This morning Jessica Alba, Megan Fox and Ed Helms announced the 2013 Golden Globe Award nominations in 25 categories and while it’s hard to be surprised by anything the Hollywood Foreign Press nominates, I have to say I didn’t expect to see three nominations for Salmon Fishing in the Yemen.
Life of Pi saw some love in both Best Picture (Drama) and Best Director (Ang Lee) while the likes of Tom Hooper (Les Miserables) and David O. Russell (Silver Linings Playbook) missed out in the Director category only to see their films nominated for Best Picture (Comedy/Musical).
The Actor categories weren’t much of a surprise outside of the nomination for Bill Murray in Hyde Park on Hudson, which is hardly receiving raves and to go with Murray over Omar Sy (The Intouchables) is just another piece of evidence of how much the HFPA loves celebrities.
Only surprise in the Actress category was Emily Blunt for Salmon Fishing for Actress (Comedy/Musical). My prediction was Leslie Mann (This is 40), but that fifth slot was a tough one for me. Admittedly, however, Blunt was never on my radar.
Nicole Kidman was nominated for the The Paperboy in the Best Supporting Actress category. Is there any chance she can sneak in for an Oscar?
I’m quite happy to see the love for Quentin Tarantino‘s Django Unchained, which was overlooked by the Screen Actors Guild yesterday morning as the film was nominated for Best Picture (Drama), Best Director, Best Screenplay and say both Leonardo DiCaprio and Christoph Waltz nominated for Best Supporting Actor.
Django along with Argo received five nominations each, but the big winner was Lincoln with seven nominations. On the television side it was “Game Change” that was the big nominee getter with five total nominations over four for “Homeland“. The Weinstein Co., big surprise, leads with 14 nominations, two of which being the Foreign Language nominees Kon-Tiki and The Intouchables.
Looking it over, my predictions weren’t too bad, and if anyone out there predicted those Salmon Fishing nominations head straight to Vegas right now!
I have included all of the nominees directly below and will be back later today with a closer evaluation of the noms and possibly some updated Oscar predictions. You can check out all my current predictions here.
The 2013 Golden Globe Awards will be broadcast live at 5:00-8:00 p.m. (PST)/8:00-11:00 p.m. EST on January 13, 2013. The festivities will be hosted by Tina Fey and Amy Poehler and just like last year we will be here with a live blog and winners as always. If you’ve never tuned in for that, just click here to check out last year’s coverage.
All of that said, here are the nominees…
BEST PICTURE (DRAMA)
- Argo
- Django Unchained
- Life of Pi
- Lincoln
- Zero Dark Thirty
BEST PICTURE (COMEDY/MUSICAL)
- The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
- Les Miserables
- Moonrise Kingdom
- Salmon Fishing in the Yemen
- Silver Linings Playbook
BEST ACTOR (DRAMA)
- Daniel Day-Lewis, Lincoln
- Richard Gere, Arbitrage
- John Hawkes, The Sessions
- Joaquin Phoenix, The Master
- Denzel Washington, Flight
BEST ACTRESS (DRAMA)
- Jessica Chastain, Zero Dark Thirty
- Marion Cotillard, Rust and Bone
- Helen Mirren, Hitchcock
- Naomi Watts, The Impossible
- Rachel Weisz, The Deep Blue Sea
BEST ACTOR (COMEDY/MUSICAL)
- Jack Black, Bernie
- Bradley Cooper, Silver Linings Playbook
- Hugh Jackman, Les Miserables
- Ewan McGregor, Salman Fishing in the Yemen
- Bill Murray, Hyde Park on Hudson
BEST ACTRESS (COMEDY/MUSICAL)
- Emily Blunt, Salmon Fishing in the Yemen
- Judi Dench, The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
- Jennifer Lawrence, Silver Linings Playbook
- Maggie Smith, Quartet
- Meryl Streep, Hope Springs
SUPPORTING ACTOR
- Alan Arkin, Argo
- Leonardo DiCaprio, Django Unchained
- Philip Seymour Hoffman, The Master
- Tommy Lee Jones, Lincoln
- Christoph Waltz, Django Unchained
SUPPORTING ACTRESS
- Amy Adams, The Master
- Sally Field, Lincoln
- Anne Hathaway, Les Miserables
- Helen Hunt, The Sessions
- Nicole Kidman, The Paperboy
DIRECTOR
- Ben Affleck, Argo
- Kathryn Bigelow, Zero Dark Thirty
- Ang Lee, Life of Pi
- Steven Spielberg, Lincoln
- Quentin Tarantino, Django Unchained
ANIMATED FILM
- Brave
- Frankenweenie
- Hotel
- Rise of the Guardians
- Wreck-It Ralph
SCREENPLAY
- Mark Boal, Zero Dark Thirty
- Tony Kushner, Lincoln
- David O. Russell, Silver Linings Playbook
- Quentin Tarantino, Django Unchained
- Chris Terrio, Argo
FOREIGN-LANGUAGE FILM
- Amour
- A Royal Affiar
- The Intouchables
- Kon Tiki
- Rust and Bone
ORIGINAL SCORE
- Life of Pi
- Argo
- Anna Karenina
- Cloud Atlas
- Lincoln
ORIGINAL SONG
- “For You” from Act of Valor
- “Not Running Anymore” from Stand Up Guys
- “Safe and Sound” from The Hunger Games
- “Skyfall” from Skyfall
- “Suddenly” from Les Miserables
Cecil B. deMille Award
- Jodie Foster
The television nominees are on the next page…
