:: Spotlight :: Golden Globe Awards 2007

By: Carmine Pascuzzi

The 64th Annual Golden Globe Awards will be held on Monday, January 15 at the Beverly Hilton.

Steve Carell, Adrian Grenier, Jennifer Love Hewitt, Eva Longoria and Sienna Miller have been announced as presenters, joining previously announced presenters Drew Barrymore, George Clooney, Dane Cook, Geena Davis, Cameron Diaz, Hugh Grant, Jake Gyllenhaal, Salma Hayek, Terrence Howard, Felicity Huffman, Jennifer Lopez, Sarah Jessica Parker, David Spade, John Stamos, Ben Stiller, Hilary Swank, Justin Timberlake, Rachel Weisz, Reese Witherspoon and James Woods.

Warren Beatty will be presented with this year’s Cecil B. DeMille Award from the Hollywood Foreign Press Association for his “outstanding contribution to the entertainment field.”

The 64th Annual Golden Globe Awards will be seen in more than 150 countries worldwide and is one of the few awards ceremonies to span both television and motion picture achievements.

Here is the list of film nominations.

Cecil B. DeMille Award - recipient Warren Beatty

Best Motion Picture - Drama

Babel
Anonymous Content Production/Una Producción De Zeta Film/Central Films Production; Paramount Pictures/Paramount Vantage

Bobby
Michel Litvak Productions/Bold Films; MGM/The Weinstein Company

The Departed
Warner Bros. Pictures

Little Children
New Line Cinema

The Queen
Granada; Miramax Films

Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama

Penélope Cruz – Volver

Judi Dench – Notes On A Scandal

Maggie Gyllenhaal – sherrybaby

Helen Mirren – The Queen

Kate Winslet – Little Children

Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama

Leonardo DiCaprio – Blood Diamond

Leonardo DiCaprio – The Departed

Peter O'Toole – Venus

Will Smith – The Pursuit Of Happyness

Forest Whitaker – The Last King Of Scotland

Best Motion Picture - Musical Or Comedy

Borat: Cultural Learnings Of America For Make Benefit Glorious Nation Of Kazakhstan
One America; Twentieth Century Fox

The Devil Wears Prada
Twentieth Century Fox

Dreamgirls
DreamWorks Pictures/Paramount Pictures

Little Miss Sunshine
Big Beach/Bona Fide Productions; Fox Searchlight Pictures

Thank You For Smoking
Room 9 Entertainment/David O. Sacks Production/Contentfilm; Fox Searchlight Pictures

Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy

Annette Bening – Running With Scissors

Toni Collette – Little Miss Sunshine

Beyoncé Knowles – Dreamgirls

Meryl Streep – The Devil Wears Prada

Renée Zellweger – Miss Potter

Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical Or Comedy

Sacha Cohen – Borat: Cultural Learnings Of America For Make Benefit Glorious Nation Of Kazakhstan

Johnny Depp – Pirates Of The Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest

Aaron Eckhart – Thank You For Smoking

Chiwetel Ejiofor – Kinky Boots

Will Ferrell – Stranger Than Fiction

Best Performance by an Actress In A Supporting Role in a Motion Picture

Adriana Barraza – Babel

Cate Blanchett – Notes On A Scandal

Emily Blunt – The Devil Wears Prada

Jennifer Hudson – Dreamgirls

Rinko Kikuchi – Babel

Best Performance by an Actor In A Supporting Role in a Motion Picture

Ben Affleck – Hollywoodland

Eddie Murphy – Dreamgirls

Jack Nicholson – The Departed

Brad Pitt – Babel

Mark Wahlberg – The Departed

Best Animated Feature Film

Cars
Walt Disney Pictures/Pixar Animation Studio; Buena Vista Pictures Distribution

Happy Feet
Kingdom Pictures, LLC; Warner Bros. Pictures/Village Roadshow Pictures

Monster House
Columbia Pictures; Sony Pictures Releasing

Best Foreign Languge Film

Apocalypto (United States)
Touchstone Pictures/Icon Productions; Buena Vista Pictures Distribution

Letters From Iwo Jima (Japan, United States)
Warner Bros. Pictures/DreamWorks Pictures; Warner Bros. Pictures

The Lives Of Others (Germany)
Wiedemann & Berg/Bayerischer Rundfunk/ARTE/Creado Film; Sony Pictures Classics

Pan's Labyrinth (Mexico)
Tequila Gang/Esperanto Filmoj/Estudios Picasso; Picturehouse

