The official 2013 Golden Globe nominees

As you reach out to put yet another golden bauble onto your Christmas tree, the likes of Judi Dench, Hugh Jackman and Joaquin Phoenix look for a more permanent addition to their household decor this January. Yes, it’s that time once again, folks – the announcement of Golden Globe nominations! With the Golden Globe Awards celebrating its 70^th year, it’s set to be a glittering night all round.

With such a spectacularly mixed bunch, it is so much better. For not only are there the familiar faces that are universally recognised (Meryl Streep, Leo DiCaprio et al), but there are also some fantastic quintessentially British additions to the internationally acclaimed list of nominations. And you can’t get more British than Mr Sherlock Holmes himself – Benedict Cumberbatch, nominated for Best Performance by an Actor in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television for Sherlock.

Downtown Abbey also holds the hope of the nation in its palm with the ITV series nominated for Best Television Series – Drama; and with Michelle Dockery for Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series and Dame Maggie Smith also nominated for Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role In a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television.

There are also some Golden nods to some phenomenal foreign language films including The Untouchables, A Royal Affair and Amour…

13^th January 2013 – red carpet at the ready, ladies and gentlemen!

Rosie Hillsdon

Best Drama

Argo
Django Unchained
Life of Pi
Lincoln
Zero Dark Thirty

 

Best Comedy or Musical

The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
Moonrise Kingdom
Les Miserables
Salmon Fishing in the Yemen
Silver Linings Playbook

 

Best Screenplay

Chris Terrio (Argo)
Quentin Tarantino (Django Unchained)
Tony Kushner (Lincoln)
David O Russell and Matthew Quick (Silver Linings Playbook)
Mark Boal (Zero Dark Thirty)

 

Best Director

Ben Affleck (Argo)
Kathryn Bigelow (Zero Dark Thirty)
Ang Lee (Life of Pi)
Steven Spielberg (Lincoln)
Quentin Tarantino (Django Unchained)

 

Best Actor in a Drama

Daniel Day-Lewis (Lincoln)
Richard Gere (Arbitrage)
John Hawkes (The Sessions)
Joaquin Phoenix (The Master)
Denzel Washington (Flight)

 

Best Actress in a 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 in a Comedy or Musical

Jack Black (Bernie)
Hugh Jackman (Les Miserables)
Bradley Cooper (Silver Linings Playbook)
Bill Murray (Hyde Park on Hudson)
Ewan MacGregor (Salmon Fishing in the Yemen)

 

Best Actress in a Comedy or 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)

 

Best Supporting Actress

Amy Adams (The Master)
Sally Field (Lincoln)
Anne Hathaway (Les Miserables)
Helen Hunt (The Sessions)
Nicole Kidman (The Paperboy)

 

Best Supporting Actor

Alan Arkin (Argo)
Leonardo DiCaprio (Django Unchained)
Philip Seymour Hoffman (The Master)
Tommy Lee Jones (Lincoln)
Christoph Waltz (Django Unchained)

 

Best Foreign Film

Amour
A Royal Affair
The Intouchables
Kon-Tiki
Rust and Bone

 

Best Animation

Brave
Frankenweenie
Hotel Transylvania
Rise of the Guardians
Wreck-It Ralph

 

Best Original Score

Mychael Danna (Life of Pi)
Alexandre Desplat (Argo)
Dario Marianelli (Anna Karenina)
Tom Tyker, Johnny Klimek, Rein Holdheil (Cloud Atlas)
John Williams (Lincoln)

 

Best Original Song

For You (Act of Valor)
Not Running Anymore (Stand Up Guys)
Safe and Sound (The Hunger Games)
Skyfall (Skyfall)
Suddenly (Les Miserables)