The 2010 Golden Globe nominations were released this morning and as expected, there were a few surprises. Most glaringly, was the inclusion of The Tourist for not only Best Picture – Musical or Comedy but also its leads Johnny Depp and Angelina Jolie bot receiving nominations for best actor/actress respectively. This is a movie that received “no stars” from acclaimed film critic Peter Travers at Rolling Stone. Burlesque also snuck in a nomination for Best Picture in the same category as The Tourist, which lends further credence to this category being a complete joke.

On the positive side, The Social Network nabbed major nominations in Best Pic, Actor, Supporting Actor, and Director, continuing its trend from the last week or so.  Nominations in those same categories were matched by The Fighter as well. The King’s Speech led the way with 7 total nominations. This sets up what appears to be a three way race early on for Oscar glory at the Academy Awards next February. We’ll see. My likely movie of the year, Christopher Nolan’s genius Inception got a best pic nod, but The Town did not, so I guess that eliminates its chances for any real major awards. What do you think? Here is the entire list of those nominated in the film categories (TV not included, sorry – not my thing).

Best Picture – Drama

“Black Swan”

“The Fighter”

“Inception”

“The King’s Speech”

“The Social Network”

Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy

“Alice in Wonderland”

“Burlesque”

“The Kids are Alright”

“Red”

“The Tourist”

Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama

Jesse Eisenberg, “The Social Network”

Colin Firth, “The King’s Speech”

James Franco, “127 Hours”

Ryan Gosling, “Blue Valentine”

Mark Wahlberg, “The Fighter”

Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama

Halle Berry, “Frankie and Alice”

Nicole Kidman, “The Rabbit Hole”

Jennifer Lawrence, “Winter’s Bone”

Natalie Portman, “Black Swan”

Michelle Williams, “Blue Valentine”

Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy

Johnny Depp, “Alice in Wonderland”

Johnny Depp, “The Tourist”

Paul Giamatti, “Barney’s Version”

Jake Gyllenhaal, “Love and Other Drugs”

Kevin Spacey, “Casino Jack”

Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy

Anette Benning, “The Kids Are Alright”

Anne Hathaway, “Love and Other Drugs”

Angelina Jolie, “The Tourist”

Emma Stone, “Easy A”

Julianne Moore, “The Kids Are Alright”

Best Supporting Actress

Amy Adams, “The Fighter”

Helena Bonham Carter, “The King’s Speech”

Mila Kunis, “Black Swan”

Melissa Leo, “The Fighter”

Jacki Weaver, “Animal Kingdom”

Best Supporting Actor

Christian Bale, “The Fighter”

Michael Douglas, “Wall Street 2″

Andrew Garfield, “The Social Network”

Jeremy Renner, “The Town”

Geoffrey Rush, “The King’s Speech”

Best Director

Darren Aronofsky, “Black Swan”

David Fincher, “The Social Network”

Tom Hooper, “The King’s Speech”

Christopher Nolan, “Inception”

David O. Russell, “The Fighter”

Best Screenplay

Danny Boyle, Simon Beaufoy, “127 Hours”

“Lisa Cholodenko, “The Kids are Alright”

Christopher Nolan, “Inception”

David Sieber, “The King’s Speech”

Aaron Sorkin, “The Social Network”

Best Animated Feature

“Despicable Me”

“Dragon”

“The Illusionist”

“Tangled”

“Toy Story 3″

Best Foreign Language Film

“Biutiful”

“The Concert”

“The Edge”

“I Am Love”

“In a Better World”

Best Original Song

“Bound to You,” “Burlesque”

“Coming Home,” “Country Song”

“I See the Light,” “Tangled”

“There’s a Place For Us,” “Dawn Treader”

“You Haven’t Seen the Last of Me,” “Burlesque”

Best Original Score

Alexandre Desplat, “The King’s Speech”

Danny Elfman, “Alice in Wonderland”

AR Rahman, “127 Hours”

Hans Zimmer, “”Inception”

Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross, “The Social Network”