Golden Globe Nominations

Remember how I said that the HFPA is known for nominating more star power than deserving performances? This year's nominees are a prime example of that. While there were a few surprises, I'll have to say this is one of the most disappointing Golden Globes list ever. My thoughts will be in green. I really should just copy and paste my twitter feed, some of the reactions on there were hilarious.

Best Motion Picture - Drama

Nominees:

Black Swan (2010)

The Fighter (2010)

Inception (2010)

The King's Speech (2010)

The Social Network (2010)

I'm surprised by the omission of 127 Hours, but other than that this category is pretty accurate. I'm sure all of these films will be Best Picture noms at the Oscars

Best Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy

Nominees:

Alice in Wonderland (2010)

Burlesque (2010/I)

The Kids Are All Right (2010)

Red (2010/I)

The Tourist (2010)

This category is the biggest joke of them all! The only worthy nomination is The Kids Are All Right. I thought Easy A and The Other Guys (easily the funniest movie this year) would've made it in. If Kids doesn't take this one, there is no hope for the HFPA

Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama

Nominees:

Jesse Eisenberg for The Social Network (2010)

Colin Firth for The King's Speech (2010)

James Franco for 127 Hours (2010)

Ryan Gosling for Blue Valentine (2010)

Mark Wahlberg for The Fighter (2010)

Mark Wahlberg was the surprise here. The rest were predicted.

Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama

Nominees:

Halle Berry for Frankie and Alice (2010)

Nicole Kidman for Rabbit Hole (2010)

Jennifer Lawrence for Winter's Bone (2010)

Natalie Portman for Black Swan (2010)

Michelle Williams for Blue Valentine (2010)

Halle Berry is the big surprise here. I haven't seen Frankie and Alice, but good for her.

Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy

Nominees:

Johnny Depp for The Tourist (2010)

Johnny Depp for Alice in Wonderland (2010)

Paul Giamatti for Barney's Version (2010)

Jake Gyllenhaal for Love and Other Drugs (2010)

Kevin Spacey for Casino Jack (2010)

TWO nominations for Depp? Wow. I love him, but this is merely for publicity. I predicted Gyllenhaal correctly.

Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy

Nominees:

Annette Bening for The Kids Are All Right (2010)

Anne Hathaway for Love and Other Drugs (2010)

Angelina Jolie for The Tourist (2010)

Julianne Moore for The Kids Are All Right (2010)

Emma Stone for Easy A (2010)

Called Emma Stone! I never saw Easy A, but I plan too. She's charming. Great to see both Bening and Moore getting recognized.

Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture

Nominees:

Christian Bale for The Fighter (2010)

Michael Douglas for Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps (2010)

Andrew Garfield for The Social Network (2010)

Jeremy Renner for The Town (2010)

Geoffrey Rush for The King's Speech (2010)

Michael Douglas? Are you kidding me? On a brighter note it's about time Christian Bale got nominated for something. I was surprised to see Jeremy Renner in there as well, although I think Bill Murray deserved a nom for Get Low.

Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture

Nominees:

Amy Adams for The Fighter (2010)

Helena Bonham Carter for The King's Speech (2010)

Mila Kunis for Black Swan (2010)

Melissa Leo for The Fighter (2010)

Jacki Weaver for Animal Kingdom (2010)

This was pretty Status Quo. I didn't think Kunis would get it, but I'm sure she's great in it.

Best Director - Motion Picture

Nominees:

Darren Aronofsky for Black Swan (2010)

David Fincher for The Social Network (2010)

Tom Hooper for The King's Speech (2010)

Christopher Nolan for Inception (2010)

David O. Russell for The Fighter (2010)

No Danny Boyle? Fail.

Best Screenplay - Motion Picture

Nominees:

127 Hours (2010): Danny Boyle, Simon Beaufoy

Inception (2010): Christopher Nolan

The Kids Are All Right (2010): Stuart Blumberg, Lisa Cholodenko

The King's Speech (2010): David Seidler

The Social Network (2010): Aaron Sorkin

When I guessed this category I subbed Black Swan for The King's Speech. I have yet to see either.

Best Original Song - Motion Picture

Nominees:

Burlesque (2010/I): Samuel Dixon, Christina Aguilera, Sia Furler("Bound to You")

Burlesque (2010/I): Diane Warren("You Haven't Seen The Last of Me")

Country Strong (2010): Bob DiPiero, Tom Douglas, Hillary Lindsey, Troy Verges("Coming Home")

The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (2010): Carrie Underwood, David Hodges, Hillary Lindsey("There's A Place For Us")

Tangled (2010): Alan Menken, Glenn Slater("I See the Light")

Country Strong is in theaters?

