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No love for Pittsburgh-filmed movies in Golden Globe nominations
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Daniel Day-Lewis has been nominated for a Golden Globe for his starring role in Steven Spielberg's "Lincoln."
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"Lincoln" led the Golden Globe nominations with seven - for best drama, actor Daniel Day-Lewis, supporting actress Sally Field, supporting actor Tommy Lee Jones, director Steven Spielberg, screenwriter Tony Kushner and composer John Williams.
"Argo" and "Djano Unchained" each earned five with "Les Miserables," "Silver Linings Playbook" and "Zero Dark Thirty" picking up four each.
The Hollywood Foreign Press Association had no love for any of the made-in-Pittsburgh movies. "The Dark Knight Rises," "The Perks of Being a Wallflower," "Won't Back Down" and "Promised Land" were all skunked.
The Globes have a separate category for best movie, comedy and musical and those nominees are: "The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel," "Les Miserables," "Moonrise Kingdom," "Salmon Fishing in the Yemen" and "Silver Linings Playbook."
Some snapshots from the nominations:
• Anthony Hopkins was not nominated for "Hitchcock" but his co-star Helen Mirren, who plays the director's wife, was. It was a sign of a strong male pool - yet again.
• Keira Knightley was left in the cold for her title role in "Anna Karenina."
• Jamie Foxx plays Django but he was squeezed out of the leading actor field while his co-stars, Christoph Waltz and Leonardo DiCaprio (usually an also-ran at awards time) were nominated in the supporting category.
• Although a pleasant, well-acted movie, the inclusion of "Salmon Fishing in the Yemen" is somewhat puzzling since it's unlikely to turn up on many top 10 lists.
• "Beasts of the Southern Wild" came up empty-handed despite lots of buzz since its release, particularly for its young star, Quvenzhane Wallis.
• Tom Hooper guided "Lez Miz" from a wildly popular stage musical - and made the bold decision to allow his actors to sing live - but he wasn't among the directing nominees.
• "Amour" scored just one nomination, in the foreign language film category despite kudos for its story of an elderly couple facing disability and death.
TV NOMINEES
If film brings glamour to the Golden Globes, then television brings the funny. Consider the hosts of this year's ceremonies: "30 Rock" star and creator Tiny Fey and her BFF, "Parks and Recreation" star Amy Poehler.
Then there was Ed Helms from "The Office," announcing the nominations Thursday morning from the Beverly Hilton. Each time he had to read "Les Miserables," he gave it an exaggerated, French accent: "That's the correct pronunciation," he said, amid laughter from the room.
Ms. Fey and Ms. Poehler are nominees this year, although their shows failed to crack the lineup for "Best Television Series - comedy or musical."
HBO's new "Girls" and its star and creator Lena Dunham were recognized, as was NBC newcomer "Smash," starring Pittsburgh native Christian Borle and Carnegie Mellon grad Megan Hilty. Showtime's "Episodes" (with star Matt LeBlanc earning a nom for playing a crasser version of "Matt LeBlanc"), ABC's "Modern Family" and CBS' "The Big Bang Theory" were other series nominees.
On the dramatic side, some expected nominations - Showtime's "Homeland" and stars Claire Danes, Damien Lewis and Mandy Patinkin; Steve Buscemi (and his show, HBO's "Boardwalk Empire"); Bryan Cranston (AMC's "Breaking Bad") were joined by HBO's freshman season of "The Newsroom," where star Jeff Daniels also was recognized. Rounding out the category was the BBC import to PBS Masterpiece, "Downton Abbey," which also scored an acting nominations for Michelle Dockery and Maggie Smith.
Cable once again dominated the category of mini-series or television movie, with HBO's "Game Change" and "The Girl," plus BBC America's period piece, "The Hour" and USA Network's "Political Animals."
History's "Hatfields & McCoys" and Kevin Coster also were nominated.
ABC's first season of "Nashville" scored noms for stars Connie Britton (starring) and Hayden Panettiere (supporting). More "Masterpiece" love went to Benedict Cumberbatch for his quirky take on "Sherlock."
Overall, "Game Change" scored the most nominations (five), including Julianne Moore (actress in a mini-series of motion picture), Woody Harrelson (actor), Sarah Paulson (supporting actress) and Ed Harris (supporting actor).
NOMINEES IN TOP CATEGORIES
MOVIES
Drama: "Argo"; "Django Unchained"; "Life of Pi"; "Lincoln"; "Zero Dark Thirty."
Musical or Comedy: "The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel"; "Les Miserables"; "Moonrise Kindgom"; "Salmon Fishing in the Yemen"; "Silver Linings Playbook."
