The Hollywood Foreign Press Association released their nominations for the best in film and television Thursday morning in Los Angeles. WALL-E, BOLT and KUNG FU PANDA were chosen as the three Best Animated Feature Film nominees, and WALTZ WITH BASHIR got a nod for Best Foreign Film.
Below is a complete list of the nominees; winners will be announced January 11, 2009.
BEST MOTION PICTURE -- DRAMA
1. THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTONWarner Bros. Pictures and Paramount Pictures; Warner Bros. Pictures and Paramount Pictures2. FROST/NIXON Imagine Ent., Working Title, Studio Canal; Universal Pictures3. THE READERMirage Enterprises; The Weinstein Company4. REVOLUTIONARY ROADAn Evamere Ent. BBC Films Neal Street Production; DreamWorks Pictures in Association with BBC Films and Paramount Vantage5. SLUMDOG MILLIONAIREFox Searchlight Pictures and Warner Bros.; Fox Searchlight Pictures and Warner Bros.
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A MOTION PICTURE -- DRAMA
1. Anne Hathaway -- RACHEL GETTING MARRIED2. Angelina Jolie -- CHANGELING3. Meryl Streep -- DOUBT4. Kristin Scott Thomas -- I'VE LOVED YOU SO LONG (IL Y A LONGTEMPS QUE JE T'AIME)5. Kate Winslet -- REVOLUTIONARY ROAD
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE -- DRAMA
1. Leonardo DiCaprio -- REVOLUTIONARY ROAD2. Frank Langella -- FROST/NIXON3. Sean Penn -- MILK4. Brad Pitt -- THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON5. Mickey Rourke -- THE WRESTLER
BEST MOTION PICTURE -- COMEDY OR MUSICAL
1. BURN AFTER READINGWorking Title/Releasing Company; Focus Features in association with Studio Canal2. HAPPY-GO-LUCKYSummit Ent., Film4, Ingenious Film Partners, Miramax Films; Miramax Films3. IN BRUGESBlueprint Pictures; Focus Features4. MAMMA MIA!Relativity Media, Playtone, Littlestar; Universal Pictures5. VICKY CRISTINA BARCELONAMediapro; The Weinstein Company
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A MOTION PICTURE -- COMEDY OR MUSICAL
1. Rebecca Hall -- VICKY CRISTINA BARCELONA2. Sally Hawkins -- HAPPY-GO-LUCKY3. Frances McDormand -- BURN AFTER READING4. Meryl Streep -- MAMMA MIA!5. Emma Thompson -- LAST CHANCE HARVEY
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE -- COMEDY OR MUSICAL
1. Javier Bardem -- VICKY CRISTINA BARCELONA2. Colin Farrell -- IN BRUGES3. James Franco -- PINEAPPLE EXPRESS4. Brendan Gleeson -- IN BRUGES5. Dustin Hoffman -- LAST CHANCE HARVEY
BEST ANIMATED FEATURE FILM
1. BOLTWalt Disney Pictures; Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures2. KUNG FU PANDADreamWorks Animation SKG; Paramount Pictures3. WALL-EWalt Disney Pictures and Pixar Animation Studios; Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
1. THE BAADER MEINHOF COMPLEX (GERMANY)(DER BAADER MEINHOF KOMPLEX)Constantin Film Produktion; Summit Ent.2. EVERLASTING MOMENTS (SWEDEN/DENMARK)(MARIA LARSSONS EVIGA OGONBLICK)Final Cut Productions Aps; IFC Films3. GOMORRAH (ITALY)(GOMORRA)Fandango; IFC Films4. I'VE LOVED YOU SO LONG (FRANCE)(IL Y A LONGTEMPS QUE JE T'AIME)UGC YM/UGC Images/France 3 Cinema/Integral Film; Sony Pictures Classics5. WALTZ WITH BASHIR (ISRAEL)Bridgit Folman Film Gang/Les Films D'Ici/Razor Films/Arte France/ITVS International; Sony Pictures Classics
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A MOTION PICTURE
1. Amy Adams -- DOUBT2. Penelope Cruz -- VICKY CRISTINA BARCELONA3. Viola Davis --DOUBT4. Marisa Tomei -- THE WRESTLER5. Kate Winslet -- THE READER
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A MOTION PICTURE
1. Tom Cruise -- TROPIC THUNDER2. Robert Downey Jr. --TROPIC THUNDER3. Ralph Fiennes -- THE DUCHESS4. Philip Seymour Hoffman -- DOUBT5. Heath Ledger -- THE DARK KNIGHT
BEST DIRECTOR -- MOTION PICTURE
1. Danny Boyle -- SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE2. Stephen Daldry -- THE READER3. David Fincher -- THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON4. Ron Howard -- FROST/NIXON5. Sam Mendes -- REVOLUTIONARY ROAD
BEST SCREENPLAY -- MOTION PICTURE
1. Simon Beaufoy -- SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE2. David Hare -- THE READER3. Peter Morgan -- FROST/NIXON4. Eric Roth -- THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN5. John Patrick Shanley -- DOUBT
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE -- MOTION PICTURE
