On January 13, 2008, the Beverly Hilton will host the 65th annual edition of the Golden Globe Awards under the auspices of a Writer’s Guild of America strike that threatens to complicate the broadcast. Despite the non-impressive scale of the Globes compared to that of the Oscars, the upcoming awards hold the secrets to the future Academy Awards’ winners. The over 100 journalists, all members of the Associated Press, will decide the winners through voting.

Among the most talked-about nominees is “Atonement”, starring Keira Knightley and James McAvoy, the story based on the novel of Ian McEwan, a drama-romance that unfolds before and during World War II.

The nominees for Best Drama category include, together with “Atonement”: “American Gangster”, “Eastern Promises”, “The Great Debaters”, “Michael Clayton” – starring George Clooney, “No Country for Old Men” and “There Will Be Blood”.

Asides from Atonement’s nominee for best drama, Keira Knightley and James McAvoy received nominations for the lead acting categories, together with: Cate Blanchett, for her role in “Elizabeth: The Golden Age” , Julie Christie in “Away From Her”, Jodie Foster in “The Brave One” and Angelina Jolie for “A Mighty Heart”, all for Best Actress in a Drama, and George Clooney, for “Michael Clayton”, Daniel Day-Lewis for his role in “There Will Be Blood”, Viggo Mortensen for “Eastern Promises” and Denzel Washington in “American Gangster” for Best Actor in a Drama nominees.

The nominees for Best Comedy or Musical are “Sweeney Todd” – a Tim Burton directed musical, “Across the Universe”, “Charlie Wilson’s War”, “Hairspray” and “Juno.” The leading act nominations for the same category included: Ryan Gosling in "Lars and the Real Girl", Tom Hanks in "Charlie Wilson's War", Philip Seymour Hoffman in "The Savages" and John C. Reilly in "Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story," all for Best Actor, and Amy Adams ("Enchanted"), Nikki Blonsky ("Hairspray"), Marion Cotillard ("La Vie en Rose") and Ellen Page ("Juno") for Best Actress in a Comedy/Musical Category.

In the Directing Category, the Coen brothers were both nominated for “No Country for Old Men”, together with Julian Schnabel for “The Diving Bell and the Butterfly” and Ridley Scott for “American Gangster.”

Already a known winner is Steven Spielberg, who will be awarded the Cecil B. DeMille Award for his “outstanding contribution to the entertainment field.”