Ricky Gervais will host the awards in January
The Golden Globes nominations have been announced this afternoon, with a couple of surprises and some very welcome nominations. The King's Speech leads with seven nominations, up for Best Drama Picture, Best Director and Best Actor. The Social Network and The Fighter trailed just behind with six nominations and Black Swan and Inception took four a-piece. The King's Speech is an early front-running Oscar favourite, alongside The Fighter. Christian Bale has finally secured a Best Supporting Actor nod, which is hoped to be continued into the Oscar season. It's worth noting that Inception and The Social Network were both summer films and are still looking to be recognised in awards season, something which often doesn't happen as they are overlooked when the top films are released in December and January. There are some very tough categories, Best Picture could very easily go to either King's Speech or The Social Network and Best Director could go either way as well. It's unlikely that Inception will get as much of the recognition as it so deserves, but look to Best Original Score for that. Colin Firth was nominated for his turn in A Single Man last year in the awards season but went away empty handed, so look out for him in this category this year. Best Actress could go either way, but Natalie Portman's dedication to the role could get her the Globe. Best Supporting Actor may go to Christian Bale or Andrew Garfield and Best Supporting Actress could go either way, but look out for Mila Kunis, Helena Bonham Carter or Amy Adams. The comedy/musical categories aren't even worth a look-in with bewildering nominations for Alice In Wonderland, The Tourist and Red. The awards ceremony will take place in January and is to be hosted by Ricky Gervais. See below for the full list of nominations: BEST PICTURE: DRAMA BEST PICTURE: COMEDY OR MUSICAL BEST DIRECTOR BEST ACTOR: DRAMA BEST ACTRESS: DRAMA BEST ACTRESS: COMEDY OR MUSICAL BEST ACTOR: COMEDY OR MUSICAL BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM BEST SCREENPLAY BEST ORIGINAL SCORE BEST ANIMATED FEATURE FILM BEST ORIGINAL SONG FemaleFirst - James Butlin
Black Swan
The Fighter
Inception
King’s Speech
The Social Network
Alice in Wonderland
Burlesque
The Kids Are All Right
Red
The Tourist
Darren Aronofsky, Black Swan
David Fincher, The Social Network
Tom Hooper, The King’s Speech
Christopher Nolan, Inception
David O. Russell, The Fighter
Jesse Eisenberg, The Social Network
Colin Firth, The King’s Speech
James Franco, 127 Hours
Ryan Gosling, Blue Valentine
Mark Wahlberg, The Fighter
Halle Berry, Frankie & Alice
Nicole Kidman, Rabbit Hole
Jennifer Lawrence, Winter’s Bone
Natalie Portman, Black Swan
Michelle Williams, Blue Valentine
Annette Bening, The Kids Are All Right
Anne Hathaway, Love & Other Drugs
Angelina Jolie, The Tourist
Julianne Moore, The Kids Are All Right
Emma Stone, Easy A
Johnny Depp, Alice in Wonderland
Johnny Depp, The Tourist
Paul Giamatti, Barney’s Version
Jake Gyllenhaal, Love & Other Drugs
Kevin Spacey, Casino Jack
Amy Adams, The Fighter
Helena Bonham Carter, The King’s Speech
Mila Kunis, Black Swan
Melissa Leo, The Fighter
Jacki Weaver, Animal Kingdom
Christian Bale, The Fighter
Michael Douglas, Wall Street 2
Andrew Garfield, The Social Network
Jeremy Renner, The Town
Geoffrey Rush, The King’s Speech
Biutiful
The Concert
The Edge
I Am Love
In a Better World
127 Hours
The Kids Are All Right
Inception
The King’s Speech
The Social Network
The King’s Speech
Alice in Wonderland
127 Hours
The Social Network
Inception
Despicable Me
How To Train Your Dragon
The Illusionist
Tangled
Toy Story 3
"Bound To You" (Burlesque)
"Coming Home" (Country Strong)
"I See The Light" (Tangled)
"There’s a Place For Us" (The Chronicles of Narnia)
"You Haven’t Seen The Last of Me" (Burlesque)
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