The Hollywood Foreign Press Association announced its nominees for the 72nd Golden Globe Awards, which will air live on NBC on Jan. 11. The organization got Kate Beckinsale, Peter Krause, Paula Patton and Jeremy Piven out of bed early to announce the nominees.
While the Golden Globes are very different from the Oscars, they can help keep a film’s momentum going deep into the awards season. It also proves which roles will stand out and are likely to be remembered into February.
And the movie nominees are:
Best Picture - Drama
Boyhood
Foxcatcher
The Imitation Game
Selma
The Theory of Everything
Lead Actress - Drama
Jennifer Aniston, Cake
Felicity Jones, The Theory of Everything
Rosamund Pike, Gone Girl
Reese Witherspoon, Wild
Julianne Moore, Still Alice
Lead Actor - Drama
Steve Carell, Foxcatcher
Benedict Cumberbatch, The Imitation Game
Jake Gyllenhaal, Nightcrawler
David Oyelowo, Selma
Eddie Redmayne, The Theory of Everything
Best Picture - Comedy/Musical
Birdman
The Grand Budapest Hotel
Pride
Into the Woods
St. Vincent
Lead Actress - Comedy/Musical
Amy Adams, Big Eyes
Emily Blunt, Into the Woods
Helen Mirren, The Hundred-Foot Journey
Julianne Moore, Maps to the Stars
Quvenzhane Wallis, Annie
Lead Actor - Comedy/Musical
Ralph Fiennes, The Grand Budapest Hotel
Michael Keaton, Birdman
Bill Murray, St. Vincent
Joaquin Phoenix, Inherent Vice
Christoph Waltz, Big Eyes
Animated Feature:
Big Hero 6
The Book of Life
The Boxtrolls
How To Train Your Dragon 2
The Lego Movie
Foreign Language:
Force Majeure Turist (Sweden)
Gett: The Trial of Viviane (Israel)
Ida (Poland/Denmark)
Leviathan (Russia)
Tangerines Mandariinid (Estonia)
Supporting Actress:
Patricia Arquette, Boyhood
Jessica Chastain, A Most Violent Year
Keira Knightley, The Imitation Game
Emma Stone, Birdman
Meryl Streep, Into The Woods
Supporting Actor:
Robert Duvall, The Judge
Ethan Hawke, Boyhood
Edward Norton, Birdman
Mark Ruffalo, Foxcatcher
J.K. Simmons, Whiplash
Director:
Wes Anderson, The Grand Budapest Hotel
Ava Duvernay, Selma
David Fincher, Gone girl
Alejandro G. Inarritu, Birdman
Richard Linklater, Boyhood
Screenplay:
Wes Anderson, The Grand Budapest Hotel
Gillian Flynn, Gone Girl
Alejandro G. Inarritu, Nicolas Giacobone, Alexander Dinelaris & Armando Bo, Birdman
Richard Linklater, Boyhood
Graham Moore, The Imitation Game
Score:
Alexandre Desplat, The Imitation Game
Johann Johannsson, The Theory of Everything
Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross, Gone Girl
Antonio Sanchez, Birdman
Hans Zimmer, Interstellar
Song:
“Big Eyes,” Big Eyes - Lana Del Rey
“Glory,” Selma - John Legend, Common
“Mercy Is,” Noah - Patti Smith, Lenny Kaye
“Opportunity,” Annie - Greg Kurstin, Sia Furler, Will Gluck
“Yellow Flicker Beat,” The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part I - Lorde
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