Awards season is starting to kick into full swing in Hollywood. Plenty of regional organizations have already announced their picks for best movie of the year and, unsurprisingly, Up in the Air is claiming most of those distinctions. The Hurt Locker, however, is also scooping up a ton of top spots on the year-end best-of lists, despite being released way back in June. Anyone who was paying attention to the reviews that film was getting, though, shouldn’t be too surprised with the kudos it’s scoring now.

Today morning, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association announced its nominations for the 67th annual Golden Globe Awards (in a televised event hosted by Justin Timberlake, John Krasinski, and Diane Kruger). Up in the Air scored the most nominations with six, while Rob Marshall’s Nine was right behind with five nominations. Avatar and Inglourious Basterds tied for third with four nominations each.

In the running for Best Drama are Avatar, The Hurt Locker, Inglourious Basterds, Precious and Up in the Air. (500) Days of Summer, The Hangover, It’s Complicated, Julie & Julia, and Nine will compete for the Best Musical or Comedy award. I’m glad to see a non-traditional film like The Hangover score a nom, and I’d love to see (500) Days of Summer win, but I think it’s a foregone conclusion that the usually-safe HFPA is going to dish the Golden Globe to Nine (which isn’t to say that Marshall’s film isn’t fully deserving of the prize).

Hit the jump to see what we thought of the other nominations, as well as a look at the full list of nominees!

Some notable nominations elsewhere include Kathryn Bigelow (The Hurt Locker) competing against her ex-husband James Cameron (Avatar) for Best Director, Joseph Gordon-Levitt ((500) Days) for Best Actor in a Musical or Comedy, Jeff Bridges (Crazy Heart) and Colin Firth (A Single Man) for Best Actor in a Drama, Carey Mulligan (An Education) for Best Actress in a Drama, Meryl Streep competing against herself (It’s Complicated and Julie & Julia) for Best Actress in a Musical or Comedy, Woody Harrelson (The Messenger) and Christoph Waltz (Inglourious Basterds) for Best Supporting Actor, both Vera Farmiga and Anna Kendrick (Up in the Air) for Best Supporting Actress, Neill Blomkamp scoring a Best Screenplay nom for the otherwise-shutout District 9, and an absolutely STACKED Best Animated Feature Category (Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, Coraline, Fantastic Mr. Fox, The Princess and the Frog, and Up). I am a bit flummoxed by Sandra Bullock’s double appearance on the list, though, especially the Best Actress in a Musical or Comedy nod she got for The Proposal (huh?!?).

On the TV side of things, HBO dominated as usual with 17 nominations. Fox’s Glee, however, led all competitors with four nominations. Competing for Best Drama are Big Love, Dexter, House, Mad Men, and True Blood. The Best Musical or Comedy category has 30 Rock, Glee, Entourage, Modern Family, and The Office competing against each other.

The overall list is a bit goofy at times, but the Golden Globes are an entertaining show (who doesn’t love to see stars get bombed and have a good time?), and with Ricky Gervais hosting, I’m looking forward to this year’s ceremony. The show will be broadcast live from the Beverly Hilton on January 17, 2010. The full list of nominees can be found below.

FILM NOMINEES:

Best Drama
Avatar
The Hurt Locker
Inglorious Basterds
Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire
Up in the Air

Best Musical or Comedy
(500) Days of Summer
The Hangover
It’s Complicated
Julie & Julia
Nine

Actor in a Drama
Jeff Bridges, Crazy Heart
George Clooney, Up in the Air
Colin Firth, A Single Man
Morgan Freeman, Invictus
Tobey Maguire, Brothers

Actress in a Drama
Emily Blunt, The Young Victoria
Sandra Bullock, The Blind Side
Helen Mirren, The Last Station
Carey Mulligan, An Education
Gabourey Sidibe, Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire

Director
Kathryn Bigelow, The Hurt Locker
James Cameron, Avatar
Clint Eastwood, Invictus
Jason Reitman, Up in the Air
Quentin Tarantino, Inglorious Basterds

Actor in a Musical or Comedy
Matt Damon, The Informant!
Daniel Day-Lewis, Nine
Robert Downey Jr., Sherlock Holmes
Joseph Gordon-Levitt, (500) Days of Summer
Michael Stuhlbarg, A Serious Man

