The 66th Annual Golden Globe Award nominations were announced on Thursday, December 11th, 2008 by Brooke Shields, Elizabeth Banks, Terrence Howard, and Rainn Wilson. The Golden Globes will take place Sunday, January 11th, 2009 at the Beverly Hilton. A selection of the nominations is listed below.
Best Motion Picture – Drama
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Warner Bros. Pictures and Paramount Pictures; Warner Bros. Pictures and Paramount Pictures
Frost/Nixon
Imagine Entertainment, Working Title, Studio Canal; Universal Pictures
The Reader
Mirage Enterprises; The Weinstein Company
Revolutionary Road
An Evamere Entertainment BBC Films Neal Street Production; Dreamworks Pictures in Association with BBC Films and Paramount Vantage
Slumdog Millionaire
Fox Searchlight Pictures and Warner Bros.; Fox Searchlight Pictures and Warner Bros.
Best Performance By An Actress In A Motion Picture – Drama
Anne Hathaway – Rachel Getting Married
Angelina Jolie – Changeling
Meryl Streep – Doubt
Kristin Scott Thomas – I've Loved You So Long (Il Y A Longtemps Que Je T'Aime)
Kate Winslet – Revolutionary Road
Best Performance By An Actor In A Motion Picture - Drama
Leonardo DiCaprio – Revolutionary Road
Frank Langella – Frost/Nixon
Sean Penn – Milk
Brad Pitt – The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Mickey Rourke – The Wrestler
Best Motion Picture – Comedy Or Musical
Burn After Reading
Working Title/Releasing Company; Focus Features in association with Studio Canal
Happy-Go-Lucky
Summit Entertainment, Film4, Ingenious Film Partners, Miramax Films; Miramax Films
In Bruges
Blueprint Pictures; Focus Features
Mamma Mia!
Relativity Media, Playtone, Littlestar; Universal Pictures
Vicky Cristina Barcelona
Mediapro; The Weinstein Company
Best Performance By An Actress In A Motion Picture – 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
Best Performance By An Actor In A Motion Picture – 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
Best Performance By An Actress In A Supporting Role In A Motion Picture
Amy Adams – Doubt
Penelope Cruz – Vicky Cristina Barcelona
Viola Davis – Doubt
Marisa Tomei – The Wrestler
Kate Winslet – The Reader
Best Performance By An Actor In A Supporting Role In A Motion Picture
Tom Cruise – Tropic Thunder
Robert Downey Jr. – Tropic Thunder
Ralph Fiennes – The Duchess
Philip Seymour Hoffman – Doubt
Heath Ledger – The Dark Knight
Best Director – Motion Picture
Danny Boyle – Slumdog Millionaire
Stephen Daldry – The Reader
David Fincher – The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button
Ron Howard – Frost/Nixon
Sam Mendes – Revolutionary Road
Best Screenplay – Motion Picture
Simon Beaufoy – Slumdog Millionaire
David Hare – The Reader
Peter Morgan – Frost/Nixon
Eric Rot – The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button
John Patrick Shanley – Doubt
Best Television Series – Drama
Dexter (Showtime)
Showtime/John Goldwyn Productions/The Colleton Company/Clyde Phillips Productions
House (FOX)
Universal Media Studios In Association With Heel And Toe Films, Shore Z Productions And Bad Hat Harry Productions
In Treatment (HBO)
Sheleg, Closest To The Hole Productions In Association With HBO Entertainment
Mad Men (AMC)
Lionsgate Television
True Blood (HBO)
Your Face Goes Here Productions In Association With HBO Entertainment
Best Performance By An Actress In A Television Series – Drama
Sally Field – Brothers And Sisters
Mariska Hargitay – Law And Order: Special Victims Unit
January Jones – Mad Men
Anna Paquin – True Blood
Kyra Sedgwick – The Closer
Best Performance By An 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
Best Television Series – Comedy Or Musical
30 Rock (NBC)
Universal Media Studios In Association With Broadway Video And Little
Stranger Inc.
Californication (Showtime)
Showtime Presents In Association With Aggressive Mediocrity, And Then...
Entourage (HBO)
Leverage And Closest To The Hole Productions In Association With HBO Entertainment
The Office (NBC)
Deedle Dee Productions, Reveille LLC, Universal Media Studios
Weeds (Showtime)
Lionsgate Television
Best Performance By An 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
Best Performance By An 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