Descendants, The : The 69th Annual Golden Globe Awards


Nominations announced Thursday, December 15th; winners announced on Sunday, January 15th.


Best Motion Picture - Drama
Nominees:


Descendants, The (2011)

Help, The (2011)

Hugo (2011)

Ides of March, The (2011)

Moneyball (2011)

War Horse (2011)


Best Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy
Nominees:


Artist, The (2011)

Bridesmaids (2011)

50/50 (2011)

Midnight in Paris (2011)

My Week with Marilyn (2011)


Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama
Nominees:


George Clooney for Descendants, The (2011)

Leonardo DiCaprio for J. Edgar (2011)

Michael Fassbender for Shame (2011)

Ryan Gosling for Ides of March, The (2011)

Brad Pitt for Moneyball (2011)


Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama
Nominees:


Glenn Close for Albert Nobbs (2011)

Viola Davis for Help, The (2011)

Rooney Mara for Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, The (2011)

Meryl Streep for Iron Lady, The (2011)

Tilda Swinton for We Need to Talk About Kevin (2011)


Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy
Nominees:


Jean Dujardin for Artist, The (2011)

Brendan Gleeson for Guard, The (2011)

Joseph Gordon-Levitt for 50/50 (2011)

Ryan Gosling for Crazy, Stupid, Love (2011)

Owen Wilson for Midnight in Paris (2011)


Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy
Nominees:


Jodie Foster for Carnage (2011)

Charlize Theron for Young Adult (2011)

Kristen Wiig for Bridesmaids (2011)

Michelle Williams for My Week with Marilyn (2011)

Kate Winslet for Carnage (2011)


Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
Nominees:


Kenneth Branagh for My Week with Marilyn (2011)

Albert Brooks for Drive (2011)

Jonah Hill for Moneyball (2011)

Viggo Mortensen for Dangerous Method, A (2011)

Christopher Plummer for Beginners (2010)


Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
Nominees:


Bérénice Bejo for Artist, The (2011)

Jessica Chastain for Help, The (2011)

Janet McTeer for Albert Nobbs (2011)

Octavia Spencer for Help, The (2011)

Shailene Woodley for Descendants, The (2011)


Best Director - Motion Picture
Nominees:


Woody Allen for Midnight in Paris (2011)

George Clooney for Ides of March, The (2011)

Michel Hazanavicius for Artist, The (2011)

Alexander Payne for Descendants, The (2011)

Martin Scorsese for Hugo (2011)


Best Screenplay - Motion Picture
Nominees:


Artist, The (2011): Michel Hazanavicius

Descendants, The (2011): Alexander Payne, Nat Faxon, Jim Rash

Ides of March, The (2011): George Clooney, Grant Heslov, Beau Willimon

Midnight in Paris (2011): Woody Allen

Moneyball (2011): Steven Zaillian, Aaron Sorkin, Stan Chervin


Best Original Song - Motion Picture
Nominees:


Albert Nobbs (2011): Brian Byrne, Glenn Close("Lay Your Head Down")

Gnomeo & Juliet (2011): Elton John, Bernie Taupin("Hello Hello")

The Help (2011): Mary J. Blige, Thomas Newman, Harvey Mason Jr., Damon Thomas("The Living Proof")

Machine Gun Preacher (2011): Chris Cornell("The Keeper")

W.E. (2011): Madonna, Julie Frost, Jimmy Harry("Masterpiece")


Best Original Score - Motion Picture
Nominees:


The Artist (2011): Ludovic Bource

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011): Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross

Hugo (2011): Howard Shore

War Horse (2011): John Williams

W.E. (2011): Abel Korzeniowski


Best Animated Film
Nominees:


Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn, The (2011)

Arthur Christmas (2011)

Cars 2 (2011)

Puss in Boots (2011)

Rango (2011)


Best Foreign Language Film
Nominees:


The Flowers of War (2011)(China)

In the Land of Blood and Honey (2011)(USA)

The Kid with a Bike (2011)(Belgium)

A Separation (2011)(Iran)

The Skin I Live In (2011)(Spain)


Best Television Series - Drama
Nominees:


"American Horror Story" (2011)

"Boardwalk Empire" (2010)

"Boss" (2011)

"Game of Thrones" (2011)

"Homeland" (2011)


Best Television Series - Musical or Comedy
Nominees:


"Enlightened" (2011)

"Episodes" (2011)

"Glee" (2009)

"Modern Family" (2009)

"New Girl" (2011)


Best Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
Nominees:


Cinema Verite (2011) (TV)

"Downton Abbey" (2010)

"The Hour" (2011)

"Mildred Pierce" (2011)

Too Big to Fail (2011) (TV)


Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Drama
Nominees:


Steve Buscemi for "Boardwalk Empire" (2010)

Bryan Cranston for "Breaking Bad" (2008)

Kelsey Grammer for "Boss" (2011)

Jeremy Irons for "The Borgias" (2011)

Damian Lewis for "Homeland" (2011)


Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Drama
Nominees:


Claire Danes for "Homeland" (2011)

Mireille Enos for "The Killing" (2011)

Julianna Margulies for "The Good Wife" (2009)

Madeleine Stowe for "Revenge" (2011)

Callie Thorne for "Necessary Roughness" (2011)


Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Musical or Comedy
Nominees:


Alec Baldwin for "30 Rock" (2006)

David Duchovny for "Californication" (2007)

Johnny Galecki for "The Big Bang Theory" (2007)

Thomas Jane for "Hung" (2009)

Matt LeBlanc for "Episodes" (2011)


Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Musical or Comedy
Nominees:


Laura Dern for "Enlightened" (2011)

Zooey Deschanel for "New Girl" (2011)

Tina Fey for "30 Rock" (2006)

Laura Linney for "The Big C" (2010)

Amy Poehler for "Parks and Recreation" (2009)


Best Performance by an Actor in a Mini-Series or a Motion Picture Made for Television
Nominees:


Hugh Bonneville for "Downton Abbey" (2010)

Idris Elba for "Luther" (2010)

William Hurt for Too Big to Fail (2011) (TV)

Bill Nighy for Page Eight (2011) (TV)

Dominic West for "The Hour" (2011)


Best Performance by an Actress in a Mini-Series or a Motion Picture Made for Television
Nominees:


Romola Garai for "The Hour" (2011)

Diane Lane for Cinema Verite (2011) (TV)

Elizabeth McGovern for "Downton Abbey" (2010)

Emily Watson for "Appropriate Adult" (2011)

Kate Winslet for "Mildred Pierce" (2011)

Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
Nominees:


Peter Dinklage for "Game of Thrones" (2011)

Paul Giamatti for Too Big to Fail (2011) (TV)

Guy Pearce for "Mildred Pierce" (2011)

Tim Robbins for Cinema Verite (2011) (TV)

Eric Stonestreet for "Modern Family" (2009)


Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
Nominees:


Jessica Lange for "American Horror Story" (2011)

Kelly Macdonald for "Boardwalk Empire" (2010)

Maggie Smith for "Downton Abbey" (2010)

Sofía Vergara for "Modern Family" (2009)

Evan Rachel Wood for "Mildred Pierce" (2011)