• The Artist tops nominations with six
• The Help and The Descendents trail with five each
• Moneyball and Midnight in Paris, The Ides of March and 50/50 clock up more nods that expected, while Hugo and War Horse disappoint with two apiece
The Artist, Michel Hazanavicius's largely silent black-and-white homage to Hollywood's golden era, has swept the board at the Golden Globe nominations, picking up nods in all major categories.
The Help, a civil rights era drama came in joint second with five nominations, equalling The Descendants, Alexander Payne's Hawaii drama starrring George Clooney.
My Week with Marilyn picked up three nominations, likewise Albert Nobbs and Hugo, Martin Scorsese's first foray into family films - and into 3D - which had been tipped to fare better.
Woody Allen's Midnight in Paris picked up four nominations, as did The Ides of March, written by and starring George Clooney. Ides star Ryan Gosling picked up an unexpected best actor (drama) nomination for his work in the thriller, as well as a nod in the comedy category for his work in Crazy, Stupid, Love.
Leonardo DiCaprio won a best actor nod for his portrayal of J Edgar Hoover in Clint Eastwood's biopic, as did Michael Fassbender for Shame. Other surprise (but welcome) acting nods went to Jodie Foster for Carnage and Tilda Swinton for We Need to Talk About Kevin.
At a stop-start ceremony at the Beverly Hilton hotel in Beverly Hills, California, actors Rashida Jones, Sofia Vergara, Woody Harrelson, Gerard Butler – as well as the daughter of Andie Macdowell – announced nominations in 25 film and television categories.
In the animated category Tintin, Arthur Christmas, Cars 3, Rango, Puss in Boots, went forward for the big prize. Screenplay nods went to Woody Allen for Midnight in Paris, as well as The Ides of March, The Artist, The Descendants and Moneyball, while The Artist, W.E., The Girl with a Dragon Tattoo, Hugo and War Horse picked up soundtrack nominations.
The Flowers of War, In the Land of Blood and Honey, The Kid on a Bike, A Separation, The Skin I Live In were nominated in the foreign language category.
Morgan Freeman will receive the group's Cecil B DeMille Award for lifetime achievement.
The Golden Globes are voted for by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, a group of about 85 entertainment reporters for overseas outlets. The organisation has suffered from some negative publicity in recent years, and their reputation as a reliable indicator to the Oscars has faltered. Only one top Globe recipient has gone on to claim the best picture Oscar during the last seven years. Earlier this year, the Globes drama winner The Social Network was beaten by The King's Speech at the Academy Awards, repeating the trick of 2010, when Globes winner Avatar was trounced by The Hurt Locker.
This year, pundits suggest that the popular and critical acclaim for the likes of The Artist may mean the Globes get back on track as an awards ceremony with real clout.
The Globes will be presented in a ceremony on January 15, hosted for the third time by – in the words of the Globes president – "naughty, naughty schoolboy" Ricky Gervais, whose appearance last year ruffled feathers but was deemed enough of a ratings winner for him to be invited back. The Oscars nominations follow on January 24.
More details to come …
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Source: http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/2011/dec/15/golden-globe-nominations-2012
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