Golden Globes Nominations 2013: Lincoln Dominates with 7 Nominations; Django Unchained Gains Oscar Momentum with 5 Nominations

The Golden Globes have announced their award nomination for 2012. Lincoln led the pack with 7 nominations putting it as the frontrunner. Argo and Django Unchained received five apiece while Les Miserables, Silver Linings Playbook and Zero Dark Thirty received four nominations.

The Hollywood Foregin Press which votes for the Globes,  has a tendency to go with A list stars and their nominations this year proved once again that this was their priority. Leonardo DiCaprio and Christoph Waltz as well as Quentin Tarentino were all nominated while indie hit Beasts of the Southern Wild were shut out of the race. Ann Dowd for Compliance was also shut out in favor of Nicole Kidman's performance for The Paperboy. The song category also proved star studded with Keith Urban, Adele, Jon Bon Jovi and Taylor Swift all being nominated for their respective songs.

Other categories were filled with few surprises. Daniel Day Lewis, Jessica Chastain, Jennifer Lawrence, Anne Hathaway and Tommy Lee Jones standout as the frontrunners for their respective categories.

The Master stars Joaquin Phoenix, and Amy Adams regained momentum after being shutout from the SAG awards and still have a chance at Oscar nominations. Rachel Weisz also surprised and still has hope for an Oscar nomination for her turn in The Deep Blue Sea. Marion Cotillard, Helen Mirren and Naomi Watts look like solid Oscar nominees while Denzel Washington, and John Hawkes continue to look like locks at the Oscars.

As stated Django received five nominees and regained momentum for the best picture nomination after being shut out from the SAG awards. Still the supporting actors seem improbable especially after being ignored at the SAG awards.

The Best Picture Comedy nominees include The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, Les Miserables, Moonrise Kingdom, Salmon Fishing in the Yemen and Silver Linings Playbook. The Best Picture Drama nominees include Argo, Django Unchained, Life of Pi, Lincoln and Zero Dark Thirty.

Full List of Nominees

BEST PICTURE: DRAMA

Argo

Django Unchained

Life of Pi

Lincoln

Zero Dark Thirty

BEST PICTURE: COMEDY OR MUSICAL

The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel

Les Miserables

Moonrise Kingdom

Salmon Fishing In The Yemen

Silver Linings Playbook

BEST DIRECTOR

Ben Affleck, Argo

Kathryn Bigelow, Zero Dark Thirty

Ang Lee, Life of Pi

Steven Spielberg, Lincoln

Quentin Tarantino, Django Unchained

BEST ACTRESS: DRAMA

Jessica Chastain, Zero Dark Thirty

Marion Cotillard, Rust and Bone

Helen Mirren, Hitchcock

Naomi Watts, The Impossible

Rachel Weisz, The Deep Blue Sea

BEST ACTOR: DRAMA

Daniel Day-Lewis, Lincoln

Richard Gere, Arbitrage

John Hawkes, The Sessions

Joaquin Phoenix, Silver Linings Playbook

Denzel Washington, Flight

BEST ACTRESS: COMEDY OR MUSICAL

Emily Blunt, Salmon Fishing in the Yemen

Judi Dench, The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel

Jennifer Lawrence, Silver Linings Playbook

Maggie Smith, Quartet

Meryl Streep, Hope Springs

BEST ACTOR: COMEDY OR MUSICAL

Jack Black, Bernie

Bradley Cooper, Silver Linings Playbook

Hugh Jackman, Les Miserables

Ewan McGregor, Salmon Fishing in the Yemen

Bill Murray, Hyde Park on Hudson

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS

Amy Adams, The Master

Sally Field, Lincoln

Anne Hathaway, Les Miserables

Helen Hunt, The Sessions

Nicole Kidman, The Paperboy

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR

Alan Arkin, Argo

Leonardo DiCaprio, Django Unchained

Phillip Seymour Hoffman, The Master

Tommy Lee Jones, Lincoln

Christoph Waltz, Django Unchained

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM

Amour

A Royal Affair

The Intouchables

Kon-Tiki

Rust and Bone

BEST SCREENPLAY

Mark Boal, Zero Dark Thirty

Tony Kushner, Lincoln

Quentin Tarantino, Django Unchained

Chris Terrio, Argo

David O. Russell, Silver Linings Playbook

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE

Dario Marianelli, Anna Karenina

Alexandre Desplat, Argo

Tom Tyker, Johnny Klimek & Reinhold Heil, Cloud Atlas

Mychael Danna, Life of Pi

John Williams, Lincoln

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE FILM

Brave
Frankenweenie

Hotel Transylvania

Rise of the Guardians

Wreck-It-Ralph

BEST ORIGINAL SONG

"For You" (Act of Valor)

"Not Running Anymore" (Stand Up Guys)

"Safe and Sound" (The Hunger Games)

"Skyfall" (Skyfall)

"Suddenly" (Les Miserables)