‘Imitation Game’, ‘Normal Heart’ nominated for Golden Globes
By Josh Haggis
The nominees for the 72nd annual Golden Globe Awards have been announced today (December 11).
The Imitation Game has been nominated for five awards, including Best Film and acting nominations for both Benedict Cumberbatch and Keira Knightley.
HBO film The Normal Heart has been nominated for Best Miniseries or TV Movie, finding itself in a tough category alongside critically acclaimed drama’s Fargo and True Detective.
Meanwhile, Gay British film Pride is in contention for Best Comedy or Musical alongside Meryl Streep’s upcoming musical extravaganza Into The Woods, while Jessica Lange is in the running for Best Actress in a miniseries or TV Movie for her role in American Horror Story: Freak Show.
Check out the full list of nominees below:
Best film
Boyhood
Foxcatcher
The Imitation Game
Selma
The Theory of Everything
Best comedy or musical
Birdman
The Grand Budapest Hotel
Into the Woods
Pride
St. Vincent
Best actress, comedy or musical
Amy Adams – Big Eyes
Emily Blunt – Into the Woods
Helen Mirren – The Hundred-Foot Journey
Julianne Moore – Maps to the Stars
Quvenzhané Wallis – Annie
Best score
Alexandre Desplat – The Imitation Game
Johann Johannsson – The Theory of Everything
Trent Reznor – Gone Girl
Antonio Sanchez – Birdman
Hans Zimmer – Interstellar
Best song
Big Eyes – Big Eyes (Lana Del Ray)
Glory – Selma (John Legend, Common)
Mercy Is – Noah (Patty Smith, Lenny Kaye)
Opportunity – Annie
Yellow Flicker Beat – Hunger Games, Mockingjay Pt 1 (Lorde)
Best actor, drama
Steve Carell – Foxcatcher
Benedict Cumberbatch – The Imitation Game
Jake Gyllenhaal – Nightcrawler
David Oyelowo – Selma
Eddie Redmayne – The Theory of Everything
Best supporting actress
Patricia Arquette – Boyhood
Jessica Chastain – A Most Violent Year
Keira Knightley – The Imitation Game
Emma Stone – Birdman
Meryl Streep – Into the Woods
Best actress, drama
Jennifer Aniston, Cake
Felicity Jones, The Theory of Everything
Julianne Moore, Still Alice
Rosamund Pike, Gone Girl
Reese Witherspoon, Wild
Best actor, comedy or musical
Ralph Fiennes – The Grand Budapest Hotel
Michael Keaton – Birdman
Bill Murray – St. Vincent
Joaquin Pheonix – Inherent Vice
Christoph Waltz – Big Eyes
Best animation
Big Hero 6
The Book of Life
The Boxtrolls
How to Train Your Dragon 2
The LEGO Movie
Best screenplay
The Grand Budapest Hotel
Gone Girl
Birdman
Boyhood
The Imitation Game
Best foreign language film
Force Majeure
Gett: The Trial of Viviane Amsalem
Ida
Leviathan
Tangerine Manderin
Best series, drama
The Affair
Downton Abbey
Game of Thrones
The Good Wife
House of Cards
Best actress, drama series
Claire Danes – Homeland
Viola Davis – How to Get Away with Murder
Julianna Margulies – The Good Wife
Ruth Wilson – The Affair
Robin Wright – House of Cards
Best actor, drama series
Clive Owen – The Knick
Liev Schreiber – Ray Donovan
Kevin Spacey – House of Cards
James Spader – The Black List
Dominic West – The Affair
Best series, comedy or musical
Girls
Jane the Virgin
Orange is the New Black
Silicon Valley
Transparent
Best actress, comedy or musical series
Lena Dunham – Girls
Edie Falco – Nurse Jackie
Gina Rodriguez – Jane the Virgin
Julia Louis Dreyfuss – Veep
Taylor Schilling – Orange Is the New Black
Best actor, comedy or musical series
Don Cheadle – House of Lies
Ricky Gervais – Derek
Jeffrey Tambor – Transparent
Louis CK – Louie
William H. Macy – Shameless
Best mini-series or TV movie
Fargo
The Missing
True Detective
The Normal Heart
Olive Kitteridge
Best actress, mini-series or TV movie
Maggie Gyllenhaal – The Honorable Woman
Jessica Lange – American Horror Story: Freak Show
Frances McDormand – Olive Kitteridge
Frances O’Connor – The Missing
Allison Tolman – Fargo
Best supporting actress, mini-series or TV movie
Uzo Aduba – Orange is the New Black
Kathy Bates – American Horror Story: Freak Show
Joanne Froggatt – Downton Abbey
Allison Janney – Mom
Michelle Monaghan – True Detective
The list will be updated as the nominees are announced…
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