Hollywood is looking to the past at Sunday night’s Golden Globe Awards. The Hollywood Foreign Press Association will honor the best in film and television. The movie awards are often seen as indicator of the upcoming Academy Awards. The top film nominees share an interest in history. Steven Spielberg’s Civil War epic “Lincoln“ lead the Golden Globes pack with...
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Hollywood is looking to the past at Sunday night’s Golden Globe Awards.
The Hollywood Foreign Press Association will honor the best in film and television. The movie awards are often seen as indicator of the upcoming Academy Awards.
The top film nominees share an interest in history.
Steven Spielberg’s Civil War epic “Lincoln“ lead the Golden Globes pack with seven nominations, among them best drama, best director for Spielberg and acting honors for Daniel Day-Lewis, Sally Field and Tommy Lee Jones.
Tied for second-place with five nominations each, including best drama are Ben Affleck’s 1979 Iran hostage-crisis thriller “Argo“ and Quentin Tarantino’s homage to blacksploitation flicks and spaghetti Westerns, “Django Unchained.“
In the television field, cable channel offerings and broadcast networks split the 10 nominations for best drama and comedy.
The 70th annual Golden Globe Awards, televised live from the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, Calif., will air on NBC beginning at 8 p.m. Former “Saturday Night Live” cast members Tina Fey and Amy Poehler, will co-host the proceedings.
The following is a complete list of nominees:
Best Motion Picture, Comedy
“The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel”
“Les Miserables”
“Moonrise Kingdom”
“Salmon Fishing in the Yemen”
“Silver Linings Playbook”
Best Motion Picture, Drama
“Argo”
“Django Unchained”
“Life of Pi”
“Lincoln”
“Zero Dark Thirty”
Best Director, Motion Picture
Ben Affleck, “Argo”
Kathryn Bigelow, “Zero Dark Thirty”
Ang Lee, “Life of Pi”
Steven Spielberg, “Lincoln”
Quentin Tarantino, “Django Unchained”
Best Actor in a Motion Picture, Drama
Daniel Day-Lewis, “Lincoln”
Richard Gere, “Arbitrage”
John Hawkes, “The Sessions”
Joaquin Phoenix, “The Master”
Denzel Washington, “Flight”
Best Actress in a Motion Picture, Drama
Jessica Chastain, “Zero Dark Thirty”
Marion Cotillard, “Rust and Bone”
Helen Mirren, “Hitchcock”
Naomi Watts, “The Impossible”
Rachel Weisz, “The Deep Blue Sea”
Best Actor in a Motion Picture, Comedy or Musical
Jack Black, “Bernie”
Bradley Cooper, “Silver Linings Playbook”
Hugh Jackman, “Les Miserables”
Ewen McGregor, “Salmon Fishing in the Yemen”
Bill Murray, “Hyde Park on Hudson”
Best Actress in a Motion Picture, Comedy or Musical
Emily Blunt, “Salmon Fishing in the Yemen”
Judy Dench, “Best Exotic Marigold Hotel”
Jennifer Lawrence, “Silver Linings Playbook”
Maggie Smith, “Quartet”
Meryl Streep, “Hope Springs”
Best Foreign Language Film
“Amour” (Austria)
“A Royal Affair” (Denmark)
“The Intouchables” (France)
“Kon-Tiki” (Norway/UK/Demark)
“Rust and Bone” (France)
Best Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
Amy Adams, “The Master”
Sally Field, “Lincoln”
Anne Hathaway, “Les Miserables”
Helen Hunt, “The Sessions”
Nicole Kidman, “The Paperboy”
Best Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
Alan Arkin, “Argo”
Leonardo DiCaprio, “Django Unchained”
Philip Seymour Hoffman, “The Master”
Tommy Lee Jones, “Lincoln”
Christoph Waltz, “Django Unchained”
Best TV Series, Comedy
“Big Bang Theory”
“Episodes”
“Girls”
“Modern Family”
“Smash”
Best TV Series, Drama
“Breaking Bad”
“Boardwalk Empire”
“Downton Abbey”
“Homeland”
“The Newsroom”
Best Performance by an actress in a TV series, Drama
Connie Britton, “Nashville”
Glenn Close, “Damages”
Claire Danes, “Homeland”
Michelle Dockery, “Downton Abbey”
Julianna Margulies, “The Good Wife”
Best Performance by an Actor in a TV Series, Drama
Steve Buscemi, “Boardwalk Empire”
Bryan Cranston, “Breaking Bad”
Jeff Daniels, “The Newsroom”
Jon Hamm, “Mad Men”
Damian Lewis, “Homeland”
Best Performance by an Actress in a TV Series, Comedy
Zooey Deschanel, “New Girl”
Julia Louis-Dreyfus, “Veep”
Lena Dunham, “Girls”
Tina Fey, “30 Rock”
Amy Poehler, “Parks and Recreation”
Best Performance by an Actor in a TV Series, Comedy
Alec Baldwin, “30 Rock”
Don Cheadle, “House of Lies”
Matt LeBlanc, “Episodes”
Louie C.K., “Louie”
Jim Parsons, “Big Bang Theory”
Best Performance by an Actor in a Miniseries or TV Movie
Kevin Costner, “Hatfields and McCoys”
Benedict Cumberbatch, “Sherlock”
Woody Harrelson, “Game Change”
Toby Jones, “The Girl”
Clive Owen, “Hemingway and Gellhorn”
Best Performance by an Actress in a Miniseries or TV Movie
Nicole Kidman, “Hemingway and Gellhorn”
Jessica Lange, “American Horror Story”
Sienna Miller, “The Girl”
Julianne Moore, “Game Change”
Sigourney Weaver, “Political Animals”
Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Miniseries or TV Movie
Hayden Panettiere, “Nashville”
Archie Punjabi, “The Good Wife”
Sarah Paulson, “Game Change”
Maggie Smith, “Downton Abbey”
Sofia Vergara, “Modern Family”
Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Miniseries or TV Movie
Max Greenfield, “New Girl”
Ed Harris, “Game Change”
Danny Huston, “Magic City”
Mandy Patinkin, “Homeland”
Eric Stonestreet, “Modern Family”
Best TV Movie or Miniseries
“Game Change”
“The Girl”
“Hatfields and McCoys”
“The Hour”
“Political Animals”
Best Animated Film
“Brave”
“Frankenweenie”
“Hotel Transylvania”
“Rise of the Guardians”
“Wreck it Ralph”
Best Screenplay for a Motion Picture
“Zero Dark Thirty” (Mark Boal)
“Lincoln” (Tony Kushner)
“Silver Linings Playbook” (David O. Russell)
“Django Unchained” (Quentin Tarantino)
“Argo” (Chris Terrio)
Best Score for a Motion Picture
“Life of Pi” (Mychael Danna)
“Argo” (Alexandre Desplat)
“Anna Karenina” (Dario Marianelli)
“Cloud Atlas” (Tom Tykwer, Johnny Klimek, Reinhold Heil)
“Lincoln” (John Williams)
Best Original Song, Motion Picture
“For You” – Act of Valor”
“Not Running Anymore” – Stand Up Guys”
“Safe & Sound” by Taylor Swift – The Hunger Games”
“Skyfall” – Skyfall”
“Suddenly” – Les Miserables”