This morning, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association announced their nominations for the 72nd Annual Golden Globes. Again we have Birdman at the head of the pack, earning seven nominations (all categories it was eligible for), including Best Picture – Comedy/Musical, Best Director, Best Actor – Comedy/Musical, Best Supporting Actor, Best Supporting Actress, Best Screenplay, and Best Original Score. Boyhood and The Imitation Game followed behind with five nods apiece, which included Best Picture – Drama, Best Supporting Actress, and Best Screenplay.
There weren’t any particularly surprising inclusions in this morning’s nominations, as nearly everything we expected to be here made it in. What’s perhaps most surprising of all is that Angelina Jolie’s war drama Unbroken, a film that was expected to fetch at least a little recognition, was completely shut out. Nor did we see the music drama Whiplash take more than its most expected nod for Best Supporting Actor.
It’s also interesting to note that some of the major nominees that scored nominations in the major categories were left out of others. For example, David Fincher got a nod for Best Director for Gone Girl and Gillian Flynn got a nod for Best Screenplay, but the film didn’t make the cut for Best Picture. Similarly, The Imitation Game scored nominations for Best Picture and Best Screenplay, but not for Best Director, while Selma was nominated for Best Picture and Best Director, but not for Best Screenplay.
Overall, I expect that this is pretty close to what we’ll be seeing for the Oscar nominations next month, that is, when you subtract a few of the superfluous nominees that result when you split the categories into Drama and Comedy/Musical. I suppose you could say that the nominees are here, but it’s just a little overcrowded. Also, when you combine the categories together again, as we know from experience, there will probably be more dramas added, so films that didn’t make it today, like Unbroken, Whiplash, and A Most Violent Year, will still have a good chance for making the cut for the top prize, especially with more slots up for grabs.
The winners will be announced on January 11, 2015 in a ceremony that will air on NBC at 8 pm (EST).
Please see below for a complete list of today’s nominees:
Film:
BEST MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA
BOYHOOD
IFC Productions and Detour Filmproduction; IFC Films
FOXCATCHER
Annapurna Pictures; Sony Pictures Classic
THE IMITATION GAME
Black Bear Pictures; The Weinstein Company
SELMA
Paramount Pictures and Pathé; Paramount Pictures
THE THEORY OF EVERYTHING
Working Title Films; Focus Features
BEST MOTION PICTURE – COMEDY OR MUSICAL
BIRDMAN
Regency Enterprises and M Productions and Le Grisbi Productions; Fox Searchlight Pictures
THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL
American Empirical Picture; Fox Searchlight Pictures
INTO THE WOODS
Disney; Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
PRIDE
Pathé Productions Limited, British Broadcasting Corporation, The British Film Institute and Calamity Films; CBS Films Inc.
ST. VINCENT
Chernin Entertainment; The Weinstein Company
BEST DIRECTOR – MOTION PICTURE
WES ANDERSON – THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL
AVA DUVERNAY – SELMA
DAVID FINCHER – GONE GIRL
ALEJANDRO GONZÁLEZ IÑÁRRITU – BIRDMAN
RICHARD LINKLATER – BOYHOOD
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA
JENNIFER ANISTON – CAKE
FELICITY JONES – THE THEORY OF EVERYTHING
JULIANNE MOORE – STILL ALICE
ROSAMUND PIKE – GONE GIRL
REESE WITHERSPOON – WILD
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA
STEVE CARELL – FOXCATCHER
BENEDICT CUMBERBATCH – THE IMITATION GAME
JAKE GYLLENHAAL – NIGHTCRAWLER
DAVID OYELOWO – SELMA
EDDIE REDMAYNE – THE THEORY OF EVERYTHING
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A MOTION PICTURE – COMEDY OR MUSICAL
AMY ADAMS – BIG EYES
EMILY BLUNT – INTO THE WOODS
HELEN MIRREN – THE HUNDRED-FOOT JOURNEY
JULIANNE MOORE – MAPS TO THE STARS
QUVENZHANÉ WALLIS – ANNIE
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE – COMEDY OR MUSICAL
RALPH FIENNES – THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL
MICHAEL KEATON – BIRDMAN
BILL MURRAY – ST. VINCENT
JOAQUIN PHOENIX – INHERENT VICE
CHRISTOPH WALTZ – BIG EYES
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A MOTION PICTURE
PATRICIA ARQUETTE – BOYHOOD
JESSICA CHASTAIN – A MOST VIOLENT YEAR
KEIRA KNIGHTLEY – THE IMITATION GAME
EMMA STONE – BIRDMAN
MERYL STREEP – INTO THE WOODS
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A MOTION PICTURE
ROBERT DUVALL – THE JUDGE
ETHAN HAWKE – BOYHOOD
EDWARD NORTON – BIRDMAN
MARK RUFFALO – FOXCATCHER
J.K. SIMMONS – WHIPLASH
BEST SCREENPLAY – MOTION PICTURE
WES ANDERSON – THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL
GILLIAN FLYNN – GONE GIRL
ALEJANDRO GONZÁLEZ IÑÁRRITU, NICOLÁS GIACOBONE, ALEXANDER DINELARIS, ARMANDO BO – BIRDMAN
RICHARD LINKLATER – BOYHOOD
GRAHAM MOORE – THE IMITATION GAME
BEST ANIMATED FEATURE FILM
BIG HERO 6
Walt Disney Animation Studios; Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
THE BOOK OF LIFE
Twentieth Century Fox and Reel FX Animation Studios; Twentieth Century Fox
THE BOXTROLLS
Laika; Focus Features
HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON 2
DreamWorks Animation LLC; Twentieth Century Fox
THE LEGO MOVIE
Warner Bros. Pictures / Village Roadshow Pictures / RatPac-Dune Entertainment / Lego System A/S / Vertigo Entertainment/Lin Pictures; Warner Bros. Pictures
BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
FORCE MAJEURE TURIST (SWEDEN)
Coproduction Office; Magnolia Pictures
GETT: THE TRIAL OF VIVIANE (ISRAEL)
AMSALEM GETT
Arte France Cinéma; Music Box Films
IDA (POLAND/DENMARK)
Phoenix film investments; Music Box Films
LEVIATHAN (RUSSIA)
(Левиафан)
Non-Stop Production, Ministry of Culture of the
Russian Federation of the Cinema Funds, RuArts
Foundation; Sony Pictures Classics
TANGERINES MANDARIINID (ESTONIA)
Allfilm
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE – MOTION PICTURE
ALEXANDRE DESPLAT – THE IMITATION GAME
JÓHANN JÓHANNSSON – THE THEORY OF EVERYTHING
TRENT REZNOR, ATTICUS ROSS – GONE GIRL
ANTONIO SANCHEZ – BIRDMAN
HANS ZIMMER – INTERSTELLAR
BEST ORIGINAL SONG – MOTION PICTURE
“BIG EYES” — BIG EYES
Music by: Lana Del Rey
Lyrics by: Lana Del Rey
“GLORY” — SELMA
Music by: John Legend, Common
Lyrics by: John Legend, Common
“MERCY IS” — NOAH
Music by: Patti Smith, Lenny Kaye
Lyrics by: Patti Smith, Lenny Kaye
“OPPORTUNITY” — ANNIE
Music by: Greg Kurstin, Sia Furler, Will Gluck
Lyrics by: Greg Kurstin, Sia Furler, Will Gluck
“YELLOW FLICKER BEAT” — THE HUNGER GAMES:
Music by: Lorde MOCKINGJAY – PART 1
Lyrics by: Lorde
Television:
BEST TELEVISION SERIES – DRAMA
THE AFFAIR SHOWTIME
SHOWTIME Presents, SHELEG, HIGLEWATER
DOWNTON ABBEY PBS
A Carnival Films/Masterpiece Co-Production in association
