The Artist, Downton Abbey, Mildred Pierce top Golden Globe noms

Jean Dujardin and Bérénice Bejo, stars of "The Artist," have struck gold in black and white.

Todd Haynes's HBO miniseries remake of the 1945 film starring Bette Davis holds 4 nominations, including 1 for its star Kate Winslet.

The “indie” film critics and awards organizations apparently love to love, The Artist, leads all works nominated with 6 of the big ones. The Descendants and The Help follow closely with 5. Of the TV nominees, Todd Haynes’s Kate Winslet-starring period-piece remake Mildred Pierce and PBS’s Downton Abbey lead with 4 nominations.

Film

Best Motion Picture – Drama

• The Descendants
• The Help
• Hugo
• The Ides of March
• Moneyball
• War Horse

Best Motion Picture – Comedy

• 50/50
• The Artist
• Bridesmaids
• Midnight in Paris
• My Week with Marilyn

68th Golden Globe Awards Winners

Cecil B. DeMille Award

Robert De Niro

Best Motion Picture – Drama

The Social Network

• Black Swan
• The Fighter
• Inception
• The King’s Speech

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The Golden Globes announce film & TV nominees

The King’s Speech (in film) and Glee (in TV) lead the 68th version of the Golden Globes with 7 and 5 nominations, respectively. Besides Tom Hooper’s biopic, Lisa Choldenko’s family comedy The Kids Are All Right leads films nominated in the “Comedy/Musical” categories with 4 nominations. Glee is the clear leader for all TV nominees. In the four (Comedy) Lead and Supporting categories, the musical comedy’s four top actors — Lea Michele, Matthew Morrison, Jane Lynch, and Chris Colffer — are nominated. The frontrunners for TV Dramas are Boardwalk Empire, Mad Men, Dexter, and The Good Wife, bunched together with 3 nominations each. While many may complain of snubs, especially in this year’s crowded “Best Actress” race, nominations for Halle Berry (Frankie & Alice), Mila Kunis (Black Swan), Paul Giamatti (Barney’s Version), and Jacki Weaver (Animal Kingdom) are pleasant additions to an otherwise predictable field. The Cecile B. DeMille (i.e. “Tribute to the Old, White (Overdue) Entertainment Industry Vet”) goes this year to Robert DeNiro.

Best Motion Picture – Drama

• Black Swan
  Protozoa Pictures & Cross Creek Pictures & Phoenix; Fox Searchlight Pictures
• The Fighter
  Paramount Pictures and Relativity Media; Paramount Pictures and Relativity Media
• Inception
  Warner Bros. Pictures UK LTD.; Warner Bros. Pictures
• The King’s Speech
  See-Saw Films and Bedlam Productions; The Weinstein Company
• The Social Network
  Columbia Pictures; Sony Pictures Releasing

Survivors of the Gervais Slugfest: The 67th Golden Globe Awards Winners

Tomorrow, the Golden Globes, the awards’ circuit’s next stop, take place. Ricky Gervais, this year’s host, has molded a reputation of scathing acerbity and shocking brashness; mix his kind of humor with Hollywood’s best and brightest, and the collision could prove blindingly explosive. But after the explosion comes the gold. If all the arrivals can escape alive, some 25 writers, directors, producers, and TV/movie actors will walk away with the gold. Below are my predictions for who will do just that.

NOTE: Winners—one for each category—appear in boldface. The 25 categories are split between film and television.

Film Categories

Best Motion Picture – Drama:

• Avatar
• The Hurt Locker
• Inglourious Basterds
• Precious
• Up in the Air