By Shannonn Kelly

Five nominations lead the pack for  “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button ” starring Brad Pit and Cate Blanchett and directed by one of my faves: David Fincher.

 “Frost/Nixon ”, also received five nominations, starring Frank Langella who’s had a terrifc 12 months at the box office with his 2007 film, "Starting Out In The Evening " as aging, sickly writer, Leonard Schiller, who comes across ambitious graduate student who tries to convince him her thesis can resurrect his career.

Can you guess who I want to see win the Golden Globe…? and then the Academy Award in the Best Actor category…?

Other best-drama nominees: “The Reader,” “Revolutionary Road” and “Slumdog Millionare.”

The year’s blockbuster, “The Dark Knight ,” had only one nomination, supporting actor for Heath Ledger as the Joker. I believe Aaron Eckhart, who played Harvey Dent, should have also been nominated for his complex role and energy that (I suspect) spurred Heath on to give the performance he did.

Two nominations for Meryl Streep for best dramatic actress for “Doubt” and musical or comedy actress for “Mamma Mia!”; and Kate Winslet for best actress for “Revolutionary Road” and supporting-actress for “The Reader.”

Other nominees for dramatic actress were: Anne Hathaway, “Rachel Getting Married” (What???); Angelina Jolie, “Changeling”; and Kristin Scott Thomas, “I’ve Loved You So Long”, whom I predict will win. If not, then Jolie-

 

 

Nominees for dramatic actor were Leonardo DiCaprio, “Revolutionary Road”; Frank Langella, “Frost/Nixon”; Brad Pitt, “Benjamin Button”; Sean Penn, “Milk”; and Mickey Rourke, “The Wrestler”.

 

Everybody loves a comeback and as Jeremy Piven in his role as "Ari" on "Entourgage says:, "Since Britney blews hers, it’s all yours!".  I would love to see Mickey Rourke (who took 20 years to learn not to be a pain in Hollywood’s ass) to win this hands down.

 

Sorry Sean Penn, you are the ultimate contemporaty character actor and my ‘go-to’ guy, but the release of Milk is in the wrong year. Damn!

 

Sorry Frank Langella, you should have have been nominated and won last year for both the GG and the Oscar.

 

Mickey needs to win this. At least for his faithful dog-pal "Loki". If Rourke wins, I know you too will be secretly happy for him.

 

   

Below is the complete list of nominees:

 

2008 GOLDEN GLOBE AWARDS NOMINATIONS
HOLLYWOOD FOREIGN PRESS ASSOCIATION

 

 

1.    BEST MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA

                       

A.    The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button

Warner Bros. Pictures And Paramount Pictures; Warner Bros. Pictures And Paramount Pictures

   

B.    Frost/Nixon

Imagine Entertainment, Working Title, Studio Canal; Universal Pictures

 

C.    The Reader

Mirage Enterprises; The Weinstein Company

               

D.    Revolutionary Road

An Evamere Entertainment BBC Films Neal Street Production; Dreamworks Pictures In Association With  BBC Films And Paramount Vantage

 

E.     Slumdog Millionaire    

Fox Searchlight Pictures And Warner Bros.; Fox Searchlight Pictures And Warner Bros.

 

 

2.    BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA

 

A.    Anne Hathaway        Rachel Getting Married

 

B.    Angelina Jolie            Changeling

 

C.    Meryl Streep             Doubt

 

D.    Kristin Scott Thomas     I’ve Loved You So Long

    (Il Y A Longtemps Que Je T’aime)

 

E.    Kate Winslet            Revolutionary Road

 

 

3.    BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA

 

A.    Leonardo Dicaprio        Revolutionary Road

 

B.    Frank Langella        Frost/Nixon

 

C.    Sean Penn                Milk

 

D.    Brad Pitt    The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button

 

E.    Mickey Rourke            The Wrestler

 

 

4.     BEST MOTION PICTURE – COMEDY OR MUSICAL

 

A.    Burn After Reading

Working Title/Releasing Company; Focus Features In Association With Studio Canal

 

B.    Happy-Go-Lucky

            Summit Entertainment, Film4, Ingenious Film Partners, Miramax Films; Miramax Films

 

C.    In Bruges

Blueprint Pictures; Focus Features

 