Best Original Score - Motion Picture

Nominees:

127 Hours (2010): A.R. Rahman

Alice in Wonderland (2010): Danny Elfman

Inception (2010): Hans Zimmer

The King's Speech (2010): Alexandre Desplat

The Social Network (2010): Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross

The Social Network is deserving of a lot of nominations, but not this one. The score was erratic and didn't fit. I would've liked to see Never Let Me Go in here.

Best Animated Film

Nominees:

Despicable Me (2010)

How to Train Your Dragon (2010)

The Illusionist (2010)

Tangled (2010)

Toy Story 3 (2010)

How To Train Your Dragon, FTW!

Best Foreign Language Film

Nominees:

Biutiful (2010)(Mexico/Spain)

The Concert (2009)(France)

The Edge (2010)(Russia)

I Am Love (2009)(Italy)

In a Better World (2010)(Denmark)

No Dragon Tattoo? Wow.

Best Television Series - Drama

Nominees:

"Boardwalk Empire" (2009)

"Dexter" (2006)

"The Good Wife" (2009)

"Mad Men" (2007)

"The Walking Dead" (2010)

No Breaking Bad?! No Rescue Me (ok, I wasn't expecting them to actually get nominated) I'm surprised The Walking Dead got in there, good for them! I think Mad Men wins.

Best Television Series - Musical or Comedy

Nominees:

"The Big Bang Theory" (2007)

"The Big C" (2010)

"Glee" (2009)

"Modern Family" (2009)

"Nurse Jackie" (2009)

"30 Rock" (2006)

Glad to see The Big Bang Theory got in there.

Best Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television

Nominees:

"Carlos" (2010)

"The Pacific" (2010)

"The Pillars of the Earth" (2010)

Temple Grandin (2010) (TV)

You Don't Know Jack (2010) (TV)

I never really have a big opinion in this category.

Best Performance by an Actor in a Mini-Series or a Motion Picture Made for Television

Nominees:

Idris Elba for "Luther" (2010)

Ian McShane for "The Pillars of the Earth" (2010)

Al Pacino for You Don't Know Jack (2010) (TV)

Dennis Quaid for The Special Relationship (2010) (TV)

Édgar Ramírez for "Carlos" (2010)

Ditto, Pacino won the Emmy.

Best Performance by an Actress in a Mini-Series or a Motion Picture Made for Television

Nominees:

Hayley Atwell for "The Pillars of the Earth" (2010)

Claire Danes for Temple Grandin (2010) (TV)

Judi Dench for "Return to Cranford" (2007)

Romola Garai for "Emma" (2009)

Jennifer Love Hewitt for The Client List (2010) (TV)

Ditto. Danes won the Emmy.

Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Musical or Comedy

Nominees:

Alec Baldwin for "30 Rock" (2006)

Steve Carell for "The Office" (2005)

Thomas Jane for "Hung" (2009)

Matthew Morrison for "Glee" (2009)

Jim Parsons for "The Big Bang Theory" (2007)

GO JIM PARSONS!!!

Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Musical or Comedy

Nominees:

Toni Collette for "United States of Tara" (2009)

Edie Falco for "Nurse Jackie" (2009)

Tina Fey for "30 Rock" (2006)

Laura Linney for "The Big C" (2010)

Lea Michele for "Glee" (2009)

I forgot about The Big C, I've never seen it, but I love Laura Linney so much that I'm happy for her nomination.

Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Drama

Nominees:

Steve Buscemi for "Boardwalk Empire" (2009)

Bryan Cranston for "Breaking Bad" (2008)

Michael C. Hall for "Dexter" (2006)

Jon Hamm for "Mad Men" (2007)

Hugh Laurie for "House M.D." (2004)

Congratulations Bryan, Cranston. I'm saying it in advance.

Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Drama

Nominees:

Julianna Margulies for "The Good Wife" (2009)

Elisabeth Moss for "Mad Men" (2007)

Piper Perabo for "Covert Affairs" (2010)

Katey Sagal for "Sons of Anarchy" (2008)

Kyra Sedgwick for "The Closer" (2005)

Piper Perabo for Covert Affairs? You've got to be kidding me. Anna Paquin deserved to be in there.

Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television

Nominees:

Scott Caan for "Hawaii Five-0" (2010)

Chris Colfer for "Glee" (2009)

Chris Noth for "The Good Wife" (2009)

Eric Stonestreet for "Modern Family" (2009)

David Strathairn for Temple Grandin (2010) (TV)

Where the f**k is Aaron Paul?

Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television

Nominees:

Hope Davis for The Special Relationship (2010) (TV)

Jane Lynch for "Glee" (2009)

Kelly Macdonald for "Boardwalk Empire" (2009)

Julia Stiles for "Dexter" (2006)

Sofía Vergara for "Modern Family" (2009)

I'm glad Kelly Macdonald got in there for Boardwalk Empire.