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Golden Globes Nominations 2008

Thursday, 13 December, 2007. Hollywood — The nominations for Golden Globes 2008, the second biggest awards show in Hollywood after the Academy Awards, make way for 'Atonement'. No Indian names- No prize for guessing. The awards will take place on January 13 in 2008- just nine days before the nominations for the Oscars are announced.

HOLLYWOOD FOREIGN PRESS ASSOCIATION 2008 GOLDEN GLOBE AWARDS FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2007

Most Nominations

  • Atonement - 7 Nominations
  • Charlie Wilson's War - 5 Nominations
  • Michael Clayton - 4 Nominations
  • No Country for Old Men - 4 Nominations
  • Sweeney Todd - 4 Nominations

World War II drama "Atonement" emerged as the front-runner from a crowded field of Golden Globes contenders, scooping seven nominations for the Hollywood awards show traditionally regarded as a key indicator for the Oscars.

The critically acclaimed adaptation of author Ian McEwan's best-selling novel earned nominations for best drama, best director and won nods for British stars James McAvoy and Keira Knightley in the acting categories.

Director Tim Burton's dark re-telling of Broadway musical "Sweeney Todd" earned four nominations, including best musical and best director.

The film's stars Johnny Depp and Helena Bonham-Carter both earned nominations in the musical acting categories.

Bonham-Carter's rivals for the musical acting honor include France's Marion Cotillard, who is regarded as the overwhelming favorite to take the prize for her portrayal of tragic chanteuse Edith Piaf in "La Vie En Rose."

Another French film, "The Diving Bell and the Butterfly", also fared well picking up three nominations, including best director (Julian Schnabel) and best foreign-language film.

Other nominees in the foreign-language category included Romania's Cannes Palm D'Or winner "4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days," "The Kite Runner," Ang Lee's "Lust Caution" and French epic "Persepolis."

In an unusual step, Golden Globes organizers named seven films instead of the usual five in the best motion picture drama category.

1. BEST MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA

  1. AMERICAN GANGSTER
    Imagine Entertainment/Scott Free Productions; Universal Pictures
  2. ATONEMENT
    Working Title Productions; Focus Features
  3. EASTERN PROMISES
    Kudos Pictures – UK Serendipity Point Films – Canada A UK/Canada Co-Production; Focus Features
  4. THE GREAT DEBATERS
    Harpo Films; The Weinstein Company/MGM
  5. MICHAEL CLAYTON
    Clayton Productions LLC; Warner Bros. Pictures
  6. NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN
    A Scott Rudin/Mike Zoss Production; Miramax/Paramount Vantage
  7. THERE WILL BE BLOOD
    A Joanne Sellar/Ghoulardi Film Company Production; Paramount Vantage and Miramax Films

2. BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA

  1. CATE BLANCHETT – ELIZABETH: THE GOLDEN AGE
  2. JULIE CHRISTIE – AWAY FROM HER
  3. JODIE FOSTER – THE BRAVE ONE
  4. ANGELINA JOLIE – A MIGHTY HEART
  5. KEIRA KNIGHTLEY – ATONEMENT

3. BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA

  1. GEORGE CLOONEY – MICHAEL CLAYTON
  2. DANIEL DAY-LEWIS – THERE WILL BE BLOOD
  3. JAMES MCAVOY – ATONEMENT
  4. VIGGO MORTENSEN – EASTERN PROMISES
  5. DENZEL WASHINGTON – AMERICAN GANGSTER

4. BEST MOTION PICTURE – COMEDY OR MUSICAL

  1. ACROSS THE UNIVERSE
    Revolution Studios International; Sony Pictures Releasing
  2. CHARLIE WILSON’S WAR
    Universal Pictures/Relativity Media/Participant Productions/Playtone; Universal Pictures
  3. HAIRSPRAY
    New Line Cinema in association with Ingenious Film Partners; New Line Cinema
  4. JUNO
    Mandate Pictures/Mr. Mudd Production; Fox Searchlight Pictures
  5. SWEENEY TODD
    Parkes/Mac Donald and Zanuck Company; Warner Bros. Pictures

5.BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A MOTION PICTURE – COMEDY OR MUSICAL

  1. AMY ADAMS – ENCHANTED
  2. NIKKI BLONSKY – HAIRSPRAY
  3. HELENA BONHAM CARTER – SWEENEY TODD
  4. MARION COTILLARD – LA VIE EN ROSE
  5. ELLEN PAGE – JUNO

6. BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE – COMEDY OR MUSICAL

  1. JOHNNY DEPP – SWEENEY TODD
  2. RYAN GOSLING – LARS AND THE REAL GIRL
  3. TOM HANKS – CHARLIE WILSON’S WAR
  4. PHILIP SEYMOUR HOFFMAN – THE SAVAGES
  5. JOHN C. REILLY – WALK HARD: THE DEWEY COX STORY

7. BEST ANIMATED FEATURE FILM

  1. BEE MOVIE
    DreamWorks Animation; DreamWorks Animation
  2. RATATOUILLE
    Pixar; Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures Distribution
  3. THE SIMPSONS MOVIE
    Gracie Films; Twentieth Century Fox

8. BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM

  1. 4 MONTHS, 3 WEEKS AND 2 DAYS (ROMANIA)
    Mobra Films; IFC First Take
  2. THE DIVING BELL AND THE BUTTERFLY (FRANCE AND USA)
    A Kennedy/Marshall Company and Jon Kilik Production; Miramax/Paramount Vantage
  3. THE KITE RUNNER (USA)
    DreamWorks Pictures Sidney Kimmel Entertainment and Paramount Classics Participant Productions Present a Sidney Kimmel Entertainment and Parkes/Macdonald Production Distributed by Paramount Classics
  4. LUST, CAUTION (TAIWAN)
    Haishang Films; Focus Features
  5. PERSEPOLIS (FRANCE)
    247 Films; Sony Pictures Classics

9. BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A MOTION PICTURE

  1. CATE BLANCHETT – I’M NOT THERE
  2. JULIA ROBERTS – CHARLIE WILSON’S WAR
  3. SAOIRSE RONAN –ATONEMENT
  4. AMY RYAN – GONE BABY GONE
  5. TILDA SWINTON – MICHAEL CLAYTON

10. BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A MOTION PICTURE

  1. CASEY AFFLECK – THE ASSASSINATION OF JESSE JAMES BY THE COWARD ROBERT FORD
  2. JAVIER BARDEM –NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN
  3. PHILIP SEYMOUR HOFFMAN – CHARLIE WILSON’S WAR
  4. JOHN TRAVOLTA – HAIRSPRAY
  5. TOM WILKINSON – MICHAEL CLAYTON

11. BEST DIRECTOR – MOTION PICTURE

  1. TIM BURTON – SWEENEY TODD
  2. ETHAN COEN & JOEL COEN – NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN
  3. JULIAN SCHNABEL – THE DIVING BELL AND THE BUTTERFLY
  4. RIDLEY SCOTT – AMERICAN GANGSTER
  5. JOE WRIGHT – ATONEMENT

12. BEST SCREENPLAY – MOTION PICTURE

  1. DIABLO CODY – JUNO
  2. ETHAN COEN & JOEL COEN – NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN
  3. CHRISTOPHER HAMPTON – ATONEMENT
  4. RONALD HARWOOD – THE DIVING BELL AND THE BUTTERFLY
  5. AARON SORKIN – CHARLIE WILSON’S WAR

13. BEST ORIGINAL SCORE – MOTION PICTURE

  1. MICHAEL BROOK, KAKI KING, EDDIE VEDDER – INTO THE WILD
  2. CLINT EASTWOOD – GRACE IS GONE
  3. ALBERTO IGLESIAS – THE KITE RUNNER
  4. DARIO MARIANELLI – ATONEMENT
  5. HOWARD SHORE – EASTERN PROMISES

14. BEST ORIGINAL SONG – MOTION PICTURE

  1. "DESPEDIDA" – LOVE IN THE TIME OF CHOLERA
    Music by: Shakira, Antonio Pinto
    Lyrics by: Shakira
  2. "GRACE IS GONE" – GRACE IS GONE
    Music by: Clint Eastwood
    Lyrics by: Carole Bayer Sager
  3. "GUARANTEED" – INTO THE WILD
    Music & Lyrics by: Eddie Vedder
  4. "THAT’S HOW YOU KNOW" – ENCHANTED
    Music & Lyrics by: Alan Menken
  5. "WALK HARD" – WALK HARD: THE DEWEY COX STORY
    Music & Lyrics by: Marshall Crenshaw, John C. Reilly, Judd Apatow, Kasdan

15. BEST TELEVISION SERIES – DRAMA

  1. BIG LOVE (HBO)
    Anima Sola and Playtone Productions in association with HBO Entertainment
  2. DAMAGES (FX NETWORKS)
    FX Productions and Sony Pictures Television
  3. GREY’S ANATOMY (ABC)
    ABC Studios
  4. HOUSE (FOX)
    Heel and Toe Films, Shore Z Productions and Bad Hat Harry Productions in association with Universal Media Studios
  5. MAD MEN (AMC)
    Lionsgate Television
  6. THE TUDORS (SHOWTIME)
    Showtime/Peace Arch Entertainment/Working Title/Reveille Productions Limited/An Ireland-Canada Co-Production

16. BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A TELEVISION SERIES – DRAMA

  1. PATRICIA ARQUETTE – MEDIUM
  2. GLENN CLOSE – DAMAGES
  3. MINNIE DRIVER – THE RICHES
  4. EDIE FALCO – THE SOPRANOS
  5. SALLY FIELD – BROTHERS & SISTERS
  6. HOLLY HUNTER – SAVING GRACE
  7. KYRA SEDGWICK – THE CLOSER

17. BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A TELEVISION SERIES – DRAMA

  1. MICHAEL C. HALL – DEXTER
  2. JON HAMM – MAD MEN
  3. HUGH LAURIE – HOUSE
  4. JONATHAN RHYS MEYERS – THE TUDORS
  5. BILL PAXTON – BIG LOVE

