2012 Golden Globe Nominations: ‘American Horror Story,’ ‘The Artist’ And More!

The Artist lead the way at the 2012 Golden Globes nominations. The silent film received six nominations including Best Musical or Comedy, Best Actor Musical and Best Supporting Actress Musical. Michel Hazanavicius has also been nominated for Best Director and the movie is also up for Best Screenplay and Best Original Score.

Hazanavicius will take on George Clooney (The Ides of March), Woody Allen (Midnight in Paris), Alexander Payne (The Descendants) and Martin Scorsese (Hugo) in the Best Director category, while the film will compete with 50/50, Midnight in Paris, Bridesmaids and My Week with Marilyn for Best Musical or Comedy.

Meanwhile, The Help is up for Best Picture, Drama and is up against The Descendants, Hugo, The ides of March, Moneyball and War House.

Other nominees include Kenneth Branagh, Tilda Swinton, Leonardo DiCaprio, Brad Pitt and Kate Winslet and the winners will be announced at the star-studded ceremony on January 15, 2012.

On the television side, the freshman series Homeland racked up an impressive list of nominations including Best Drama Series, Best Actor in a Drama, and Best Actress in a Drama. FX’s American Horror Story is also a newcomer to the nominations picking up nods for Best Drama Series and Supporting Actress.

The awards will once again be hosted by Ricky Gervais. Gervais stirred up a bit of controversy last year when he mocked a number of stars including Angelina Jolie, Johnny Depp, Robert Downey Jr. and Steve Carrell. The Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA) president Philip Berk – who was also the subject of jibes by the host – was unimpressed.

We’re glad they got over it, because we think Gervais made a FABULOUS host!

We’ve got the full list of the 69th annual Golden Globe nominations for you guys below!

MOVIES

BEST PICTURE, DRAMA
The Descendants *
The Help
Hugo
The Ides of March
Moneyball
War Horse

BEST PICTURE, MUSICAL OR COMEDY
50/50
The Artist *
Midnight in Paris
My Week with Marilyn
Bridesmaids

BEST DIRECTOR
Woody Allen, Midnight In Paris
George Clooney, The Ides of March
Michel Hazanavicius, The Artist *
Alexander Payne, The Descendants
Martin Scorsese, Hugo

BEST ACTOR, DRAMA
George Clooney, The Descendants
Leonardo DiCaprio, J Edgar
Michael Fassbender, Shame
Ryan Gosling, The Ides of March
Brad Pitt, Moneyball *

BEST ACTRESS, DRAMA
Glenn Close, Albert Nobbs
Viola Davis, The Help *
Rooney Mara, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Meryl Streep, The Iron Lady
Tilda Swinton, We Need to Talk About Kevin

BEST ACTOR, COMEDY OR MUSICAL
Jean Dujardin, The Artist *
Brendan Gleeson, The Guard
Joseph Gordon Levitt, 50/50
Ryan Gosling, Crazy Stupid Love
Owen Wilson, Midnight in Paris

BEST ACTRESS, COMEDY OR MUSICAL
Jodie Foster, Carnage
Charlize Theron, Young Adult
Kristen Wiig, Bridesmaids
Michelle Williams, My Week With Marilyn *
Kate Winslet, Carnage

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Kenneth Branagh, My Week with Marilyn
Albert Brooks, Drive
Viggo Mortensen, A Dangerous Method *
Christopher Plummer, Beginners

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Berenice Bejo, The Artist
Jessica Chastain , The Help
Janet McTeer, Albert Nobbs
Octavia Spencer, The Help *
Shailene Woodley, The Descendants

BEST SCREENPLAY
Midnight in Paris, Woody Allen
The Ides of March, George Clooney, Grant Heslov, Beau Willimon
The Artist, Michel Hazanavicius
The Descendants, Alexander Payne, Nat Faxon and Jim Rash *
Moneyball, Steven Zaillian and Aaron Sorkin

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE
The Adventures of Tintin
Arthur Christmas
Cars 2
Puss in Boots
Rango *

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
The Flowers of War
In The Land of Blood and Honey *
The Kid WIth The Bike
A Separation
The Skin I Live In

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
‘The Artist’, Ludovic Bource *
‘W.E.’, Abel Korzeniowski
‘The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo’, Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross
‘Hugo’, Howard Shore
‘War Horse’, John Williams

BEST ORIGINAL SONG
‘Lay Your Head Down’, Albert Nobbs
‘Hello Hello’, Gnomeo and Juliet
‘The Living Proof’, The Help
‘The Keeper’, Machine Gun Preacher
‘Masterpiece’, W.E. *

Television

Best drama series:
American Horror Story
Boardwalk Empire
Boss
Game of Thrones
Homeland *

Best comedy series:
Enlightened
Episodes
Glee
Modern Family *
New Girl

Best actress in a comedy:
Laura Dern, Enlightened *
Zooey Deschanel, New Girl
Tina Fey, 30 Rock
Laura Linney, The Big C
Amy Poehler, Parks and Recreation

Best actress in a drama:
Claire Danes, Homeland *
Mireille Enos, The Killing
Julianna Margulies, The Good Wife
Madeleine Stowe, Revenge
Callie Thorne, Necessary Roughness

Best actor in a comedy:
Alec Baldwin, 30 Rock
David Duchovny, Californication
Johnny Galecki, The Big Bang Theory
Thomas Jane, Hung
Matt LeBlanc, Episodes *

Best actor in a drama:
Steve Buscemi, Boardwalk Empire
Bryan Cranston, Breaking Bad
Kelsey Grammer, Boss
Jeremy Irons, The Borgias
Damian Lewis, Homeland *

Supporting actor:
Peter Dinklage, Game of Thrones *
Paul Giamatti, Too Big to Fail
Guy Pearce, Mildred Pierce
Tim Robbins, Cinema Verite
Eric Stonestreet, Modern Family

Supporting actress:
Jessica Lange, American Horror Story *
Kelly Macdonald, Boardwalk Empire
Maggie Smith, Downton Abbey
Sofia Vergara, Modern Family
Evan Rachel Wood, Mildred Pierce

Best movie or miniseries:
Cinema Verite
Downton Abbey *
The Hour
Mildred Pierce
Too Big to Fail

Best actor in a TV movie or mini:
Hugh Bonneville, Downton Abbey *
Idris Elba, Luther
William Hurt, Too Big To Fail
Bill Nighy, Page Eight
Dominic West, The Hour

Best actress in a TV movie or mini:
Romola Garai, The Hour
Diane Lane, Cinema Verite
Elizabeth McGovern, Downton Abbey
Emily Watson, Appropriate Adult
Kate Winslet, Mildred Pierce *

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I’ve added a star next to each of our predictions. Let me make a note on those predictions though – especially for Best Actress in a Comedy. We personally think Amy Poehler should win, but based upon past award shows shunning Parks and Rec… we don’t think it’s very realistic that Amy will win – which is messed up. We just wanted to put that out there!

Let us know your Golden Globe predictions in the comments below!

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  1. I actually just saw it last night – have a review coming online tomorrow for it. It’s a brilliant movie. Black and white – and silent minus the beautiful score. It’s set in the 1920’s in Hollywood. I highly highly recommend it. Though I believe it should have been nominated under drama here. Yes it has a score – but that doesn’t make it a musical – and it’s not a comedy.