The 69th Annual Golden Globe Awards NOMINATIONS

It was all about THE ARTIST, THE DESCENDANTS and THE HELP (lots of “the’s” in there) when the nominations for the 69th annual Golden Globe Awards were announced earlier today. The Weinstein Company’s tribute to the silent film era, THE ARTIST, led with 6 noms while drama-laidened Fox Searchlight Pictures’ THE DESCENDANTS and Touchstone Pictures’ THE HELP garnered 5 nods each.

The studios leading the field were The Weinstein Company – 12, Sony Pictures Classics – 10 and Touchstone Pictures – 8.

The 69th Annual Golden Globe® Awards will be held in Beverly Hills on January 15, 2012, hosted by Ricky Gervais, and airing live coast-to-coast on NBC.

1. BEST MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA

a. THE DESCENDANTS
Sofia Vergara Ad Hominem Enterprises; Fox Searchlight Pictures

b. THE HELP
DreamWorks Pictures, Participant Media; Touchstone Pictures

c. HUGO
Paramount Pictures presents a GK Films Production; Paramount Pictures

d. THE IDES OF MARCH
Columbia Pictures, Cross Creek Pictures, Exclusive Media Group, Crystal City Entertainment; Sony Pictures Releasing

e. MONEYBALL
Columbia Pictures; Sony Pictures Releasing International

f. WAR HORSE
DreamWorks Pictures; Touchstone Pictures

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

a. GLENN CLOSE – ALBERT NOBBS
b. VIOLA DAVIS – THE HELP
c. ROONEY MARA – THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO
d. MERYL STREEP – THE IRON LADY
e. TILDA SWINTON – WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT KEVIN

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

a. GEORGE CLOONEY – THE DESCENDANTS
b. LEONARDO DICAPRIO – J. EDGAR
c. MICHAEL FASSBENDER – SHAME
d. RYAN GOSLING – THE IDES OF MARCH
e. BRAD PITT – MONEYBALL

4. BEST MOTION PICTURE – COMEDY OR MUSICAL

a. 50/50
Summit Entertainment and Mandate Pictures; Summit Entertainment

b. THE ARTIST
a La Petite Reine – Studio 37 – La Classe Americaine – JD Prod- France3 Cinema – Jouror Production-uFilms coproduction; The Weinstein Company

c. BRIDESMAIDS
Universal Pictures, Relativity Media, Apatow Productions; Universal Pictures

d. MIDNIGHT IN PARIS
A Mediapro, Versatil Cinema & Gravier Production; Sony Pictures Classics

e. MY WEEK WITH MARILYN
The Weinstein Company; The Weinstein Company

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

a. JODIE FOSTER – CARNAGE
b. CHARLIZE THERON – YOUNG ADULT
c. KRISTEN WIIG – BRIDESMAIDS
d. MICHELLE WILLIAMS – MY WEEK WITH MARILYN
e. KATE WINSLET – CARNAGE

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

a. JEAN DUJARDIN – THE ARTIST
b. BRENDAN GLEESON – THE GUARD
c. JOSEPH GORDON-LEVITT – 50/50
d. RYAN GOSLING – CRAZY, STUPID, LOVE.
e. OWEN WILSON – MIDNIGHT IN PARIS

7. BEST ANIMATED FEATURE FILM

a. THE ADVENTURES OF TINTIN
Paramount Pictures/Columbia Pictures/ Hemisphere Capital/Amblin Entertainment/Wingnut Films Production/ Kennedy/Marshall Production A Steven Spielberg Film; Paramount Pictures and Columbia Pictures

b. ARTHUR CHRISTMAS
Columbia Pictures & Sony Pictures Animation; Sony Pictures Releasing International

c. CARS 2
Walt Disney Pictures, Pixar Animation Studios; Walt Disney Pictures

d. PUSS IN BOOTS
DreamWorks Animation; Paramount Pictures

e. RANGO
Paramount Pictures and Nickelodeon Movies present A Blind Wink / GK Films Production; Paramount Pictures

8. BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM

THE FLOWERS OF WAR (CHINA)
a. (Jing Ling Shi San Chai)
New Pictures Film Company; Wrekin Hill Entertainment

IN THE LAND OF BLOOD AND HONEY (USA)
b. GK Films; FilmDistrict

THE KID WITH A BIKE (BELGIUM)
c. (Le Gamin au Velo)
Les Films du Fleuve; Sundance Selects

A SEPARATION (IRAN)
d. (Jodaeiye Nader az Simin)
Asghar Farhadi; Sony Pictures Classics

THE SKIN I LIVE IN (SPAIN)
e. (La piel que habito)
El Deseo D.A., S.L.U.; Sony Pictures Classics

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

a. BERENICE BEJO – THE ARTIST
b. JESSICA CHASTAIN – THE HELP
c. JANET MCTEER – ALBERT NOBBS
d. OCTAVIA SPENCER – THE HELP
e. SHAILENE WOODLEY – THE DESCENDANTS

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

a. KENNETH BRANAGH – MY WEEK WITH MARILYN
b. ALBERT BROOKS – DRIVE
c. JONAH HILL – MONEYBALL
d. VIGGO MORTENSEN – A DANGEROUS METHOD
e. CHRISTOPHER PLUMMER – BEGINNERS

11. BEST DIRECTOR – MOTION PICTURE

a. WOODY ALLEN – MIDNIGHT IN PARIS
b. GEORGE CLOONEY – THE IDES OF MARCH
c. MICHEL HAZANAVICIUS – THE ARTIST
d. ALEXANDER PAYNE – THE DESCENDANTS
e. MARTIN SCORSESE – HUGO

12. BEST SCREENPLAY – MOTION PICTURE

a. WOODY ALLEN – MIDNIGHT IN PARIS
b. GEORGE CLOONEY, HESLOV, BEAU WILLIMON – THE IDES OF MARCH
c. MICHEL HAZANAVICIUS – THE ARTIST
d. ALEXANDER PAYNE, NAT FAXON, JIM RASH – THE DESCENDANTS
e. STEVEN ZAILLIAN, AARON SORKIN – MONEYBALL

13. BEST ORIGINAL SCORE – MOTION PICTURE

a. LUDOVIC BOURCE – THE ARTIST
b. ABEL KORZENIOWSKI – W.E.
c. TRENT REZNOR, ATTICUS ROSS – THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO
d. HOWARD SHORE – HUGO
e. JOHN WILLIAMS – WAR HORSE

14. BEST ORIGINAL SONG – MOTION PICTURE

a. “HELLO HELLO” GNOMEO & JULIET
Music by: Elton John; Lyrics by: Bernie Taupin

b. “THE KEEPER” MACHINE GUN PREACHER
Music & Lyrics by: Chris Cornell

c. “LAY YOUR HEAD DOWN” ALBERT NOBBS
Music by: Brian Byrne; Lyrics by: Glenn Close

d. “THE LIVING PROOF” THE HELP
Music by: Mary J. Blige, Thomas Newman, Harvey Mason, Jr.; Lyrics by: Mary J. Blige, Harvey Mason, Jr., Damon Thomas

e. “MASTERPIECE” W.E.
Music & Lyrics by: Madonna, Julie Frost, Jimmy Harry

NOMINATIONS BY MOTION PICTURE