My buddy Tom Jane got a nomination for HUNG!  Well that’s only one of many fine nominations for the upcoming Golden Globe Awards, the 67th by the way.  I’m glad to see the UP IN THE AIR got so much love, and honestly not too surprised by some of the other films and people in the other popular categories.  I will say the Golden Globes is one of my favorite award shows, mainly because it always looks like the people there are having fun.  So who are your picks?  Let us know!  Meanwhile here are the categories and nominees… with a little note from me on a few here and there.

Best Motion Picture – Drama
Nominees:
Avatar (2009)
The Hurt Locker (2008)
Inglourious Basterds (2009)
Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire (2009)
Up in the Air (2009/I) – my personal favorite!

Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy
Nominees:
(500) Days of Summer (2009) – my personal favorite!
The Hangover (2009)
It’s Complicated (2009)
Julie & Julia (2009)
Nine (2009)

Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama
Nominees:
Jeff Bridges for Crazy Heart (2009) – Bridges deserves this one, big time.
George Clooney for Up in the Air (2009/I)
Colin Firth for A Single Man (2009)
Morgan Freeman for Invictus (2009)
Tobey Maguire for Brothers (2009/I)

Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama
Nominees:
Emily Blunt for The Young Victoria (2009)
Sandra Bullock for The Blind Side (2009) – I was THAT impressed with Bullock in this!
Helen Mirren for The Last Station (2009)
Carey Mulligan for An Education (2009)
Gabourey ‘Gabby’ Sidibe for Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire (2009)

Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy
Nominees:
Matt Damon for The Informant! (2009)
Daniel Day-Lewis for Nine (2009)
Robert Downey Jr. for Sherlock Holmes (2009)
Joseph Gordon-Levitt for (500) Days of Summer (2009) – my personal favorite!
Michael Stuhlbarg for A Serious Man (2009)

Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy
Nominees:
Sandra Bullock for The Proposal (2009/I) – could be a big comeback year for Sandra!
Marion Cotillard for Nine (2009)
Julia Roberts for Duplicity (2009) – this is a joke, right?!
Meryl Streep for It’s Complicated (2009)
Meryl Streep for Julie & Julia (2009)

Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
Nominees:
Matt Damon for Invictus (2009)
Woody Harrelson for The Messenger (2009/I)
Christopher Plummer for The Last Station (2009)
Stanley Tucci for The Lovely Bones (2009) – as much as I loved Waltz in IB, Tucci was phenomenal!
Christoph Waltz for Inglourious Basterds (2009)

Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
Nominees:
Penélope Cruz for Nine (2009)
Vera Farmiga for Up in the Air (2009/I) – loved Vera, and she’s great in everything, but…
Anna Kendrick for Up in the Air (2009/I) – my personal favorite!
Mo’Nique for Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire (2009)
Julianne Moore for A Single Man (2009)

Best Director – Motion Picture
Nominees:
Kathryn Bigelow for The Hurt Locker (2008)
James Cameron for Avatar (2009)
Clint Eastwood for Invictus (2009)
Jason Reitman for Up in the Air (2009/I) – my personal favorite!
Quentin Tarantino for Inglourious Basterds (2009)

Best Screenplay – Motion Picture
Nominees:
District 9 (2009): Neill Blomkamp, Terri Tatchell – my personal favorite, so original and unique!
The Hurt Locker (2008): Mark Boal
Inglourious Basterds (2009): Quentin Tarantino
It’s Complicated (2009): Nancy Meyers
Up in the Air (2009/I): Jason Reitman, Sheldon Turner

Best Original Song – Motion Picture
Nominees:
Avatar (2009): James Horner, Simon Franglen, Kuk Harrell(“I Will See You”)
Brothers (2009/I): U2, Bono(“Winter”)
Crazy Heart (2009): T-Bone Burnett, Ryan Bingham(“The Weary Kind”) – my personal favorite!
Everybody’s Fine (2009): Paul McCartney(“(I Want To) Come Home”)
Nine (2009): Maury Yeston(“Cinema Italiano”)

Best Original Score – Motion Picture
Nominees:
Avatar (2009): James Horner
The Informant! (2009): Marvin Hamlisch
A Single Man (2009): Abel Korzeniowski
Up (2009): Michael Giacchino – Giacchino is becoming the next John Williams!
Where the Wild Things Are (2009): Carter Burwell, Karen Orzolek

Best Animated Film
Nominees:
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs (2009)
Coraline (2009)
Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009)
The Princess and the Frog (2009) – my personal favorite, hand-drawn should RULE this category!
Up (2009)

Best Foreign Language Film
Nominees:
Los abrazos rotos (2009)
Baarìa (2009)
Das weisse Band – Eine deutsche Kindergeschichte (2009)
La nana (2009)
Un prophète (2009) – I haven’t seen this yet, but the trailer looks incredible!

