The Hollywood Foreign Press Association revealed its nominees for the 2010 Golden Globes this morning in Beverly Hills. At the top of the list with six nominations, the movie comedy/drama “Up In The Air,” about corporate downsizing and a guy who gets paid to travel from place to place firing people. The musical “Nine” received five nods, the new sci-fi flick “Avatar” got four, and so did the war drama “Inglourious Basterds.”
Here are the nominees in some of the top categories:
BEST MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA
AVATAR
THE HURT LOCKER
INGLOURIOUS BASTERDS
PRECIOUS: BASED ON THE NOVEL PUSH BY SAPPHIRE
UP IN THE AIR
BEST MOTION PICTURE – COMEDY OR MUSICAL
(500) DAYS OF SUMMER
THE HANGOVER
IT’S COMPLICATED
JULIE & JULIA
NINE
BEST DIRECTOR – MOTION PICTURE
KATHRYN BIGELOW
THE HURT LOCKER
JAMES CAMERON
AVATAR
CLINT EASTWOOD
INVICTUS
JASON REITMAN
UP IN THE AIR
QUENTIN TARANTINO
INGLOURIOUS BASTERDS
BEST SCREENPLAY – MOTION PICTURE
NEILL BLOMKAMP, TERRI TATCHELL
DISTRICT 9
MARK BOAL
THE HURT LOCKER
NANCY MEYERS
IT’S COMPLICATED
JASON REITMAN, SHELDON TURNER
UP IN THE AIR
QUENTIN TARANTINO
INGLOURIOUS BASTERDS
Nice to see some females in these top categories. On the TV side, the new comedy series “Glee” led the pack with four nominations. A complete list of the nominees here. The 67th Annual Golden Globe Awards ceremony is set for Sunday, January 17, 2010. Helping hand out the awards on stage, Miss Golden Globe Mavis Spencer, daughter of Golden Globe winner /actress Alfre Woodard and writer/producer Roderick Spencer.
