Nominees For 69th Annual Golden Globe Awards Announced

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) -- Silent film is taking over Hollywood's awards scene. The silent-era tale "The Artist'' heads the Golden Globes with six nominations, among them best comedy or musical, and acting honors for its French stars, Jean Dujardin and Berenice Bejo.

Tied for second-place with five nominations Thursday are the 1960s racial tale "The Help'' and George Clooney's Hawaiian family story "The Descendants.'' Both films are up for best drama, while Clooney was nominated for best dramatic actor and "The Help'' earned acting slots for Viola Davis, Octavia Spencer and Jessica Chastain.

Also competing for best drama: Martin Scorsese's Paris adventure "Hugo''; Clooney's political thriller "The Ides of March''; Brad Pitt's baseball chronicle "Moneyball''; and Steven Spielberg's World War I epic "War Horse.''

Along with the Screen Actors Guild Award nominations a day earlier, the Globes field helps narrow down prospects for the Academy Awards, whose nominations come out Jan. 24.

With drinks and dinner, the Globes are a laid-back affair for Hollywood's elite compared to the Oscars. The show turned a bit touchy last year as host Ricky Gervais repeatedly made sharp wisecracks about stars and the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, a group of about 85 entertainment reporters for overseas outlets that presents the Globes.

Five-time Academy Award and Globe nominee Morgan Freeman _ who won the supporting-actor Oscar for ``Million Dollar Baby'' and a best-actor Globe for ``Driving Miss Daisy'' _ will receive the group's Cecil B. DeMille Award for lifetime achievement at the Jan. 15 ceremony.

Full list of nominees:

Picture, Drama: ``The Descendants,'' ``The Help,'' ``Hugo,'' ``The Ides of March,'' ``Moneyball,'' ``War Horse.''

Picture, Musical or Comedy: ``50/50,'' ``The Artist,'' ``Bridesmaids,'' ``Midnight in Paris,'' ``My Week with Marilyn.''

Actor, Drama: George Clooney, ``The Descendants''; Leonardo DiCaprio, ``J. Edgar''; Michael Fassbender, ``Shame''; Ryan Gosling, ``The Ides of March''; Brad Pitt, ``Moneyball.''

Actress, Drama: Glenn Close, ``Albert Nobbs''; Viola Davis, ``The Help''; Rooney Mara, ``The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo''; Meryl Streep, ``The Iron Lady''; Tilda Swinton, ``We Need to Talk About Kevin.''

Director: Woody Allen, ``Midnight in Paris''; George Clooney, ``The Ides of March''; Michel Hazanavicius, ``The Artist''; Alexander Payne, ``The Descendants''; Martin Scorsese, ``Hugo.''

Actor, Musical or Comedy: Jean Dujardin, ``The Artist''; Brendan Gleeson, ``The Guard''; Joseph Gordon-Levitt, ``50/50''; Ryan Gosling, ``Crazy, Stupid, Love''; Owen Wilson, ``Midnight in Paris.''

Actress, Musical or Comedy: Jodie Foster, ``Carnage''; Charlize Theron, ``Young Adult''; Kristen Wiig, ``Bridesmaids''; Michelle Williams, ``My Week with Marilyn''; Kate Winslet, ``Carnage.''

Supporting Actor: Kenneth Branagh, ``My Week with Marilyn''; Albert Brooks, ``Drive''; Jonah Hill, ``Moneyball''; Viggo Mortensen, ``A Dangerous Method''; Christopher Plummer, ``Beginners.''

Supporting Actress: Berenice Bejo, ``The Artist''; Jessica Chastain, ``The Help''; Janet McTeer, ``Albert Nobbs''; Octavia Spencer, ``The Help''; Shailene Woodley, ``The Descendants.''

Foreign Language: ``The Flowers of War,'' ``In the Land of Blood and Honey,'' ``The Kid with a Bike,'' ``A Separation,'' ``The Skin I Live In.''

Animated Film: ``The Adventures of Tintin,'' ``Arthur Christmas,'' ``Cars 2,'' ``Puss in Boots,'' ``Rango.''

Screenplay: Woody Allen, ``Midnight in Paris''; George Clooney, Grant Heslov, Beau Willimon, ``The Ides of March''; Michel Hazanavicius, ``The Artist''; Alexander Payne, Nat Faxon, Jim Rash, ``The Descendants''; Steven Zaillian, Aaron Sorkin, ``Moneyball.''

Original Score: Ludovic Bource, ``The Artist''; Abel Korzeniowski, ``W.E.''; Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross, ``The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo''; Howard Shore, ``Hugo''; John Williams, ``War Horse.''

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

TELEVISION

Series, Drama: ``American Horror Story,'' FX; ``Boardwalk Empire,'' HBO; ``Boss,'' Starz; ``Game of Thrones,'' HBO; ``Homeland,'' Showtime.

Actor, Drama: Steve Buscemi, ``Boardwalk Empire''; Bryan Cranston, ``Breaking Bad''; Kelsey Grammer, ``Boss''; Jeremy Irons, ``The Borgias''; Damian Lewis, ``Homeland.''

Actress, Drama: Claire Danes, ``Homeland''; Mireille Enos, ``The Killing''; Julianna Margulies, ``The Good Wife''; Madeleine Stowe, ``Revenge''; Callie Thorne, ``Necessary Roughness.''

Series, Musical or Comedy: ``Enlightened,'' HBO; ``Episodes,'' Showtime; ``Glee,'' Fox; ``Modern Family,'' ABC; ``New Girl,'' Fox.

Actress, Musical or Comedy: Laura Dern, ``Enlightened''; Zooey Deschanel, ``New Girl''; Tina Fey, ``30 Rock''; Laura Linney, ``The Big C''; Amy Poehler, ``Parks and Recreation.''

Actor, Musical or Comedy: Alec Baldwin, ``30 Rock''; David Duchovny, ``Californication''; Johnny Galecki, ``The Big Bang Theory''; Thomas Jane, ``Hung''; Matt LeBlanc, ``Episodes.''

_ Miniseries or Movie: ``Cinema Verite,'' HBO; ``Downton Abbey (Masterpiece),'' PBS; ``The Hour,'' BBC America; ``Mildred Pierce,'' HBO; ``Too Big to Fail,'' HBO.

Actress, Miniseries or Movie: Romola Garai, ``The Hour''; Diane Lane, ``Cinema Verite''; Elizabeth McGovern, ``Downton Abbey (Masterpiece),'' Emily Watson, ``Appropriate Adult''; Kate Winslet, ``Mildred Pierce.''

Actor, Miniseries or Movie: Hugh Bonneville, ``Downton Abbey (Masterpiece)''; Idris Elba, ``Luther''; William Hurt, ``Too Big to Fail''; Bill Nighy, ``Page Eight (Masterpiece)''; Dominic West, ``The Hour.''

Supporting Actress, Series, Miniseries or Movie: Jessica Lange, ``American Horror Story''; Kelly Macdonald, ``Boardwalk Empire; Maggie Smith, ``Downton Abbey (Masterpiece)''; Sofia Vergara, ``Modern Family''; Evan Rachel Wood, ``Mildred Pierce.''

Supporting Actor, Series, Miniseries or Movie: Peter Dinklage, ``Game of Thrones''; Paul Giamatti, ``Too Big to Fail''; Guy Pierce, ``Mildred Pierce''; Tim Robbins, ``Cinema Verite''; Eric Stonestreet, ``Modern Family.''

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