Best Television Series – Drama
Nominees:
“Big Love” (2006)
“Dexter” (2006)
“House M.D.” (2004)
“Mad Men” (2007) – my personal favorite!
“True Blood” (2008)

Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy
Nominees:
“Entourage” (2004)
“Glee” (2009)
“The Office” (2005)
“Modern Family” (2009) – my personal favorite!
“30 Rock” (2006)

Best Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
Nominees:
Georgia O’Keeffe (2009) (TV) – my personal favorite!
Grey Gardens (2009) (TV)
Into the Storm (2009) (TV)
“Little Dorrit” (2008)
Taking Chance (2009) (TV)

Best Performance by an Actor in a Mini-Series or a Motion Picture Made for Television
Nominees:
Kevin Bacon for Taking Chance (2009) (TV)
Kenneth Branagh for “Wallander” (2008)
Chiwetel Ejiofor for Endgame (2009)
Brendan Gleeson for Into the Storm (2009) (TV)
Jeremy Irons for Georgia O’Keeffe (2009) (TV) – my personal favorite!

Best Performance by an Actress in a Mini-Series or a Motion Picture Made for Television
Nominees:
Joan Allen for Georgia O’Keeffe (2009) (TV) – my personal favorite!
Drew Barrymore for Grey Gardens (2009) (TV)
Jessica Lange for Grey Gardens (2009) (TV)
Anna Paquin for The Courageous Heart of Irena Sendler (2009) (TV)
Sigourney Weaver for Prayers for Bobby (2009) (TV)

Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy
Nominees:
Alec Baldwin for “30 Rock” (2006)
Steve Carell for “The Office” (2005)
David Duchovny for “Californication” (2007)
Thomas Jane for “Hung” (2009) – my boy done good!  If you haven’t seen HUNG, you’re missing out!
Matthew Morrison for “Glee” (2009)

Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy
Nominees:
Toni Collette for “United States of Tara” (2009) – my personal favorite!
Courteney Cox for “Cougar Town” (2009)
Edie Falco for “Nurse Jackie” (2009)
Tina Fey for “30 Rock” (2006)
Lea Michele for “Glee” (2009)

Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series – Drama
Nominees:
Simon Baker for “The Mentalist” (2008)
Michael C. Hall for “Dexter” (2006)
Jon Hamm for “Mad Men” (2007) – my personal favorite!
Hugh Laurie for “House M.D.” (2004)
Bill Paxton for “Big Love” (2006)

Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series – Drama
Nominees:
Glenn Close for “Damages” (2007)
January Jones for “Mad Men” (2007) – my personal favorite!
Julianna Margulies for “The Good Wife” (2009)
Anna Paquin for “True Blood” (2008)
Kyra Sedgwick for “The Closer” (2005)

Best Performance by Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for TV
Nominees:
Michael Emerson for “Lost” (2004) – my personal favorite!
Neil Patrick Harris for “How I Met Your Mother” (2005)
William Hurt for “Damages” (2007)
John Lithgow for “Dexter” (2006)
Jeremy Piven for “Entourage” (2004)

Best Performance by Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for TV
Nominees:
Jane Adams for “Hung” (2009) – my personal favorite!
Rose Byrne for “Damages” (2007)
Jane Lynch for “Glee” (2009)
Janet McTeer for Into the Storm (2009) (TV)
Chloë Sevigny for “Big Love” (2006)

Paramount Pictures’ UP IN THE AIR received the most Golden Globe nominations of any film this year, with a total of six nominees including Best Motion Picture-Drama, Best Director for Jason Reitman, Best Screenplay for Jason Reitman and Sheldon Turner, Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture-Drama for George Clooney, and two Best Performances by Actresses in a Supporting Role for both Vera Farmiga and Anna Kendrick.

The film has also received numerous other film critic organization accolades such as four National Board of Review wins for Best Film, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Actor (George Clooney) and Best Supporting Actress (Anna Kendrick), as well as eight Broadcast Film Critics nominations for Best Picture, Best Director (Jason Reitman), Best Adapted Screenplay (Jason Reitman and Sheldon Turner), Best Actor (George Clooney), Best Supporting Actress (Vera Farmiga and Anna Kendrick), Best Acting Ensemble, and Best Editing (Dana E. Glauberman, A.C.E.). George Clooney received additional recognition from the New York Film Critics Circle for Best Actor in the film and Jason Reitman and Sheldon Turner were awarded Best Adapted Screenplay by the Los Angeles Film Critics Association.

UP IN THE AIR is currently in limited release and is rated R (www.theupintheairmovie.com).
Paramount Pictures’ received an additional nomination for Stanley Tucci for Best Supporting Actor in THE LOVELY BONES which is rated PG-13 and is currently in limited release (www.lovelybones.com).

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