The 70th Golden Globe Awards ceremony will air 5 p.m. PST in San Francisco Jan. 13 on NBC. The awards in 25 categories are nominated by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, a nonprofit with roots going back to the beginning of World War II when foreign press were stationed in Los Angeles and were eager to promote quality entertainment. The following year HPFA formed and took as its motto “Unity Without Discrimination of Religion or Race.” The mission statement was later broadened to "establish favorable relations and cultural ties between foreign countries and the United States of America by the dissemination of information concerning the American culture and traditions as depicted in motion pictures and television through news media in various foreign countries".
The Golden Globes have been regarded as a preliminary indication of the recipients of Academy Awards on Feb. 24.
Noteworthy in this year's nominations is the inclusion of Kathryn Bigelow in the best director category for a motion picture for "Zero Dark Thirty", shockingly omitted from the Academy Awards nominations. While it is true that in this category directors nominate directors, the implications of the Academy decision are being discussed due to the sensitive subject matter of the film on the tracking and capture of Usama Bin Laden in May 2011.
Biopics on controversial aspects of the late Alfred Hitchock include Helen Mirren playing Hitchcock's wife Alma Reville nominated for best actress in a motion picture in "Hitchcock"and Sienna Miller playing Tippi Hedren, nominated for best actress in a mini-series or motion picture made for television in "The Girl".
Toby Jones who plays Hitchcock in "The Girl" is nominated for best actor in the same category, whereas Anthony Hopkins was passed over for "Hitchcock".
Here are the 2013 Golden Globe nominations:
Download your ballot for the awards show from the Hollywood Foreign Press.
1. BEST MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA
ARGO
Warner Bros. Pictures, GK Films, Smokehouse Pictures; Warner Bros. Pictures
DJANGO UNCHAINED
The Weinstein Company, Columbia Pictures; The Weinstein Company/Sony Pictures Releasing
LIFE OF PI
Fox 2000 Pictures; Twentieth Century Fox
LINCOLN
DreamWorks Pictures, Twentieth Century Fox; Touchstone Pictures
ZERO DARK THIRTY
Columbia Pictures and Annapurna Pictures; Sony Pictures Releasing
2. BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA
Jessica Chastain
ZERO DARK THIRTY
Marion Cotillard
RUST AND BONE
Helen Mirren
HITCHCOCK
Naomi Watts
THE IMPOSSIBLE
Rachel Weisz
THE DEEP BLUE SEA
3. BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA
Danile Day-Lewis
LINCOLN
Richard Gere
ARBITRAGE
John Hawkes
THE SESSIONS
Joaquin Phoenix
THE MASTER
Denzel Washington
FLIGHT
4. BEST MOTION PICTURE – COMEDY OR MUSICAL
THE BEST EXOTIC MARIGOLD HOTEL
Blueprint Pictures/Participant Media; Fox Searchlight Pictures
LES MISERABLES
Universal Pictures, A Working Title Films/Cameron Mackintosh Productions; Universal Pictures
MOONRISE KINGDOM
Indian Paintbrush; Focus Features
SALMON FISHING IN THE YEMEN
CBS Films; CBS Films
SILVER LININGS PLAYBOOK
The Weinstein Company; The Weinstein Company
5. BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A MOTION PICTURE – COMEDY OR MUSICAL
Emily Blunt
SALMON FISHING IN THE YEMEN
Judi Dench
THE BEST EXOTIC MARIGOLD HOTEL
Jennifer Lawrence
SILVER LININGS PLAYBOOK
Maggie Smith
QUARTET
Meryl Streep
HOPE SPRINGS
6. BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE – COMEDY OR MUSICAL
Jack Black
BERNIE
Bradley Cooper
SILVER LININGS PLAYBOOK
Hugh Jackman
LES MISERABLES
Ewan McGregor
SALMON FISHING IN THE YEMEN
Bill Murray
HYDE PARK ON HUDSON
7. BEST ANIMATED FEATURE FILM
BRAVE
Walt Disney Pictures, Pixar Animation Studios; Walt Disney Pictures
FRANKENWEENIE
Walt Disney Pictures; Walt Disney Pictures
HOTEL TRANSYLVANIA
Columbia Pictures / Sony Pictures Animation; Sony Pictures Releasing
RISE OF THE GUARDIANS
DreamWorks Animation LLC; Paramount Pictures
WRECK-IT RALPH
Walt Disney Pictures, Walt Disney Animation Studios; Walt Disney Pictures
8. BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
AMOUR
(AUSTRIA)
Les Films Du Losange, X Filme Creative Pool, Wega Film; Sony Pictures Classics
A ROYAL AFFAIR
(DENMARK) (En kongelig affære)
Zentropa Entertainment; Magnolia Pictures
THE INTOUCHABLES
(FRANCE) (Les Intouchables)
The WeinstenCompany, Quad Productions, Gaumont, TF1 Films Production, Ten Films, Chaocorp; The Weinstein Company
KON-TIKI (NORWAY/UK/DENMARK)
Nordisk Film Production, Recorded Picture Company; The Weinstein Company
RUST AND BONE (FRANCE)
(De rouille et d'os), Why Not Productions; Sony Pictures Classics
9. BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A MOTION PICTURE
Amy Adams
THE MASTER
Sally Field
LINCOLN
Anne Hathaway
LES MISERABLES
Helen Hunt
