King's Speech leads Golden Globe nominations

British film up in seven categories.

by Amber Wilkinson

The King's Speech notched up the most film nominations in the Golden Globes yesterday. The British drama, starring Colin Firth, will contend in seven categories.

The film is up for best motion picture with Firth nominated for his role as stammering King George VI and co-stars Helena Bonham-Carter and Geoffrey Rush also receiving nods.

The Fighter and The Social Network were the second most popular choices on the ballot, with six nominations, with Black Swan and Inception both netting four apiece.

The awards ceremony on January 16 will be hosted by Ricky Gervais.

The full list of film nominations is below.

Best Motion Picture – Drama
Black Swan
The Fighter
Inception
The King’s Speech
The Social Network

Best Performance By An Actress In A Motion Picture – Drama
Halle Berry - Frankie And Alice
Nicole Kidman - Rabbit Hole
Jennifer Lawrence - Winter’s Bone
Natalie Portman - Black Swan
Michelle Williams - Blue Valentine

Best Performance By An Actor In A Motion Picture – Drama
Jesse Eisenberg - The Social Network
Colin Firth - The King’s Speech
James Franco - 127 Hours
Ryan Gosling - Blue Valentine
Mark Wahlberg - The Fighter

Best Motion Picture – Comedy Or Musical
Alice In Wonderland
Burlesque
The Kids Are All Right
Red
The Tourist

Best Performance By An Actress In A Motion Picture – Comedy Or Musical
Annette Bening - The Kids Are All Right
Anne Hathaway - Love And Other Drugs
Angelina Jolie - The Tourist
Julianne Moore - The Kids Are All Right
Emma Stone - Easy A

Best Performance By An Actor In A Motion Picture – Comedy Or Musical
Johnny Depp - Alice In Wonderland
Johnny Depp - The Tourist
Paul Giamatti - Barney’s Version
Jake Gyllenhaal - Love And Other Drugs
Kevin Spacey - Casino Jack

Best Animated Feature Film
Despicable Me
How To Train Your Dragon
The Illusionist
Tangled
Toy Story 3

Best Foreign Language Film

Biutiful (Mexico/Spain)
The Concert (France)
The Edge (Kpaй) (Russia)
I Am Love (lo Sono L’amore) (Italy)
In A Better World (Hævnen) (Denmark)

Best Performance By An Actress In A Supporting Role In A Motion Picture
Amy Adams - The Fighter
Helena Bonham Carter - The King’s Speech
Mila Kunis - Black Swan
Melissa Leo - The Fighter
Jacki Weaver - Animal Kingdom

Best Performance By An Actor In A Supporting Role In A Motion Picture
Christian Bale - The Fighter
Michael Douglas - Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps
Andrew Garfield - The Social Network
Jeremy Renner - The Town
Geoffrey Rush - The King’s Speech

Best Director – Motion Picture
Darren Aronofsky - Black Swan
David Fincher - The Social Network
Tom Hooper - The King’s Speech
Christopher Nolan - Inception
David O Russell - The Fighter

Best Screenplay – Motion Picture
Danny Boyle, Simon Beaufoy - 127 Hours
Lisa Cholodenko, Stuart Blumberg - The Kids Are All Right
Christopher Nolan - Inception
David Seidler - The King’s Speech
Aaron Sorkin - The Social Network

Best Original Score – Motion Picture
Alexandre Desplat - The King’s Speech
Danny Elfman - Alice In Wonderland
AR Rahman - 127 Hours
Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross - The Social Network
Hans Zimmer - Inception

Best Original Song – Motion Picture
“Bound To You” — Burlesque
Music By: Samuel Dixon
Lyrics By: Christina Aguilera, Sia Furler
“Coming Home” — Country Strong
Music & Lyrics By: Bob Dipiero, Tom Douglas,
Hillary Lindsey, Troy Verges
“I See The Light” — Tangled
Music By: Alan Menken
Lyrics By: Glenn Slater
“There’s A Place For Us” — Chronicles Of Narnia: The Voyage Of The Dawn Treader
Music & Lyrics By: Carrie Underwood, David Hodges, Hillary Lindsey
"You Haven’t Seen The Last Of Me” — Burlesque
Music & Lyrics By: Diane Warren

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