Volver (Spain)
El Deseo; Sony Pictures Classics

Best Director - Motion Picture

Clint Eastwood – Flags Of Our Fathers

Clint Eastwood – Letters From Iwo Jima

Stephen Frears – The Queen

Alejandro Iñárritu – Babel

Martin Scorsese – The Departed

Best Screenplay - Motion Picture

Babel
Written by Guillermo Arriaga

The Departed
Written by William Monahan

Little Children
Written by Todd Field, Tom Perrotta

Notes On A Scandal
Written by Patrick Marber

The Queen
Written by Peter Morgan

Best Original Score - Motion Picture

The Painted Veil (Desplat)
Composed by Alexandre Desplat

The Fountain (Mansell)
Composed by Clint Mansell

Babel (Santaolalla)
Composed by Gustavo Santaolalla

Nomad (Siliotto)
Composed by Carlo Siliotto

The Da Vinci Code (Zimmer)
Composed by Hans Zimmer

Best Original Song - Motion Picture

“A Father's Way” – The Pursuit Of Happyness
Music By: Seal and Christopher Bruce
Lyrics By: Seal

“Listen” – Dreamgirls
Music & Lyrics By: Beyoncé Knowles, Henry Krieger, Anne Preven and Scott Cutler

“Never Gonna Break My Faith” – Bobby
Music & Lyrics By: Bryan Adams, Eliot Kennedy and Andrea Remanda

“The Song Of The Heart” – Happy Feet
Music & Lyrics By: Prince Rogers Nelson

“Try Not To Remember” – Home Of The Brave
Music & Lyrics By: Sheryl Crow

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NOMINEES & WINNERS

BEST MOTION PICTURE DRAMA
a.. WINNER Babel
b.. Bobby
c.. The Departed
d.. Little Children
e.. The Queen

BEST MOTION PICTURE COMEDY OR MUSICAL
a.. Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan
b.. The Devil Wears Prada
c.. WINNER Dreamgirls
d.. Little Miss Sunshine
e.. Thank You for Smoking

BEST ACTRESS IN A MOVIE DRAMA
a.. Penelope Cruz, Volver
b.. Judi Dench, Notes on a Scandal
c.. Maggie Gyllenhaal, Sherrybaby
d.. WINNER Helen Mirren, The Queen
e.. Kate Winslet, Little Children

BEST ACTOR IN A MOVIE DRAMA
a.. Leonardo DiCaprio, Blood Diamond
b.. Leonardo DiCaprio, The Departed
c.. Peter O'Toole, Venus
d.. Will Smith, The Pursuit of Happyness
e.. WINNER Forest Whitaker, The Last King of Scotland

BEST ACTRESS IN A COMEDY OR MUSICAL
a.. Annette Bening, Running With Scissors
b.. Toni Collette, Little Miss Sunshine
c.. Beyoncé Knowles, Dreamgirls
d.. WINNER Meryl Streep, The Devil Wears Prada
e.. Renee Zellweger, Miss Potter

BEST ACTOR IN A COMEDY OR MUSICAL
a.. WINNER Sacha Baron Cohen, Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for
Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan
b.. Johnny Depp, Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
c.. Aaron Eckhart, Thank You for Smoking
d.. Chiwetel Ejiofor, Kinky Boots
e.. Will Ferrell, Stranger Than Fiction

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
a.. Adriana Barraza, Babel
b.. Cate Blanchett, Notes on a Scandal
c.. Emily Blunt, The Devil Wears Prada
d.. WINNER Jennifer Hudson, Dreamgirls
e.. Rinko Kikuchi, Babel

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
a.. Ben Affleck, Hollywoodland
b.. WINNER Eddie Murphy, Dreamgirls
c.. Jack Nicholson, The Departed
d.. Brad Pitt, Babel
e.. Mark Wahlberg, The Departed

BEST DIRECTOR
a.. Clint Eastwood, Flags Of Our Fathers
b.. Clint Eastwood, Letters From Iwo Jima
c.. Stephen Frears, The Queen
d.. Alejandro Gonzalez Iñárritu, Babel
e.. WINNER Martin Scorsese, The Departed

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE FILM
a.. WINNER Cars
b.. Happy Feet
c.. Monster House

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
a.. Apocalypto (USA)
b.. WINNER Letters From Iwo Jima (USA/Japan)
c.. The Lives of Others (Germany)
d.. Pan's Labyrinth (Mexico)
e.. Volver (Spain)

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Here are pictures of the night, courtesy of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association and the 64th Golden Globe Awards.

Martin Scorsese

Meryl Streep

Helen Mirren

Forest Whittaker

Warren Beatty

Hayden Panettiere

Donald & Melania Trump

Other pictures from the night

Jennifer Love Hewitt	Brad Pitt & Angelina Jolie

Maria Menounos	Jessica Biel

Naomi Watts	Salma Hayek

Vanessa Williams	Annette Bening & Warren Beatty

Rachel Weisz	Penelope Cruz

Sheryl Crow	Will Smith and wife Jada

Leonardo DiCaprio	Kate Winslet

Jennifer Lopez	Martin Scorsese

Ali Larter	Nicolette Sheridan

Jennifer Garner	Sasha Baron Cohen

Eva Longoria	Jennifer Hudson & Jamie Foxx

Eddie Murphy	Drew Barrymore

Cate Blanchett	Clint Eastwood

Beyonce Knowles	America Ferrera

Hilary Swank	Cameron Diaz