Nominations for the 69th annual Golden Globe Awards 2012.....//////

Nominations for the 69th annual Golden Globe Awards 2012

Actress Sofia Vergara speaks during the announcements for the nominations for the 69th Annual Golden Globe Awards in the Beverly Hills

The much-awaited nominations for the 69th annual Golden Globe Awards were announced by the Hollywood Foreign Press on Thursday. The nominations were annunciated by Gerard Butler, Woody Harrelson, Rashida Jones and Sofia Vergara.
In the film categories, “The Artist” topped the list with six nominations, including best motion picture, comedy or musical. It was closely followed by “The Help” and “The Descendents” with 5 nominations while “Moneyball,” “Midnight in Paris” and “Ides of March” earned four nods each.
As for TV, “Downton Abbey” and “Mildred Pierce” both earned four nominations, while series “Modern Family,” “The Hour,” “Homeland” and “Boardwalk Empire” received three nominations each.
Here's the list of nominees for Golden Globe Awards 2012:
BEST PICTURE, DRAMA

"War Horse"

"The Ides of March"

"The Help"

"Moneyball"

"Hugo"

"The Descendants"
BEST PICTURE, COMEDY

"The Artist"

"50/50"

"Bridesmaids"

"My Week With Marilyn"

"Midnight in Paris"
BEST ACTOR, DRAMA

George Clooney, "The Descendants"

Brad Pitt, ''Moneyball''

Leonardo DiCaprio, ''J.Edgar''

Ryan Gosling, ''The Ides of March''

Michael Fassbender, ''Shame''
BEST ACTRESS, DRAMA

Viola Davis, "'The Help''

Meryl Streep, ''The Iron Lady''

Tilda Swinton, ''We Need to Talk About Kevin''

Rooney Mara, "The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo''

Glenn Close, ''Albert Nobbs''
BEST ACTOR, COMEDY

Jean Dujardin, "The Artist''

Brendan Gleeson, ''The Guard''

Owen Wilson, ''Midnight in Paris''

Joseph Gordon-Levitt, ''50/50''

Ryan Gosling, ''Crazy, Stupid, Love''
BEST ACTRESS, COMEDY

Michelle Williams, ''My Week With Marilyn''

Jodie Foster, ''Carnage''

Kristen Wiig, ''Bridesmaids''

Charlize Theron, ''Young Adult''

Kate Winslet, ''Carnage''
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR

Albert Brooks, ''Drive''

Christopher Plummer, ''Beginners''

Kenneth Branagh, ''My Week With Marilyn''

Jonah Hill, ''Moneyball''

Viggo Mortensen, ''A Dangerous Method''
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS

Berenice Bejo, ''The Artist''

Octavia Spencer, ''The Help''

Jessica Chastain, ''The Help''

Janet McTeer, ''Albert Nobbs''

Shailene Woodley, "The Descendants"
BEST DIRECTOR

Martin Scorsese, ''Hugo''

George Clooney, ''The Ides of March''

Michel Hazanavicius, ''The Artist''

Alexander Payne, ''The Descendants''

Woody Allen, ''Midnight in Paris''
BEST TV SERIES, DRAMA

"American Horror Story"

"Boardwalk Empire"

"Boss"

"Game of Thrones"

"Homeland"
BEST COMEDY SERIES

"New Girl"

"Enlightened"

"Episodes"

"Glee"

"Modern Family"
BEST ACTOR, DRAMA

Steve Buscemi, "Boardwalk Empire"

Bryan Cranston, "Breaking Bad"

Kelsey Grammer, "Boss"

Jeremy Irons, "The Borgias"

Damian Lewis, "Homeland"
BEST ACTRESS, DRAMA

Claire Danes, "Homeland"

Mireille Enos, "The Killing"

Julianna Margulies, "The Good Wife"

Madeleine Stowe, "Revenge"

Callie Thorne, "Necessary Roughness"
BEST ACTOR, COMEDY

Alec Baldwin, "30 Rock"

David Duchovny, "Californication"

Johnny Galecki, "The Big Bang Theory"

Thomas Jane, "Hung"

Matt LeBlanc, "Episodes"
BEST ACTRESS, COMEDY

Tina Fey, "30 Rock"

Amy Poehler, "Parks and Recreation"

Laura Dern, "Enlightened"

Zooey Deschanel, "New Girl"

Laura Linney, "The Big C"
BEST ANIMATED FEATURE

''Rango''

''The Adventures of Tintin''

''Puss in Boots''

''Arthur Christmas''

''Cars 2''
Don’t forget to watch the Golden Globe Awards 2012 on January 15 on NBC. British comedian Ricky Gervais will host the awards ceremony at the Beverly Hilton Hotel for the third time in a row next ye