GOLDEN GLOBES

The 2011 Golden Globe nominations were revealed this morning. Historically, the Globes have offered up some unconventional choices--this year was no different. Tom Hooper's The King's Speech led all films with seven nods (drama, director, actor, supporting actor, supporting actress, screenplay, score). David Fincher's The Social Network and David O. Russel's The Fighter both secured six. Also (rightfully) getting a some love were Inception, Black Swan, The Kids Are Alright, and Blue Valentine. On the flip side, The Tourist, Love & Other Drugs and Alice in Wonderland should not have been recognized for anything save for 'most attractive cast.'

As with any award show, some worthy candidates were bound to be left off, though these are not necessarily a precursor to the more celebrated Academy Awards (hopefully this is the case with True Grit, which was completely and inexplicably absent)--the Screen Actors Guild Awards will be a better judge. Both will be known in the upcoming weeks.

Unlike the Oscars and others, the Globes separate film into 'drama' and 'musical or comedy' fields, instead of lumping them into one all encompassing category.

The Golden Globe ceremony will be hosted by Ricky Gervais, and broadcast live on Sunday, January 16, 2011 in Los Angeles.

Learn the complete list of nominees after the break.

Best Drama
Black Swan
The Fighter
Inception
The King's Speech
The Social Network

Who's missing: 127 Hours--although it's always been seen as James Franco's vehicle more than the story itself, True Grit, and Winter's Bone. All three much more deserving than The Fighter.

Actor (Drama)
Jesse Eisenberg - The Social Network
Colin Firth - The King's Speech
James Franco - 127 Hours
Ryan Gosling - Blue Valentine
Mark Wahlberg - The Fighter

Who's missing: Jeff Bridges for True Grit. Many believe Grit to be a stronger performance than his winning turn in last year's Crazy Heart.

Actress (Drama)
Halle Berry - Frankie and Alice
Nicole Kidman - Rabbit Hole
Jennifer Lawrence - Winter's Bone
Natalie Portman - Black Swan
Michelle Williams - Blue Valentine

Who's missing: Leslie Manville for Another Year, Tilda Swinton for I Am Love, and Carey Mulligan for Never Let Me Go. But who gets removed? (Other than Berry of course, who is still riding her Monster's Ball laurels.) This is by far the most competitive category of the bunch.

Best Musical or Comedy
Alice in Wonderland
Burlesque
The Kids Are Alright
RED
The Tourist

Who's missing: I would have liked Morning Glory in here. It stunk up the box-office returns but I enjoyed it quite a bit.

Actor (Musical or Comedy)
Johnny Depp - Alice in Wonderland
Johnny Depp - The Tourist
Paul Giamatti - Barney's Version
Jake Gyllenhaal - Love and Other Drugs
Kevin Spacey - Casino Jack

Who's missing: Jim Carrey for I Love You Phillip Morris. Having Depp on here twice is absurd--especially for terrible movies.

Actress (Musical or Comedy)
Annette Bening - The Kids Are Alright
Anne Hathaway - Love and Other Drugs
Angelina Jolie - The Tourist
Julianne Moore - The Kids Are Alright
Emma Stone - Easy A

Who's missing: Sally Hawkins for Made in Dagenham. Along with her costar, I feel as though the Globes just wanted Jolie there to walk the red carpet and bring ratings up.

Supporting Actor 
Christian Bale - The Fighter
Michael Douglas - Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps
Andrew Garfield - The Social Network
Jeremy Renner - The Town
Geoffrey Rush - The King's Speech

Who's missing: Mark Ruffalo for The Kids Are Alright, Matt Damon for True Grit, and John Hawkes for Winter's Bone. They're joking about Douglas, right?

Supporting Actress 
Amy Adams - The Fighter
Helena Bonham Carter - The King's Speech
Mila Kunis - Black Swan
Melissa Leo - The Fighter
Jacki Weaver - Animal Kingdom

Who's missing: Hailee Steinfield for True Grit, Barbara Hershey for Black Swan, and Olivia Williams for The Ghost Writer.

Director
Darren Aronofsky - Black Swan
David Fincher - The Social Network
Tom Hooper - The King's Speech
Christopher Nolan - Inception
David O. Russell - The Fighter

Who's missing: The exact lineup from Best Drama.

Screenplay
Danny Boyle & Simon Beaufoy - 127 Hours
Lisa Colodenko & Stuart Blumberg - The Kids Are Alright
Christopher Nolan - Inception
David Seidler - The King's Speech
Aaron Sorkin - The Social Network


Who's missing: Mark Heyman, Andres Heinz & John McLaughlin for Black Swan, and Debra Granik & Anne Rosellini for Winter's Bone. I liked 127 Hours a lot, but the film is Franco sitting in a crevice for ninety minutes.

Foreign Language Film
Biutiful (Spain) - Alejandro González Iñárritu
The Concert (France) - Radu Mihaileanu
The Edge (Russia) - Aleksei Uchitel
I Am Love (Italy) - Luca Guadagnino
In a Better World (Denmark) - Susanne Bier

Animated Film
Despicable Me - Pierre Coffin & Chris Renaud
How To Train Your Dragon - Chris Sanders & Dean DeBlois
The Illusionist - Sylvain Chomet
Tangled - Nathan Greno & Byron Howard
Toy Story 3 - Lee Unkrich

Original Score
Alexandre Desplat - The King's Speech
Danny Elfman - Alice in Wonderland
A.R. Rahman - 127 Hours
Trent Reznor & Atticus Rose - The Social Network
Hans Zimmer - Inception

Original Song
'Bound to You' - Burlesque
'Coming Home' - Country Strong
'I See the Light' - Tangled
'There's a Place for Us' - The Chronicles of Narnia: Voyage of the Dawn Treader
'You Haven't Seen the Last of Me' - Burlesque