65th Golden Globe Awards 2008 nominees

James McAvoy gets his very first Golden Globe nomination for the movie Atonement.

The movie Atonement, which stars Keira Knightley and James McAvoy, leads this year's nominees for the 2008 Golden Globe Awards as announced Thursday, December 13, 2007.

Atonement, which was the opening film in Venice Film Festival and Vancouver International Film Festival this year, has received a total of seven (7) nominations, including Best Picture, Best Actor for McAvoy and Best Actress for Knightley.

Coming in close second is the movie Charlie Wilson's War, an upcoming film this December starring Hollywood greats Tom Hanks and Julia Roberts. The movie has five (5) nominations and that include Best Picture and Best Performances for its stars.

Taiwan's Lust, Caution, which has been disqualified in the 80th Oscar Awards for Best Foreign Language Film, is notably present in the Golden Globe's Best Foreign Language Film category.

As for television networks. HBO has a 18, followed by ABC with 11 nods.

Here's the full list of nominees for the 65th Golden Globe Awards happening on January 13, 2008:

1. BEST MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA
a.AMERICAN GANGSTER
Imagine Entertainment/Scott Free Productions; Universal Pictures
b.ATONEMENT
Working Title Productions; Focus Features
c.EASTERN PROMISES
Kudos Pictures – UK Serendipity Point Films – Canada A UK/Canada Co-Production; Focus Features
d.THE GREAT DEBATERS
Harpo Films; The Weinstein Company/MGM
e.MICHAEL CLAYTON
Clayton Productions LLC; Warner Bros. Pictures
f.NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN
A Scott Rudin/Mike Zoss Production; Miramax/Paramount Vantage
g.THERE WILL BE BLOOD
A Joanne Sellar/Ghoulardi Film Company Production; Paramount Vantage and Miramax Films

2. BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA
a.CATE BLANCHETT – ELIZABETH: THE GOLDEN AGE
b.JULIE CHRISTIE – AWAY FROM HER
c.JODIE FOSTER – THE BRAVE ONE
d.ANGELINA JOLIE – A MIGHTY HEART
e.KEIRA KNIGHTLEY – ATONEMENT

3. BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA
a.GEORGE CLOONEY – MICHAEL CLAYTON
b.DANIEL DAY-LEWIS – THERE WILL BE BLOOD
c.JAMES MCAVOY – ATONEMENT
d.VIGGO MORTENSEN – EASTERN PROMISES
e.DENZEL WASHINGTON – AMERICAN GANGSTER

4. BEST MOTION PICTURE – COMEDY OR MUSICAL
a.ACROSS THE UNIVERSE
Revolution Studios International; Sony Pictures Releasing
b.CHARLIE WILSON’S WAR
Universal Pictures/Relativity Media/Participant Productions/Playtone; Universal Pictures
c.HAIRSPRAY
New Line Cinema in association with Ingenious Film Partners; New Line Cinema
d.JUNO
Mandate Pictures/Mr. Mudd Production; Fox Searchlight Pictures
e.SWEENEY TODD
Parkes/Mac Donald and Zanuck Company; Warner Bros. Pictures

5.BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A MOTION PICTURE – COMEDY OR MUSICAL
a.AMY ADAMS – ENCHANTED
b.NIKKI BLONSKY – HAIRSPRAY
c.HELENA BONHAM CARTER – SWEENEY TODD
d.MARION COTILLARD – LA VIE EN ROSE
e.ELLEN PAGE – JUNO

6. BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE – COMEDY OR MUSICAL
a.JOHNNY DEPP – SWEENEY TODD
b.RYAN GOSLING – LARS AND THE REAL GIRL
c.TOM HANKS – CHARLIE WILSON’S WAR
d.PHILIP SEYMOUR HOFFMAN – THE SAVAGES
e.JOHN C. REILLY – WALK HARD: THE DEWEY COX STORY