with NBCUniversal
GAME OF THRONES HBO
HBO Entertainment in association with Bighead, Littlehead;
Television 360; Startling Television and Generator Productions
THE GOOD WIFE CBS
CBS Television Studios with Scott Free Productions and King
Size Productions
HOUSE OF CARDS NETFLIX
Donen/Fincher/Roth and Trigger Street Productions, Inc. in association
with Media Rights Capital for Netflix
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A TELEVISION SERIES – DRAMA
CLAIRE DANES – HOMELAND
VIOLA DAVIS – HOW TO GET AWAY WITH MURDER
JULIANNA MARGULIES – THE GOOD WIFE
RUTH WILSON – THE AFFAIR
ROBIN WRIGHT – HOUSE OF CARDS
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A TELEVISION SERIES – DRAMA
CLIVE OWEN – THE KNICK
LIEV SCHREIBER – RAY DONOVAN
KEVIN SPACEY – HOUSE OF CARDS
JAMES SPADER – THE BLACKLIST
DOMINIC WEST – THE AFFAIR
BEST TELEVISION SERIES – COMEDY OR MUSICAL
GIRLS HBO
HBO Entertainment in association with Apatow Productions and
I Am Jenni Konner Productions
JANE THE VIRGIN THE CW
CBS Television Studios and Warner Bros. Television in association
with Electus
ORANGE IS THE NEW BLACK NETFLIX
Lionsgate Television for Netflix
SILICON VALLEY HBO
HBO Entertainment in association with Judgemental Films, Alec
Berg, Altschuler Krinsky works, and 3 Arts Entertainment
TRANSPARENT AMAZON
Amazon Studios INSTANT VIDEO
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A TELEVISION SERIES –COMEDY OR MUSICAL
LENA DUNHAM – GIRLS
EDIE FALCO – NURSE JACKIE
JULIA LOUIS-DREYFUS – VEEP
GINA RODRIGUEZ – JANE THE VIRGIN
TAYLOR SCHILLING – ORANGE IS THE NEW BLACK
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A TELEVISION SERIES – COMEDY OR MUSICAL
LOUIS C. K. – LOUIE
DON CHEADLE – HOUSE OF LIES
RICKY GERVAIS – DEREK
WILLIAM H. MACY – SHAMELESS
JEFFREY TAMBOR – TRANSPARENT
BEST MINI-SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
FARGO FX
FX Productions & MGM Television
THE MISSING STARZ
New Pictures, Company Pictures, Two Brothers Pictures,
Playground Entertainment, BBC
THE NORMAL HEART HBO
HBO Films in association with Plan B Entertainment,
Blumhouse and Ryan Murphy Productions
OLIVE KITTERIDGE HBO
HBO Miniseries in association with Playtone
TRUE DETECTIVE HBO
HBO Entertainment in association with Neon Black,
Anonymous Content, Parliament of Owls and Passenger
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A MINI-SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
MAGGIE GYLLENHAAL – THE HONORABLE WOMAN
JESSICA LANGE – AMERICAN HORROR STORY: FREAK SHOW
FRANCES MCDORMAND – OLIVE KITTERIDGE
FRANCES O’CONNOR – THE MISSING
ALLISON TOLMAN – FARGO
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A MINI-SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
MARTIN FREEMAN – FARGO
WOODY HARRELSON – TRUE DETECTIVE
MATTHEW MCCONAUGHEY – TRUE DETECTIVE
MARK RUFFALO – THE NORMAL HEART
BILLY BOB THORNTON – FARGO
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A SERIES, MINI-SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
UZO ADUBA – ORANGE IS THE NEW BLACK
KATHY BATES – AMERICAN HORROR STORY: FREAK SHOW
JOANNE FROGGATT – DOWNTON ABBEY
ALLISON JANNEY – MOM
MICHELLE MONAGHAN – TRUE DETECTIVE
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A SERIES, MINI-SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
MATT BOMER – THE NORMAL HEART
ALAN CUMMING – THE GOOD WIFE
COLIN HANKS – FARGO
BILL MURRAY – OLIVE KITTERIDGE
JON VOIGHT – RAY DONOVAN