Beverly Hills, December 15, 2011
The Golden Globe Nominations for 2011 were announced this morning and a black and white silent film, The Artist led the pack with six nominations. The Descendents that 
some critics found to a big screen TV drama not worthy of all the award buzz also fared well, as did the southern drama, The Help. Woody Allen’s Midnight in Paris also become a front runner. The George Clooney directed Ides of March was recognized as was Clooney’s co-star in that film, Ryan Gosling, who received two nods. Even Brad Pitt got some love for his fine turn in Moneyball as did Michael Fassbender for his gutsy, balls out acting in Shame.
For the women, Michelle Williams was recognized for her work in My Week with Marilyn as was Meryl Streep for The Iron Lady.
The brilliantly funny Bridesmaids went to the wedding today and Charlize Theron scored with her acting in Young Adult.
But it was some of the films that did not get mentioned that will be tweeted about in Tinsel Town today.
Perhaps most notably, the complete shutout of a perceived Oscar front-runner, Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close, a post-9/11 drama from Stephen Daldry and the producer Scott Rudin. Steven Spielberg also fared poorly, with his old-fashioned War Horse only picking up a pair of nominations and Mr. Spielberg missing from the best director category.
Here is a complete list of nominees.
FILM
Best Picture (Drama)
The Descendants
The Help
Hugo
The Ides of March
Moneyball
War Horse
Best Picture (Comedy/Musical)
50/50
The Artist
Bridesmaids
Midnight in Paris
My Week with Marilyn
Best Actor in a Drama
George Clooney, The Descendants
Leonardo DiCaprio, J. Edgar
Michael Fassbender, Shame
Ryan Gosling, The Ides of March
Brad Pitt, Moneyball
Best Actor in a Comedy
Jean Dujardin, The Artist
Brendan Gleeson, The Guard
Joseph Gordon-Levitt, 50/50
Ryan Gosling, Crazy Stupid Love
Owen Wilson, Midnight in Paris
Best Actress in a Drama
Glenn Close, Albert Nobbs
Viola Davis, The Help
Rooney Mara, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Meryl Streep, The Iron Lady
Tilda Swinton, We Need to Talk About Kevin
Best Actress in a Comedy
Jodie Foster, Carnage
Charlize Theron, Young Adult
Kristen Wiig, Bridesmaids
Michele Williams, My Week with Marilyn
Kate Winslet, Carnage
Best Supporting Actor
Kenneth Branagh, My Week with Marilyn
Albert Brooks, Drive
Jonah Hill, Moneyball
Viggo Mortensen, A Dangerous Method
Christopher Plummer, Beginners
Best Supporting Actress
Bérénice Bejo, The Artist
Jessica Chastain, The Help
Janet McTeer, Albert Nobbs
Octavia Spencer, The Help
Shaline Woodley, The Desecendants
Best Director
Woody Allen, Midnight in Paris
George Clooney, The Ides of March
Michel Hazavanicious, The Artist
Alexander Payne, The Descendants
Martin Scorsese, Hugo
Best Screenplay
Midnight in Paris
The Ides of March
The Artist
The Descendants
Moneyball
Best Foreign Film
The Flowers of War
In the Land of Blood of Honey
The Kid With a Bike
A Separation
The Skin I Live In
Best Original Score
Ludovic Bource , The Artist
Abel Korzeniowski, W.E.
Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross, The Girl with The Dragon Tattoo
Howard Shore, Hugo
John Williams, War Horse
Best Animated Feature Film
The Adventures of Tintin
Arthur Christmas
Cars 2
Puss In Boots
Rango
Best Original Song
“Hello Hello,” Gnomeo & Juliet (Elton John)
“Lay Your Head Down,” Albert Nobbs (Sinead O’Connor)
“The Living Proof,” The Help (Mary J. Blige)
“The Keeper,” Machine Gun Preacher (Gerard Butler)
“Masterpiece,” W.E. (Madonna)
TELEVISION
Best Drama Series
American Horror Story
Boardwalk Empire
Boss
Game of Thrones
Homeland
Best Comedy Series
Enlightened
Episodes
Glee
Modern Family
New Girl
Best Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
Cinema Verite
Downton Abbey
The Hour
Mildred Pierce
Too Big to Fail
Best Actor (Drama)
Steve Buscemi, Boardwalk Empire
Bryan Cranston, Breaking Bad
Kelsey Grammer, Boss
Jeremy Irons, The Borgias
Damian Lewis, Homeland
Best Actress (Drama)
Claire Danes, Homeland
Mireille Enos, The Killing
Julianna Margulies, The Good Wife
Madeleine Stowe, Revenge
Callie Thorne, Necessary Roughness
Best Actor (Comedy)
Alec Baldwin, 30 Rock
David Duchovny, Californication
Johnny Galecki, The Big Bang Theory
Thomas Jane, Hung
Matt LeBlanc, Episodes
Best Actress (Comedy)
Laura Dern, Enlightened
Zooey Deschanel, New Girl
Tina Fey, 30 Rock
Laura Linney, The Big C
Amy Poehler, Parks and Recreation
Best Actor (Mini-Series or a Motion Picture Made for Television)
Hugh Bonneville, Downton Abbey
Idris Elba, Luther
William Hurt, Too Big to Fail
Bill Nighy, Page Eight
Dominic West, The Hour
Best Actress (Mini-Series or a Motion Picture Made for Television)
Romola Garai, The Hour
Diane Lane, Cinema Verite
Elizabeth McGovern, Downton Abbey
Emily Watson, Appropriate Adult
Kate Winslet, Mildred Pierce
Best Supporting Actor (Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television)
Peter Dinklage, Game of Thrones
Paul Giamatti, Too Big to Fail
Guy Pearce, Mildred Pierce
Tim Robbins, Cinema Verite
Eric Stonestreet, Modern Family
Best Support Actress (Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television)
Jessica Lange, “American Horror Story”
Kelly Macdonald, “Boardwalk Empire”
Maggie Smith, “Downton Abbey”
Sofía Vergara, “Modern Family”
Evan Rachel Wood, “Mildred Pierce”
The Globes will be presented on January 15, 2012, and will once again be hosted by the hilarious UK comic, Ricky Gervais.
