In the television categories, "Glee" led the parade with five nominations. Eight other shows -- including "30 Rock," "Dexter," "Modern Family" and "Mad Men" -- scored three noms each.
The Globe noms, voted by the members of the Hollywood Foreign Press Assn., had their share of surprises.
Johnny Depp scored a double whammy, picking up two nominations in the same category -- best actor in a motion picture comedy or musical. He received the noms for playing the mad hatter in "Alice in Wonderland" and as a man who stumbles into an international web of intrigue in "The Tourist" -- a movie that Sony Pictures sold as a romantic thriller. Angelina Jolie, his seductive costar in that movie, earned a nomination as well.
The announcement of "The Tourist" noms drew audible laughter from the crowd of press and publicists assembled at the Beverly Hilton for the pre-dawn announcement.
In the race for best motion picture drama, "Speech," "Network" and "Fighter" will go up against the ballet drama "The Black Swan" and dream thriller "Inception" when the Globes are handed out on Jan. 16.
On the best motion picture comedy side, "Tourist" will be competing for attention with "Alice," the musical "Burlesque," the alternative family tale "The Kids Are All Right" and the senior action movie "RED."
While James Franco, who plays a trapped hiker in "127 Hours," was understandably the lone acting nominee from his movie, other films boasted multiple actors who walked away with invites to the Globe party.
"The Fighter" put forth the deepest acting bench, with noms for Mark Wahlberg, who plays the film's title character; Christian Bale, who appears as his brother; Melissa Leo, who plays their mother; and Amy Adams, who appears as a girlfriend.
"Speech" scored a trifecta of its own, with noms going to Colin Firth, who plays King George VI; Helena Bonham Carter, who appears as his wife, the queen; and Geoffrey Rush, who portrays an Australian speech therapist.
A number of pairs of on-screen lovers also earned Globe attention: Ryan Gosling and Michelle Williams, who play a doomed couple in "Blue Valentine," secured spots in the dramatic actor and actress races; the sexy coupling of Jake Gyllenhaal and Anne Hathaway got comedy acting noms for "Love and Other Drugs"; and costars Annette Bening and Julianne Moore, who appear as a longtime lesbian couple in "Kids," shared the spotlight in the best comedy actress category.
On the dramatic side, Jesse Eisenberg and Andrew Garfield, who play college chums, in "Network," both won noms, as did Natalie Portman and Mila Kunis, who play rival ballerinas in "Swan."
Rounding out the best dramatic actress category, Nicole Kidman, who's won three Globes in the past, got another turn at bat for her performance as a grieving mom in "Rabbit Hole." Halle Berry, a past Globe winner for her TV portrayal of Dorothy Dandridge, was nominated for "Frankie and Alice," a drama about a woman with multiple personality disorder.
Michael Douglas, who won a Globe in 1988 for playing the iconic Gordon Gecko in "Wall Street," was recognized with a supporting actor nomination for reprising the character in the sequel "Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps."
The comedy actress category yielded one more surprise when the HFPA voters bestowed a nom on Emma Stone for her role in the high school comedy "Easy A."
And the voters also stretched the concept of comedy in order to include nominations for Paul Giamatti, who plays a much-married man in "Barney's Version," and Kevin Spacey, who stars as convicted lobbyist Jack Abramoff in "Casino Jack."
Finishing out the acting categories, are Jacki Weaver, who portrays a monstrous mom in the Australian crime tale "Animal Kingdom," and Jeremy Renner, who plays a hot-headed street hood in the Boston-set "The Town."
