Golden Rulers

Celebrating the best in both film and TV-nominations for the 2009 Golden Globe Awards have been announced including both surprises and notable omissions.

On the film side of things:

"Frost/Nixon," "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button " and "Doubt" led the film pack with five nominations each. Closely followed by "Revolutionary Road", "Slumdog Millionaire", "The Reader", "The Dark Knight" and "Vicky Cristina Barcelona"-with 4 each. While "In Bruges " and "The Wrestler" got 3 noms each.

The most notable snub was "Milk" the critical darling got just one nomination for Sean Penn's performance. "The Changeling" and "Gran Torino" landing just one nomination each..

Cruise in Ttopic Thunder for Supporting Actor really!!?

Kate Winslet scored nominations for her work in both "Revolutionary Road" and "The Reader".



Here's the complete flick list:

Best Motion Picture - Drama

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Frost/Nixon
The Reader
Revolutionary Road
Slumdog Millionaire

Best Motion Picture - Comedy
Burn After Reading
Happy-Go-Lucky
In Bruges
Mamma Mia!
Vicky Cristina Barcelona

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")
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 Performance By An Actress In a Motion Picture – Comedy/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/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 Roth ("The Curious Case of Benjamin Button")
John Patrick Shanley ("Doubt")

Best Animated Feature Film

Bolt
Kung Fu Panda
Wall-E

Best Foreign Language Film

The Baader Meinhof Complex (Germany)
Everlasting Moments (Sweden)
Gomorrah (Italy)
I've Loved You So Long (France)
Waltz with Bashir (Israel)

Best Original Score - Motion Picture

Alexandre Desplat ("The Curious Case of Benjamin Button")
Clint Eastwood ("Changeling")
James Newton Howard ("Defiance")
R. Rahman ("Slumdog Millionaire")
Hans Zimmer ("Frost/Nixon")

Best Original Song - Motion Picture

"Down to Earth" from "Wall-E"
"Gran Torino" from "Gran Torino"
"I Thought I Lost You" from "Bolt"
"Once in a Lifetime" from "Cadillac Records"
"The Wrestler" from "The Wrestler"

Full nominees list• Nominations scorecard

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