GOLDEN GLOBE NOMINATIONS COMPLETE LIST! JANE LYNCH, GEORGE CLOONEY VIDEOS, PHOTOS! UP IN THE AIR, GLEE TRAILERS! A GAY YEAR OF DRAMA and COMEDY!

December 16, 2009.
Nominations for the 67th annual Golden Globes were announced Tuesday morning and topping the list is the movie Up in the Air, with six nods. George Clooney, who stars in the film, is up for best performance by an actor in a drama for his role as a corporate down-sizer, and costars Anna Kendrick and Vera Farmiga were both nominated for best supporting actress. The movie is also up for best drama of the year, as well as best director for Jason Reitman and best screenplay.

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Picture of John Krasinski (left), Diane Kruger, and Justin Timberlake announcing the 67th Annual Golden Globe Awards nominations 12-15-09 photo

In Up and Away, George Clooney plays Ryan Bingham, a 35 year old a career transition counselor at a Denver-based management consulting company, Integrated Strategic Management (ISM). Ryan travels around the country to terminate corporate employees. He does not have a personal life and he numbs himself with sex, booze and drugs. His life on the road comes to a halt when his company downsizes its travel budget. He is required to spend more time at home just as he is on the cusp of a goal he’s worked toward for years: reaching five million frequent flyer miles and just after he’s met the frequent-traveler woman of his dreams.

Up in the Air already won the National Board of Review's Best Film of the Year award. Check out the trailer and clip at the bottom of this post.

Picture of Jane Lynch, then and now, who seems to be saying, "Look who just got a Golden Globe nomination!" Jane has come a long way from ten years ago, when she first began to get national attention after starring as Christy Cummings in the hilarious film Best in Show (2000). December 2009 photo

Joining Up in the Air in the best dramatic film category are Avatar, The Hurt Locker, Inglourious Basterds, and Precious.

Directed by openly gay Lee Daniels, the film Precious, was a huge hit at the Sundance Film Festival. The tale of life in 1980s Harlem received three Golden Globe nominations, including best dramatic film, best actress in a drama for Gabourey Sidibe, and supporting actress for Mo'Nique. However, the film was snubbed in the best director and screenplay categories.

Picture of Jane Lynch and Jayma Mays watching The Glee Cheerleaders during Fox's Upfront presentation at the New York City Center. May 18, 2009 photo

Colin Firth, who “plays” gay in A Single Man, the directorial debut of fashion designer Tom Ford, will compete for best actor in a drama with George Clooney for Up in the Air, Jeff Bridges for Crazy Heart, Morgan Freeman for Invictus, and Tobey Maguire for Brothers. Matt Damon, a double nominee, earned a best actor in a comedy nod for The Informant! and supporting actor for Invictus in the dramatic category.

Avatar, which opens Friday, and Inglourious Basterds which strars Brad Pitt (who was snubbed) earned four nods each. The Iraq war drama The Hurt Locker, which has been chalking up critical praise, earned three, though none of its actors received nominations.

Picture of Jane Lynch at an AIDS/HIV benefit. Jane has always been open about being a lesbian, and although she has received critical acclaim throughout her stellar career, this Golden Globe nod is her first major award nomination. Recent photo

The musical Nine, which also opens in limited release Friday, scored five nominations. Other nominees for best comedy/musical motion picture are (500) Days of Summer, The Hangover, It's Complicated, and Julie & Julia.

The Disney/Pixar animated hit Up earned a nod in the category of best animated film, along with Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs, Coraline, Fantastic Mr. Fox, and The Princess and the Frog.

Picture of George Clooney in the film Up in the Air, for which he has received a best actor Golden Globe nomination. Promotional photo

Actress Meryl Streep received two Golden Globe nods, for Julie & Julia and It's Complicated. Sandra Bullock was also a double nominee. She was nominated for best actress in a comedy/musical for The Proposal as well as for the drama The Blind Side. To see Sandra Bullock and Ryan Reynolds sans clothes in a funny trailer from The Proposal click here.

George Clooney and Vera Farmiga in the film Up in the Air. Motion picture photo

In television, Glee took four nominations, including best comedy series, best actor for Matthew Morrison, best actress for Lea Michele, and best supporting actress for out gay actress/comedienne Jane Lynch. In the comedy series category, Glee will face off against another gay hit, Modern Family, as well as the gay-friendly series 30 Rock, Entourage, and The Office. Watch our video interview of Jane Lynch by Chelsea Chandler of Chelsea Lately, as well as an E interview video of the cast of Glee, at the base of this page.

