One of the biggest ceremonies in Hollywood is approaching as we speak. Last year, the ceremony was replaced – much to the dismay of the public and of many designers that hoped to bring out their new designs and lavish and adorn stars with them – by a mere press conference, in order for the actors to how their support to the writer’s strike that was taking place at that moment.

 

This year, excitement is on the rise as the Golden Globes are returning to their traditional, glamorous format – and the stars are ready, now more so than ever, to leave us in awe, perhaps to compensate for their absence last year.

 

As it happens with every similar type of ceremony, there are some people and productions which are considered to be the favorites. For this year’s Golden Globe ceremony, it seems that the British are among the favorites. Such prime examples are Kate Winslet, Ralph Fiennes and Kristin Scott Thomas. The awards for both TV and film are awarded by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association.

 

Although similar to other award ceremonies, there is a significant difference between the Golden Globes and the Oscars or the BAFTAS, namely that the categories for dramas and comedies are different. These awards are usually a clear indicator of the favorites for the following ceremony, which is the Academy Awards ceremony.

The nominations are as follows:

BEST MOTION PICTURE, COMEDY

ACTOR, DRAMA

Leonardo DiCaprio, Revolutionary Road

Frank Langella, Frost/Nixon

Sean Penn, Milk

Brad Pitt, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

Mickey Rourke, The Wrestler

ACTRESS, DRAMA

Anne Hathaway, Rachel Getting Married

Angelina Jolie, Changeling

Meryl Streep, Doubt

Kristin Scott Thomas, I've Loved You So Long

Kate Winslet, Revolutionary Road

 

ACTOR, COMEDY OR MUSICAL

Javier Bardem, Vicky Cristina Barcelona

Colin Farrell, In Bruges

James Franco, Pineapple Express

Brendan Gleeson, In Bruges

Dustin Hoffman, Last Chance Harvey

 

ACTRESS, COMEDY OR MUSICAL

Rebecca Hall, Vicky Cristina Barcelona

Sally Hawkins, Happy-Go-Lucky

Frances McDormand, Burn After Reading

Meryl Streep, Mamma Mia!

Emma Thompson, Last Chance Harvey

 

SUPPORTING ACTOR

Tom Cruise, Tropic Thunder

Robert Downey Jr., Tropic Thunder

Ralph Fiennes, The Duchess

Philip Seymour Hoffman, Doubt

Heath Ledger, The Dark Knight

 

SUPPORTING ACTRESS

Amy Adams, Doubt

Penélope Cruz, Vicky Cristina Barcelona

Viola Davis, Doubt

Marisa Tomei, The Wrestler

Kate Winslet, The Reader

 

DIRECTOR

Danny Boyle, Slumdog Millionaire

Stephen Daldry, The Reader

David Fincher, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

Ron Howard, Frost/Nixon

Sam Mendes, Revolutionary Road

 

SCREENPLAY

Simon Beaufoy, Slumdog Millionaire

David Hare, The Reader

Peter Morgan, Frost/Nixon

Eric Roth, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

John Patrick Shanley, Doubt

 

FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM

The Baader Meinhof Complex (Germany)

Everlasting Moments (Sweden)

Gomorrah (Italy)

I've Loved You So Long (France)

Waltz With Bashir (Israel)

 

ANIMATED FEATURE FILM

 

ORIGINAL SCORE

Alexandre Desplat, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

Clint Eastwood, Changeling

James Newton Howard, Defiance

A.R. Rahman, Slumdog Millionaire

Hans Zimmer, Frost/Nixon

 

ORIGINAL SONG

"Down to Earth," WALL-E; music by Peter Gabriel, Thomas Newman; lyrics by Peter Gabriel

"Gran Torino," Gran Torino; music by Clint Eastwood, Jamie Cullum, Kyle Eastwood, Michael Stevens; lyrics by Kyle Eastwood, Michael Stevens

"I Thought I Lost You," Bolt; music & lyrics by Miley Cyrus, Jeffrey Steele

"Once in a Lifetime," Cadillac Records; music & lyrics by Beyoncé Knowles, Amanda Ghost, Scott McFarnon, Ian Dench, James Dring, Jody Street

"The Wrestler," The Wrestler; music & lyrics by Bruce Springsteen

Sally Field, Brothers & Sisters

Mariska Hargitay, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

January Jones, Mad Men

Anna Paquin, True Blood

Kyra Sedgwick, The Closer

 

ACTOR IN A TELEVISION SERIES, DRAMA

Gabriel Byrne, In Treatment

Michael C. Hall, Dexter

Jon Hamm, Mad Men

Hugh Laurie, House

Jonathan Rhys Meyers, The Tudors

 

TELEVISION SERIES, COMEDY OR MUSICAL

 

ACTRESS IN A TELEVISION SERIES, COMEDY OR MUSICAL

Christina Applegate, Samantha Who?

America Ferrera, Ugly Betty

Tina Fey, 30 Rock

Debra Messing, The Starter Wife

Mary-Louise Parker, Weeds

 

ACTOR IN A TELEVISION SERIES, COMEDY OR MUSICAL

Alec Baldwin, 30 Rock

Steve Carell, The Office

Kevin Connolly, Entourage

David Duchovny, Californication

Tony Shalhoub, Monk

 

MINISERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION

 

ACTRESS IN A MINISERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION

Judi Dench, Cranford

Catherine Keener, An American Crime

Laura Linney, John Adams

Shirley MacLaine, Coco Chanel

Susan Sarandon, Bernard and Doris

 

ACTOR IN A MINISERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION

Ralph Fiennes, Bernard and Doris

Paul Giamatti, John Adams

Kevin Spacey, Recount

Kiefer Sutherland, 24: Redemption

Tom Wilkinson, Recount

 

ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A SERIES, MINISERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION

Eileen Atkins, Cranford

Laura Dern, Recount

Melissa George, In Treatment

Rachel Griffiths, Brothers & Sisters

Dianne Wiest, In Treatment

 

ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A SERIES, MINISERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION

Neil Patrick Harris, How I Met Your Mother

Denis Leary, Recount

Jeremy Piven, Entourage

Blair Underwood, In Treatment

Tom Wilkinson, John Adams