Golden Globe Movie Nominations: Our Gut Reactions

The nominees for this year's Golden Globes -- given out by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association -- have been announced, and there are a few surprises, which is always going to happen when you have separate categories for dramas and comedy/musicals, and when entertainment reporters from other countries are involved. Some of them have crazy tastes in movies. They're French! Among other nationalities!

That said, there's no arguing with the five nominees for Best Drama -- Black Swan, The Fighter, Inception, The King's Speech and The Social Network. Okay, you may argue that Inception is overrated, but they were all incredibly well-received, although they effectively blocked out plenty of other movies that might have been on the cusp. True Grit, The Town, 127 Hours, The American, Get Low and Winter's Bone may not have had a chance here, but their American settings and themes may hold more sway with Academy members come Oscar time, when they have ten spots to choose from, and comedies will get passed over, as usual.

Speaking of comedies: holy cow. Alice in Wonderland for Best Comedy or Musical? Red? Burlesque?!??!? Sure, those movies were fun and all, but it's hard to think of any of them as award-winning. Although Burlesque was pretty much the only musical to come out this year, besides Tangled. Are animated films not eligible in this category? The Kids Are All Right is actually a great movie, but The Tourist is just bad, and barely qualifies as a comedy. I would have rather seen Due Date or The Other Guys up here, but again, probably not high on the list of the foreign press. I'm surprised the British terrorist comedy Four Lions didn't make it, though.

In the acting realm, The Fighter has four nominees in three categories, which puts them one better than the similarly nominated The King's Speech. Both are pretty amazing casts, so good for them. I'm glad Helena Bonham Carter got nominated. Michael Douglas managed to get a Supporting Actor nod for Wall Street 2, which I'll grudgingly admit is deserved, because that movie was awful, but I'm wondering if Mila Kunis coasted into her Best Supporting Actress nod on the basis that Black Swan is a pretty amazing film, and she stands next to Natalie Portman for most of it. And kudos to Johnny Depp for landing two nominations in the same category (Best Actor - Comedy)! The Mad Hatter nomination is surprising, but I'd give it to him for that before The Tourist. Blargh.

Here's the full list of movie nominees:

Best Motion Picture - Drama
Black Swan
The Fighter
Inception
The King's Speech
The Social Network

Best Performance by an Actress in a Drama
Halle Berry, Frankie & Alice
Nicole Kidman, Rabbit Hole
Jennifer Lawrence, Winter's Bone
Natalie Portman, Black Swan
Michelle Williams, Blue Valentine

Best Performance by an Actor in a Drama
Jesse Eisenberg, The Social Network
Colin Firth, The King's Speech
James Franco, 127 Hours
Mark Wahlberg, The Fighter
Ryan Gosling, Blue Valentine

Best Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical
Alice in Wonderland
Burlesque
The Kids Are All Right
Red
The Tourist

Best Performance by an Actress in a Comedy or Musical
Annette Bening, The Kids Are All Right
Anne Hathaway, Love and Other Drugs
Angelina Jolie, The Tourist
Julianne Moore, The Kids Are All Right
Emma Stone, Easy A

Best Performance by an Actor in a Comedy or Musical
Johnny Depp, Alice in Wonderland
Johnny Depp, The Tourist
Paul Giamatti, Barney's Version
Jake Gyllenhaal, Love and Other Drugs
Kevin Spacey, Casino Jack

Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role
Amy Adams, The Fighter
Helena Bonham Carter, The King's Speech
Mila Kunis, The Black Swan
Melissa Leo, The Fighter
Jacki Weaver, Animal Kingdom

Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role
Christian Bale, The Fighter
Michael Douglas, Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps
Andrew Garfield, The Social Network
Jeremy Renner, The Town
Geoffrey Rush, The King's Speech

Best Animated Movie
Despicable Me
How to Train Your Dragon
The Illusionist
Tangled
Toy Story 3

Best Foreign Language Film
Biutiful
The Concert
The Edge
I Am Love
In a Better World

Best Director
Darren Aronofsky, Black Swan
David Fincher, The Social Network
Tom Hooper, The King's Speech
Christopher Nolan, Inception
David O. Russell, The Fighter

Best Screenplay
Danny Boyle, 127 Hours
Aaron Sorkin, The Social Network
David Seidler, The King's Speech
Christopher Nolan, Inception
Lisa Choldenko and Stuart Blumberg, The Kids Are All Right

See more Globes snubs, find out how the nominees reacted and learn if the Oscar nominations are likely to mirror the Globes.

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