The Hollywood Foreign Press announced their nominations for the 2008 Golden Globes this morning.  As usual, there were some noted surprises.  Tom Cruise and Robert Downey Jr. will go toe to toe for Best Supporting Actor opposite Heath Ledger’s Dark Knight performance.  Also, very glad to see Rebecca Hall get recognized for her work in Woody Allen’s Vicky Cristina Barcelona. To self congratulate, as I mentioned in my review, she did great work but this was the first I have heard her being acknowledged at all in that way.

The Globes always have some wackiness to them, typically in regards to what should be a comedy/musical and what should be considered a drama.  This is so subjective but this year it’s played pretty straight with the only notable inclusion perhaps being the excellent In Bruges which was certainly funny but also had some heft to it.  Below is the list, taken from the HFPA website.

Italicized and bold titles link to our reviews.

1. BEST MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA

1. THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON (Trailer)
Warner Bros. Pictures and Paramount Pictures; Warner Bros. Pictures and Paramount Pictures
2. FROST/NIXON (Trailer)
Imagine Entertainment, Working Title, Studio Canal; Universal Pictures
3. THE READER (Trailer)
Mirage Enterprises; The Weinstein Company
4. REVOLUTIONARY ROAD (Trailer)
An Evamere Entertainment BBC Films Neal Street Production; DreamWorks Pictures in Association with BBC Films and Paramount Vantage
5. SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE (Trailer)
Fox Searchlight Pictures and Warner Bros.; Fox Searchlight Pictures and Warner Bros.

2. BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA

1. ANNE HATHAWAY – Rachel Getting Married (Trailer)
2. ANGELINA JOLIE – Changeling (Trailer)
3. MERYL STREEP – Doubt (Trailer)
4. KRISTIN SCOTT THOMAS – I’ve Loved You So Long (Il y a Lontemps Que Je T’aime) (Trailer)
5. KATE WINSLET – Revolutionary Road (Trailer)

3. BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA

1. LEONARDO DICAPRIO – Revolutionary Road (Trailer)
2. FRANK LANGELLA – Frost/Nixon (Trailer)
3. SEAN PENN – Milk (Trailer)
4. BRAD PITT – The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (Trailer)
5. MICKEY ROURKE – The Wrestler (Trailer)

4. BEST MOTION PICTURE – COMEDY OR MUSICAL

1. BURN AFTER READING (Trailer)
Working Title/Releasing Company; Focus Features in association with Studio Canal
2. HAPPY-GO-LUCKY (Trailer)
Summit Entertainment, Film4, Ingenious Film Partners, Miramax Films; Miramax Films
3. IN BRUGES (Trailer)
Blueprint Pictures; Focus Features
4. MAMMA MIA! (Trailer)
Relativity Media, Playtone, Littlestar; Universal Pictures
5. VICKY CRISTINA BARCELONA (Trailer)
Mediapro; The Weinstein Company

5.BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A MOTION PICTURE – COMEDY OR MUSICAL

1. REBECCA HALL – Vicky Cristina Barcelona (Trailer)
2. SALLY HAWKINS – Happy-Go-Lucky (Trailer)
3. FRANCES MCDORMAND – Burn After Reading (Trailer)
4. MERYL STREEP – Mamma Mia! (Trailer)
5. EMMA THOMPSON – Last Chance Harvey (Trailer)

6. BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE – COMEDY OR MUSICAL

1. JAVIER BARDEM – Vicky Cristina Barcelona (Trailer)
2. COLIN FARRELL – In Bruges (Trailer)
3. JAMES FRANCO – Pineapple Express (Trailer)
4. BRENDAN GLEESON – In Bruges (Trailer)
5. DUSTIN HOFFMAN – Last Chance Harvey (Trailer)

7. BEST ANIMATED FEATURE FILM

1. BOLT (Trailer)
Walt Disney Pictures; Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
2. KUNG FU PANDA (Trailer)
DreamWorks Animation SKG; Paramount Pictures
3. WALL-E (Trailer)
Walt Disney Pictures and Pixar Animation Studios; Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures

8. BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM

1. THE BAADER MEINHOF COMPLEX (GERMANY) (Trailer)
(DER BAADER MEINHOF KOMPLEX)
Constantin Film Produktion GmbH; Summit Entertainment, LLC
2. EVERLASTING MOMENTS (SWEDEN/DENMARK) (Trailer)
(MARIA LARSSONS EVIGA ÖGONBLICK)
Final Cut Productions Aps; IFC Films
3. GOMORRAH (ITALY) (Trailer)
(GOMORRA)
Fandango; IFC Films
4. I’VE LOVED YOU SO LONG (FRANCE) (Trailer)
(IL Y A LONGTEMPS QUE JE T’AIME)
UGC YM/UGC Images/France 3 Cinema/Integral Film; Sony Pictures Classics
5. WALTZ WITH BASHIR (ISRAEL) (Trailer)
Bridgit Folman Film Gang/Les Films D’Ici/Razor Films/Arte France/ITVS International; Sony Pictures Classics

9. BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A MOTION PICTURE

1. AMY ADAMS – Doubt (Trailer)
2. PENELOPE CRUZ – Vicky Cristina Barcelona (Trailer)
3. VIOLA DAVIS – Doubt (Trailer)
4. MARISA TOMEI – The Wrestler (Trailer)
5. KATE WINSLET – The Reader (Trailer)

10. BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A MOTION PICTURE

1. TOM CRUISE – Tropic Thunder (Trailer)
2. ROBERT DOWNEY JR. – Tropic Thunder (Trailer)
3. RALPH FIENNES – The Duchess (Trailer)
4. PHILIP SEYMOUR HOFFMAN – Doubt (Trailer)
5. HEATH LEDGER – The Dark Knight (Trailer)

11. BEST DIRECTOR – MOTION PICTURE

1. DANNY BOYLE – Slumdog Millionaire (Trailer)
2. STEPHEN DALDRY – The Reader (Trailer)
3. DAVID FINCHER – The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (Trailer)
4. RON HOWARD – Frost/Nixon (Trailer)
5. SAM MENDES – Revolutionary Road (Trailer)

12. BEST SCREENPLAY – MOTION PICTURE

1. SIMON BEAUFOY – Slumdog Millionaire (Trailer)
2. DAVID HARE – The Reader (Trailer)
3. PETER MORGAN – Frost/Nixon (Trailer)
4. ERIC ROTH – The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (Trailer)
5. JOHN PATRICK SHANLEY – Doubt (Trailer)

13. BEST ORIGINAL SCORE – MOTION PICTURE

1. ALEXANDRE DESPLAT – The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (Trailer)
2. CLINT EASTWOOD – Changeling (Trailer)
3. JAMES NEWTON HOWARD – Defiance (Trailer)
4. A. R. RAHMAN – Slumdog Millionaire (Trailer)
5. HANS ZIMMER – Frost/Nixon (Trailer)

14. BEST ORIGINAL SONG – MOTION PICTURE

1. “DOWN TO EARTH” — WALL-E (Trailer)
Music by: Peter Gabriel, Thomas Newman
Lyrics by: Peter Gabriel
2. “GRAN TORINO” — GRAN TORINO (Trailer)
Music by: Clint Eastwood, Jamie Cullum, Kyle Eastwood, Michael Stevens
Lyrics by: Kyle Eastwood, Michael Stevens
3. “I THOUGHT I LOST YOU” — BOLT (Trailer)
Music & Lyrics by: Miley Cyrus, Jeffrey Steele
4. “ONCE IN A LIFETIME” — CADILLAC RECORDS (Trailer)
Music & Lyrics by: Beyoncé Knowles, Amanda Ghost, Scott McFarnon, Ian Dench, James Dring, Jody Street
5. “THE WRESTLER” — THE WRESTLER (Trailer)
Music & Lyrics by: Bruce Springsteen

NOMINATIONS BY MOTION PICTURE
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (Trailer) – 5
Doubt (Trailer) – 5
Frost/Nixon (Trailer) – 5
The Reader (Trailer) – 4
Revolutionary Road (Trailer) – 4
Slumdog Millionaire (Trailer) – 4
Vicky Cristina Barcelona (Trailer) – 4
In Bruges (Trailer) – 3
The Wrestler (Trailer) – 3
Bolt (Trailer) – 2
Burn Afer Reading (Trailer) – 2
Changeling (Trailer) – 2
Happy-Go-Lucky (Trailer) – 2
I’ve Loved You So Long (Il y a Longtems Que Je T’aime) (Trailer) – 2
Last Chance Harvey (Trailer) – 2
Mamma Mia! (Trailer) – 2
Tropic Thunder (Trailer) – 2
Wall-E (Trailer) – 2
Baader Meinhof Complex (Der Badder Meinhof Komplex) (Trailer) – 1
Cadillac Records (Trailer) – 1
The Dark Knight (Trailer) – 1
Defiance (Trailer) – 1
The Duchess (Trailer) – 1
Everlasting Moments (Maria Larssons Eviga Ögonblick) (Trailer) – 1
Gomorrah (Gomorra) (Trailer) – 1
Gran Torino (Trailer) – 1
Kung Fu Panda (Trailer) – 1
Milk (Trailer) – 1
Pineapple Express (Trailer) – 1
Rachel Getting Married (Trailer) – 1
Waltz With Bashir (Trailer) – 1