'Doubt,' 'In Treatment' lead Golden Globe nominations

Zap2It.com (MCT) - Last year, the writers strike ended up canceling NBC's "prom," but for the time being _ pending the SAG, vote that is _ all things are full steam ahead for the Hollywood Foreign Press Association's 66th annual Golden Globes honoring the world of TV and movies.

Cable continued to dominate the television nominations: "House" was the lone network program in the drama category, with other nods going to "Dexter," "In Treatment," "Mad Men" and freshman vampire drama "True Blood." "House" star Hugh Laurie is up for a best dramatic actor Globe, competing against "Mad Men's" Jon Hamm, "Dexter" star Michael C. Hall, "In Treatment's" Gabriel Byrne and Jonathan Rhys Meyers of "The Tudors."

In something of a surprise, HBO's therapy series "In Treatment" tied at five with the TV movie "Recount." Critical darlings "30 Rock" and "Mad Men" came in at three each.

Brad Pitt's performance in F. Scott Fitzgerald's "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" was nominated in the Best Actor and Best Picture drama categories, with other nominated dramas including "Frost/Nixon," "The Reader," "Revolutionary Road" and "Slumdog Millionaire." Heath Ledger is up for a posthumous Golden Globe thanks to his turn as The Joker in "The Dark Knight." "Tropic Thunder" got two best supporting actor nods for Tom Cruise's hilariously vulgar Les Grossman and Robert Downey Jr.'s Kirk Lazarus.

"Button," "Doubt" and "Frost/Nixon" lead the movie nominations with five each.

The 66th annual Golden Globes are scheduled to air Jan. 11 on NBC.

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The nominees are:

_Best Picture, Drama

"The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"

"Frost/Nixon"

"The Reader"

"Revolutionary Road"

"Slumdog Millionaire"

_Best Picture, Musical or Comedy

"Burn After Reading"

"Happy Go Lucky"

"In Bruges"

"Mamma Mia"

"Vicky Cristina Barcelona"

_Best Actor, Drama

Leonardo DiCaprio, "Revolutionary Road"

Frank Langella, "Frost/Nixon"

Sean Penn, "Milk"

Brad Pitt, "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"

Mickey Rourke, "The Wrestler"

_Best Actress, Drama

Anne Hathaway, "Rachel Getting Married"

Angelina Jolie, "Changeling"

Meryl Streep, "Doubt"

Kristin Scott Thomas, "I've Loved You So Long"

Kate Winslett, "Revolutionary Road"

_Best Actor, Musical or Comedy

Javier Bardem, "Vicky Cristina Barcelona"

Colin Farrell, "In Bruges"

James Franco, "Pineapple Express"

Brendan Gleeson, "In Bruges"

Dustin Hoffman, "Last Chance Harvey"

_Best Actress, Musical or Comedy

Rebecca Hall, "Vicky Cristina Barcelona"

Sally Hawkins, "Happy Go Lucky"

Frances McDormand, "Burn After Reading"

Meryl Streep, "Mamma Mia"

Emma Thompson, "Last Chance Harvey"

_Best Supporting Actor

Tom Cruise, "Tropic Thunder"

Robert Downey Jr., "Tropic Thunder"

Ralph Fiennes, "The Duchess"

Philip Seymour Hoffman, "Doubt"

Heather Ledger, "The Dark Knight"

_Best Supporting Actress

Amy Adams, "Doubt"

Penelope Cruz, "Vicky Cristina Barcelona"

Viola Davis, "Doubt"

Marissa Tomei, "The Wrestler"

Kate Winslet, "The Reader"

_Best Director

Danny Boyle, "Slumdog Millionaire"

Stephen Daldry, "The Reader"

David Fincher, "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"

Ron Howard, "Frost/Nixon"

Sam Mendes, "Revolutionary Road"

_Best Screenplay

Simon Beaufoy, "Slumdog Millionaire"

David Hare, "The Reader"

Peter Morgan, "Frost/Nixon"

Eric Roth, "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"

John Patrick Shanley, "Doubt"

_Best Original Song

"Down To Earth," "WALL-E"

"Gran Torino," "Gran Torino"

"I Thought I Lost You, "Bolt"

"Once in a Lifetime," "Cadillac Records"

"The Wrestler," "The Wrestler"

_Best Original Score

Alexandre Desplat, "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"

Clint Eastwood, "Changeling"

James Newton Howard, "Defiance"

A.R. Rahman, "Slumdog Millionaire"

Hans Zimmer, "Frost/Nixon"

_Best Animated Film

"Bolt"

"Kung Fu Panda"

"WALL-E"

_Best Foreign Language Film

"The Baader Meinhof Complex"

"Everlasting Moments"

"Gomorrah"

"I've Loved You So Long"

"Waltz with Bashir"

_Best TV Series, Drama

"Dexter"

"House"

"In Treatment"

"Mad Men"

"True Blood"

_Best TV Series, Comedy

"30 Rock"

"Californication"

"Entourage"

"The Office"

"Weeds"

_Best Miniseries or Movie

"A Raisin in the Sun"

"Bernard and Doris"

"Cranford"

"John Adams"

"Recount"

_Best Actor, Drama Series

Gabriel Byrne, "In Treatment"

Michael C. Hall, "Dexter"

Jon Hamm, "Mad Men"

Hugh Laurie, "House"

Jonathan Rhys Meyers, "The Tudors"

_Best Actress, Drama Series

Sally Field, "Brothers & Sisters"

Mariska Hargitay, "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit"

January Jones, "Mad Men"

Anna Paquin, "True Blood"

Kyra Sedgwick, "The Closer"

_Best Actor, Comedy Series

Alec Baldwin, "30 Rock"

Steve Carrell, "The Office"

Kevin Connolly, "Entourage"

David Duchovny, "Californication"

Tony Shalhoub, "Monk"

_Best Actress, Comedy Series

Christina Applegate, "Samantha Who?"

America Ferrerra, "Ugly Betty"

Tina Fey, "30 Rock"

Debra Messing, "The Starter Wife"

Mary-Louise Parker, "Weeds"

_Best Actor, Miniseries or Movie

Ralph Fiennes, "Bernard & Doris"

Paul Giamatti, "Kevin Adams"

Kevin Spacey, "Recount"

Kiefer Sutherland, "24: Redemption"

Tom Wilkinson, "Recount"

_Best Actress, Miniseries or Movie

Judi Dench, "Cranford"

Catherine Keener, "An American Crime"

Laura Linney, "John Adams"

Shirley Maclaine, "Coco Chanel"

Susan Sarandon, "Bernard and Doris"

_Best Supporting Actor, Series, Miniseries or Movie

Neil Patrick Harris, "How I Met Your Mother"

Denis Leary, "Recount"

Jeremy Piven, "Entourage"

Blair Underwood, "In Treatment"

Tom Wilkinson, "John Adams"

_Best Supporting Actress, Series, Miniseries or Movie

Eileen Atkins, "Cranford"

Laura Dern, "Recount"

Melissa George, "In Treatment"

Rachel Griffiths, "Brothers & Sisters"

Dianne Weist, "In Treatment"

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