Roll out that red carpet – Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie both scored Golden Globe nominations, it was announced Thursday.
Pitt is up for Best Performance by an Actor in a Drama for his role in The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, while Jolie scored a nod for her part in the Clint Eastwood drama Changeling.
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The other noteworthy nomination went to Heath Ledger, who earned a posthumous nod for his role at the Joker in The Dark Knight.
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There were some surprises: Tom Cruise and Robert Downey Jr. were nominated for the comedy Tropic Thunder and James Franco got a nod for the pot comedy Pineapple Express. Director Gus Van Sant's critically praised gay-rights biopic Milk was noticeably left off the Best Motion Picture category. The 66th Annual Golden Globe Awards will be broadcast Jan. 11 from the Beverly Hilton at 8 p.m. on NBC. Scroll down to see the nomination list of top movie categories.
BEST MOTION PICTURE THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON FROST/NIXON THE READER REVOLUTIONARY ROAD SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA ANNE HATHAWAY, RACHEL GETTING MARRIED ANGELINA JOLIE, CHANGELING MERYL STREEP, DOUBT KRISTIN SCOTT THOMAS, I'VE LOVED YOU SO LONG KATE WINSLET, REVOLUTIONARY ROAD BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA LEONARDO DICAPRIO, REVOLUTIONARY ROAD FRANK LANGELLA, FROST/NIXON SEAN PENN, MILK BRAD PITT, THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON MICKEY ROURKE, THE WRESTLER BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A MOTION PICTURE AMY ADAMS, DOUBT PENELOPE CRUZ, VICKY CRISTINA BARCELONA VIOLA DAVIS, DOUBT MARISA TOMEI, THE WRESTLER KATE WINSLET, THE READER BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A MOTION PICTURE TOM CRUISE, TROPIC THUNDER ROBERT DOWNEY JR., TROPIC THUNDER RALPH FIENNES, THE DUCHESS PHILIP SEYMOUR HOFFMAN, DOUBT HEATH LEDGER, THE DARK KNIGHT BEST MOTION PICTURE – COMEDY OR MUSICAL BURN AFTER READING HAPPY-GO-LUCKY IN BRUGES MAMMA MIA! VICKY CRISTINA BARCELONA BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A MOTION PICTURE – COMEDY OR MUSICAL REBECCA HALL, VICKY CRISTINA BARCELONA SALLY HAWKINS, HAPPY-GO-LUCKY FRANCES MCDORMAND, BURN AFTER READING MERYL STREEP, MAMMA MIA! EMMA THOMPSON, LAST CHANCE HARVEY BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE – COMEDY OR MUSICAL JAVIER BARDEM, VICKY CRISTINA BARCELONA COLIN FARRELL, IN BRUGES JAMES FRANCO, PINEAPPLE EXPRESS BRENDAN GLEESON, IN BRUGES DUSTIN HOFFMAN, LAST CHANCE HARVEY Click here to see who got nominated in the TV categories.
