The 2009 Golden Globe nominations have been revealed. Reading through them I was stunned to see “The Dark Knight” only received one nomination with Heath Ledger for Best Supporting Actor. Hopefully this doesn’t set the track for the Oscars.

BEST PICTURE - Drama
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 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

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE FILM
BOLT
KUNG FU PANDA
WALL-E

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
THE BAADER MEINHOF COMPLEX
EVERLASTING MOMENTS
GOMORRAH
I’VE LOVED YOU SO LONG
WALTZ WITH BASHIR

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 DIRECTOR
Danny Boyle - SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE
Stephen Daldry - THE READER
David Fincher - THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON
Ron Howard - FROST/NIXON
Sam Mendes - REVOLUTIONARY ROAD

BEST SCREENPLAY
Simon Beaufoy - SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE
David Hare - THE READER
Peter Morgan - FROST/NIXON
Eric Roth - THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON
John Patrick Shanley - DOUBT

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
Alexandre Desplat - THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON
Clint Eastwood - CHANGELING
James Newton Howard - DEFIANCE
A.R. Rahman - SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE
Hans Zimmer - FROST/NIXON

BEST ORIGINAL SONG
“Down to Earth” - WALL-E
“Gran Torino” - GRAN TORINO
“I Thought I Lost You” - BOLT
“Once in a Lifetime” - CADILLAC RECORDS
“The Wrestler” - THE WRESTLER