Golden Globe Nominees

If you haven't noticed by now, I have a lot of love for movies. I make a habit of trying to see all of the movies nominated for Oscars when they come around. I figure I'm seeing the best of the year if I do that, and it's nice to have a guide. Plus, it's a matter of pride.

This year, however, I have fallen behind, and I fear I will not get to see The Departed before the awards happen. It's gone from all the Utah theaters and will most likely not show up on DVD in the next couple of months.

If any of you have access to a For Your Consideration DVD that you want to let me watch, I wouldn't say no.

In the mean time, here is the list of Golden Globe nominees, as announced this morning. There are some surprises on this list, for me. But I'm not going to talk about that yet. First, I'll just give you the list.

Best Motion Picture - Drama

Babel

Bobby

The Departed

Little Children

The Queen

Best Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy

Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan

The Devil Wears Prada

Dreamgirls

Little Miss Sunshine

Thank You for Smoking

Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama

Leonardo DiCaprio for Blood Diamond

Leonardo DiCaprio for The Departed

Peter O'Toole for Venus

Will Smith for The Pursuit of Happyness

Forest Whitaker for The Last King of Scotland

Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama

Penélope Cruz for Volver

Judi Dench for Notes on a Scandal

Maggie Gyllenhaal for SherryBaby

Helen Mirren for The Queen

Kate Winslet for Little Children

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

Sacha Baron Cohen for Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan

Johnny Depp for Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest

Aaron Eckhart for Thank You for Smoking

Chiwetel Ejiofor for Kinky Boots

Will Ferrell for Stranger Than Fiction

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

Annette Bening for Running with Scissors

Toni Collette for Little Miss Sunshine

Beyoncé Knowles for Dreamgirls

Meryl Streep for The Devil Wears Prada

Renée Zellweger for Miss Potter

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

Ben Affleck for Hollywoodland

Eddie Murphy for Dreamgirls

Jack Nicholson for The Departed

Brad Pitt for Babel

Mark Wahlberg for The Departed

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

Adriana Barraza for Babel

Cate Blanchett for Notes on a Scandal

Emily Blunt for The Devil Wears Prada

Jennifer Hudson for Dreamgirls

Rinko Kikuchi for Babel

Best Director - Motion Picture

Clint Eastwood for Flags of Our Fathers

Clint Eastwood for Letters from Iwo Jima

Stephen Frears for The Queen

Alejandro González Iñárritu for Babel

Martin Scorsese for The Departed

Best Screenplay - Motion Picture

Babel : Guillermo Arriaga

The Departed : William Monahan

Little Children : Todd Field, Tom Perrotta

Notes on a Scandal : Patrick Marber

The Queen : Peter Morgan

Best Original Song - Motion Picture

Bobby ("Never Gonna Break My Faith")

Dreamgirls ("Listen")

Happy Feet ("The Song of the Heart")

Home of the Brave ("Try Not to Remember")

The Pursuit of Happyness ("A Father's Way")

Best Original Score - Motion Picture

Babel : Gustavo Santaolalla

The Da Vinci Code : Hans Zimmer

The Fountain : Clint Mansell

Nomad : Carlo Siliotto

The Painted Veil : Alexandre Desplat

Best Foreign Language Film

Apocalypto

Laberinto del Fauno, El

Leben der Anderen, Das

Letters from Iwo Jima

Volver

Best Animated Film

Cars

Happy Feet

Monster House

Best Television Series - Drama

"24"

"Big Love"

"Grey's Anatomy"

"Heroes"

"Lost"

Best Television Series - Musical or Comedy

"Desperate Housewives"

"Entourage"

"The Office"

"Ugly Betty"

"Weeds"

Best Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television

"Bleak House"

"Broken Trail"

Elizabeth I

Mrs. Harris

Prime Suspect: The Final Act

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

Andre Braugher for "Thief"

Robert Duvall for "Broken Trail"

Michael Ealy for "Sleeper Cell"

Chiwetel Ejiofor for Tsunami: The Aftermath

Ben Kingsley for Mrs. Harris

Bill Nighy for Gideon's Daughter

Matthew Perry for The Ron Clark Story

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

Gillian Anderson for "Bleak House"

Annette Bening for Mrs. Harris

Helen Mirren for Elizabeth I

Helen Mirren for Prime Suspect: The Final Act

Sophie Okonedo for Tsunami: The Aftermath

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

Alec Baldwin for "30 Rock"

Zach Braff for "Scrubs"

Steve Carell for "The Office"

Jason Lee for "My Name Is Earl"

Tony Shalhoub for "Monk"

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

Marcia Cross for "Desperate Housewives"

America Ferrera for "Ugly Betty"

Felicity Huffman for "Desperate Housewives"

Julia Louis-Dreyfus for "The New Adventures of Old Christine"

Mary-Louise Parker for "Weeds"

Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Drama

Patrick Dempsey for "Grey's Anatomy"

Michael C. Hall for "Dexter"

Hugh Laurie for "House M.D."

Bill Paxton for "Big Love"

Kiefer Sutherland for "24"

Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Drama

Patricia Arquette for "Medium"

Edie Falco for "The Sopranos"

Evangeline Lilly for "Lost"

Ellen Pompeo for "Grey's Anatomy"

Kyra Sedgwick for "The Closer"

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

Thomas Haden Church for "Broken Trail"

Jeremy Irons for Elizabeth I

Justin Kirk for "Weeds"

Masi Oka for "Heroes"

Jeremy Piven for "Entourage"

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

Emily Blunt for Gideon's Daughter

Toni Collette for Tsunami: The Aftermath

Katherine Heigl for "Grey's Anatomy"

Sarah Paulson for "Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip"

Elizabeth Perkins for "Weeds"