‘Button,’ ‘Frost/Nixon,’ ‘Doubt’ grab 5 Globe noms
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. ñ “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” and “Frost/Nixon” led the Golden Globes on Thursday with five nominations each, among them best drama, while “Doubt” also has five, including four acting slots.
Other best-drama nominees: “The Reader,” “Revolutionary Road” and “Slumdog Millionare.”
Meryl Streep had two nominations, best dramatic actress for “Doubt” and musical or comedy actress for “Mamma Mia!”; and Kate Winslet also had two, best actress for “Revolutionary Road” and supporting-actress for “The Reader.”
Also chosen for dramatic actress were: Anne Hathaway, “Rachel Getting Married”; Angelina Jolie, “Changeling”; and Kristin Scott Thomas, “I’ve Loved You So Long.”
Nominees for dramatic actor were Leonardo DiCaprio, “Revolutionary Road”; Frank Langella, “Frost/Nixon”; Brad Pitt, “Benjamin Button”; Sean Penn, “Milk”; and Mickey Rourke, “The Wrestler.”
“Doubt” also scored supporting nominations for Philip Seymour Hoffman, Amy Adams and Viola Davis, plus a screenplay slot for director John Patrick Shanley, who adapted his Pulitzer Prize-winning play.
The year’s biggest hit, the Batman blockbuster, “The Dark Knight,” came in with strong awards buzz across the board but had only one nomination, supporting actor for Heath Ledger as the Joker.
The Harvey Milk film biography “Milk” also had been at the top of awards watchers’ lists but only grabbed an acting nomination for Penn.
Clint Eastwood had two music nominations for his “Changeling” score and for co-writing the title song for “Gran Torino.” But he missed out on directing nominations for both films and for an acting slot in “Gran Torino,” in which he starred.
Along with “Mamma Mia!”, nominated for best musical or comedy were “Burn After Reading,” “Happy-Go-Lucky,” “In Bruges” and “Vicky Cristina Barcelona.”
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