7. BEST ANIMATED FEATURE FILM
a.BEE MOVIE
DreamWorks Animation; DreamWorks Animation
b.RATATOUILLE
Pixar; Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures Distribution
c.THE SIMPSONS MOVIE
Gracie Films; Twentieth Century Fox

8. BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
a.4 MONTHS, 3 WEEKS AND 2 DAYS (ROMANIA)
Mobra Films; IFC First Take
b.THE DIVING BELL AND THE BUTTERFLY (FRANCE AND USA)
A Kennedy/Marshall Company and Jon Kilik Production; Miramax/Paramount Vantage
c.THE KITE RUNNER (USA)
DreamWorks Pictures Sidney Kimmel Entertainment and Paramount Classics Participant Productions Present a Sidney Kimmel Entertainment and Parkes/Macdonald Production Distributed by Paramount Classics
d.LUST, CAUTION (TAIWAN)
Haishang Films; Focus Features
e.PERSEPOLIS (FRANCE)
247 Films; Sony Pictures Classics

9. BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A MOTION PICTURE
a.CATE BLANCHETT – I’M NOT THERE
b.JULIA ROBERTS – CHARLIE WILSON’S WAR
c.SAOIRSE RONAN –ATONEMENT
d.AMY RYAN – GONE BABY GONE
e.TILDA SWINTON – MICHAEL CLAYTON

10. BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A MOTION PICTURE
a.CASEY AFFLECK – THE ASSASSINATION OF JESSE JAMES BY THE COWARD ROBERT FORD
b.JAVIER BARDEM –NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN
c.PHILIP SEYMOUR HOFFMAN – CHARLIE WILSON’S WAR
d.JOHN TRAVOLTA – HAIRSPRAY
e.TOM WILKINSON – MICHAEL CLAYTON

11. BEST DIRECTOR – MOTION PICTURE
a.TIM BURTON – SWEENEY TODD
b.ETHAN COEN & JOEL COEN – NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN
c.JULIAN SCHNABEL – THE DIVING BELL AND THE BUTTERFLY
d.RIDLEY SCOTT – AMERICAN GANGSTER
e.JOE WRIGHT – ATONEMENT

12. BEST SCREENPLAY – MOTION PICTURE
a.DIABLO CODY – JUNO
b.ETHAN COEN & JOEL COEN – NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN
c.CHRISTOPHER HAMPTON – ATONEMENT
d.RONALD HARWOOD – THE DIVING BELL AND THE BUTTERFLY
e.AARON SORKIN – CHARLIE WILSON’S WAR

13. BEST ORIGINAL SCORE – MOTION PICTURE
a.MICHAEL BROOK, KAKI KING, EDDIE VEDDER – INTO THE WILD
b.CLINT EASTWOOD – GRACE IS GONE
c.ALBERTO IGLESIAS – THE KITE RUNNER
d.DARIO MARIANELLI – ATONEMENT
e.HOWARD SHORE – EASTERN PROMISES

14. BEST ORIGINAL SONG – MOTION PICTURE
a."DESPEDIDA" – LOVE IN THE TIME OF CHOLERA
Music by: Shakira, Antonio Pinto
Lyrics by: Shakira
b."GRACE IS GONE" – GRACE IS GONE
Music by: Clint Eastwood
Lyrics by: Carole Bayer Sager
c."GUARANTEED" – INTO THE WILD
Music & Lyrics by: Eddie Vedder
d."THAT’S HOW YOU KNOW" – ENCHANTED
Music & Lyrics by: Alan Menken
e."WALK HARD" – WALK HARD: THE DEWEY COX STORY
Music & Lyrics by: Marshall Crenshaw, John C. Reilly, Judd Apatow, Kasdan

15. BEST TELEVISION SERIES – DRAMA
a.BIG LOVE (HBO)
Anima Sola and Playtone Productions in association with HBO Entertainment
b.DAMAGES (FX NETWORKS)
FX Productions and Sony Pictures Television
c.GREY’S ANATOMY (ABC)
ABC Studios
d.HOUSE (FOX)
Heel and Toe Films, Shore Z Productions and Bad Hat Harry Productions in association with Universal Media Studios
e.MAD MEN (AMC)
Lionsgate Television
f.THE TUDORS (SHOWTIME)
Showtime/Peace Arch Entertainment/Working Title/Reveille Productions Limited/An Ireland-Canada Co-Production

16. BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A TELEVISION SERIES – DRAMA
a.PATRICIA ARQUETTE – MEDIUM
b.GLENN CLOSE – DAMAGES
c.MINNIE DRIVER – THE RICHES
d.EDIE FALCO – THE SOPRANOS
e.SALLY FIELD – BROTHERS & SISTERS
f.HOLLY HUNTER – SAVING GRACE
g.KYRA SEDGWICK – THE CLOSER

17. BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A TELEVISION SERIES – DRAMA
a.MICHAEL C. HALL – DEXTER
b.JON HAMM – MAD MEN
c.HUGH LAURIE – HOUSE
d.JONATHAN RHYS MEYERS – THE TUDORS
e.BILL PAXTON – BIG LOVE

18. BEST TELEVISION SERIES – COMEDY OR MUSICAL
a.30 ROCK (NBC)
Universal Media Studios in association with Broadway Video and Little Stranger - Inc.
b.CALIFORNICATION (SHOWTIME)
Showtime Presents in association with Aggressive Mediocrity, and Then…, Twilight Time Films
c.ENTOURAGE (HBO)
Leverage and Closest to the Hole Productions in association with HBO Entertainment
d.EXTRAS (HBO)
BBC and HBO Entertainment
e.PUSHING DAISIES (ABC)
Living Dead Guy Productions, The Jinks/Cohen Company in association with Warner Bros. Television

19.BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A TELEVISION SERIES –COMEDY OR MUSICAL
a.CHRISTINA APPLEGATE – SAMANTHA WHO?
b.AMERICA FERRERA – UGLY BETTY
c.TINA FEY – 30 ROCK
d.ANNA FRIEL – PUSHING DAISIES
e.MARY-LOUISE PARKER – WEEDS

20. BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A TELEVISION SERIES – COMEDY OR MUSICAL
a.ALEC BALDWIN – 30 ROCK
b.STEVE CARELL – THE OFFICE
c.DAVID DUCHOVNY – CALIFORNICATION
d.RICKY GERVAIS – EXTRAS
e.LEE PACE – PUSHING DAISIES

21. BEST MINI-SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
a.BURY MY HEART AT WOUNDED KNEE (HBO)
A Wolf Films/Traveler’s Rest Production in association with HBO Films
b.THE COMPANY (TNT)
Sony Pictures Television
c.FIVE DAYS (HBO)
HBO Films in association with BBC Films
d.LONGFORD (HBO)
A Granada Production in association with Channel 4 and HBO Films
e.THE STATE WITHIN (BBC AMERICA)
BBC America, BBC

22. BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A MINI-SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
a.BRYCE DALLAS HOWARD – AS YOU LIKE IT
b.DEBRA MESSING – THE STARTER WIFE
c.QUEEN LATIFAH – LIFE SUPPORT
d.SISSY SPACEK – PICTURES OF HOLLIS WOODS
e.RUTH WILSON – JANE EYRE (MASTERPIECE THEATRE)

23. BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A MINI-SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
a.ADAM BEACH – BURY MY HEART AT WOUNDED – KNEE
b.ERNEST BORGNINE – A GRANDPA FOR CHRISTMAS
c.JIM BROADBENT – LONGFORD
d.JASON ISAACS – THE STATE WITHIN
e.JAMES NESBITT – JEKYLL

24. BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A SERIES, MINI-SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
a.ROSE BYRNE – DAMAGES
b.RACHEL GRIFFITHS – BROTHERS & SISTERS
c.KATHERINE HEIGL – GREY’S ANATOMY
d.SAMANTHA MORTON – LONGFORD
e.ANNA PAQUIN – BURY MY HEART AT WOUNDED - KNEE
f.JAIME PRESSLY – MY NAME IS EARL

25. BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A SERIES, MINI-SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
a.TED DANSON – DAMAGES
b.KEVIN DILLON – ENTOURAGE
c.JEREMY PIVEN – ENTOURAGE
d.ANDY SERKIS – LONGFORD
e.WILLIAM SHATNER – BOSTON LEGAL
f.DONALD SUTHERLAND – DIRTY SEXY MONEY

NOMINATIONS TALLY

(BY FILM OUTFITS)

Focus Features 11
Miramax Films 10
Paramount Vantage 10
Warner Bros. Pictures 10
Universal Pictures 9
Fox Searchlight Pictures 4
New Line Cinema 4
The Weinstein Company 4
Sony Pictures Releasing 3
Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures Distribution 3
MGM Distribution Co. 2
Paramount Classics 2
River Road Entertainment 2
DreamWorks Animation 1
IFC First Take 1
Lionsgate 1
Picturehouse 1
Sony Pictures Classics 1
Twentieth Century Fox 1

(BY TELEVISION NETWORKS)

HBO 18
ABC 11
NBC 6
SHOWTIME 6
FX NETWORKS 5
BBC AMERICA 3
TNT 3
AMC 2
FOX 2
CBS 1
HALLMARK CHANNEL 1
PBS 1
USA NETWORK 1

(BY MOTION PICTURE)

ATONEMENT 7
CHARLIE WILSON’S WAR 5
MICHAEL CLAYTON 4
NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN 4
SWEENEY TODD 4
AMERICAN GANGSTER 3
DIVING BELL AND THE BUTTERFLY, THE 3
EASTERN PROMISES 3
HAIRSPRAY 3
JUNO 3
ENCHANTED 2
GRACE IS GONE 2
INTO THE WILD 2
KITE RUNNER, THE 2
THERE WILL BE BLOOD 2
WALK HARD: THE DEWEY COX STORY 2
4 MONTHS, 3 WEEKS AND 2 DAYS (ROMANIA) 1
A MIGHTY HEART 1
ACROSS THE UNIVERSE 1
ASSASSINATION OF JESSE JAMES BY THE COWARD ROBERT FORD, THE 1
AWAY FROM HER 1
BEE MOVIE 1
BRAVE ONE, THE 1
ELIZABETH: THE GOLDEN AGE 1
GONE BABY GONE 1
GREAT DEBATERS, THE 1
I’M NOT THERE 1
LA VIE EN ROSE 1
LARS AND THE REAL GIRL 1
LOVE IN THE TIME OF CHOLERA 1
LUST, CAUTION 1
PERSEPOLIS 1
RATATOUILLE 1
SAVAGES, THE 1
SIMPSONS MOVIE, THE 1

(BY TELEVISION SERIES OR PROGRAM)

DAMAGES 4
LONGFORD 4
30 ROCK 3
BURY MY HEART AT WOUNDED KNEE 3
ENTOURAGE 3
PUSHING DAISIES 3
BIG LOVE 2
BROTHERS & SISTERS 2
CALIFORNICATION 2
EXTRAS 2
GREY’S ANATOMY 2
HOUSE 2
MAD MEN 2
STATE WITHIN, THE 2
TUDORS, THE 2
A GRANDPA FOR CHRISTMAS 1
AS YOU LIKE IT 1
BOSTON LEGAL 1
CLOSER, THE 1
COMPANY, THE 1
DEXTER 1
DIRTY SEXY MONEY 1
FIVE DAYS 1
JANE EYRE (MASTERPIECE THEATRE) 1
JEKYLL 1
LIFE SUPPORT 1
MEDIUM 1
MY NAME IS EARL 1
OFFICE, THE 1
PICTURES OF HOLLIS WOODS 1
RICHES, THE 1
SAMANTHA WHO? 1
SAVING GRACE 1
SOPRANOS, THE 1
STARTER WIFE, THE 1
UGLY BETTY 1
WEEDS 1

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