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The 2011 Golden Globes nominations were announced December 14, starting the annual awards season off. There were a number of nominations by perennial nominees of television shows, and a few surprises along the way. The movies The Fighter, The King’s Speech, The Social Network, Inception, and The Black Swan garnered a number of nominations. Halle Berry and Nicole Kidman are nominated for Best Actress, along with front runner Natalie Portman for Black Swan. The Best Actor category features some new faces including Jesse Eisenberg for The Social Network, along with nominees James Franco, Ryan Gosling, Mark Wahlberg and Colin Firth. The extremely talented Johnny Depp was nominated twice in the same category for his work in Alice In Wonderland and The Tourist. I was glad to see Katey Segal finally get nominated for her fine work in the FX television series Sons of Anarchy. Actor extraordinaire Steve Buscemi joined the list of Best Actor nominees for televison for his role in HBO’s Boardwalk Empire, joining a list of excellent returning nominees in this category.

Ricky Gervais will host the Golden Globes once again. The Globes are scheduled for January 16, 2011 on NBC, check your local listings for show times.

2011 Golden Globe Nominations List

Best Motion Picture – Drama

Black Swan

The Fighter

Inception

The King’s Speech

The Social Network

Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama

Halle Berry
Frankie and Alice

Nicole Kidman
Rabbit Hole

Jennifer Lawrence
Winter’s Bone

Natalie Portman
Black Swan

Michelle Williams
Blue Valentine

Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama

Jesse Eisenberg
The Social Network

Colin Firth
The King’s Speech

James Franco
127 Hours

Ryan Gosling
Blue Valentine

Mark Wahlberg
The Fighter

Best Motion Picture – Comedy Or Musical

Alice in Wonderland

Burlesque

The Kids Are All Right

Red

The Tourist

Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture – Comedy Or Musical

Annette Bening
The Kids Are All Right

Anne Hathaway
Love And Other Drugs

Angelina Jolie
The Tourist

Julianne Moore
The Kids Are All Right

Emma Stone
Easy A

Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture – Comedy Or Musical

Johnny Depp
Alice in Wonderland

Johnny Depp
The Tourist

Paul Giamatti
Barney’s Version

Jake Gyllenhaal
Love And Other Drugs

Kevin Spacey
Casino Jack

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

Amy Adams
The Fighter

Helena Bonham Carter
The King’s Speech

Mila Kunis
Black Swan

Melissa Leo
The Fighter

Jacki Weaver
Animal Kingdom

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

Christian Bale
The Fighter

Michael Douglas
Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps

Andrew Garfield
The Social Network

Jeremy Renner
The Town

Geoffrey Rush
The King’s Speech

Best Animated Feature Film

Despicable Me

How To Train Your Dragon

The Illusionist

Tangled

Toy Story 3

Best Foreign Language Film

Biutiful (Mexico, Spain)

The Concert (France)

The Edge (Russia)

I Am Love (Italy)

In A Better World (Denmark)

Best Director – Motion Picture

Darren Aronofsky
Black Swan

David Fincher
The Social Network

Tom Hooper
The King’s Speech

Christopher Nolan
Inception

David O. Russell
The Fighter

Best Screenplay – Motion Picture

Simon Beaufoy, Danny Boyle
127 Hours

Christopher Nolan
Inception

Stuart Blumberg, Lisa Cholodenko
The Kids Are All Right

David Seidler
The King’s Speech

Aaron Sorkin
The Social Network

Best Original Score – Motion Picture

Alexandre Desplat
The King’s Speech

Danny Elfman
Alice in Wonderland

A. R. Rahman
127 Hours

Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross
The Social Network

Hans Zimmer
Inception

Best Original Song – Motion Picture

“Bound To You”
Burlesque

“Coming Home”
Country Strong

“I See The Light”
Tangled

“There’s A Place For Us”
Chronicles Of Narnia: The Voyage Of The Dawn Treader

“You Haven’t Seen The Last Of Me”
Burlesque

Best Television Series – Drama

Boardwalk Empire (HBO)

Dexter (SHOWTIME)

The Good Wife (CBS)

Mad Men (AMC)

The Walking Dead (AMC)

Best Performance by an Actress In A Television Series – Drama

Julianna Margulies
The Good Wife

Elisabeth Moss
Mad Men

Piper Perabo
Covert Affairs

Katey Sagal
Sons Of Anarchy

Kyra Sedgwick
The Closer

Best Performance by an Actor In A Television Series – Drama

Steve Buscemi
Boardwalk Empire

Bryan Cranston
Breaking Bad

Michael C. Hall
Dexter

Jon Hamm
Mad Men

Hugh Laurie
House

Best Television Series – Comedy Or Musical

30 Rock

The Big Bang Theory

The Big C

Glee

Modern Family

Nurse Jackie

Best Performance by an Actress In A Television Series – Comedy Or Musical

Toni Collette
United States Of Tara

Edie Falco
Nurse Jackie

Tina Fey
30 Rock

Laura Linney
The Big C

Lea Michele
Glee

Best Performance by an Actor In A Television Series – Comedy Or Musical

Alec Baldwin
30 Rock

Steve Carell
The Office

Thomas Jane
Hung

Matthew Morrison
Glee

Jim Parsons
The Big Bang Theory

Best Mini-Series Or Motion Picture Made for Television

Carlos

The Pacific

Pillars Of The Earth

Temple Grandin

You Don’t Know Jack

Best Performance by an Actress In A Mini-series or Motion Picture Made for Television

Hayley Atwell
Pillars Of The Earth

Claire Danes
Temple Grandin

Judi Dench
Return To Cranford

Romola Garai
Emma

Jennifer Love Hewitt
The Client List

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

Idris Elba
Luther

Ian McShane
Pillars Of The Earth

Al Pacino
You Don’t Know Jack

Dennis Quaid
The Special Relationship

Edgar Ramirez
Carlos

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

Hope Davis
The Special Relationship

Jane Lynch
Glee

Kelly MacDonald
Boardwalk Empire

Julia Stiles
Dexter

Sofia Vergara
Modern Family

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

Scott Caan
Hawaii Five-O

Chris Colfer
Glee

Chris Noth
The Good Wife

Eric Stonestreet
Modern Family

David Strathairn
Temple Grandin

Cecil B. DeMille Award
Robert De Niro