By Shawne Wang
Probably the biggest surprises movie-wise are nominations for indie darlings Philomena (a drama starring Judi Dench as a woman looking for the son she gave up for adoption) and Her (Spike Jonze`s oddball latest about a writer developing an unusual relationship with an operating system with the voice of Scarlett Johansson). This means early favourites like Blue Jasmine and Fruitvale Station might have suffered from cinematic releases that came too long ago.
The acting fields which are allowed a bumper crop of ten nominees because of the Globes` differentiation between Drama and Comedy/Musical rewards the easy frontrunners (Chiwetel Ejiofor, Tom Hanks, Cate Blanchett, Sandra Bullock) alongside some more offbeat choices (Julie Delpy, Greta Gerwig, Oscar Isaac, Joaquin Phoenix).
It`s definitely shaping up to be an interesting awards season stay tuned for more awards coverage!
The 71st Golden Globes will be hosted by Tina Fey and Amy Poehler and will air on 12 January 2014.
Below are the nominations for the Film category:
Best Motion Picture, Drama
12 Years A Slave
Captain Phillips
Gravity
Philomena
Rush
Best Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy
American Hustle
Her
Inside Llewyn Davis
Nebraska
The Wolf of Wall Street
Best Actor in a Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy
Christian Bale, American Hustle
Bruce Dern, Nebraska
Leonardo DiCaprio, The Wolf of Wall Street
Oscar Isaac, Inside Llewyn Davis
Joaquin Phoenix, Her
Best Actor in a Motion Picture, Drama
Chiwetel Ejiofor, 12 Years a Slave
Matthew McConaughey, Dallas Buyers Club
Tom Hanks, Captain Phillips
Robert Redford, All is Lost
Idris Elba, Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom
Best Actress in a Motion Picture Drama
Cate Blanchett, Blue Jasmine
Sandra Bullock, Gravity
Judi Dench, Philomena
Emma Thompson, Saving Mr. Banks
Kate Winslet, Labour Day
Best Actress in a Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy
Amy Adams, American Hustle
Julie Delpy, Before Midnight
Greta Gerwig, Frances Ha
Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Enough Said
Meryl Streep, August: Osage County
Best Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture
Barkhad Abdi, Captain Phillips
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