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Irish stars Golden Globes nominees
Tuesday 15 December 2009
Emmy winner Brendan Gleeson is nominated for Best Actor in a Miniseries or TV Movie for his portrayal of Winston Churchill in 'Into the Storm'.
U2 are nominated in the Best Song category for 'Winter' from the new Jim Sheridan film 'Brothers'.
The George Clooney-starring 'Up in the Air' leads the film categories with six nominations, while the new series 'Glee' leads the TV categories with four.
The nominees for Best Motion Picture - Drama are: 'Avatar', 'The Hurt Locker', 'Inglourious Basterds', 'Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire' and 'Up in the Air'.
Jeff Bridges ('Crazy Heart'), George Clooney ('Up in the Air'), Colin Firth ('A Single Man'), Morgan Freeman ('Invictus') and Tobey Maguire ('Brothers') are nominated for Best Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama.
The nominees for Best Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama are: Emily Blunt ('The Young Victoria'), Sandra Bullock ('The Blind Side'), Helen Mirren ('The Last Station'), Carey Mulligan ('An Education') and Gabourey Sidibe ('Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire').
Wicklow resident Daniel Day-Lewis is nominated in the Best Actor - Comedy or Musical category for his performance in 'Nine'.
'(500) Days of Summer', 'The Hangover', 'It's Complicated', 'Julie & Julia' and 'Nine' are nominated for Best Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical.
The nominees for Best Supporting Actress are: Penélope Cruz ('Nine'), Vera Farmiga ('Up in the Air'), Anna Kendrick ('Up in the Air'), Mo'Nique ('Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire') and Julianne Moore ('A Single Man').
The nominees for Best Supporting Actor are: Matt Damon ('Invictus'), Woody Harrelson ('The Messenger'), Christopher Plummer ('The Last Station'), Stanley Tucci ('The Lovely Bones') and Christoph Waltz ('Inglorious Basterds').
Nominated for Best Director are: Kathryn Bigelow ('The Hurt Locker'), James Cameron ('Avatar'), Clint Eastwood ('Invictus'), Jason Reitman ('Up in the Air') and Quentin Tarantino ('Inglourious Basterds').
The nominees for Best Television Series - Drama are: 'Big Love', 'Dexter', 'House', 'Mad Men' and 'True Blood'.
The nominees for Best Television Series - Comedy or Musical are: '30 Rock', 'Entourage', 'Glee', 'Modern Family' and 'The Office'.
The winners will be announced on Sunday, 17 January.
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