FILM&TV/ GOLDEN GLOBE NOMS ANNOUNCED: "Up in the Air," led the field with 6 nominations this morning for the 67th annual Golden Globe Awards. George Clooney was nominated for best performance by an actor in a drama, and costars Anna Kendrick and Vera Farmiga were both nominated for best supporting actress. The film also was nominated for best drama of the year, as well as best director for Jason Reitman and best screenplay. The musical "Nine" scored 5 nominations, while "Avatar" and "Inglourious Basterds" earned 4 nods apiece. The Iraq war drama "The Hurt Locker," which has been sweeping critics awards, earned 3, though none of its actors received nominations. The critical darling "Precious," the hit of the Sundance Film Festival, also received 3 nominations, including best film, best actress in a drama for Gabourey Sidibe and supporting actress for Mo'Nique. Vying for best actor in a drama along with Clooney are Jeff Bridges for "Crazy Heart," Colin Firth for "A Single Man," Morgan Freeman for "Invictus" and Tobey Maguire for "Brothers." Actress Meryl Streep scored 2 two Golden Globe nods, for "Julie & Julia" and "It's Complicated." Sandra Bullock, Matt Damon and Anna Paquin were also double nominees. Bullock was nominated for best actress in a comedy/musical for "The Proposal" as well as for the drama "The Blind Side." Damon earned a best actor nod for "The Informant!" and supporting actor for "Invictus." Paquin earned a nomination for best actress in a TV drama series for "True Blood" as well as best actress in a miniseries or motion picture made for TV for "The Courageous Heart of Irena Sendler." The nominees for best comedy/musical motion picture are "(500) Days of Summer," "The Hangover," "It's Complicated," "Julie & Julia" and "Nine." "Up" earned a nod in the category of best animated film, along with "Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs," "Coraline," "Fantastic Mr. Fox" and "The Princess and the Frog." On the TV front, the nominations from the Hollywood Foreign Press Assn. were music to the ears of those at "Glee," Fox's series about a high school glee club. The acclaimed musical comedy series dominated the TV nods this morning, earning 4, including best TV comedy series, best actress for Lea Michele, best supporting actress for Jane Lynch and best actor for Matthew Morrison. Other big TV winners include "30 Rock," "Big Love," "Damages," "Dexter" and, of course, "Mad Men." All earned 3 nominations apiece. "Big Love," "Dexter," "Mad Men," "House" and "True Blood" were nominated for best drama series. Joining "Glee" in the best comedy series category are "30 Rock," "Entourage," "Modern Family" and "The Office." The awards will be handed out January 17. A full list of all nominees, in all categories, can be found on the Golden Globe website.
The Writers Guild of America announced its nominations yesterday, for outstanding achievement in television, radio, news, promotional writing, and graphic animation. The 2010 Writers Guild Awards will be held on February 20, 2010, in Los Angeles and New York. Nominations for Drama Series are: "Breaking Bad," "Dexter," "Friday Night Lights," "Lost" and "Mad Men". Comedy Series noms are: "30 Rock," "Curb Your Enthusiasm," "Glee," "Modern Family" and "The Office". New Series noms are: "Glee," "The Good Wife," "Hung," "Modern Family" and "Nurse Jackie". A full list of all nominees can be found on the WGA website.
THEATRE/ WICKED SETS A RECORD: The hit "Wicked" becomes the 20th longest-running show in Broadway history when it plays its 2,535th performance tonight at the Gershwin Theatre. The Tony-winning "Avenue Q" previously held that position. Based on Gregory Maguire's novel, which turned every Oz myth inside out, "Wicked" explores the early life of the witches of Oz: Glinda and Elphaba. The 2 main characters meet at Shiz, a school where both hope to take up sorcery. Glinda is madly popular and Elphaba is, well, green. By a misunderstanding, they wind up roommates and, after an initial period of mutual loathing, begin to learn something about each other. Their life paths continue to intersect through a shared love, entry into the Emerald City and interaction with the Wizard himself. Eventually, their choices and convictions take them on widely different journeys.
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