Some Geek Loving From The Golden Globes

The Golden Globe nominations were announced this morning and, as usual, there wasn’t a whole lot for of cheering for fans of geek movies and television.

Awarded by The Hollywood Foreign Press Association, the Golden Globes are often considered a benchmark for the famed Academy Awards (whose nominations will be announced on February 2, 2010). And just like the Academy, the Globes tends to favor more “mainstream” entertainment. This year, proved to be no exception (though, in fairness, there were a few bright spots for those of us in the geekdom).

On the motion picture side of the noms, James Cameron’s Avatar (which hasn’t even opened yet) was nominated for Best Feature – Drama, while geek-fave Robert Downey Jr. was nominated as Best Actor in a Musical or Comedy for his role in Sherlock Holmes (another film that hasn’t been released yet!). Spider-Man star Tobey Maguire was nominated for Best Actor in a Drama for his role Brothers. District 9 was nominated in the Best Screenplay category, while famed composer James Horner may walk away with the statue for Best Original Score for his muscial work on Avatar. What, no Star Trek? Not even the soundtrack? Nothing? C’mon!

Differing from the Academy Awards, which focuses solely on the motion picture industry, the Golden Globes also recognize the television-side of entertainment as well. This is the area where we can usually find a little more geek-loving and it’s no exception this year.

The Globes did manage to squeeze out some respect for a little show we know and love, True Blood. Not only was the show nominated in the Best Television Series-Drama category, Anna Paquin was nominated as Best Actress in a Drama for her portrayal of Sookie Stackhouse, as well as being a nominee as Best Actress in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television (man…couldn’t they shorten that somehow?!) for her role in The Corageous Heart of Irena Sendler.

My personal favorite new show of the season, Glee definitely got some loving with the most nominations of any TV series! Not only was it nominated as Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy, but stars Matthew Morrison and Lea Michele were nominated as Best Actor and Actress in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy, while funny lady Jane Lynch was given the nod for Supporting Actress for the series. And Doctor Horrible himself, Neil Patrick Harris was nominated as Best Supporting Actor for How I Met Your Mother. Alas, the gang from The Big Bang Theory seemed to be shut out completely. Maybe they like geeks more than nerds?

The 67^th Annual Golden Globes will be handed out on Sunday, January 17, 2010. Here’s the complete list of nominations:

Best Motion Picture, Drama

Avatar
The Hurt Locker
Inglourious Basterds
Precious
Up in the Air

Best Motion Picture, Comedy or Musical

500 Days of Summer
The Hangover
It’s Complicated
Julie & Julia
Nine

Best Director in a Motion Picture

Kathryn Bigelow
The Hurt Locker

James Cameron
Avatar

Clint Eastwood
Invictus

Jason Reitman
Up in the Air

Quentin Tarantino
Inglourious Basterds

Best Actor in a Motion Picture, Drama

Jeff Bridges
Crazy Heart

George Clooney
Up in the Air

Colin Firth
A Single Man

Morgan Freeman
Invictus

Tobey Maguire
Brothers

Best Actress in a Motion Picture, Drama

Emily Blunt
The Young Victoria

Sandra Bullock
The Blind Side

Helen Mirren
The Last Station

Carey Mulligan
An Education

Gabourey Sidibe
Precious

Best Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture

Matt Damon
Invictus

Woody Harrelson
The Messenger

Christopher Plummer
The Last Station

Stanley Tucci
The Lovely Bones

Christoph Waltz
Inglourious Basterds

Best Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture

Penelope Cruz
Nine

Vera Farmiga
Up in the Air

Anna Kendrick
Up in the Air

Mo’Nique
Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire

Julianne Moore
A Single Man

Best Actor in a Motion Picture, Comedy

Matt Damon
The Informant!

Daniel Day-Lewis
Nine

Robert Downey, Jr.
Sherlock Holmes

Joseph Gordon-Levitt
(500) Days of Summer

Michael Stuhlbarg
A Serious Man

Best Actress in a Motion Picture, Comedy

Sandra Bullock
The Proposal

Marion Cotillard
Nine

Julia Roberts
Duplicity

Meryl Streep
It’s Complicated

Meryl Streep
Julie and Julia

Best Screenplay – Motion Picture

The Hurt Locker
Mark Boal

District 9
Neill Blomkamp, Terri Tatchell

Inglourious Basterds
Quentin Tarantino

It’s Complicated
Nancy Meyers

Up in the Air
Jason Reitman, Sheldon Turner

Best Animated Feature Film

Coraline
Fantastic Mr. Fox
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs
The Princess and the Frog
Up

Best Foreign Language Film

A Prophet
The White Ribbon
The Maid
Baaria

Best Television Series, Drama

Big Love
Dexter
House
Mad Men
True Blood

Best Televison Series, Comedy or Musical

30 Rock
Entourage
Glee
Modern Family
The Office

Best Actor in a Television Series, Drama

Simon Baker
The Mentalist

Michael C. Hall
Dexter

Jon Hamm
Mad Men

Hugh Laurie
House

Bill Paxtion
Big Love

Best Actress in a Television Series, Drama

Julianna Margulies
The Good Wife

Glenn Close
Damages

January Jones
Mad Men

Anna Paquin
True Blood

Kyra Sedgwick
The Closer

Best Actor in a Television Series, Comedy or Musical

Alec Baldwin
30 Rock

Steve Carell
The Office

Thomas Jane
Hung

David Duchovny
Californication

Matthew Morrison
Glee

Best Actress in a Television Series, Comedy or Musical

Toni Collette
United States of Tara

Courteney Cox
Cougar Town

Tina Fey
30 Rock

Edie Falco
Nurse Jackie

Lea Michele
Glee

Best Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television

Grey Gardens
Into the Storm
Little Dorrit
Taking Chance
Georgia O’Keeffe

Best Actor in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television

Kevin Bacon
Taking Chance

Kenneth Branagh
Wallander: One Step Behind

Chiwetel Ejiofor
Endgame

Brendan Gleeson
Into the Storm

Jeremy Irons
Georgia O’Keeffe

Best Actress in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television

Joan Allen
Georgia O’Keeffe

Drew Barrymore
Grey Gardens

Jessica Lange
Grey Gardens

Anna Paquin
The Courageous Heart of Irena Sendler

Sigourney Weaver
Prayers for Bobby

Best Supporting Actor in a Series, Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television

Neil Patrick Harris
How I Met Your Mother

Michael Emerson
Lost

Jeremy Piven
Entourage

William Hurt
Damages

John Lithgow
Dexter

Best Supporting Actress in a Series, Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television

Jane Adams
Hung

Rose Byrne
Damages

Jane Lynch
Glee

Janet McTeer
Into the Storm

Chloe Sevigny
Big Love