Golden Globe Nominatons: 5 For “Froxt/Nixon,” “Benjamin Button” and “Doubt”

by Andy Hunsaker
Dec 11th, 2008 | 2:05 PM | Comments 0

Golden Globes

There’s still a while before the Oscars, but the Golden Globes announced their nominees today, and while Frost/Nixon, Doubt and The Curious Case of Benjamin Button all received five nominations, Kate Winslet will be dueling against herself in the Best Drama category. Here’s hoping a SAG strike doesn’t cancel them again.

Here are the nominees:

Best Drama

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

Best Actress - Drama

Kate Winslet - Revolutionary Road
Anne Hathaway - Rachel Getting Married
Angelina Jolie - Changeling
Meryl Streep - Doubt
Kristin Scott Thomas - I’ve Loved You So Long

Best 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

Best Comedy or Musical

Burn After Reading
Happy Go Lucky
In Bruges
Mamma Mia!
Vicky Cristina Barcelona

Best Actress - Comedy/Musical

Meryl Streep - Mamma Mia!
Sally Hawkins - Happy Go Lucky
Frances McDormand - Burn After Reading
Rebecca Hall - Vicky Cristina Barcelona
Emma Thompson - Last Chance Harvey

Best Actor - Comedy/Musical

Javier Bardem - Vicky Cristina Barcelona
Colin Farrell - In Bruges
James Franco - The Pineapple Express
Brendan Gleeson - In Bruges
Dustin Hoffman - Last Chance Harvey

Best Animated Film

Bolt
Wall-E
Kung-Fu Panda

Best Foreign Film

The Baader-Meinhof Complex
Everlasting Moments
Gomorrah
I’ve Loved You So Long
Waltz With Bashir

Best Supporting Actress

Amy Adams - Doubt
Penelope Cruz - Vicky Cristina Barcelona
Viola Davis - Doubt
Marisa Tomei - The Wrestler
Kate Winslet - The Reader

Best Supporting Actor

Heath Ledger - The Dark Knight
Tom Cruise - Tropic Thunder
Robert Downey Jr. - Tropic Thunder
Ralph Fiennes - The Duchess
Philip Seymour Hoffman - Doubt

Best 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

Best 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

Best 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

Best Original Song

WINNER: “The Wrestler” by Bruce Springsteen - The Wrestler
“Down to Earth” by Peter Gabriel - Wall-E
“Gran Torino” by Clint Eastwood - Gran Torino
“I Thought I Lost You” by Miley Cyrus - Bolt
“Once in a Lifetime” by Beyonce Knowles - Cadillac Records