Golden Globe nominations announced

'Brokeback Mountain' dominates, while 'Good Night, and Good Luck' also does well.

Dec 14 2005

The nominations for the 63rd Golden Globes have been announced, and 'Brokeback Mountain' leads the way with seven nominations.

Ang Lee's brilliant western, which stars Jake Gyllenhaal and Heath Ledger, is up for best motion picture, best director, best actor (for Ledger's performance), best screenplay, best original song and best original score.

British hopes meanwhile will be pinned on 'Pride & Prejudice' and 'Mrs Henderson Presents', both of which have been nominated in the musical or comedy category, while Keira Knightley, Judi Dench, Bob Hoskins, Pierce Brosnan, Cillian Murpby and Rachel Weisz are also up for awards.

Full list of nominees:

Best motion picture - Drama

'Brokeback Mountain'
'The Constant Gardener'
'A History of Violence'
'Match Point'
'Good Night, and Good Luck'

Best motion picture - Musical Or Comedy

'Mrs Henderson Presents'
'Pride & Prejudice'
'The Producers'
'The Squid and the Whale'
'Walk the Line'

Best director - Motion Picture

Woody Allen - 'Match Point'
George Clooney - 'Good Night and Good Luck'
Peter Jackson - 'King Kong'
Steven Spielberg - 'Munich'
Ang Lee - 'Brokeback Mountain'
Fernando Meirelles - 'The Constant Gardener'

Best performance by an actress in a motion picture - Drama

Maria Bello - 'A History of Violence'
Felicity Huffman - 'Transamerica'
Gwyneth Paltrow - 'Proof '
Charlize Theron - 'North Country'
Ziyi Zhang - 'Memoirs of a Geisha'

Best performance by an actor in a motion picture - Drama

Russell Crowe - 'Cinderella Man'
Philip Seymour Hoffman - 'Capote'
Terrence Howard - 'Hustle and Flow'
Heath Ledger - 'Brokeback Mountain'
David Strathairn - 'Good Night and Good Luck'

Best performance by an actress in a motion picture - Musical or Comedy

Judi Dench - 'Mrs Henderson Presents'
Keira Knightley - 'Pride & Prejudice'
Laura Linney - 'The Squid and the Whale'
Sarah Jessica Parker - 'The Family Stone'
Reese Witherspoon - 'Walk the Line'

Best performance by an actor in a motion picture - Musical Or Comedy

Pierce Brosnan - 'The Matador'
Jeff Daniels - 'The Squid and the Whale'
Johnny Depp - 'Charlie and the Chocolate Factory'
Nathan Lane - 'The Producers'
Cillian Murphy - 'Breakfast on Pluto'
Joaquin Phoenix - 'Walk the Line'

Best performance by an actress in a supporting role

Scarlett Johansson - 'Match Point'
Shirley MacLaine - 'In Her Shoes'
Frances McDormand - 'North Country'
Rachel Weisz - 'The Constant Gardener'
Michelle Williams - 'Brokeback Mountain'

Best performance by an actor in a supporting role

George Clooney - 'Syriana'
Matt Dillon - 'Crash'
Will Ferrell - 'The Producers'
Paul Giamatti - 'Cinderella Man'
Bob Hoskins - 'Mrs Henderson Presents'

Best original score - Motion Picture

'Syriana'
'King Kong'
'Brokeback Mountain'
'The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe'
'Memoirs of a Geisha'

Best Original Song - Motion Picture

'Brokeback Mountain' ('A Love That Will Never Grow Old')
'Christmas in Love' ('Christmas in Love')
'The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe' ('Wunderkind')
'The Producers' ('There's Nothing Like a Show on Broadway')
'Transamerica' ('Travelin' Thru')

Best foreign language film

'Kung Fu Hustle'
'Master of Crimson Armor'
'Merry Christmas (Joyeux Noel)'
'Tsotsi'
'Paradise Now'

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