D.    Mamma Mia!

Relativity Media, Playtone, Littlestar; Universal Pictures

 

E.    Vicky Cristina Barcelona

Mediapro; The Weinstein Company

 

 

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

 

A.    Rebecca Hall            Vicky Cristina Barcelona

 

B.    Sally Hawkins            Happy-Go-Lucky

 

C.    Frances Mcdormand    Burn After Reading

 

D.    Meryl Streep    Mamma Mia!

 

E.    Emma Thompson        Last Chance Harvey

 

 

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

 

A.    Javier Bardem            Vicky Cristina Barcelona

 

B.    Colin Farrell            In Bruges

 

C.    James Franco            Pineapple Express

 

D.    Brendan Gleeson    In Bruges

 

E.    Dustin Hoffman        Last Chance Harvey

 

 

7.    BEST ANIMATED FEATURE FILM

 

A.    Bolt

Walt Disney Pictures; Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures

 

B.    Kung Fu Panda

Dreamworks Animation Skg; Paramount Pictures

 

C.    Wall-E

Walt Disney Pictures And Pixar Animation Studios; Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures

 

 

8.    BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM

 

A.    The Baader Meinhof Complex        (Germany)

(Der Badder Meinhof Komplex)

Constantin Film Produktion Gmbh; Summit Entertainment, Llc

 

B.    Everlasting Moments             (Sweden/Denmark)

(Maria Larssons Eviga Ögonblick)

Final Cut Productions Aps; Ifc Films

 

C.    Gomorrah                     (Italy)

(Gomorra)

Fandango; Ifc Films

 

D.    I’ve Loved You So Long             (France)

(Il Y A Longtemps Que Je T’aime)

Ugc Ym/Ugc Images/France 3 Cinema/Integral Film; Sony Pictures Classics

 

E.    Waltz With Bashir                 (Israel)

Bridgit Folman Film Gang/Les Films D’ici/Razor Films/Arte France/Itvs International; Sony Pictures Classics

 

 

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

 

A.    Amy Adams            Doubt

 

B.    Penelope Cruz             Vicky Cristina Barcelona

 

C.    Viola Davis    Doubt

 

D.    Marisa Tomei            The Wrestler

 

E.    Kate Winslet            The Reader

 

 

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

 

A.    Tom Cruise    Tropic Thunder

 

B.    Robert Downey Jr.    Tropic Thunder

 

C.    Ralph Fiennes    The Duchess

 

D.    Philip Seymour Hoffman    Doubt

 

E.    Heath Ledger    The Dark Knight

 

 

11.    BEST DIRECTOR – MOTION PICTURE

 

A.    Danny Boyle            Slumdog Millionaire

 

B.    Stephen Daldry        The Reader

 

C.    David Fincher            The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button

 

D.    Ron Howard            Frost/Nixon

 

E.    Sam Mendes            Revolutionary Road

 

 

 

12.    BEST SCREENPLAY – MOTION PICTURE

 

A.    Simon Beaufoy    Slumdog Millionaire

 

B.    David Hare            The Reader

 

C.    Peter Morgan            Frost/Nixon

 

D.    Eric Roth                The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button

 

E.    John Patrick Shanley    Doubt

 

 

13.    BEST ORIGINAL SCORE – MOTION PICTURE

 

A.    Alexandre Desplat         The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button

 

B.    Clint Eastwood        Changeling

 

C.    James Newton Howard    Defiance

 

D.    A. R. Rahman            Slumdog Millionaire

 

E.    Hans Zimmer    Frost/Nixon

 

 

14.    BEST ORIGINAL SONG – MOTION PICTURE

 

A.    “Down To Earth” — Wall-E

Music By:  Peter Gabriel, Thomas Newman

Lyrics By:  Peter Gabriel

 

B.    “Gran Torino” — Gran Torino

Music By:  Clint Eastwood, Jamie Cullum, Kyle Eastwood, Michael Stevens

Lyrics By:  Kyle Eastwood, Michael Stevens

 

C.    “I Thought I Lost You” — Bolt

Music & Lyrics By:  Miley Cyrus, Jeffrey Steele

 