Director: Ben Affleck, "Argo"; Kathryn Bigelow, "Zero Dark Thirty"; Ang Lee, "Life of Pi"; Steven Spielberg, "Lincoln"; Quentin Tarantino, "Django Unchained."
Actress, Drama: Jessica Chastain, "Zero Dark Thirty"; Marian Cotillard, "Rust and Bone"; Helen Mirren, "Hitchcock"; Naomi Watts, "The Impossible"; Rachel Weisz, "The Deep Blue Sea."
Actor, Drama: Daniel Day-Lewis, "Lincoln"; Richard Gere, "Arbitrage"; John Hawkes, "The Sessions"; Joaquin Phoenix, "The Master"; Denzel Washington, "Flight."
Actor, Musical or Comedy: Jack Black, "Bernie"; Bradley Cooper, "Silver Linings Playbook"; Hugh Jackman, "Les Miserables"; Ewan MCGregor, "Salmon Fishing in the Yemen"; Bill Murray, "Hyde Park on Hudson."
Actress, Musical or Comedy: Emily Blunt, "Salmon Fishing in the Yemen"; Judi Dench, "The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel"; Jennifer Lawrence, "Silver Linings Playbook"; Maggie Smith, "Quartet"; Meryl Streep, "Hope Springs."
Supporting Actress: Amy Adams, "The Master"; Sally Field, "Lincoln"; Anne Hathaway, "Les Miserables"; Helen Hunt, "The Sessions"; Nicole Kidman, "The Paperboy."
Supporting Actor: Alan Arkin, "Argo"; Leonardo DiCaprio, "Django Unchained"; Philip Seymour Hoffman, "The Master"; Tommy Lee Jones, "Lincoln"; Christoph Waltz, "Django Unchained."
Best Screenplay: Mark Boal, "Zero Dark Thirty"; Tony Kushner, "Lincoln"; David O'Russell, "Silver Linings Playbook"; Quentin Tarantino, "Django Unchained"; Chris Terrio, "Argo."
Foreign Language Film: "Amour"; "A Royal Affair"; "The Intouchables"; "Kon-Tiki"; "Rust and Bone."
Animated Feature: "Rise of the Guardians"; "Brave"; "Frankenweenie"; "Hotel Transylvania"; "Wreck-It Ralph."
TELEVISION
Comedy or Musical: "The Big Bang Theory"; "Episodes"; "Girls"; "Modern Family"; "Smash."
Drama: "Breaking Bad"; "Boardwalk Empire"; "Downton Abbey"; "Homeland"; "The Newsroom."
Actress, Drama: Connie Britton, "Nashville"; Glenn Close, "Damages"; Claire Danes, "Homeland"; Michelle Dockery, "Downton Abbey"; Julianna Margulies, "The Good Wife."
Actor, Drama: Steve Buscemi, "Boardwalk Empire"; Bryan Cranston, "Breaking Bad"; Jeff Daniels, "The Newsroom"; Jon Hamm, "Mad Men"; Damian Lewis, "Homeland."
Actor, Comedy: Alec Baldwin, "30 Rock"; Don Cheadle, "House of Lies"; Louis CK, "Louie"; Matt LeBlanc, "Episodes"; Jim Parsons, "The Big Bang Theory."
Actress, Comedy: Zooey Deschanel, "New Girl"; Julia Louis-Dreyfus, "Veep": Lena Dunham, "Girls"; Tina Fey, "30 Rock"; Amy Poehler, "Parks and Recreation."
Mini-series or Television Movie: "Game Change"; "The Girl"; "Hatfields & McCoys"; "The Hour"; "Political Animals."
Actor, Mini-series or TV Movie: Kevin Costner, Hatfields & McCoys; Benedict Cumberbatch, "Sherlock"; Woody Harrelson, "Game Change"; Toby Jones, "The Girl"; Clive Owen, "Hemingway & Gellhorn."
Actress, Miniseries or TV Movie: Julianne Moore, "Game Change"; Nicole Kidman, "Hemingway & Gellhorn"; Jessica Lange, "American Horror Story: Asylum"; Sienna Miller, "The Girl"; Sigourney Weaver, "Political Animals."
Supporting Actor: Max Greenfield, "New Girl"; Ed Harris, "Game Change"; Danny Huston, "Magic City"; Mandy Patinkin, "Homeland"; Eric Stonestreet, "Modern Family."
Supporting Actress: Hayden Panettiere, "Nashville"; Archie Panjabi, "The Good Wife"; Sarah Paulson, "Game Change"; Maggie Smith, "Downton Abbey"; Sofia Vergara, "Modern Family."
Cecile B. DeMille Award: Jodie Foster.
First Published December 13, 2012 9:38 am
