Golden Globe Nominations 2009 Nominees List Angelina Jolie, Brad Pitt,heath Ledger Dark Night

The Golden Globe Awards nominations were announced and there were some surprises and snubs. Heath Ledger was nominated posthumously for his starring role in the Dark Knight. Tom Cruise received a nod for a supporting role in Tropic Thunder while Brangelina scored nominations for Best Actor and Best Actress. Brad Pitt was recognized for his  lead role in The Curious Case of Benjamin Button. Angelina Jolie was nominated for her role as a mother in The Changeling. Frost/Nixon and Benjamin Button lead the Golden Globe list with nominations in multiple categories including lead actor, screenplay and director. Congrats to all of the 2009 Golden Globe Award nominees.

Perhaps what was most striking about Thursday's nominations for the 66th annual Golden Globes wasn't what received a nomination, but what didn't.

Yes, three heavyweights -- "Doubt," "Frost/Nixon" and "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" -- led the nominees with five nods each, but each film had at least one snub.

"Doubt" received recognition for all four of its main actors -- Meryl Streep, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Amy Adams and Viola Davis -- but none for either best director or best drama. "Frost/Nixon" earned a nomination for Nixon (Frank Langella) but not Frost (Michael Sheen). And "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" received a nod for just one cast member -- star Brad Pitt. Cate Blanchett, who plays Pitt's love interest, was shut out.

In other cases, performers were nominated, but their films didn't make the Globes' short list. See the list of Globe nominations

"Milk's" Sean Penn received a best actor nomination, but the film -- which the New York Film Critics Circle named the year's best -- was shut out of the best director and best drama categories.

Both Tom Cruise and Robert Downey Jr. earned supporting actor nominations for "Tropic Thunder," but the film itself couldn't find its way onto the best comedy or musical list. "Gran Torino," the just-out Clint Eastwood flick that's again earning the director critical plaudits, received its sole nomination for best song, which he co-wrote. Neither it nor the director's "Changeling" found a slot on the best drama or director lists. (Eastwood also received a nomination for his "Changeling" score.)

And "The Dark Knight," the year's top box-office success and the runner-up for best picture among the Los Angeles Film Critics, earned just one nomination, a supporting actor nod for Heath Ledger's performance as the Joker. 

Then again, members of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, which presents the Globes, showed some love toward movies that the public generally overlooked.

"In Bruges," a comedy that received mixed reviews and had a quiet box-office run in late winter, earned nominations for best comedy or musical and actors Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson. And Woody Allen's "Vicky Cristina Barcelona" cleaned up -- the film picked up nominations for best comedy or musical and its stars Javier Bardem, Rebecca Hall and Penelope Cruz.

Allen, however, didn't get a nomination for either screenplay or director.

"Last Chance Harvey," a film that will receive limited release in the U.S. on Christmas Day, scored nominations for stars Dustin Hoffman and Emma Thompson.

The nominees for best drama are "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button," "Frost/Nixon," "The Reader," "Revolutionary Road" and "Slumdog Millionaire."

The nominees for best comedy or musical are "Burn After Reading," "Happy-Go-Lucky," "In Bruges," "Mamma Mia!" and "Vicky Cristina Barcelona."

"Wall-E," "Bolt" and "Kung Fu Panda" earned nominations for best animated film.

The nominees were pleased to hear their names.

"I am very grateful for this recognition. My collaboration with Ron Howard and Brian Grazer was one of the best experiences of my career," said Langella in a statement.

Heath Ledger's father said the family was touched by the nomination for Ledger. The actor died in January, before "Dark Knight" was released.

"This nomination is deeply appreciated and is not lost on those of us who continue to love and miss him," Kim Ledger told People magazine in a statement. "We are so proud our boy's work is being recognized in this way." source

FILM

BEST MOTION PICTURE, DRAMA

• The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
• Frost/Nixon
• The Reader
• Revolutionary Road
• Slumdog Millionaire

BEST MOTION PICTURE, COMEDY

• Burn After Reading
• Happy-Go-Lucky
• In Bruges
• Mamma Mia!
• Vicky Cristina Barcelona

ACTOR, DRAMA

• Leonardo DiCaprio, Revolutionary Road
• Frank Langella, Frost/Nixon
• Sean Penn, Milk
• Brad Pitt, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
• Mickey Rourke, The Wrestler

ACTRESS, DRAMA

• Anne Hathaway, Rachel Getting Married
• Angelina Jolie, Changeling
• Meryl Streep, Doubt
• Kristin Scott Thomas, I've Loved You So Long
• Kate Winslet, Revolutionary Road

ACTOR, COMEDY OR MUSICAL

• Javier Bardem, Vicky Cristina Barcelona
• Colin Farrell, In Bruges
• James Franco, Pineapple Express
• Brendan Gleeson, In Bruges
• Dustin Hoffman, Last Chance Harvey

ACTRESS, COMEDY OR MUSICAL

• Rebecca Hall, Vicky Cristina Barcelona
• Sally Hawkins, Happy-Go-Lucky
• Frances McDormand, Burn After Reading
• Meryl Streep, Mamma Mia!
• Emma Thompson, Last Chance Harvey

SUPPORTING ACTOR

• Tom Cruise, Tropic Thunder
• Robert Downey Jr., Tropic Thunder
• Ralph Fiennes, The Duchess
• Philip Seymour Hoffman, Doubt
• Heath Ledger, The Dark Knight

SUPPORTING ACTRESS

• Amy Adams, Doubt
• Penélope Cruz, Vicky Cristina Barcelona
• Viola Davis, Doubt
• Marisa Tomei, The Wrestler
• Kate Winslet, The Reader

DIRECTOR

• Danny Boyle, Slumdog Millionaire
• Stephen Daldry, The Reader
• David Fincher, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
• Ron Howard, Frost/Nixon
• Sam Mendes, Revolutionary Road

SCREENPLAY

• Simon Beaufoy, Slumdog Millionaire
• David Hare, The Reader
• Peter Morgan, Frost/Nixon
• Eric Roth, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
• John Patrick Shanley, Doubt         
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