and the nominess are...

Thankfully my predictable lits of Golden Globe hopefuls turned out to be too predictable. I threw some wild cards in there (Halle Berry, Emile Hirsch, Seth Rogen), but as usual the official list of the 65th Golden Globes could not be more of a mix bag of films I thought were either dead in the water award wise or films I knew the Globes would ga ga for but hoped it wouldn't be true (Damn you "Hairspray"!). "Into the Wild" couldn't muster a presence in the major categories and I'm really shocked to see such a strong presence for "American Gangster." I would have loved to have seen more love for "I'm Not There" and a directing nod for Paul Thomas Anderson as well as a writing or directing nomination for "Michael Clayton." "The Great Debaters" and John C. Reilly also came as a bit of a surprise. I read "Charlie Wilson's War" was losing its award potential and is getting mixed early reviews but Mike Nichols seems to be a favorite with the Golden Globes with his last film, "Closer", not only garnering wins for Natalie Portman and Clive Owen, who were unfortunately shut out at the Oscars, but also a directing and best picture nomination. I don't think it will pan out during the award season with the exception of the supporting nominations but this looks like an award season that will grow with varied surprises.

Here are the nominees*:
BEST MOTION PICTURE DRAMA
"American Gangster" [X]
"Atonement"
"Eastern Promises"
"The Great Debaters" [X]
"Michael Clayton" [X]
"No Country for Old Men"
"There Will Be Blood"

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS DRAMA
Cate Blanchett, "Elizabeth: The Golden Age" [X]
Julie Christie, "Away from Her"
Jodie Foster, "The Brave One" [X]
Angelina Jolie, "A Mighty Heart"
Keira Knightley, "Atonement"

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR DRAMA
George Clooney, "Michael Clayton"
Daniel Day-Lewis, "There Will Be Blood"
James McAvoy, "Atonement"
Viggo Mortensen, "Eastern Promises"
Denzel Washington, "American Gangster"
(spoilers slipped in and I got most of them)

BEST MOTION PICTURE COMEDY/MUSICAL
"Across the Universe" [X]
"Charlie Wilson’s War" [X]
"Hairspray"
"Juno"
"Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street"

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS COMEDY/MUSICAL
Amy Adams, "Enchanted"
Nikki Blonsky, "Hairspray"
Helena Bonham Carter, "Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street"
Marion Cotillard, "La Vie en Rose" (Wrong category)
Ellen Page, "Juno"

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR COMEDY/MUSICAL
Johnny Depp, "Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Ryan Gosling, "Lars and the Real Girl"
Tom Hanks, Charlie Wilson’s War" [X]
Philip Seymour Hoffman, The Savages"
John C. Reilly, "Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story" [X]

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE FILM
"Bee Movie"
"Ratatouille"
"The Simpsons Movie"

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM (the only category I guessed without error)
"4 Months, 3 Weeks, 2 Days"
"The Diving Bell and the Butterfly"
"The Kite Runner"
"Lust, Caution"
"Persepolis"

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A MOTION PICTURE
Cate Blanchett, “I’m Not There”
Saoirse Ronan, “Atonement” [X]
Julia Roberts, “Charlie Wilson’s War” [X]
Amy Ryan, “Gone Baby Gone”
Tilda Swinton, “Michael Clayton”

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A MOTION PICTURE
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" [X]
John Travolta, "Hairspray" [X]
Tom Wilkinson, "Michael Clayton"

BEST DIRECTOR
Tim Burton, "Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Ethan Coen & Joel Coen, "No Country for Old Men"
Julian Schnabel, "The Diving Bell and the Butterfly"
Ridley Scott, "American Gangster" [X]
Joe Wright, "Atonement" [X]

Click here for more. (*an X denotes a name or film I did not predict)

Also:
Broadcast Film Critics nominations
London Film Critics nominations