1. Alexandre Desplat --THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON2. Clint Eastwood -- CHANGELING3. James Newton Howard -- DEFIANCE4. A. R. Rahman -- SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE5. Hans Zimmer -- FROST/NIXON
BEST ORIGINAL SONG -- MOTION PICTURE
1. "Down To Earth" -- WALL-EMusic by: Peter Gabriel, Thomas NewmanLyrics by: Peter Gabriel2. "Gran Torino" -- GRAN TORINOMusic by: Clint Eastwood, Jamie Cullum, Kyle Eastwood, Michael StevensLyrics by: Kyle Eastwood, Michael Stevens3. "I Thought I Lost You" -- BOLTMusic & Lyrics by: Miley Cyrus, Jeffrey Steele4. "Once In A Lifetime" -- CADILLAC RECORDSMusic & Lyrics by: Beyonce Knowles, Amanda Ghost, Scott McFarnon, Ian Dench, James Dring, Jody Street5. "The Wrestler" -- THE WRESTLERMusic & Lyrics by: Bruce Springsteen
BEST TELEVISION SERIES -- DRAMA
1. DEXTER (Showtime)Showtime/John Goldwyn Productions/The Colleton Company/Clyde Phillips Productions2. HOUSE (FOX)Universal Media Studios in association with Heel and Toe Films, Shore Z Productions and Bad Hat Harry Productions3. IN TREATMENT (HBO)Sheleg, Closest to the Hole Productions in association with HBO Ent.4. MAD MEN (AMC)Lionsgate Television5. TRUE BLOOD (HBO)Your Face Goes Here Productions in association with HBO Ent.
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A TELEVISION SERIES -- DRAMA
1. Sally Field -- BROTHERS AND SISTERS2. Mariska Hargitay --LAW AND ORDER: SPECIAL VICTIMS UNIT3. January Jones -- MAD MEN4. Anna Paquin -- TRUE BLOOD5. Kyra Sedgwick -- THE CLOSER
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A TELEVISION SERIES -- DRAMA
1. Gabriel Byrne -- IN TREATMENT2. Michael c. Hall -- DEXTER3. Jon Hamm -- MAD MEN4. HUGH LAURIE -- HOUSE5. Jonathan Rhys Meyers -- THE TUDORS
BEST TELEVISION SERIES -- COMEDY OR MUSICAL
1. 30 ROCK (NBC)Universal Media Studios in association with Broadway Video and Little Stranger Inc.2. CALIFORNICATION (Showtime)Showtime Presents in association with Aggressive Mediocrity, And Then...3. ENTOURAGE (HBO)Leverage and Closest to the Hole Productions in association with HBO Ent.4. THE OFFICE (NBC)Deedle Dee Productions, Reveille LLC, Universal Media Studios5. WEEDS (Showtime)Lionsgate Television
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A TELEVISION SERIES --COMEDY OR MUSICAL
1. Christina Applegate -- SAMANTHA WHO?2. America Ferrera -- UGLY BETTY3. Tina Fey -- 30 ROCK4. Debra Messing -- THE STARTER WIFE5. Mary-Louise Parker -- WEEDS
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A TELEVISION SERIES -- COMEDY OR MUSICAL
1. Alec Baldwin -- 30 ROCK2. Steve Carell -- THE OFFICE3. Kevin Connolly -- ENTOURAGE4. David Duchovny -- CALIFORNICATION5. Tony Shalhoub -- MONK
BEST MINI-SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
1. A RAISIN IN THE SUN (ABC)Sony Pictures Television2. BERNARD AND DORIS (HBO)Trigger Street Independent Productions in association with Little Bird and Chicago Films and HBO Films3. CRANFORD (PBS)A Co-Production of BBC and WGBH Boston4. JOHN ADAMS (HBO)Playtone in association with HBO Films5. RECOUNT (HBO)Spring Creek/Mirage Productions in association with Trigger Street Productions, Everyman Pictures and HBO Films
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A MINI-SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
1. Judi Dench -- CRANFORD2. Catherine Keener -- AN AMERICAN CRIME3. Laura Linney -- JOHN ADAMS4. Shirley MacLaine -- COCO CHANEL5. Susan Sarandon -- BERNARD AND DORIS
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A MINI-SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
1. Ralph Fiennes -- BERNARD AND DORIS2. Paul Giamatti -- JOHN ADAMS3. Kevin Spacey -- RECOUNT4. Kiefer Sutherland -- 24: REDEMPTION5. Tom Wilkinson -- RECOUNT
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A SERIES, MINI-SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
1. Eileen Atkins -- CRANFORD2. Laura Dern -- RECOUNT3. Melissa George -- IN TREATMENT4. Rachel Griffiths -- BROTHERS AND SISTERS5. Dianne Wiest -- IN TREATMENT
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A SERIES, MINI-SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
1. Neil Patrick Harris -- HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER2. Denis Leary -- RECOUNT3. Jeremy Piven -- ENTOURAGE4. Blair Underwood -- IN TREATMENT5. Tom Wilkinson -- JOHN ADAMS