18. BEST TELEVISION SERIES – COMEDY OR MUSICAL

  1. 30 ROCK (NBC)
    Universal Media Studios in association with Broadway Video and Little Stranger - Inc.
  2. CALIFORNICATION (SHOWTIME)
    Showtime Presents in association with Aggressive Mediocrity, and Then…, Twilight Time Films
  3. ENTOURAGE (HBO)
    Leverage and Closest to the Hole Productions in association with HBO Entertainment
  4. EXTRAS (HBO)
    BBC and HBO Entertainment
  5. PUSHING DAISIES (ABC)
    Living Dead Guy Productions, The Jinks/Cohen Company in association with Warner Bros. Television

     

19.BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A TELEVISION SERIES –COMEDY OR MUSICAL

  1. CHRISTINA APPLEGATE – SAMANTHA WHO?
  2. AMERICA FERRERA – UGLY BETTY
  3. TINA FEY – 30 ROCK
  4. ANNA FRIEL – PUSHING DAISIES
  5. MARY-LOUISE PARKER – WEEDS

20. BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A TELEVISION SERIES – COMEDY OR MUSICAL

  1. ALEC BALDWIN – 30 ROCK
  2. STEVE CARELL – THE OFFICE
  3. DAVID DUCHOVNY – CALIFORNICATION
  4. RICKY GERVAIS – EXTRAS
  5. LEE PACE – PUSHING DAISIES

21. BEST MINI-SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION

  1. BURY MY HEART AT WOUNDED KNEE (HBO)
    A Wolf Films/Traveler’s Rest Production in association with HBO Films
  2. THE COMPANY (TNT)
    Sony Pictures Television
  3. FIVE DAYS (HBO)
    HBO Films in association with BBC Films
  4. LONGFORD (HBO)
    A Granada Production in association with Channel 4 and HBO Films
  5. THE STATE WITHIN (BBC AMERICA)
    BBC America, BBC

22. BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A MINI-SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION

  1. BRYCE DALLAS HOWARD – AS YOU LIKE IT
  2. DEBRA MESSING – THE STARTER WIFE
  3. QUEEN LATIFAH – LIFE SUPPORT
  4. SISSY SPACEK – PICTURES OF HOLLIS WOODS
  5. RUTH WILSON – JANE EYRE (MASTERPIECE THEATRE)

23. BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A MINI-SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION

  1. ADAM BEACH – BURY MY HEART AT WOUNDED – KNEE
  2. ERNEST BORGNINE – A GRANDPA FOR CHRISTMAS
  3. JIM BROADBENT – LONGFORD
  4. JASON ISAACS – THE STATE WITHIN
  5. JAMES NESBITT – JEKYLL

24. BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A SERIES, MINI-SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION

  1. ROSE BYRNE – DAMAGES
  2. RACHEL GRIFFITHS – BROTHERS & SISTERS
  3. KATHERINE HEIGL – GREY’S ANATOMY
  4. SAMANTHA MORTON – LONGFORD
  5. ANNA PAQUIN – BURY MY HEART AT WOUNDED - KNEE
  6. JAIME PRESSLY – MY NAME IS EARL

25. BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A SERIES, MINI-SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION

  1. TED DANSON – DAMAGES
  2. KEVIN DILLON – ENTOURAGE
  3. JEREMY PIVEN – ENTOURAGE
  4. ANDY SERKIS – LONGFORD
  5. WILLIAM SHATNER – BOSTON LEGAL
  6. DONALD SUTHERLAND – DIRTY SEXY MONEY
Founded in October 1943 by eight foreign journalists, the organization was originally called the Hollywood Foreign Correspondents Association. The first awards ceremony was held during a luncheon at 20th Century Fox, where the winners in five categories—Best Motion Picture, Best Actor and Actress, and Best supporting Actor and Actress—received scrolls, with "The Song of Bernadette" winning the top prize. The next year the ceremony was held at the Beverly Hills Hotel, but the fledgling group's funds were so tight that Joan Bennett's gardener was tapped to supply the flowers for the tables. The actual Golden Globe award came about in 1946, when association president Marina Cisternas came up with the idea of using a statuette of a "golden globe" with a filmstrip circling it.

The HFPA is currently celebrating its 65th anniversary in Hollywood. Today the members of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association represent some 55 countries with a combined readership of more than 250 million. Their publications include leading newspapers and magazines in Europe, Asia, Australasia and Latin America, ranging from the Daily Telegraph in England to Le Figaro in France, L'Espresso in Italy and Vogue in Germany as well as the China Times and the pan-Arabic magazine Kul Al Osra.

Each year HFPA members interview more than 250 actors, directors, writers and producers, as well as reporting from film sets and seeing more than 300 films. Members also attend film festivals in other countries in order to seek out interesting and innovative foreign language films and establish cultural bonds with directors, actors, jurors and fellow journalists around the world.

Membership meetings are held monthly and the officers and directors are elected annually. A maximum of five journalists are admitted to the organization each year. All members are accredited by the Motion Picture Association of America.

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