The Hollywood Foreign Press Association announced the nominees for next year’s Golden Globe Awards this morning, a list that honors films such as Django Unchained and Lincoln with nominations aplenty. The Golden Globes are traditionally labeled as a crystal ball for which films and filmmakers may possibly serve as Academy Award candidates come time. The Golden Globe nominees are as follows:

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BEST MOTION PICTURE, DRAMA
Argo
Django Unchained
Life of Pi
Lincoln
Zero Dark Thirty

BEST ACTRESS, DRAMA
Jessica Chastain – Zero Dark Thirty
Helen Mirren – Hitchcock
Marion Cotillard – Rust and Bone
Naomi Watts – The Impossible
Rachel Weisz – The Deep Blue Sea

BEST ACTOR, DRAMA
Daniel Day-Lewis – Lincoln
Denzel Washington – Flight
Joaquin Phoenix – The Master
John Hawkes – The Sessions
Richard Gere – Arbitrage

BEST MOTION PICTURE, COMEDY/MUSICAL
The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
Les Misérables
Moonrise Kingdom
Salmon Fishing in the Yemen
Silver Linings Playbook

BEST ACTOR, COMEDY/MUSICAL
Bill Murray – Hyde Park on Hudson
Bradley Cooper – Silver Linings Playbook
Ewan McGregor – Salmon Fishing in the Yemen
Hugh Jackman – Les Misérables
Jack Black – Bernie

BEST ACTRESS, COMEDY/MUSICAL
Emily Blunt – Salmon Fishing in the Yemen
Jennifer Lawrence – Silver Linings Playbook
Judi Dench – The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
Maggie Smith – Quartet
Meryl Streep – Hope Springs

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE FILM
Brave
Frankenweenie
Hotel Transylvania
Rise of the Guardians
Wreck-It Ralph

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
Amour (Austria)
The Intouchables (France)
Kon-Tiki (Norway)
A Royal Affair (Denmark)
Rust and Bone (France)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A MOTION PICTURE
Amy Adams – The Master
Anne Hathaway – Les Misérables
Helen Hunt – The Sessions
Nicole Kidman – The Paperboy
Sally Field – Lincoln

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE
Alan Arkin – Argo
Christoph Waltz – Django Unchained
Leonardo DiCaprio – Django Unchained
Phillip Seymour Hoffman – The Master
Tommy Lee Jones – Lincoln

BEST DIRECTOR, MOTION PICTURE
Ang Lee – Life of Pi
Ben Affleck – Argo
Katherine Bigelow – Zero Dark Thirty
Quentin Tarantino – Django Unchained
Steven Spielberg – Lincoln

BEST SCREENPLAY, MOTION PICTURE
Chris Terrio – Argo
David O. Russell – Silver Linings Playbook
Marc Boal – Zero Dark Thirty
Quentin Tarantino – Django Unchained
Tony Kushner – Lincoln

BEST ORIGINAL SONG, MOTION PICTURE
Adele – “Skyfall” (Skyfall)
Hugh Jackman – “Suddenly” (Les Misérables)
Jon Bon Jovi – “Not Running Anymore” (Stand Up Guys)
Keith Urban – “For You” (Act of Valor)
Taylor Swift – “Safe & Sound” (The Hunger Games)

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE, MOTION PICTURE
Alexandre Desplat – Argo
Dario Marianeli – Anna Karenina
John Williams – Lincoln
Mychael Danna – Life of Pi
Tom Tykwer, Johnny Klimek and Reinhold Heil – Cloud Atlas

BEST TELEVISION SERIES, DRAMA
Boardwalk Empire
Breaking Bad
Downton Abbey
Homeland
The Newsroom

BEST ACTRESS IN A TELEVISION SERIES, DRAMA
Claire Danes – Homeland
Connie Britton – Nashville
Glenn Close – Damages
Julianna Marguiles – The Good Wife
Michelle Dockery – Downton Abbey

BEST ACTOR IN A TELEVISION SERIES, DRAMA
Bryan Cranston – Breaking Bad
Damian Lewis – Homeland
Jeff Daniels – The Newsroom
Jon Hamm – Mad Men
Steve Buscemi – Boardwalk Empire

BEST TELEVISION SERIES, COMEDY/MUSICAL
The Big Bang Theory
Episodes
Girls
Modern Family
Smash

BEST ACTRESS IN A TELEVISION SERIES, COMEDY/MUSICAL
Amy Poehler – Parks and Recreation
Julia Louis-Dreyfus – Veep
Lena Dunham – Girls
Tina Fey – 30 Rock
Zooey Deschanel – New Girl

BEST ACTOR IN A TELEVISION SERIES, COMEDY/MUSICAL
Alec Baldwin – 30 Rock
Don Cheadle – House of Lies
Jim Parsons – The Big Bang Theory
Louis CK – Louie
Matt LeBlanc – Episodes

BEST MADE-FOR-TELEVISION MOTION PICTURE OR MINI-SERIES
Game Change
The Girl
Hatfields & McCoys
The Hour
Political Animals

BEST ACTRESS IN A MADE-FOR-TELEVISION MOTION PICTURE OR MINI-SERIES
Jessica Lange – American Horror Story: Asylum
Julianne Moore – Game Change
Nicole Kidman – Hemingway and Gelhorn
Sienna Miller – The Girl
Sigourney Weaver – Political Animals

BEST ACTOR IN A MADE-FOR-TELEVISION MOTION PICTURE OR MINI-SERIES
Benedict Cumberbatch – Sherlock
Clive Owen – Hemingway and Gelhorn
Kevin Costner – Hatfields & McCoys
Toby Jones – The Girl
Woody Harrelson – Game Change

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A MADE-FOR-TELEVISION MOTION PICTURE, SERIES OR MINI-SERIES
Archie Panjabi – The Good Wife
Hayden Panettiere – Nashville
Maggie Smith – Downton Abbey
Sarah Paulson – Game Change
Sofia Vergara – Modern Family

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A MADE-FOR-TELEVISION MOTION PICTURE, SERIES OR MINI-SERIES
Danny Huston – Magic City
Ed Harris – Game Change
Eric Stonestreet – Modern Family
Mandy Patinkin – Homeland
Max Greenfield – New Girl

CECILE B. DeMILLE AWARD
Jodie Foster

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So, do you think the rightful nominees were chosen? Who do you think was snubbed? I personally think Castle and Dexter should’ve been nominated in the television categories as well as Fringe to celebrate its final season on the air. For films, I definitely think that ParaNorman was snubbed in the animated film category while it would’ve been nice to see Peter Hedges and Glen Hansard receive some acknowledgement for their work on The Odd Life of Timothy Green. I’m also surprised that End of Watch received no recognition. Let’s hear your opinion!

~K