Golden Globe Nominees Announced

December 11th, 2008

So the Hollywood Foreign Press Association announced the nominees for the 2009 Golden Globes this morning – does anyone watch the Golden Globes anymore? Or any non-teen awards shows like the Oscars, American Music Awards or Grammys?

I feel like I must not have watched a lot of movies in 2008, cause I’ve seen hardly any of these. The only best picture nominee I’ve seen is Burn After Reading. What the…

But check the Best Director category – with the exception of “Stephen Daldry” (never heard of him OR his movie, The Reader), it’s a blockbuster category: Danny Boyle (The Beach, 28 Days Later), David Fincher (Fight Club, Zodiac), Ron Howard (American Beauty, Arrested Development) and Sam Mendes (American Beauty).

Here are some of the other categories & nominees…for a full list, check out the wiki page!

Best Motion Picture (Drama)
The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button
Frost/Nixon
The Reader
Revolutionary Road
Slumdog Millionaire

Best Performance By An Actress (Drama)
Anne Hathaway – Rachel Getting Married
Angelina Jolie – Changeling
Meryl Streep – Doubt
Kristin Scott Thomas – I’ve Loved You So Long (Il Y A Longtemps Que Je T’aime)
Kate Winslet – Revolutionary Road

Best Performance By An Actor (Drama)
Leonardo Dicaprio – Revolutionary Road
Frank Langella – Frost/Nixon
Sean Penn – Milk
Brad Pitt – The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button
Mickey Rourke – The Wrestler

Best Motion Picture (Comedy Or Musical)
Burn After Reading
Happy-Go-Lucky
In Bruges
Mamma Mia!
Vicky Cristina Barcelona

Best Performance By An Actress (Comedy Or Musical)
Rebecca Hall – Vicky Cristina Barcelona
Sally Hawkins – Happy-Go-Lucky
Frances McDormand – Burn After Reading
Meryl Streep – Mamma Mia!
Emma Thompson – Last Chance Harvey

Best Performance By An Actor (Comedy Or Musical)
Javier Bardem – Vicky Cristina Barcelona
Colin Farrell – In Bruges
James Franco – Pineapple Express
Brendan Gleeson – In Bruges
Dustin Hoffman – Last Chance Harvey

Best Director – Motion Picture
Danny Boyle – Slumdog Millionaire
Stephen Daldry – The Reader
David Fincher – The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button
Ron Howard – Frost/Nixon
Sam Mendes – Revolutionary Road

The 66th Annual Golden Globe Awards air live on Sunday, January 11 @ 8pm ET. Will you be watching?

Posted on Thursday, December 11th, 2008 at 1:59 pm by Kat and is filed under We <3 TV.