True Blood, Dexter, Mad Men, House, and Big Love will compete for best dramatic TV series.

Picture of Anna Kendrick and George Clooney from the film Up in the Air, which swept the Golden Globe nominations Tuesday. Promotional movie photo

The 67th Golden Globes Award Show will be telecast on NBC January 17, 2010 from the Beverly Hilton Hotel International Ballroom and is set to be hosted by actor-writer-director-comedian Ricky Gervais of the original The Office and Extras.

Photo of George Clooney and gal pal Elisabetta Canalis at the premiere of Up in the Air

See the complete list of Golden Globe Award nominations below.

The 67th Annual Golden Globe Awards NOMINATIONS

HOLLYWOOD FOREIGN PRESS ASSOCIATION

2010 GOLDEN GLOBE AWARDS

FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2009

ALL NOMINATIONS ARE IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER

1. BEST MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA

• a. AVATAR--Lightstorm Entertainment; Twentieth Century Fox
• b. THE HURT LOCKER--Voltage Pictures; Summit Entertainment
• c. INGLOURIOUS BASTERDS--The Weinstein Company/Universal Pictures/A Band Apart/ZehnteBabelsberg GmbH Production; The Weinstein Company/Universal Pictures
• d. PRECIOUS: BASED ON THE NOVEL PUSH BY SAPPHIRE--A Lee Daniels Entertainment / Smokewood Entertainment Group Production;
• Lionsgate
• e. UP IN THE AIR--Paramount Pictures; Paramount Pictures

2. BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA

• a. EMILY BLUNT--THE YOUNG VICTORIA
• b. SANDRA BULLOCK--THE BLIND SIDE
• c. HELEN MIRREN--THE LAST STATION
• d. CAREY MULLIGAN--AN EDUCATION
• e. GABOUREY SIDIBE--PRECIOUS: BASED ON THE NOVEL PUSH BY SAPPHIRE

3. BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA

• a. JEFF BRIDGES--CRAZY HEART
• b. GEORGE CLOONEY--UP IN THE AIR
• c. COLIN FIRTH--A SINGLE MAN
• d. MORGAN FREEMAN--INVICTUS
• e. TOBEY MAGUIRE--BROTHERS

4. BEST MOTION PICTURE – COMEDY OR MUSICAL

• a. (500) DAYS OF SUMMER--Watermark Pictures; Fox Searchlight Pictures
• b. THE HANGOVER--Warner Bros. Pictures; Warner Bros. Pictures
• c. IT’S COMPLICATED--Relativity Media, Scott Rudin Productions; Universal Pictures
• d. JULIE & JULIA--Columbia Pictures; Sony Pictures Releasing
• e. NINE--The Weinstein Company/Relativity Media/Lucamar Productions/Marc
• Platt Productions; The Weinstein Company

5. BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A MOTION PICTURE – COMEDY OR

MUSICAL

• a. SANDRA BULLOCK--THE PROPOSAL
• b. MARION COTILLARD--NINE
• c. JULIA ROBERTS--DUPLICITY
• d. MERYL STREEP--IT’S COMPLICATED
• e. MERYL STREEP--JULIE & JULIA

6. BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE – COMEDY OR MUSICAL

• a. MATT DAMON--THE INFORMANT!
• b. DANIEL DAY-LEWIS--NINE
• c. ROBERT DOWNEY JR--SHERLOCK HOLMES
• d. JOSEPH GORDON-LEVITT--(500) DAYS OF SUMMER
• e. MICHAEL STUHLBARG--A SERIOUS MAN

7. BEST ANIMATED FEATURE FILM

• a. CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF MEATBALLS--Columbia Pictures and Sony Pictures Animation; Sony Pictures Releasing
• b. CORALINE--Laika, Inc.; Focus Features
• c. FANTASTIC MR. FOX--American Empirical Picture; Twentieth Century Fox
• d. THE PRINCESS AND THE FROG--Walt Disney Pictures/Walt Disney Animation Studios; Walt DisneyStudios Motion Pictures
• e. UP--Walt Disney Pictures/PIXAR Animation Studios; Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures

8. BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM

• a. BAARIA (ITALY)--Medusa Film; Summit Entertainment
• b. BROKEN EMBRACES (SPAIN)--El Deseo SA; Sony Pictures Classics
• c. THE MAID (CHILE) (LA NANA)--Forastero; Elephant Eye Films
• d. A PROPHET (UN PROPHETE) (FRANCE)--Chic Films/Page 114/Why Not Productions; Sony Pictures Classics
• e. THE WHITE RIBBON (GERMANY) (DAS WEISSE BAND – EINE DEUTSCHE KINDERGESCHICHTE)--X Filme Creative Pool/Les Films Du Losange/Lucky Red; Sony Pictures Classics

9. BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A MOTION PICTURE

• a. PENÉLOPE CRUZ--NINE
• b. VERA FARMIGA--UP IN THE AIR
• c. ANNA KENDRICK--UP IN THE AIR
• d. MO’NIQUE--PRECIOUS: BASED ON THE NOVEL PUSH BY SAPPHIRE
• e. JULIANNE MOORE--A SINGLE MAN

10. BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A MOTION PICTURE

• a. MATT DAMON--INVICTUS
• b. WOODY HARRELSON--THE MESSENGER
• c. CHRISTOPHER PLUMMER--THE LAST STATION
• d. STANLEY TUCCI--THE LOVELY BONES
• e. CHRISTOPH WALTZ--INGLOURIOUS BASTERDS

11. BEST DIRECTOR – MOTION PICTURE

• a. KATHRYN BIGELOW--THE HURT LOCKER
• b. JAMES CAMERON--AVATAR
• c. CLINT EASTWOOD--INVICTUS
• d. JASON REITMAN--UP IN THE AIR
• e. QUENTIN TARANTINO--INGLOURIOUS BASTERDS

12. BEST SCREENPLAY – MOTION PICTURE

• a. NEILL BLOMKAMP, TERRI TATCHELL--DISTRICT 9
• b. MARK BOAL--THE HURT LOCKER
• c. NANCY MEYERS--IT'S COMPLICATED
• d. JASON REITMAN, SHELDON TURNER--UP IN THE AIR
• e. QUENTIN TARANTINO--INGLOURIOUS BASTERDS

13. BEST ORIGINAL SCORE – MOTION PICTURE

• a. MICHAEL GIACCHINO--UP
• b. MARVIN HAMLISCH--THE INFORMANT!
• c. JAMES HORNER--AVATAR
• d. ABEL KORZENIOWSKI--A SINGLE MAN
• e. KAREN O, CARTER BURWELL--WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE

14. BEST ORIGINAL SONG – MOTION PICTURE

• a. “CINEMA ITALIANO” — NINE -- Music & Lyrics by: Maury Yeston
• b. “I WANT TO COME HOME” — EVERYBODY'S FINE -- Music & Lyrics by: Paul McCartney
• c. “I SEE YOU” — AVATAR -- Music by: James Horner, Simon Franglen -- Lyrics by: James Horner, Simon Franglen, Kuk Harrell
• d. “THE WEARY KIND (THEME FROM CRAZY HEART)” — CRAZY HEART -- Music & Lyrics by: Ryan Bingham, T Bone Burnett
• e. “WINTER” — BROTHERS -- Music by: U2 Lyrics by: Bono

15. BEST TELEVISION SERIES – DRAMA

• a. BIG LOVE (HBO)--Anima Sola Productions and Playtone in association with HBO Entertainment
• b. DEXTER (SHOWTIME)--Showtime Presents, John Goldwyn Productions, The Colleton Company, Clyde Phillips Productions
• c. HOUSE (FOX)--Universal Media Studios in association with Heel and Toe Films, Shore Z Productions and Bad Hat Harry
• d. MAD MEN (AMC)--AMC
• e. TRUE BLOOD (HBO)--Your Face Goes Here Entertainment in association with HBO Entertainment

16. BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A TELEVISION SERIES – DRAMA

• a. GLENN CLOSE--DAMAGES
• b. JANUARY JONES--MAD MEN
• c. JULIANNA MARGULIES--THE GOOD WIFE
• d. ANNA PAQUIN--TRUE BLOOD
• e. KYRA SEDGWICK--THE CLOSER

17. BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A TELEVISION SERIES – DRAMA

• a. SIMON BAKER--THE MENTALIST
• b. MICHAEL C. HALL--DEXTER
• c. JON HAMM--MAD MEN
• d. HUGH LAURIE--HOUSE
• e. BILL PAXTON--BIG LOVE

18. BEST TELEVISION SERIES – COMEDY OR MUSICAL

• a. 30 ROCK (NBC)--Universal Media Studios in association with Broadway Video and Little Stranger Inc.
• b. ENTOURAGE (HBO)--Leverage and Closest to the Hole Productions in association with HBO Entertainment
• c. GLEE (FOX)--Twentieth Century Fox Television
• d. MODERN FAMILY (ABC)--Twentieth Century Fox Television
• e. THE OFFICE (NBC)--Universal Media Studios, Deedle Dee Productions, Reveille LLC

19. BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A TELEVISION SERIES – COMEDY OR MUSICAL

• a. TONI COLLETTE--UNITED STATES OF TARA
• b. COURTENEY COX--COUGAR TOWN
• c. EDIE FALCO--NURSE JACKIE
• d. TINA FEY--30 ROCK
• e. LEA MICHELE--GLEE

20. BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A TELEVISION SERIES –
COMEDY OR MUSICAL

• a. ALEC BALDWIN--30 ROCK
• b. STEVE CARELL--THE OFFICE
• c. DAVID DUCHOVNY--CALIFORNICATION
• d. THOMAS JANE--HUNG
• e. MATTHEW MORRISON--GLEE

21. BEST MINI-SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION

• a. GEORGIA O'KEEFFE (LIFETIME TELEVISION)--Sony Pictures Television
• b. GREY GARDENS (HBO)--Specialty Films and Locomotive in association with HBO Films
• c. INTO THE STORM (HBO)--Scott Free and Rainmark Films Production in association with the BBC and HBO Films
• d. LITTLE DORRIT (PBS)--Masterpiece/BBC Co-production
• e. TAKING CHANCE (HBO)--Motion Picture Corporation of America and Civil Dawn Pictures in association with HBO Films

22. BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A MINI-SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION

• a. JOAN ALLEN--GEORGIA O'KEEFFE
• b. DREW BARRYMORE--GREY GARDENS
• c. JESSICA LANGE--GREY GARDENS
• d. ANNA PAQUIN--THE COURAGEOUS HEART OF IRENA SENDLER
• e. SIGOURNEY WEAVER--PRAYERS FOR BOBBY

23. BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A MINI-SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION

• a. KEVIN BACON--TAKING CHANCE
• b. KENNETH BRANAGH--WALLANDER: ONE STEP BEHIND
• c. CHIWETEL EJIOFOR--ENDGAME
• d. BRENDAN GLEESON--INTO THE STORM
• e. JEREMY IRONS--GEORGIA O'KEEFFE

24. BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A SERIES, MINI-SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION

• a. JANE ADAMS--HUNG
• b. ROSE BYRNE--DAMAGES
• c. JANE LYNCH--GLEE
• d. JANET McTEER--INTO THE STORM
• e. CHLOË SEVIGNY--BIG LOVE

25. BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A SERIES, MINI-SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION

• a. MICHAEL EMERSON--LOST
• b. NEIL PATRICK HARRIS--HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER
• c. WILLIAM HURT--DAMAGES
• d. JOHN LITHGOW--DEXTER
• e. JEREMY PIVEN--ENTOURAGE

NUMBER OF NOMINATIONS BY MOTION PICTURE DISTRIBUTOR AND TELEVISION NETWORK

NUMBER OF NOMINATIONS PER MOTION PICTURE DISTRIBUTOR

• The Weinstein Company – 12
• Warner Bros. Pictures – 9
• Universal Pictures – 8
• Paramount Pictures – 7
• Sony Pictures Classics – 6
• Lionsgate – 5
• Twentieth Century Fox – 5
• Fox Searchlight Pictures – 4
• Sony Pictures Releasing – 4
• Summit Entertainment – 4
• Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures – 4
• Focus Features – 2
• Relativity Media LLC – 2
• Apparition – 1
• Elephant Eye Films – 1
• Miramax Films – 1
• Oscilloscope Laboratories – 1