THE SESSIONS
Nicole Kidman
THE PAPERBOY
10. BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A MOTION PICTURE
Alan Arkin
ARGO
Leonardo DiCaprio
DJANGO UNCHAINED
Philip Seymour Hoffman
THE MASTER
Tommy Lee Jones
LINCOLN
Christoph Waltz
DJANGO UNCHAINED
11. BEST DIRECTOR – MOTION PICTURE
Ben Affleck
ARGO
Kathryn Bigelow
ZERO DARK THIRTY
Ang Lee
LIFE OF PI
Steven Spielberg
LINCOLN
Quentin Tarantino
DJANGO UNCHAINED
12. BEST SCREENPLAY – MOTION PICTURE
Mark Boal
ZERO DARK THIRTY
Tony Kushner
LINCOLN
David O. Russell
SILVER LININGS PLAYBOOK
Quentin Tarantino
DJANGO UNCHAINED
Chris Terrio
ARGO
13. BEST ORIGINAL SCORE – MOTION PICTURE
Mychael Danna
LIFE OF PI
Alexandre Desplat
ARGO
Dario Marianelli
ANNA KARENINA
Tom Tykwer,Johnny Klimek,?Reinhold Heil
CLOUD ATLAS
John Williams
LINCOLN
14. BEST ORIGINAL SONG – MOTION PICTURE
“FOR YOU” — ACT OF VALOR
Music by: Monty Powell, Keith Urban
Lyrics by: Monty Powell, Keith Urban
“NOT RUNNING ANYMORE”—STAND UP GUYS
Music by: Jon Bon Jovi
Lyrics by: Jon Bon Jovi
“SAFE & SOUND” — THE HUNGER GAMES
Music by: Taylor Swift, John Paul White, Joy Williams, T Bone Burnett
Lyrics by: Taylor Swift, John Paul White, Joy Williams, T Bone Burnett
“SKYFALL”—SKYFALLMusic by: Adele, Paul EpworthLyrics by: Adele, Paul Epworth
“SUDDENLY” — LES MISERABLES
Music by: Claude-Michel Schonberg
Lyrics by: Herbert Kretzmer, Alain Boublil
15. BEST TELEVISION SERIES – DRAMA
BREAKING BAD
AMC Sony Pictures Television
BOARDWALK EMPIRE
HBO Leverage, Closest to the Hole Productions, Sikelia Productions and Cold Front Productions in association with HBO Entertainment
DOWNTON ABBEY: SEASON 2
PBS A Carnival / Masterpiece Co-Production
HOMELAND
SHOWTIME SHOWTIME, Teakwood Lane Productions, Cherry Pie Productions, Keshet, Fox 21
THE NEWSROOM
HBO HBO Entertainment
16. BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A TELEVISION SERIES – DRAMA
Connie Britton
NASHVILLE
Glenn Close
DAMAGES
Claire Danes
HOMELAND
Michelle Dockery
DOWNTON ABBEY: SEASON 2
Julianna Margulies
THE GOOD WIFE
17. BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A TELEVISION SERIES – DRAMA
Steve Buscemi
BOARDWALK EMPIRE
Bryan Cranston
BREAKING BAD
Jeff Daniels
THE NEWSROOM
Jon Hamm
MAD MEN
Damian Lewis
HOMELAND
18. BEST TELEVISION SERIES – COMEDY OR MUSICAL
THE BIG BANG THEORY
CBS Chuck Lorre Productions, Inc. in association with Warner Bros. Television
EPISODES
SHOWTIME SHOWTIME, Hat Trick Productions, Crane Klarik Productions
GIRLS
HBO Apatow Productions and I am Jenni Konner Productions in association with HBO Entertainment
MODERN FAMILY
ABC Levitan-Lloyd Productions in association with Twentieth Century Fox Television
SMASH
NBC Universal Television in association with DreamWorks Television
19. BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A TELEVISION SERIES – COMEDY OR MUSICAL
Zooey Deshanel
NEW GIRL
Julia Louis-Dreyfus
VEEP
Lena Dunham
GIRLS
Tina Fey
30 ROCK
Amy Poehler
PARKS AND RECREATION
20. BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A TELEVISION SERIES – COMEDY OR MUSICAL
Alec Baldwin
30 ROCK
Don Cheadle
HOUSE OF LIES
Louis C.K.
LOUIE
Matt LeBlanc
EPISODES
Jim Parsons
THE BIG BANG THEORY
21. BEST MINI-SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
GAME CHANGE
HBO Playtone and Everyman Pictures in association with HBO Films
THE GIRL
HBO A Wall to Wall, Warner Bros Entertainment GmbH, Moonlighting and BBC Production in association with HBO Films
HATFIELDS & MCCOYS
HISTORY Thinkfactory Media in association with History
THE HOUR
BBC AMERICA Kudos Film and Television/BBC America co-production
POLITICAL ANIMALS
USA NETWORK Berlanti Productions and Laurence Mark Productions in association with Warner Horizon Television
22. BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A MINI-SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
Nicole Kidman
HEMINGWAY & GELLHORN
Jessica Lange
AMERICAN HORROR STORY: ASYLUM
Sienna Miller
THE GIRL
Julianne Moore
GAME CHANGE
Sigourney Weaver
POLITICAL ANIMALS
23. BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A MINI-SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
Kevin Costner
HATFIELDS & MCCOYS
Benedict Cumberbatch
SHERLOCK (MASTERPIECE)
Woody Harrelson
GAME CHANGE
Toby Jones
THE GIRL
Clive Owen
HEMINGWAY & GELLHORN
24. BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A SERIES, MINI-SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
Hayden Panettiere
NASHVILLE
Archie Panjabi
THE GOOD WIFE
Sarah Paulson
GAME CHANGE
Maggie Smith
DOWNTON ABBEY: SEASON 2
Sofia Vergara
MODERN FAMILY
25. BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A SERIES, MINI-SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
Max Greenfield
NEW GIRL
Ed Harris
GAME CHANGE
Danny Huston
MAGIC CITY
Mandy Patinkin
HOMELAND
Eric Stonestreet
MODERN FAMILY
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