D.    “Once In A Lifetime” — Cadillac Records

Music & Lyrics By:  Beyoncé Knowles, Amanda Ghost, Scott McFarnon, Ian Dench, James Dring, Jody Street

 

E.    “The Wrestler” — The Wrestler

Music & Lyrics By:  Bruce Springsteen

 

 

15.    BEST TELEVISION SERIES – DRAMA

 

A.    Dexter (Showtime)

Showtime/John Goldwyn Productions/The Colleton Company/Clyde Phillips Productions

 

B.    House (Fox)

Universal Media Studios In Association With Heel And Toe Films, Shore Z Productions And Bad Hat Harry Productions

 

C.    In Treatment (HBO)

Sheleg, Closest To The Hole Productions In Association With HBO Entertainment

 

D.    Mad Men (AMC)

Lionsgate Television

 

E.    True Blood (HBO)

Your Face Goes Here Productions In Association With HBO Entertainment

 

 

16.    BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A TELEVISION SERIES – DRAMA

 

A.    Sally Field            Brothers And Sisters

 

B.    Mariska Hargitay        Law And Order: Special Victims Unit

 

C.    January Jones            Mad Men

 

D.    Anna Paquin             True Blood

 

E.    Kyra Sedgwick            The Closer

 

 

17.    BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A TELEVISION SERIES – DRAMA

 

A.    Gabriel Byrne            In Treatment

 

B.    Michael C. Hall         Dexter

 

C.    Jon Hamm                Mad Men

 

D.    Hugh Laurie             House

 

E.    Jonathan Rhys Meyers     The Tudors

 

 

18.    BEST TELEVISION SERIES – COMEDY OR MUSICAL

 

A.    30 Rock (NBC)

Universal Media Studios In Association With Broadway Video And Little

Stranger Inc.

 

B.    Californication (Showtime)

Showtime Presents In Association With Aggressive Mediocrity, And Then…

 

C.    Entourage (HBO)

Leverage And Closest To The Hole Productions In Association With HBO Entertainment

 

D.    The Office (NBC)

Deedle Dee Productions, Reveille LLC, Universal Media Studios

 

E.    Weeds (Showtime)

Lionsgate Television

 

 

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

 

A.    Christina Applegate        Samantha Who?

 

B.    America Ferrera        Ugly Betty

 

C.    Tina Fey                30 Rock

 

D.    Debra Messing             The Starter Wife

 

E.    Mary-Louise Parker        Weeds

 

 

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

 

A.    Alec Baldwin            30 Rock   

 

B.    Steve Carell            The Office

 

C.    Kevin Connolly        Entourage

 

D.     David Duchovny        Californication

 

E.    Tony Shalhoub            Monk

 

 

21.    BEST MINI-SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION

 

A.    A Raisin In The Sun (ABC)

Sony Pictures Television

 

B.    Bernard And Doris (HBO)

Trigger Street Independent Productions In Association With Little Bird And Chicago Films And HBO Films

 

C.    Cranford (PBS)

A Co-Production Of BBC And WGBH Boston.

 

D.    John Adams (HBO)

Playtone In Association With HBO Films

 

E.    Recount (HBO)

Spring Creek/Mirage Productions In Association With Trigger Street Productions, Everyman Pictures And HBO Films

 

 

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

 

A.    Judi Dench            Cranford

   

B.    Catherine Keener        An American Crime

 

C.    Laura Linney             John Adams

 

D.    Shirley Maclaine        Coco Chanel

 

E.    Susan Sarandon         Bernard And Doris

 

 

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

 

A.    Ralph Fiennes            Bernard And Doris

 

B.    Paul Giamatti            John Adams

 

C.    Kevin Spacey            Recount

 

D.    Kiefer Sutherland        24: Redemption

 

E.    Tom Wilkinson            Recount

 

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

 

A.    Eileen Atkins            Cranford

 

B.    Laura Dern            Recount

 

C.    Melissa George        In Treatment

 

D.    Rachel Griffiths        Brothers And Sisters

 

E.    Dianne Wiest            In Treatment

 

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

 

A.    Neil Patrick Harris        How I Met Your Mother

   

B.    Denis Leary            Recount

 

C.    Jeremy Piven            Entourage

 

D.    Blair Underwood        In Treatment

 

E.    Tom Wilkinson            John Adams