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Leonardo DiCaprio and Clint Eastwood Score Big in 64th Golden Globe Awards Nominations
Leonardo DiCaprio just picked up Best Actor nominations in a Drama for his work in “The Departed” and “Blood Diamond” from the Critics’ Choice Awards and now he has equaled the feat with two Best Actor nods from the Hollywood Foreign Press Assn.
DiCaprio will be joined by Will Smith (The Pursuit of Happyness), Peter O’Toole (Venus), and Forest Whitaker (The Last King of Scotland), in the Best Actor- Drama category.
Clint Eastwood went for the double dip in the Best Director category for his films “Flags of our Fathers” and “Letters from Iwo Jima.” Eastwood’s competition includes Stephen Frears for “The Queen”, Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu for “Babel”, and Martin Scorsese for “The Daparted.”
Nominations for Best Actress in a Drama went to Penelope Cruz (Volver), Judi Dench (Notes on a Scandal), Maggie Gyllenhaal (SherryBaby), Kate Winslet (Little Children), and Helen Mirren (The Queen).
Mirren actually beat out DiCaprio and Eastwood for individual nominations. She grabbed another two nominations for Performance by an Actress in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television. Her roles in “Elizabeth I” and “Prime Suspect: The Final Act” earned her the nominations.
Annette Benning showed some cross-over skills as well. She joins Mirren in the Performance by an Actress in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television for her work in “Mrs. Harris.” Benning is also up for Best Actress in a Comedy or Musical for “Running with Scissors.”
Beyonce Knowles joins Benning in the Best Actress in a Comedy or Musical for her work in “Dreamgirls.” The movie is up for five Golden Globes, including Best Picture for Comedy or Musical. The only other movies with more nominations were “Babel” with seven and “The Departed” with six.
The 64th annual Golden Globe Awards will be presented January 15 at the Beverly Hilton Hotel.
Golden Globe Nominees
MOTION PICTURES
Picture, Drama
"Babel," "Bobby," "The Departed," "Little Children," "The Queen"
Actress, Drama
Penelope Cruz, "Volver"; Judi Dench, "Notes on a Scandal"; Maggie Gyllenhaal, "Sherrybaby"; Helen Mirren, "The Queen"; Kate Winslet, "Little Children"
Actor, Drama
Leonardo DiCaprio, "Blood Diamond"; Leonardo DiCaprio, "The Departed"; Peter O'Toole, "Venus"; Will Smith, "The Pursuit of Happyness"; Forest Whitaker, "The Last King of Scotland"
Picture, Musical or Comedy
Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan," "The Devil Wears Prada," "Dreamgirls," "Little Miss Sunshine," "Thank You for Smoking"
Actress, Musical or Comedy
Annette Bening, "Running With Scissors"; Toni Collette, "Little Miss Sunshine"; Beyonce Knowles, "Dreamgirls"; Meryl Streep, "The Devil Wears Prada"; Renee Zellweger, "Miss Potter"
Actor, Musical or Comedy
Sacha Baron Cohen, "Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan"; Johnny Depp, "Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest"; Aaron Eckhart, "Thank You for Smoking"; Chiwetel Ejiofor, "Kinky Boots"; Will Ferrell, "Stranger than Fiction"
Supporting Actress
Adriana Barraza, "Babel"; Cate Blanchett, "Notes on a Scandal"; Emily Blunt, "The Devil Wears Prada"; Jennifer Hudson, "Dreamgirls"; Rinko Kikuchi, "Babel"
Supporting Actor
Ben Affleck, "Hollywoodland"; Eddie Murphy, "Dreamgirls"; Jack Nicholson, "The Departed"; Brad Pitt, "Babel"; Mark Wahlberg, "The Departed"
Director
Clint Eastwood, "Flags of Our Fathers"; Clint Eastwood, "Letters from Iwo Jima"; Steven Frears, "The Queen"; Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu, "Babel"; Martin Scorsese, "The Departed"
Screenplay
Guillermo Arriaga, "Babel"; Todd Field and Tom Perrotta, "Little Children"; Patrick Marber, "Notes on a Scandal"; William Monahan, "The Departed"; Peter Morgan, "The Queen"
Foreign Language
"Apocalypto," USA; "Letters from Iwo Jima," USA/Japan; "The Lives of Others," Germany; "Pan's Labyrinth," Mexico; "Volver" Spain
Animated Film
"Cars," "Happy Feet," "Monster House"
Original Score
Alexandre Desplat, "The Painted Veil"; Clint Mansell, "The Fountain"; Gustavo Santaolalla, "Babel"; Carlo Siliotto, "Nomad"; Hans Zimmer, "The Da Vinci Code"
Original Song
"A Father's Way" from "The Pursuit of Happyness"; "Listen" from "Dreamgirls"; "Never Gonna Break My Faith" from "Bobby"; "The Song of the Heart" from "Happy Feet"; "Try Not to Remember" from "Home of the Brave"
TELEVISION
Series, Drama
"24," Fox; "Big Love," HBO; "Grey's Anatomy," ABC; "Heroes," NBC; "Lost," ABC
Actress, Drama
Patricia Arquette, "Medium"; Edie Falco, "The Sopranos"; Evangeline Lilly, "Lost"; Ellen Pompeo, "Grey's Anatomy"; Kyra Sedgwick, "The Closer"
Actor, Drama
Patrick Dempsey, "Grey's Anatomy"; Michael C. Hall, "Dexter"; Hugh Laurie, "House"; Bill Paxton, "Big Love"; Kiefer Sutherland, "24"
Series, Musical or Comedy
"Desperate Housewives," ABC; "Entourage," HBO; "The Office," NBC; "Ugly Betty," ABC; "Weeds," Showtime
Actress, Musical or Comedy
Marcia Cross, "Desperate Housewives"; America Ferrera, "Ugly Betty"; Felicity Huffman, "Desperate Housewives"; Julia Louis-Dreyfus, "The New Adventures of Old Christine"; Mary-Louise Parker, "Weeds"
Actor, Musical or Comedy
Alec Baldwin, "30 Rock"; Zach Braff, "Scrubs"; Steve Carrell, "The Office"; Jason Lee, "My Name is Earl"; Tony Shalhoub, "Monk"
Miniseries or movie
"Bleak House," PBS; "Broken Trail," AMC; "Elizabeth I," HBO; "Mrs. Harris," HBO; "Prime Suspect: The Final Act," PBS
Actress, Miniseries or Movie
Gillian Anderson, "Bleak House"; Annette Bening, "Mrs. Harris"; Helen Mirren, "Elizabeth I"; Helen Mirren, "Prime Suspect: The Final Act"; Sophie Okonedo, "Tsunami, The Aftermath"
Actor, Miniseries or Movie
Andre Braugher, "Thief"; Robert Duvall, "Broken Trail"; Michael Ealy, "Sleeper Cell: American Terror"; Chiwetel Ejiofor, "Tsunami, The Aftermath"; Ben Kingsley, "Mrs. Harris"; Bill Nighy, "Gideon's Daughter"; Matthew Perry, "The Ron Clark Story"
Supporting Actress, Series, Miniseries or Movie
Emily Blunt, "Gideon's Daughter"; Toni Collette, "Tsunami, The Aftermath"; Katherine Heigl, "Grey's Anatomy"; Sarah Paulson, "Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip"; Elizabeth Perkins, "Weeds"
Supporting Actor, Series, Miniseries or Movie
Thomas Haden Church, "Broken Trail"; Jeremy Irons, "Elizabeth I"; Justin Kirk, "Weeds"; Masi Oka, "Heroes"; Jeremy Piven, "Entourage"
