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The Globes took a different turn from SAG, including newcomers like Fox's freshman series "New Girl" and Showtime's "Homeland" in the awards mix, the latter of which was shut out by the Screen Actors Guild on Wednesday morning, while also giving surprises noms to "Revenge" and USA Network's "Necessary Roughness."
On the film side, the HFPA favored Oscar frontrunners like "The Artist," "The Descendants" and "The Help," while giving due notice to George Clooney's political thriller "The Ides of March," largely ignored on the critics and awards circuit up to this point.
"The Artist" led film nominations with six, while "The Descendants" and "The Help" followed with five. "The Ides of March," "Moneyball" and "Midnight in Paris" each snagged four noms.
"Downton Abbey" and "Mildred Pierce" led the television side in nominations with four apiece, with "Boardwalk Empire," "Modern Family" and "Homeland" following close behind. Surprises included recognition for Ryan Gosling for both "Crazy Stupid Love" and "Ides of March," "Revenge" actress Madeleine Stowe and "Necessary Roughness" star Callie Thorne.
The first category announced, best supporting actress in a series, miniseries or TV movie, pits Jessica Lange ("American Horror Story") against Kelly Macdonald ("Boardwalk Empire"), Maggie Smith ("Downton Abbey"), Sofia Vergara ("Modern Family") and Evan Rachel Wood ("Mildred Pierce").
"The Good Wife's" Julianna Margulies, "Homeland's" Claire Danes, "The Killing's" Mireille Enos, Madeleine Stowe of "Revenge" and Callie Thorne from "Necessary Roughness" will compete for lead actress in a TV drama series.
Original song for motion picture nominees include "Hello Hello" from Gnomeo and Juliet, "The Keeper" from Machine Gun Preacher, "Lay My Head Down" from Albert Nobbs, "The Living Proof" from The Help and "Masterpiece" from W.E.
Original score for a motion picture nominees include "The Artist's" Ludovic Bource, Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross for "The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo," "Hugo's" Howard Shore and John Williams for "War Horse."
Laura Dern of "Enlightened," Zooey Deschanel of "New Girl," Tina Fey of "30 Rock," Laura Linney of "The Big C" and Amy Poehler of "Parks and Recreation" snagged noms for best comedy TV actress.
"The Flowers of War," "In the Land of Blood of Honey," "The Kid With a Bike," "A Separation" and "The Skin I Live In" will vie for best foreign film.
"Midnight in Paris'" Woody Allen, screenwriters (Clooney and Grant Heslov) from "The Ides of March," Michel Hazavanicius of "The Artist," "The Descendants" (Payne, Nat Faxon and Jim Rash) and "Moneyball's" Aaron Sorkin and Steven Zaillian will compete for best screenplay.
Peter Dinklage of "Game of Thrones," Paul Giamatti ("Too Big to Fail"), Guy Pearce ("Mildred Pierce"), Tim Robbins ("Cinema Verite") and Eric Stonestreet ("Modern Family") have received noms for supporting actor in a series, miniseries or TV movie. "30 Rock's" Alec Baldwin, "Californication's" David Duchovny, "The Big Bang Theory's" Johnny Galecki, "Hung's" Thomas Jane and "Episodes'" Matt LeBlanc compete for best comedy actor.
Best comedy series nominees include "New Girl," "Modern Family," "Enlightened," "Glee" and "Episodes." Best TV movie or miniseries nominees include "The Hour," "Downton Abbey," "Cinema Verite," "Mildred Pierce" and "Too Big to Fail." Animated feature film nominees are "Arthur Christmas," "Cars 2," "Adventures of Tintin," "Puss in Boots" and "Rango."
Nominees for the best actor in a miniseries or TV movie include Hugh Bonneville ("Downton Abbey"), Idris Elba ("Luther"), William Hurt ("Too Big to Fail"), Bill Nigh and Dominic West ("The Hour"). Best actor in a drama nominees include Bryan Cranston ("Breaking Bad"), Kelsey Grammer of "Boss," Jeremy Irons of "The Borgias," Damian Lewis ("Homeland") and Steve Buscemi ("Boardwalk Empire"). "American Horror Story," "Boardwalk Empire," "Boss," "Game of Thrones" and "Homeland" nominated for TV drama series.
Jean Dujardin ("The Artist"), Brendan Gleeson ("The Guard"), Joseph Gordon-Levitt ("50/50"), Ryan Gosling ("Crazy Stupid Love") and Owen Wilson ("Midnight in Paris") nominated for actor in a motion picture comedy or musical. Supporting actress in a motion picture include Janet McTeer ("Albert Nobbs"), Jessica Chastain ("The Help"), Octavia Spencer ("The Help"), Shailene Woodley ("The Descendants") and Berenice Bejo ("The Artist").
George Clooney ("The Descendants"), Leonardo DiCaprio ("J. Edgar"), Michael Fassbender ("Shame"), Ryan Gosling for "The Ides of March" and Brad Pitt ("Moneyball") are all nominated for best actor in a motion picture drama.
Comedy or musical motion picture nominees include "The Artist," "Bridesmaids," "50/50," "My Week With Marilyn" and "Midnight in Paris."
Romola Garai, Emily Watson, Elizabeth McGovern ("Downton Abbey"), Kate Winslet ("Mildred Pierce") are among the nominees for lead actress in a miniseries or TV series. Kenneth Branagh ("My Week With Marilyn"), Albert Brooks ("Drive"), Jonah Hill ("Moneyball"), Viggo Mortensen ("A Dangerous Method") and Christopher Plummer ("Beginners") nominated for supporting actor in a motion picture.
Woody Allen ("Midnight in Paris"), George Clooney ("The Ides of March"), Alexander Payne ("The Descendants"), Michel Hazanivicus ("The Artist") and Martin Scorsese ("Hugo") for best director of a drama motion picture.
Glenn Close ("Albert Nobbs"), Rooney Mara ("The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo"), Viola Davis ("The Help"), Meryl Streep ("The Iron Lady") and Tilda Swinton ("We Need to Talk About Kevin") nominated for lead actress in a motion picture drama. Jodie Foster ("Carnage"), Charlize Theron ("Young Adult"), Kristen Wiig ("Bridesmaids"), Michelle Williams ("My Week With Marilyn") and Kate Winslet ("Carnage") for motion picture comedy or musical actress.
Best motion picture drama nominees include "The Descendants," "The Help," "Hugo," "The Ides of March," "Moneyball" and "War Horse."
The Golden Globes will be be broadcast live on NBC coast-to-coast Jan. 15, 2012 with returning host Ricky Gervais. Morgan Freeman will receive the Cecille DeMille Award.
– The Hollywood Reporter