Actress in a Musical or Comedy
Sandra Bullock, The Proposal
Marion Cotillard, Nine
Julia Roberts, Duplicity
Meryl Streep, It’s Complicated
Meryl Streep, Julie & Julia

Supporting Actor
Matt Damon, Invictus
Woody Harrelson, The Messenger
Christopher Plummer, The Last Station
Stanley Tucci, The Lovely Bones
Christoph Waltz, Inglorious Basterds

Supporting Actress
Penelope Cruz, Nine
Vera Farmiga, Up in the Air
Anna Kendrick, Up in the Air
Mo’Nique, Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire
Julianne Moore, A Single Man

Foreign Language Film
Baaria
Broken Embraces
The Maid (La Nana)
A Prophet
The White Ribbon

Animated Film
Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs
Coraline
Fantastic Mr. Fox
The Princess and the Frog
Up

Screenplay
Neill Blomkamp, District 9
Mark Boal, The Hurt Locker
Nancy Meyers, It’s Complicated
Jason Reitman and Sheldon Turner, Up in the Air
Quentin Tarantino, Inglorious Basterds

Original Score
Michael Giacchino, Up
Marvin Hamlisch, The Informant!
James Horner, Avatar
Abel Korzeniowski, A Single Man
Karen O, Carter Burwell, Where the Wild Things Are

Original Song
“Cinema Italiano” (written by Maury Yeston), Nine
“I Want to Come Home” (written by Paul McCartney), Everybody’s Fine
“I Will See You” (written by James Horner, Simon Franglen, Kuk Harrell), Avatar
“The Weary Kind (Theme from ‘Crazy Heart’)” (written by Ryan Bingham, T Bone Burnett), Crazy Heart
“Winter” (written by U2), Brothers

TELEVISION NOMINEES:

Best TV Drama Series
Big Love, HBO
Dexter, Showtime
House, Fox
Mad Men, AMC
True Blood, HBO

Best TV Musical or Comedy Series
30 Rock, NBC
Entourage, HBO
Glee, Fox;
Modern Family, ABC
The Office, NBC

Best Actor in a TV Drama
Simon Baker, The Mentalist, CBS
Jon Hamm, Mad Men, AMC
Michael C. Hall, Dexter, Showtime
Hugh Laurie, House, Fox
Bill Paxton, Big Love, HBO

Best Actress in a TV Drama
Glenn Close, Damages, FX
January Jones, Mad Men, AMC
Julianna Margulies, The Good Wife, CBS
Anna Paquin, True Blood, HBO
Kyra Sedgwick, The Closer, TNT

Best Actress in a TV Musical or Comedy
Tina Fey, 30 Rock, NBC
Edie Falco, Nurse Jackie, Showtime
Toni Collette, The United States of Tara, Showtime
Lea Michele, Glee, Fox
Courteney Cox, Cougar Town, ABC

Best Actor in a TV Musical or Comedy
Alec Baldwin, 30 Rock, NBC
Steve Carell, The Office, NBC
David Duchovny, Californication, Showtime
Matthew Morrison, Glee, Fox
Thomas Jane, Hung, HBO

Best Actor in a Supporting Role
Jeremy Piven, Entourage, HBO
Neil Patrick Harris, How I Met Your Mother, CBS
William Hurt, Damages, FX
John Lithgow, Dexter, Showtime
Michael Emerson, Lost, ABC

Best Actress in a Supporting Role
Jane Lynch, Glee, Fox
Rose Byrne, Damages, FX
Janet McTeer, Into the Storm, HBO
Jane Adams, Hung, HBO
Chloe Sevigny, Big Love, HBO

Best TV Movie or Miniseries
Georgia O’Keeffe, Lifetime
Grey Gardens, HBO
Into the Storm, HBO
Little Dorrit, PBS
Taking Chance, HBO

Best Actor in a Miniseries or TV Movie
Kevin Bacon, Taking Chance, HBO
Kenneth Branagh, Wallender, PBS
Chiwetel Ejiofor, Endgame, PBS
Brendan Gleeson, Into the Storm, HBO
Jeremy Irons, Georgia O’Keeffe, Lifetime

Best Actress in a Miniseries or TV movie
Joan Allen, Georgia O’Keeffe, Lifetime
Drew Barrymore, Grey Gardens, HBO
Jessica Lange, Grey Gardens, HBO
Anna Paquin, The Courageous Heart of Irena Sendler, CBS
Sigourney Weaver, Prayers for Bobby, Lifetime

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