Golden Globes Preview

The 69th annual Golden Globe Awards are returning to the  from 5-8 p.m. Sunday.

For those watching the ceremony from the safety of their couch—avoiding the  the event is likely to cause—here is a look at this year's nominations.

Best Dramatic Motion Picture

• Hugo
• The Ides of March
• Moneyball
• War Horse

Best Actress in a Motion Picture Drama

• Glenn Close, Albert Nobbs
• Viola Davis, The Help
• , The Iron Lady
• Rooney Mara, The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
• Tilda Swinton, We Need to Talk About Kevin

Best Actor in a Motion Picture Drama

• , The Descendants
• , Moneyball
•  J. Edgar
• , The Ides of March
• Michael Fassbender, Shame

Best Motion Picture Comedy/Musical

• 50/50
• The Artist
• Bridesmaids
• Midnight in Paris
• My Week With Marilyn

Best Actress in a Motion Picture Comedy/Musical

• , Carnage
• Kate Winslet, Carnage
• Charlize Theron, Young Adult
• Kristen Wiig, Bridesmaids
•  My Week With Marilyn

Best Actor in a Motion Picture Comedy/Musical

• , Crazy, Stupid, Love
• Jean Dujardin, The Artist
• Brendan Gleeson, The Guard
• Joseph Gordon-Levitt, 50/50
• Owen Wilson, Midnight in Paris

Best Animated Feature Film

• The Adventures of Tintin
• Arthur Christmas
• Cars 2
• Puss in Boots
• Rango

Best Foreign Language Film

• The Flowers of War, China
• In the Land of Blood and Honey, USA
• The Kid with a Bike, Belgium
• A Separation, Iran
• The Skin I Live In, Spain

Best Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture

• Jessica Chastain, The Help
• Octavia Spencer, The Help
• Berenice Bejo, The Artist
• Janet McTeer, The Help
• Shailene Woodley, The Descendants

Best Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture

• Kenneth Branagh, My Week With Marilyn
• , Drive
• Jonah Hill, Moneyball
• , A Dangerous Method
• Christopher Plummer, Beginners

Best Director of a Motion Picture

• Woody Allen, Midnight in Paris
• , The Ides of March
• Michel Hazanavicius, The Artist
• Alexander Payne, The Descendants
• Martin Scorsese, Hugo

Best Screenplay of a Motion Picture

• Woody Allen, Midnight in Paris
• , Grant Heslov and Beau Willimon, The Ides of March
• Michel Hazanavicius, The Artist
• Alexander Payne, Nat Faxon and Jim Rash, The Descendants
• Steven Zaillian and Aaron Sorkin, Moneyball

Best Original Score of a Motion Picture

• Ludovic Bource, The Artist
• Abel Korzeniowski, W.E.
• Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross, The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
• Howard Shore, Hugo
• John Williams, War Horse
  

Best Original Song of a Motion Picture

• "The Living Proof" from The Help (Music by: Mary J. Blige, Thomas Newman, Harvey Mason, Jr., Damon Thomas; Lyrics by: Mary J. Blige, Harvey Mason, Jr., Damon Thomas)
• "Lay Your Head Down" from Albert Nobbs (Music by: Brian Byrne; Lyrics by: Glenn Close)
• "The Keeper" from Machine Gun Preacher (Music & Lyrics by: Chris Cornell)
• "Masterpiece" from W.E. (Music & Lyrics by: Madonna, Julie Frost, Jimmy Harry)
• "Hello Hello" from Gnomeo & Juliet (Music by: Elton John; Lyrics by: Bernie Taupin) 

Best Television Series, Drama

•  (FX)
• Boardwalk Empire (HBO)
• Boss (Starz)
• Game of Thrones (HBO)
• Homeland (Showtime)

Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series, Drama

• Claire Danes, Homeland 
• Mireille Enos, The Killing 
• Julianna Margulies, The Good Wife
• Madeleine Stowe, Revenge 
• Callie Thorne, Necessary Roughness

Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series, Drama

• Steve Buscemi, Boardwalk Empire
• Bryan Cranston, Breaking Bad
• Kelsey Grammer, Boss
• Jeremy Irons, The Borgias
• Damian Lewis, Homeland

Best Television Series, Comedy/Musical

• Enlightened (HBO)
• Episodes (Showtime)
•  (Fox)
• (ABC)
•  (Fox)

Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series, Comedy/Musical

• Laura Dern, Enlightened
• Tina Fey, 30 Rock
• Laura Linney, The Big C 

Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series, Comedy/Musical

• Alec Baldwin, 30 Rock
• David Duchovny, Californication
• Johnny Galecki, The Big Bang Theory 
• Thomas Jane, Hung
• Matt LeBlanc, Episodes

Best Mini-Series or Motion Picture made for Television

• Cinema Verite (HBO)
• Downton Abbey (Masterpiece) (PBS)
• The Hour (BBC America)
• Mildred Pierce (HBO)
• Too Big to Fail (HBO)

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

• Romola Garai, The Hour
• Diane Lane, Cinema Verite 
• Elizabeth McGovern, Downton Abbey (Masterpiece) 
• Emily Watson, Appropriate Adult 
• Kate Winslet, Mildred Pierce

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

• Hugh Bonneville, Downton Abbey (Masterpiece)
• Idris Elba, Luther 
• William Hurt, Too Big to Fail
• Bill Nighy, Page Eight (Masterpiece) 
• Dominic West, The Hour

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

• Jessica Lange, American Horror Story 
• Kelly Macdonald, Boardwalk Empire 
• Maggie Smith, Downton Abbey (Masterpiece)
•  Modern Family 
• Evan Rachel Wood, Mildred Pierce

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

• , Game of Thrones
• Paul Giamatti, Too Big to Fail
• Guy Pierce, Mildred Pierce
• Tim Robbins, Cinema Verite 
• Eric Stonestreet, Modern Family

Cecil B. DeMille Lifetime Achievement Award

• .

The ceremony is being hosted for the third consecutive year by comedian Ricky Gervais.

This list was compiled with information from the Hollywood Foreign Press Association.

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