NUMBER OF NOMINATIONS PER TELEVISION NETWORK

• HBO – 17
• FOX – 6
• SHOWTIME – 6
• NBC – 5
• CBS – 4
• LIFETIME TELEVISION – 4
• ABC – 3
• AMC – 3
• FX NETWORKS – 3
• PBS – 3
• TNT – 1

NUMBER OF NOMINATIONS BY MOTION PICTURE AND TELEVISION SERIES OR PROGRAM MOTION PICTURE

• UP IN THE AIR – 6
• NINE – 5
• AVATAR – 4
• INGLOURIOUS BASTERDS – 4
• THE HURT LOCKER – 3
• INVICTUS – 3
• IT’S COMPLICATED – 3
• PRECIOUS: BASED ON THE NOVEL PUSH BY SAPPHIRE – 3
• A SINGLE MAN – 3
• (500) DAYS OF SUMMER – 2
• BROTHERS – 2
• CRAZY HEART – 2
• THE INFORMANT! – 2
• JULIE & JULIA – 2
• THE LAST STATION – 2
• UP – 2
• BAARIA – 1
• THE BLIND SIDE – 1
• BROKEN EMBRACES – 1
• CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF MEATBALLS – 1
• CORALINE – 1
• DISTRICT 9 – 1
• DUPLICITY – 1
• AN EDUCATION – 1
• EVERYBODY'S FINE – 1
• FANTASTIC MR. FOX – 1
• THE HANGOVER – 1
• THE LOVELY BONES – 1
• THE MAID – 1
• THE MESSENGER – 1
• THE PRINCESS AND THE FROG – 1
• A PROPHET – 1
• THE PROPOSAL – 1
• A SERIOUS MAN – 1
• SHERLOCK HOLMES – 1
• WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE – 1
• THE WHITE RIBBON – 1
• THE YOUNG VICTORIA – 1

NUMBER OF NOMINATIONS BY MOTION PICTURE AND TELEVISION SERIES OR PROGRAM TELEVISION SERIES OR PROGRAM

• GLEE – 4
• 30 ROCK – 3
• BIG LOVE – 3
• DAMAGES – 3
• DEXTER – 3
• GEORGIA O'KEEFFE – 3
• GREY GARDENS – 3
• INTO THE STORM – 3
• MAD MEN – 3
• ENTOURAGE – 2
• HOUSE – 2
• HUNG – 2
• THE OFFICE – 2
• TAKING CHANCE – 2
• TRUE BLOOD – 2
• CALIFORNICATION – 1
• THE CLOSER – 1
• COUGAR TOWN – 1
• THE COURAGEOUS HEART OF IRENA SENDLER – 1
• ENDGAME – 1
• THE GOOD WIFE – 1
• HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER – 1
• LITTLE DORRIT – 1
• LOST – 1
• THE MENTALIST – 1
• MODERN FAMILY – 1
• NURSE JACKIE – 1
• PRAYERS FOR BOBBY – 1
• UNITED STATES OF TARA – 1
• WALLANDER: ONE STEP BEHIND – 1

Watch this Access Hollywood video: Laura Saltman visited the set of FOX's musical comedy, Glee, where she talked with the cast about what can be expected from the show and how they landed their roles.

Check out this video of Jane Lynch on Chelsea Lately. “She may play a bitch in Glee, but Jane is all spirit while dishing on her love for Meryl Streep, her recent vacation and more.”


Watch this official Up in the Air Trailer Video. “The slower we move the faster we die.” Starring: George Clooney, Vera Farmiga, Anna Kendrick. UP in the Air starring George Clooney has received the most nominations for next year's Golden Globes. The comedy drama – in which Clooney stars as Ryan Bingham, a corporate downsizer who travels the country delivering bad news – is up for six awards, including Best Motion Picture, Best Actor for Clooney and Best Director for Jason Reitman. Reitman said: “I can’t put into words how exciting it is to feel and to know that I’ll be going to the Golden Globes with everyone I worked with on this film. “This was one of those ensembles that we really enjoyed working together. We’re a tight-knit family. The idea that we’re going together is just wonderful.”


Check out this video of a bonus Up in the Air movie clip” “A Chance at Something Real” Starring: George Clooney, Vera Farmiga, Anna Kendrick :

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