See the full list below (after page jump):
1. Best Supporting Actress in a Series, Mini-Series or TV Movie
Hope Davis, "The Special Relationship"
Jane Lynch, "Glee"
Kelly MacDonald, "Boardwalk Empire"
Julia Stiles, "Dexter"
Sofia Vergara, "Modern Family"
2. Best Actress in a TV Series, Comedy
Toni Collette, "United States of Tara"
Edie Falco, "Nurse Jackie"
Tina Fey, "30 Rock"
Laura Linney, "The Big C"
Lea Michele, "Glee"
3. Best TV Movie or Mini-Series
"Carlos"
"The Pacific"
"Pillars of the Earth"
"Temple Grandin"
"You Don't Know Jack"
4. Best Original Song – Motion Picture
Bound to You - "Burlesque"
Coming Home - "Country Strong"
I See the Light - "Tangled"
There's a Place for Us - "Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader"
You Haven't Seen the Last of Me - "Burlesque"
5. Best Actor, TV Series, Comedy
Alec Baldwin, "30 Rock"
Steve Carell, "The Office"
Thomas Jane, "Hung"
Matthew Morrison, "Glee"
Jim Parsons, "The Big Bang Theory"
6. Best Actress in a TV Series, Drama
Julianna Margulies, "The Good Wife"
Elisabeth Moss, "Mad Men"
Piper Perabo, "Covert Affairs"
Katey Sagal, "Sons of Anarchy"
Kyra Sedgwick, "The Closer"
7. Best Original Score – Motion Picture
Alexandre Desplot, "The King's Speech"
Danny Elfman, "Alice in Wonderland"
A.R. Rahmin, "127 Hours"
Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross, "The Social Network"
Hans Zimmer, "Inception"
8. Best Screenplay – Motion Picture
Danny Boyle, Simon Beaufoy, "127 Hours"
Lisa Cholodenko and Stuart Blumberg, "The Kids are All Right"
Christopher Nolan, "Inception"
David Seidler, "The King's Speech"
Aaron Sorkin, "The Social Network"
9. Best Supporting Actor in a Series, Mini-Series, or TV Movie
Scott Caan, "Hawaii Five-0"
Chris Colfer, "Glee"
Chris Noth, "The Good Wife"
Eric Stonestreet, "Modern Family"
David Strathairn, "Temple Grandin"
10. Best TV Series, Comedy
"30 Rock"
"The Big Bang Theory"
"The Big C"
"Glee"
"Modern Family"
"Nurse Jackie"
11. Best Foreign Language Film
"Biutiful," Mexico, Spain
"The Concert," France
"The Edge," Russia
"I Am Love," Italy
"In a Better World," Denmark
12. Best Animated Feature Film
"Despicable Me"
"How to Train Your Dragon"
"The Illusionist"
"Tangled"
"Toy Story 3"
13. Best Actor in a Mini-Series or TV Movie
Idris Elba, "Luther"
Ian McShane, "Pillars of the Earth"
Al Pacino, "You Don't Know Jack"
Dennis Quaid, "The Special Relationship"
Edgar Ramirez, "Carlos"
14. Best Actress in a Mini-Series or TV Movie
Hayley Atwell, "Pillars of the Earth"
Claire Danes, "Temple Grandin"
Judi Dench, "Return to Cranford"
Romola Garai, "Emma"
Jennifer Love Hewitt, "The Client List"
15. Best Actress in a Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy
Annette Bening, "The Kids Are All Right"
Anne Hathaway, "Love and Other Drugs"
Angelina Jolie, "The Tourist"
Julianne Moore, "The Kids Are All Right"
Emma Stone, "Easy A"
16. Best Actor in a Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy
Johnny Depp - "Alice in Wonderland"
Johnny Depp - "The Tourist"
Paul Giamatti - "Barney's Version"
Jake Gyllenhaal - "Love and Other Drugs"
Kevin Spacey - "Casino Jack"
17. Best supporting Actor in a Motion Picture
Christian Bale, "The Fighter"
Michael Douglas, "Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps"
Andrew Garfield, "The Social Network"
Jeremy Renner, "The Town"
Geoffrey Rush, "The King's Speech"
18. Best supporting Actress in a Motion Picture
Amy Adams, "The Fighter"
Helena Bonham Carter, "The King's Speech"
Mila Kunis, "Black Swan"
Melissa Leo, "The Fighter"
Jacki Weaver, "Animal Kingdom"
19. Best Actor in a TV Series, Drama
Steve Buscemi, "Boardwalk Empire"
Bryan Cranston, "Breaking Bad"
Michael C. Hall, "Dexter"
Jon Hamm, "Mad Men"
Hugh Laurie - "House"
20. Best Director – Motion Picture
Darren Aronofsky, "Black Swan"
David Fincher, "Social Network"
Tom Hooper - "King's Speech"
Christopher Nolan - "Inception"
David O. Russell - "The Fighter"
21. Best Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy
"Alice in Wonderland"
"Burlesque"
"The Kids Are All Right"
"RED"
"The Tourist"
22. Best TV Series, Drama
"Boardwalk Empire"
"Dexter"
"The Good Wife"
"Mad Men"
"The Walking Dead"
23. Best Actress in a Motion Picture, Drama
Halle Berry, "Frankie and Alice"
Nicole Kidman, "Rabbit Hole"
Jennifer Lawrence, "Winter's Bone"
Natalie Portman, "Black Swan"
Michelle Williams, "Blue Valentine"
24. Best Actor in a Motion Picture, Drama
Jesse Eisenberg - "The Social Network"
Colin Firth - "The King's Speech"
James Franco - "127 Hours"
Ryan Gosling - "Blue Valentine"
Mark Wahlberg - "The Fighter"
25. Best Motion Picture, Drama
"Black Swan"
"The Fighter"
"Inception"
"The King's Speech"
"The Social Network"
-- The Hollywood Reporter