Downton Abbey battles Homeland as the Golden Globe Nominations are announced

Sweet Jesus, it’s practically Christmas and that of course means awards season is almost upon us. How the hell did that happen? Time, that’s how – time.

So anyway as our life slowly passes us by and we realise we how little we have achieved, the Golden Globe nominations have been announced.

In the TV category both Downton Abbey and Homeland have been given the most nods and will be battling it out in two categories; Best Drama Series amd Best Actress in a Drama Series (Claire Danes Vs. Michelle Dockery).

Dame Maggie Smith has also been nominated for a Best Supporting Actress Award for her role in Downton, while Damien Lewis for a Best Actor gong for his part in Homeland.

Over in the film categories Hugh Jackman, Bradley Cooper and Ewan McGregor are up against each other (now there’s a thought) for the Best Actor award, while Meryl Streep, Emily Blunt and Jennifer Laurence are to do battle for the Best Actress.

Have a ganders at the full list of nominees below…

FOR MOVIES:

Best Motion Picture - Drama

Argo

Lincoln

Life of Pi

Django Unchained

Zero Dark Thirty

Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy

The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel

Les Miserables

Moonrise Kingdom

Salmon Fishing in the Yemen

Silver Linings Playbook

Best Director

Ben Affleck, Argo

Kathryn Bigelow, Zero Dark Thirty

Ang Lee, Life of Pi

Steven Spielberg, Lincoln

Quentin Tarantino, Django Unchained

Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama

Daniel Day-Lewis, Lincoln

Richard Gere, Arbitrage

John Hawkes, The Sessions

Joaquin Phoenix, The Master

Denzel Washington, Flight

Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy

Hugh Jackman, Les Miserables

Jack Black, Bernie

Bradley Cooper, Silver Linings Playbook

Bill Murray, Hyde Park on Hudson

Ewan McGregor, Salmon Fishing in the Yemen

Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama

Jessica Chastain, Zero Dark Thirty

Marion Cotillard, Rust and Bone

Helen Mirren, Hitchcock

Naomi Watts, The Impossible

Rachel Weisz, The Deep Blue Sea

Best Actress – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy

Emily Blunt, Salmon Fishing in the Yemen

Judi Dench, The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel

Jennifer Lawrence, Silver Linings Playbook

Maggie Smith, Quartet

Meryl Streep, Hope Springs

Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture

Alan Arkin, Argo

Leonard DiCaprio, Django Unchained

Philip Seymour Hoffman, The Master

Tommy Lee Jones, Lincoln

Christoph Waltz, Django Unchained

Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture

Amy Adams, The Master

Sally Field, Lincoln

Anne Hathaway, Les Miserables

Helen Hunt, The Sessions

Nicole Kidman, The Paperboy

Best Foreign Language Film

Amour

A Royal Affair

The Intouchables

Kon-Tiki

Rust and Bone

FOR TELEVISION:

Best Drama Series

Breaking Bad (AMC)

Boardwalk Empire (HBO)

Downton Abbey: Season 2 (PBS)

Homeland (Showtime)

The Newsroom (HBO)

Best Comedy Series

The Big Bang Theory (CBS)

Episodes (Showtime)

Girls (HBO)

Modern Family (ABC)

Smash (NBC)

Best Actor in a Television Drama Series

Steve Buscemi, Boardwalk Empire 

Bryan Cranston, Breaking Bad

Jeff Daniels, The Newsroom

Jon Hamm, Mad Men

Damian Lewis, Homeland

Best Actress in a Television Drama Series

Connie Britton, Nashville

Glenn Close, Damages

Claire Danes, Homeland

Michelle Dockery, Downton Abbey: Season 2

Julianna Margulies, The Good Wife

Best Actress in a Television Comedy Series

Zooey Deschanel, New Girl

Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Veep

Lena Dunham, Girls

Tina Fey, 30 Rock

Amy Poehler, Parks and Recreation

Best Actor in a Television Comedy Series

Alec Baldwin, 30 Rock

Don Cheadle, House of Lies

Louis C.K., Louie

Matt LeBlanc, Episodes

Jim Parsons, The Big Bang Theory

Best Mini-Series or Motion Picture made for Television

Game Change

The Girl

Hatfields and McCoys

The Hour

Political Animals

Best Actor in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture made for Television

Kevin Costner, Hatfields and McCoys

Benedict Cumberbatch, Sherlock

Woody Harrelson, Game Change

Toby Jones, The Girl

Clive Owen, Hemingway & Gellhorn

Best Actress in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture made for Television

Nicole Kidman, Hemingway & Gellhorn

Jessica Lang, American Horror Story - Asylum

Sienna Miller, The Girl

Sigourney Weaver, Political Animals

Julianne Moore, Game Change

Best Supporting Actor in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture made for Television 

Max Greenfield, New Girl

Ed Harris, Game Change

Danny Huston, Magic City

Mandy Patinkin, Homeland

Eric Stonestreet, Modern Family

Best Supporting Actress in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture made for Television

Hayden Panettiere, Nashville

Archie Panjabi, The Good Wife

Sarah Paulson, Game Change

Maggie Smith, Downton Abbey

Sofia Vergara, Modern Family

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