, Moneyball
  • Viggo Mortensen, A Dangerous Method
  • Christopher Plummer, Beginners

Supporting actress:

  • Berenice Bejo, The Artist
  • Jessica Chastain, The Help
  • Janet McTeer, Albert Nobbs
  • Octavia Spencer, The Help
  • Shailene Woodley, The Descendants

Foreign language:

  • The Flowers of War
  • In the Land of Blood and Honey
  • The Kid with a Bike
  • A Separation
  • The Skin I Live In

Animated film:

  • The Adventures of Tintin,
  • Arthur Christmas
  • Cars 2
  • Puss in Boots
  • Rango

Screenplay:

  • Woody Allen, Midnight in Paris
  • George Clooney, Grand Heslov, Beau Willimon, The Ides of March
  • Michel Hazanavicius, The Artist
  • Alexander Payne, Nat Faxwon, Jim Rash, The Descendants
  • Steven Zaillian, Aaron Sorkin, Moneyball

Original score:

  • Ludovic Bource, The Artist
  • Abel Korzeniowski, W.E.
  • Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
  • Howard Shore, Hugo
  • John Williams, War Horse

Original song:

  • Hello Hello (music by Elton John, lyrics by Bernie Taupin), Gnomeo & Juliet
  • The Keeper (music and lyrics by Chris Cornell), Machine Gun Preacher
  • Lay Your Head Down (music by Brian Byrne, lyrics by Glenn Close), Albert Nobbs
  • The Living Proof (music by Mary J. Blige, Thomas Newman, Harvey Mason Jr., lyrics by Mary J. Blige, Harvey Mason Jr., Damon Thomas), The Help
  • Masterpiece (music and lyrics by Madonna, Julie Frost, Jimmy Harry), W.E.


Television:

Drama series:

  • American Horror Story, FX
  • Boardwalk Empire, HBO
  • Boss, Starz
  • Game of Thrones, HBO
  • Homeland, Showtime

Actor in a drama:

  • Steve Buscemi, Boardwalk Empire
  • Bryan Cranston, Breaking Bad
  • Kelsey Grammer, Boss
  • Jeremy Irons, The Borgias
  • Damian Lewis, Homeland

Actress in a drama:

  • Claire Danes, Homeland
  • Mireille Enos, The Killing
  • Julianna Margulies, The Good Wife
  • Madeleine Stowe, Revenge
  • Callie Thorne, Necessary Roughness

Musical or comedy series:

  • Enlightened, HBO
  • Episodes Showtime
  • Glee, Fox
  • Modern Family, ABC
  • New Girl, Fox

Actor in a musical or comedy:

  • Alec Baldwin, 30 Rock
  • David Duchovny, Californication
  • Johnny Galecki, The Big Bang Theory
  • Thomas Jane, Hung
  • Matt LeBlanc, Episodes

Actress in a musical or comedy:

  • Laura Dern, Enlightened
  • Zooey Deschanel, New Girl
  • Tina Fey, 30 Rock
  • Laura Linney, The Big C
  • Amy Poehler, Parks and Recreation

Miniseries or movie:

  • Cinema Verite, HBO
  • Downton Abbey (Masterpiece), PBS
  • The Hour, BBC America
  • Mildred Pierce, HBO
  • Too Big to Fail, HBO

Actor in a miniseries or movie:

  • Hugh Bonneville, Downton Abbey (Masterpiece)
  • Idris Elba, Luther
  • William Hurt, Too Big to Fail
  • Bill Nighy, Page Eight (Masterpiece)
  • Dominic West, The Hour

Actress in a miniseries or movie:

  • Romola Garai, The Hour
  • Diane Lane, Cinema Verite
  • Elizabeth McGovern, Downton Abbey (Masterpiece)
  • Emily Watson, Appropriate Adult
  • Kate Winslet, Mildred Pierce

Supporting actor in a series, miniseries or movie:

  • Peter Dinklage, Game of Thrones
  • Paul Giamatti, Too Big to Fail
  • Guy Pierce, Mildred Pierce
  • Tim Robbins, Cinema Verite
  • Eric Stonestreet, Modern Family

Supporting actress in a series, miniseries or movie:

  • Jessica Lange, American Horror Story
  • Kelly Macdonald, Boardwalk Empire
  • Maggie Smith, Downton Abbey (Masterpiece)
  • Sofia Vergara, Modern Family
  • Evan Rachel Wood, Mildred Pierce
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