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Penelope, Matt Damon bag Golden Globe noms

December 15, 2009 19:40 IST

Penelope Cruz in NineThe 67th Annual Golden Globe nominations have been announced. There are quite a few surprises but quite a few expected nods as well. Here's a quick glance at the nominations. The Golden Globe ceremony will take place on Sunday, January 17.

Best Motion Picture -- Drama
Avatar
The Hurt Locker
Inglorious Basterds

Precious
Up in the Air

Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture -- Drama
Emily Blunt, The Young Victoria
Sandra Biullock, The Blind Side
Helen Mirren, The Last Station
Carey Mulligan, An Education
Gabourey Sadibe, Precious

Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture -- Drama
Jeff Bridges, Crazy Heart
George Clooney, Up in the Air
Colin Firth, A Single Man
Morgan Freeman, Invictus
Toeby Maguire, Brothers

Best Motion Picture -- Musical or Comedy
(500) Days of Summer
The Hangover
It's Complicated
Julie & Julia
Nine

Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture -- Musical or Comedy
Sandra Bullock, The Proposal
Marion Cotillard, Nine
Meryl Streep, It's Complicated
Meryl Streep, Julie and Julia

Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture -- Musical or Comedy
Matt Damon, The Informant
Daniel Day Lewis, Nine
Robert Downey Jr, Sherlock Holmes
Joseph Gordon Levitt, (500) Days of Summer
Michael Stuhlbarg, A Serious Man

Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
Mo-Nique, Precious
Julianne Moore, A Single Man
Anna Kendrick, Up in the Air
Vera Farmiga, Up in the Air
Penelope Cruz, Nine

Matt Damon in InvictusBest Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
Matt Damon, Invictus

Stanley Tucci, The Lovely Bones
Christopher Plummer, The Last Station
Christopher Waltz, Inglorious Basterds
Woody Harrelson, The Messenger

Best Animated Feature Film
Coraline
The Fantastic Mr Fox
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs
The Princess and the Frog

Up

Best Foreign Language Film
Barria
Broken Embraces
A Prophet

The White Ribbon

Best Director -- Motion Picture
Kathryn Bigelow, The Hurt Locker
James Cameron, Avatar
Clint Eastwood, Invictus
Jason Reitman, Up in the Air
Quentin Tarantino, Inglorious Basterds

Best Screenplay -- Motion Picture
Up in the Air
It's Complicated
District 9
The Hurt Locker
Inglorious Basterds

Best Original Score -- Motion Picture
I Will See You, Avatar
The Weary Kind, The Crazy Heart
Winter, U2, Brothers
Cinema Italiano, Nine
I Want to Come Home, Everybody's Fine

Best Original Score -- Motion Picture
Michael Giacchino, Up
Marvin Hamlisch, The Informant
James Horner, Avatar
Abel Krozeniowski, A Single Man
Karen O and Carter Burwell, Where the Wild Things Are

What do you think of the nominations? Have your say!

rediff Entertainment Bureau