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Slumdog Millionaire continues its awards march with four Golden Globe nominations.
Danny Boyle's film about an Indian street kid who becomes an unlikely gameshow winner, will contest a strong field in the best film and best director categories against David Fincher's The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button, Ron Howard's Frost/Nixon, Sam Mendes' Revolutionary Road and Stephen Daldry's The Reader. It has also been nominated for best screenplay (Simon Beaufoy) and best original score (A R Rahman).
Films from this side of the Atlantic have also faired well in the best comedy or musical nominations, with Martin McDonagh's feature debut In Bruges and Mike Leigh's Happy-Go-Lucky both in the running.
Following the acting success of British and Irish talent at last year's awards, which saw Julie Christie and Daniel Day-Lewis scoop statuettes, Sally Hawkins (Happy-Go-Lucky), Kristin Scott-Thomas (I've Loved You So Long), Kate Winslet (both Revolutionary Road and The Reader), Rebecca Hall (Vicky Cristina Barcelona)Colin Farrell (In Bruges), Brendan Gleeson (In Bruges) and Ralph Fiennes (The Duchess) are all in the running.
Despite a very high-profile online campaign to get awards ceremonies to recognise Christopher Nolan's The Dark Knight (read more about that and join in our discussion here) it failed to make the shortlist, although Heath Ledger has received a posthumous supporting actor nod for his role as The Joker. The winners of the 66th edition of the awards will be announced on January 11, in Los Angeles.
Discuss the nominations in the forum.The full list of feature film nominees is as follows:
Best Motion Picture – Drama
The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button
Frost/Nixon
The Reader
Revolutionary Road
Slumdog Millionaire
Best Performance By An Actress In A Motion Picture – Drama
Anne Hathaway - Rachel Getting Married
Angelina Jolie - Changeling
Meryl Streep - Doubt
Kristin Scott Thomas - I've Loved You So Long
Kate Winslet - Revolutionary Road
Best Performance By An Actor In A Motion Picture – Drama
Leonardo Dicaprio - Revolutionary Road
Frank Langella - Frost/Nixon
Sean Penn - Milk
Brad Pitt - The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button
Mickey Rourke - The Wrestler
Best Motion Picture – Comedy Or Musical
Burn After Reading
Happy-Go-Lucky
In Bruges
Mamma Mia!
Vicky Cristina Barcelona
Best Performance By An Actress In A Motion Picture – Comedy Or Musical
Rebecca Hall - Vicky Cristina Barcelona
Sally Hawkins - Happy-Go-Lucky
Frances Mcdormand - Burn After Reading
Meryl Streep - Mamma Mia!
Emma Thompson - Last Chance Harvey
Best Performance By An Actor In A Motion Picture – Comedy Or Musical
Javier Bardem - Vicky Cristina Barcelona<
Colin Farrell - In Bruges
James Franco - Pineapple Express
Brendan Gleeson - In Bruges
Dustin Hoffman - Last Chance Harvey
Best Animated Feature Film
Bolt
Kung Fu Panda
Wall-E
Best Foreign Language Film
The Baader Meinhof Complex (Germany)
Everlasting Moments (Sweden/Denmark)
Gomorrah (Italy)
I've Loved You So Long (France)
Waltz With Bashir (Israel)
Best Performance By An Actress In A Supporting Role In A Motion Picture
Amy Adams - Doubt
Penelope Cruz - Vicky Cristina Barcelona
Viola Davis - Doubt
Marisa Tomei - The Wrestler
Kate Winslet - The Reader
Best Performance By An Actor In A Supporting Role In A Motion Picture
Tom Cruise - Tropic Thunder
Robert Downey Jr - Tropic Thunder
Ralph Fiennes - The Duchess
Philip Seymour Hoffman - Doubt
Heath Ledger - The Dark Knight
Best Director – Motion Picture
Danny Boyle - Slumdog Millionaire
Stephen Daldry - The Reader
David Fincher - The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button
Ron Howard - Frost/Nixon
Sam Mendes - Revolutionary Road
Best Screenplay – Motion Picture
Simon Beaufoy - Slumdog Millionaire
David Hare - The Reader
Peter Morgan - Frost/Nixon
Eric Roth - The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button
John Patrick Shanley - Doubt
Best Original Score – Motion Picture
Alexandre Desplat - The Curious Case Of Benjamin
Button
Clint Eastwood - Changeling
James Newton Howard - Defiance
A R Rahman - Slumdog Millionaire
Hans Zimmer - Frost/Nixon
Best Original Song – Motion Picture
Down To Earth — Wall-E
Music By: Peter Gabriel, Thomas Newman
Lyrics By: Peter Gabriel
Gran Torino — Gran Torino
Music By: Clint Eastwood, Jamie Cullum, Kyle Eastwood, Michael Stevens
Lyrics By: Kyle Eastwood, Michael Stevens
I Thought I Lost You — Bolt
Music & Lyrics By: Miley Cyrus, Jeffrey Steele
Once In A Lifetime — Cadillac Records
Music & Lyrics By: Beyoncé Knowles, Amanda Ghost, Scott Mcfarnon, Ian Dench, James Dring, Jody Street
The Wrestler — The Wrestler
Music & Lyrics By: Bruce Springsteen
