Atonement is set for Golden Globes glory with seven nominations, it was revealed yesterday (13.12.07).
Popular on LondonNet
The World War II drama has been nominated for Best Drama Picture, as well Best Actress in a Drama for Keira Knightley and a Best Actor in a Drama nod for James McAvoy.
Young star Saoirse Ronan, who played scheming sister Briony in Joe Wright’s period movie, has been nominated for the Best Supporting Actress in a Drama award – despite never having acted in a feature film before.
Wright is set to battle Ridley Scott and Tim Burton in the Best Director category. Denzel Washington’s second directorial effort The Great Debaters will compete against Atonement for the Best Drama Picture accolade, alongside American Gangster, Eastern Promises and Michael Clayton.
Michael Clayton has three other nominations, including George Clooney for Best Drama Actor, Tilda Swinton in the Best Supporting Actress category and Tom Wilkinson for Best Supporting Actor.
Cate Blanchett has two nominations – Best Drama Actress for Elizabeth: The Golden Age and Best Supporting Actress for her portrayal of Bob Dylan in I’m Not There.
In the TV section, troubled actor Jonathan Rhys Meyers has been nominated for Best Actor in a TV Drama for his role as British monarch Henry VIII in The Tudors.
Minnie Driver has been nominated for the Best Actress in a TV Drama for her role in The Riches alongside fellow British star Eddie Izzard. The winners will be announced at the gala ceremony on 13 January in Beverly Hills.
MOTION PICTURES:
Best Picture, Drama:
American Gangster
Atonement
Eastern Promises
The Great Debaters
Michael Clayton
No Country for Old Men
There Will Be Blood
Best Actress, Drama:
Cate Blanchett – Elizabeth: The Golden Age
Julie Christie – Away From Her
Jodie Foster – The Brave One
Angelina Jolie – A Mighty Heart
Keira Knightley – Atonement
Best Actor, Drama:
George Clooney – Michael Clayton
Daniel Day-Lewis – There Will Be Blood
James McAvoy – Atonement
Viggo Mortensen – Eastern Promises
Denzel Washington – American Gangster
Best Picture, Musical or Comedy:
Across the Universe
Charlie Wilson’s War
Hairspray
Juno
Sweeney Todd
Best Actress, Musical or Comedy:
Amy Adams -Enchanted
Nikki Blonsky -Hairspray
Helena Bonham Carter – Sweeney Todd
Marion Cotillard – La Vie En Rose
Ellen Page – Juno
Best Actor, Musical or Comedy:
Johnny Depp – Sweeney Todd
Ryan Gosling – Lars and the Real Girl
Tom Hanks – Charlie Wilson’s War
Philip Seymour Hoffman – The Savages
John C. Reilly – Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story
Best Supporting Actress:
Cate Blanchett – I’m Not There
Julia Roberts – Charlie Wilson’s War
Saoirse Ronan – Atonement
Amy Ryan – Gone Baby Gone
Tilda Swinton – Michael Clayton
Best Supporting Actor:
Casey Affleck – The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford
Javier Bardem – No Country for Old Men
Philip Seymour Hoffman – Charlie Wilson’s War
John Travolta – Hairspray
Tom Wilkinson – Michael Clayton
Best Director:
Tim Burton – Sweeney Todd
Ethan Coen and Joel Coen – No Country for Old Men
Julian Schnabel – The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
Ridley Scott – American Gangster
Joe Wright – Atonement
Best Screenplay:
Diablo Cody – Juno
Ethan Coen and Joel Coen – No Country for Old Men
Christopher Hampton – Atonement
Ronald Harwood -The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
Aaron Sorkin – Charlie Wilson’s War
Best Foreign Language:
4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days – Romania
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly – France and U.S
The Kite Runner – U.S.
Lust, Caution – Taiwan
Persepolis – France
Best Animated Film:
Bee Movie
Ratatouille
The Simpsons Movie
Best Original Score:
Michael Brook, Kaki King, Eddie Edder – Into the Wild
Clint Eastwood – Grace Is Gone
Alberto Iglesias – The Kite Runner
Dario Marianelli – Atonement
Howard Shore – Eastern Promises
Best Original Song:
Despedida from Love in the Time of Cholera
Grace Is Gone from Grace Is Gone
Guaranteed from Into the Wild
That’s How You Know from Enchanted
Walk Hard from Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story.
TELEVISION:
Best Series, Drama:
Big Love – HBO
Damages – FX Networks
Grey’s Anatomy – ABC
House – Fox
Mad Men – AMC
The Tudors – Showtime.
Best Actress, Drama:
Patricia Arquette – Medium
Glenn Close – Damages
Minnie Driver – The Riches
Edie Falco – The Sopranos
Sally Field – Brothers & Sisters
Holly Hunter – Saving Grace
Kyra Sedgwick – The Closer
Best Actor, Drama:
Michael C. Hall – Dexter
Jon Hamm – Mad Men
Hugh Laurie – House
Jonathan Rhys Meyers – The Tudors
Bill Paxton – Big Love
Best Series, Musical or Comedy:
30 Rock – NBC
Californication – Showtime
Entourage – HBO
Extras – HBO
Pushing Daisies – ABC
Best Actress, Musical or Comedy:
Christina Applegate – Samantha Who?
America Ferrera – Ugly Betty
Tina Fey – 30 Rock
Anna Friel – Pushing Daisies
Mary-Louise Parker – Weeds
Best Actor, Musical or Comedy:
Alec Baldwin – 30 Rock
Steve Carell – The Office
David Duchovny – Californication
Ricky Gervais – Extras
Lee Pace – Pushing Daisies
Best Miniseries or Movie:
Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee – HBO
The Company – TNT
Five Days – HBO
Longford – HBO
The State Within – BBC America
Best Actress, Miniseries or Movie:
Bryce Dallas Howard – As You Like It
Debra Messing – The Starter Wife
Queen Latifah – Life Support
Sissy Spacek – Pictures of Hollis Woods
Ruth Wilson – Jane Eyre (Masterpiece Theatre)
Best Actor, Miniseries or Movie:
Adam Beach – Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee
Ernest Borgnine – A Grandpa for Christmas
Jim Broadbent – Longford
Jason Isaacs – The State Within
James Nesbitt – Jekyll
Best Supporting Actress, Series, Miniseries or Movie:
Rose Byrne – Damages
Rachel Griffiths – Brothers and Sisters
Katherine Heigl – Grey’s Anatomy
Samantha Morton – Longford
Anna Paquin – Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee
Jaime Pressly – My Name Is Earl
Best Supporting Actor, Series, Miniseries or Movie:
Ted Danson – Damages
Kevin Dillon – Entourage
Jeremy Piven – Entourage
Andy Serkis – Longford
William Shatner – Boston Legal
Donald Sutherland – Dirty Sexy Money
