ATONEMENT LEADS GOLDEN GLOBE NOMINATIONS

ATONEMENT LEADS GOLDEN GLOBE NOMINATIONS

British film ATONEMENT is leading the nominations for the 2008 Golden Globe Awards with nods in seven categories. Keira Knightley has been shortlisted for Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama for the romantic epic and her co-star James MCAvoy picked up the same honour in the Best Actor category. Joe Wright has also received a Best Director nod for the critically lauded adaptation of Ian MCEwan's 2001 novel. Atonement will be competing for the coveted Best Motion Picture - Drama award with American Gangster, Eastern Promises, The Great Debaters, No Country For Old Men and There Will Be Blood. Hollywood star George Clooney joins MCAvoy in the running for the Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama prize for his role in Michael Clayton, as does Daniel Day-Lewis, for There Will Be Blood; Viggo Mortensen, for Eastern Promises; and Denzel Washington, for American Gangster. Knightley will be battling it out with Cate Blanchett, for Elizabeth: The Golden Age; Angelina Jolie, for A Mighty Heart; Julie Christie, for Away From Her; and Jodie Foster, for The Brave One. Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street has been nominated for Best Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy, Best Director for Tim Burton and Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical Or Comedy. Depp will be up against Ryan Gosling, for Lars and the Real Girl; Tom Hanks, for Charlie Wilson's War; Philip Seymour Hoffman, for The Savages; and John Reilly, for Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story. Nominations for Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy are Amy Adams, Enchanted; Nikki Blonsky, Hairspray; Helena Bonham Carter, Sweeney Todd; Marion Cotillard, La Vie En Rose; and Ellen Page, Juno. Sir Ridley Scott, for American Gangster; Ethan Coen and Joel Coen for No Country For Old Men; Julian Schnabel for The Diving Bell And The Butterfly will be in the running with Wright and Burton for the Best Director prize. The awards ceremony will take place at the Beverly Hilton in Los Angeles on 13 January (08). The main category nominations are as follows: Best Motion Picture - Drama: American Gangster Atonement Eastern Promises The Great Debaters Michael Clayton No Country For Old Men There Will Be Blood Best Performance By An Actress In A Motion Picture - Drama: Cate Blanchett - Elizabeth: The Golden Age Julie Christie - Away From Her Jodie Foster - The Brave One Angelina Jolie - A Mighty Heart Keira Knightley - Atonement Best Performance By An Actor In A Motion Picture - Drama: George Clooney - Michael Clayton Daniel Day-Lewis - There Will Be Blood James MCAvoy - Atonement Viggo Mortensen - Eastern Promises Denzel Washington - American Gangster Best Motion Picture - Comedy Or Musical: Across The Universe Charlie Wilson's War Hairspray Juno Sweeney Todd Best Performance By An Actress In A Motion Picture - Comedy Or Musical: Annette Bening - Running With Scissors Toni Collette - Little Miss Sunshine Beyonce Knowles - Dreamgirls Meryl Streep - The Devil Wears Prada Renee Zellweger - Miss Potter Best Performance By An Actor In A Motion Picture - Comedy Or Musical: Johnny Depp - Sweeney Todd Ryan Gosling - Lars And The Real Girl Tom Hanks - Charlie Wilson's War Philip Seymour Hoffman - The Savages John C. Reilly - Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story Best Animated Feature Film: Bee Movie Ratatouille The Simpsons Movie Best Foreign Language Film: 4 Months, 3 Weeks And 2 Days (Romania) The Diving Bell And The Butterfly (France And Usa) The Kite Runner (Usa) Lust, Caution (Taiwan) Persepolis