GOLDEN GLOBE NOMINATIONS

Today the Hollywood Foreign Press Association announced there nominees for film and TV for the year of 2012. The organization consists of journalists who cover the United States entertainment industry from Europe, Asia, Australia, and North and South America. It's wildly known that the group and its awards ceremony is usually a big celebrity party and they want to nominate big stars, example, Johnny Depp and Angelina Jolie being nominated for acting awards in the weak The Tourist from 2010. Last year Best Motion Picture Drama was Alexander Payne's The Descendants and Best Motion Picture Musical or Comedy and the eventual Oscar winner, Michel Hazanavicius' The Artist. You can check out the full list of film and TV nominees here. The Golden Globes winners will be announced on January 13, 2013. For now, here is a list of all the film nominees and my reactions after the jump.

BEST MOTION PICTURE - DRAMA

• ARGO
• DJANGO UNCHAINED
• LIFE OF PI
• LINCOLN
• ZERO DARK THIRTY

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A MOTION PICTURE - 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 PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE - DRAMA

• Daniel Day-Lewis, LINCOLN
• Richard Gere, ARBITRAGE
• John Hawkes, THE SESSIONS
• Joaquin Phoenix, THE MASTER
• Denzel Washington, FLIGHT

BEST MOTION PICTURE - COMEDY/MUSICAL

• THE BEST EXOTIC MARIGOLD HOTEL
• LES MISERABLES
• MOONRISE KINGDOM
• SALMON FISHING IN THE YEMEN
• SILVER LININGS PLAYBOOK

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A MOTION PICTURE - COMEDY/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 PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE - COMEDY/MUSICAL

• Jack Black, BERNIE
• Bradley Cooper, SILVER LININGS PLAYBOOK
• Hugh Jackman, LES MISERABLES
• Ewan McGregor, SALMON FISHING IN THE YEMEN
• Bill Murray, HYDE PARK ON HUDSON

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE

• BRAVE
• FRANKENWEENIE
• HOTEL TRANSYLVANIA
• RISE OF THE GUARDIANS
• WRECK-IT RALPH

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM

• AMOUR (AUSTRIA)
• A ROYAL AFFAIR (DENMARK)
• THE INTOUCHABLES (FRANCE)
• KON-TIKI (NORWAY/UK/DENMARK)
• RUST AND BONE (FRANCE)

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE

• Amy Adams, THE MASTER
• Sally Field, LINCOLN
• Anne Hathaway, LES MISERABLES
• Helen Hunt, THE SESSIONS
• Nicole Kidman, THE PAPERBOY

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE

• Alan Arkin, ARGO
• Leonardo DiCaprio, DJANGO UNCHAINED
• Philip Seymour Hoffman, THE MASTER
• Tommy Lee Jones, LINCOLN
• Christoph Waltz, DJANGO UNCHAINED

BEST DIRECTOR - MOTION PICTURE

• Ben Affleck, ARGO
• Kathryn Bigelow, ZERO DARK THIRTY
• Ang Lee, LIFE OF PI
• Steven Spielberg, LINCOLN
• Quentin Tarantino, DJANGO UNCHAINED

BEST SCREENPLAY - MOTION PICTURE

• Mark Boal, ZERO DARK THIRTY
• Tony Kushner, LINCOLN
• David O. Russell, SILVER LININGS PLAYBOOK
• Quentin Tarantino, DJANGO UNCHAINED
• Chris Terrio, ARGO

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE - MOTION PICTURE

• Mychael Danna, LIFE OF PI
• Alexandre Desplat, ARGO
• Dario Marianelli, ANNA KARENINA
• Tom Tykwer, Johnny Klimek, Reinhold Heil, CLOUD ATLAS
• John Williams, LINCOLN

BEST ORIGINAL SONG

• "FOR YOU" - ACT OF VALOR
• "NOT RUNNING ANYMORE" - STAND UP GUYS
• "SAFE & SOUND" - THE HUNGER GAMES
• "SKYFALL" - SKYFALL
• "SUDDENLY" - LES MISERABLES

Overall, HFPA did not seem to sell out. I have not seen some of these movies yet, but the negative reviews, across the board, for The Paperboy surprises me that Nicole Kidman is getting noms for her role, unless she is that good or because its a daring role. Glad to see Richard Gere, Jack Black and Rachel Weisz get acting nods. I'm dying to see Django Unchained, but is it going to be better than The Master which just got well-deserved acting nods, but no picture and director! And, I can't believe David O. Russell didn't get a directing nod and Robert DeNiro no supporting acting nod for Silver Linings Playbook. What the shit? It will be interesting.