It was game, set, and Match Point when the Golden Globe Awards nominations were announced this morning, as Woody Allen's suspenseful drama snagged a surprising four nominations, joining expected favorite Brokeback Mountain (seven nominations), as well as Good Night, and Good Luck and The Producers (each with four nominations) as the big winners with the Hollywood Foreign Press Association. Among the more surprising snubs? Steven Spielberg's Munich left out of the best drama race, Jake Gyllenhaal ignored for his supporting work in Brokeback, and Memoirs of a Geisha earning just two nominations (best actress in a drama for Ziyi Zhang, and best score).
The big story in TV? Aside from nominations for all four lead actresses on Desperate Housewives — yes, Eva Longoria got some much-deserved Golden Globe love — other big winners were freshman series Commander in Chief and Weeds with three nominations each, as well as Prison Break and My Name Is Earl with two apiece.
George Clooney (with three nominations) and Donald Sutherland (with two) led the way among individual nominees.
The Golden Globes will be handed out Monday, Jan. 16, and televised live on NBC. Here are the nominees.
MOVIES
Best Motion Picture Drama
Brokeback Mountain
The Constant Gardener
Good Night, and Good Luck
A History of Violence
Match Point
Best Motion Picture Musical or Comedy
Mrs. Henderson Presents
Pride & Prejudice
The Producers
The Squid and the Whale
Walk the Line
Best Actor in a Motion Picture Drama
Russell Crowe, Cinderella Man
Philip Seymour Hoffman, Capote
Terrence Howard, Hustle & Flow
Heath Ledger, Brokeback Mountain
David Strathairn, Good Night, and Good Luck
Best Actress in a Motion Picture Drama
Maria Bello, A History of Violence
Felicity Huffman, Transamerica
Gwyneth Paltrow, Proof
Charlize Theron, North Country
Ziyi Zhang, Memoirs of a Geisha
Best Actor in a Motion Picture Musical or Comedy
Pierce Brosnan, The Matador
Jeff Daniels, The Squid and the Whale
Johnny Depp, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Nathan Lane, The Producers
Cilian Murphy, Breakfast on Pluto
Joaquin Phoenix, Walk the Line
Best Actress in a Motion Picture Musical or Comedy
Judi Dench, Mrs. Henderson Presents
Keira Knightley, Pride & Prejudice
Laura Linney, The Squid and the Whale
Sarah Jessica Parker, The Family Stone
Reese Witherspoon, Walk the Line
Best Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture
George Clooney, Syriana
Matt Dillon, Crash
Will Ferrell, The Producers
Paul Giamatti, Cinderella Man
Bob Hoskins, Mrs. Henderson Presents
Best Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture
Scarlett Johansson, Match Point
Shirley MacLaine, In Her Shoes
Frances McDormand, North Country
Michelle Williams, Brokeback Mountain
Rachel Weisz, The Constant Gardener
Best Director
Woody Allen, Match Point
George Clooney, Good Night, and Good Luck
Peter Jackson, King Kong
Ang Lee, Brokeback Mountain
Fernando Meirelles, The Constant Gardener
Steven Spielberg, Munich
Best Foreign Language Film
Kung Fu Hustle (China)
Master of Armor Crimson (China)
Merry Christmas (France)
Paradise Now (Palestine)
Tsotsi (South Africa)
Best Original Score
Alexandre Desplat, Syriana
Harry Gregson-Williams, The Chronicles of Narnia
James Newton Howard, King Kong
Gustavo Santaolalla, Brokeback Mountain
John Williams, Memoirs of a Geisha
Best Original Song
''A Love That Will Never Grow Old'' from Brokeback Mountain
''Christmas in Love'' from Christmas in Love
''Wunderkind'' from The Chronicles of Narnia
''There's Nothing Like a Show on Broadway'' from The Producers
''Travelin' Through'' from Transamerica
Best Screenplay
Woody Allen, Match Point
George Clooney and Grant Heslov, Good Night, and Good Luck
Paul Haggis and Bobby Moresco, Crash
Tony Kushner and Eric Roth, Munich
Larry McMurty and Dianna Osanna, Brokeback Mountain
TV
Best Drama TV Series
Commander in Chief
Grey’s Anatomy
Lost
Prison Break
Rome
Best Actor in a Drama Series
Patrick Dempsey, Grey’s Anatomy
Matthew Fox, Lost
Hugh Laurie, House
Wentworth Miller, Prison Break
Kiefer Sutherland, 24
Best Actress in a Drama Series
Patricia Arquette, Medium
Glenn Close, The Shield
Geena Davis, Commander in Chief
Kyra Sedgwick, The Closer
Polly Walker, Rome
Best Musical or Comedy TV Series
Curb Your Enthusiasm
Desperate Housewives
Entourage
Everybody Hates Chris
My Name Is Earl
Weeds
Best Actor in a Musical or Comedy Series
Zach Braff, Scrubs
Steve Carell, The Office
Larry David, Curb Your Enthusiasm
Jason Lee, My Name Is Earl
Charlie Sheen, Two and a Half Men
Best Actress in a Musical or Comedy Series
Marcia Cross, Desperate Housewives
Teri Hatcher, Desperate Housewives
Felicity Huffman, Desperate Housewives
Eva Longoria, Desperate Housewives
Mary Louise Parker, Weeds
Best Supporting Actor in a Series, Miniseries, or TV Movie
Naveen Andrews, Lost
Paul Newman, Empire Falls
Jeremy Piven, Entourage
Randy Quaid, Elvis
Donald Sutherland, Commander in Chief
Best Supporting Actress in a Series, Miniseries, or TV Movie
Candice Bergen, Boston Legal
Camryn Manheim, Elvis
Sandra Oh, Grey’s Anatomy
Elizabeth Perkins, Weeds
Joanne Woodward, Empire Falls
Best Miniseries or TV Movie
Empire Falls
Into the West
Lackawanna Blues
Sleeper Cell
Viva Blackpool
Warm Springs
Best Actor in a Miniseries or TV Movie
Kenneth Branagh, Warm Springs
Ed Harris, Empire Falls
Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Elvis
Bill Nighy, The Girl in the Cafe
Donald Sutherland, Human Trafficking
Best Actress in a Miniseries or TV Movie
Halle Berry, Their Eyes Were Watching God
Kelly MacDonald, The Girl in the Cafe
S. Epatha Merkerson, Lackawanna Blues
Cynthia Nixon, Warm Springs
Mira Sorvino, Human Trafficking
