I have to say I was pretty excited to see the nominations for The Golden Globe Awards. After all, the awards truly are a window into what to expect from the Oscars. Sure there are a ton of awards show, from the indies to the critics, but the Globes and the Oscars will always reign as the two that people really watch and notice, especially the general public.

From my perspective, the Globes usually take a more commercial route. So it was pretty bleeping cool to see them recognize films that fall in the indie category. You may say that Brokeback Mountain was no surprise because it is topping the charts of all the awards, but it is an amazing film and Heath Ledger deserves all the hype he's getting.

(And I think it's official, Focus Features is the Miramax).



Here's the full list of nominees, just in case you haven't heard:

BEST MOTION PICTURE - DRAMA


Brokeback Mountain
Focus Features/River Road Entertainment; Focus Features


The Constant Gardener
Potboiler Prods./Scion Films; Focus Features


Good Night, And Good Luck
Section Eight/2929 Entertainment/Participant Productions; Warner Independent Pictures


A History of Violence
New Line Cinema; New Line Cinema


Match Point
Jada Productions; DreamWorks Pictures



BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS - DRAMA
Maria Bello, A History of Violence
Felicity Huffman, Transamerica
Gwyneth Paltrow, Proof
Charlize Theron, North Country
Ziyi Zhang, Memoirs of a Geisha



BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR - DRAMA
Russell Crowe, Cinderella Man
Philip Seymour Hoffman, Capote
Terrence Howard, Hustle & Flow
Heath Ledger, Brokeback Mountain
David Strathairn, Good Night, and Good Luck



BEST MOTION PICTURE - MUSICAL OR COMEDY


Mrs. Henderson Presents
Heyman Hoskins Prods.; The Weinstein Company


Pride & Prejudice
Working Title Prods.; Focus Features/StudioCanal


The Producers
Brooksfilms; Universal Pictures/Columbia Pictures


The Squid and the Whale
American Empirical/Peter Newman - Internal; Samuel Goldwyn Films/Sony Pictures Releasing International


Walk The Line
Twentieth Century Fox; Twentieth Century Fox



BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS - MUSICAL OR COMEDY
Judi Dench, Mrs. Henderson Presents
Keira Knightley, Pride & Prejudice
Laura Linney, The Squid and the Whale
Sarah Jessica Parker, The Family Stone
Reese Witherspoon, Walk The Line



BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR - MUSICAL OR COMEDY
Pierce Brosnan, The Matador
Jeff Daniels, The Squid and the Whale
Johnny Depp, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Nathan Lane, The Producers
Cillian Murphy, Breakfast on Pluto
Joaquin Phoenix, Walk The Line



BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM


Kung Fu Hustle (CHINA)
Columbia Pictures Film Prod. Asia Ltd/Huayi Brothers/Taihe Film Investment Co. Ltd/Star Overseas; Sony Pictures Classics


Master of the Crimson Armor aka The Promise (CHINA)
Beijing 21st CenturySheng Kai/China Film Group/Capgen Investment Group/Moonstone Prods.; The Weinstein Company


Merry Christmas (Joyeux Noel) (FRANCE)
Nord Quest Prods. Senator Film Prods./The Bureau Artemis Prods/Media Pro Pictures/TF1 Films/Les Productions de la Gueville; Sony Pictures Classics


Paradise Now (PALESTINE)
Augustus Film/Lama Films/Razor Films/Lumen Films/Arte France Cinema/Hazazah Film; Warner Independent Pictures


Tsotsi (SOUTH AFRICA)
UK/South African Prods.; Miramax Films



BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Scarlett Johansson, Match Point
Shirley MacLaine, In Her Shoes
Frances McDormand, North Country
Rachel Weisz, The Constant Gardener
Michelle Williams, Brokeback Mountain



BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
George Clooney, Syriana
Matt Dillon, Crash
Will Ferrell, The Producers
Paul Giamattii, Cinderella Man
Bob Hoskins, Mrs. Henderson Presents



BEST DIRECTOR
Woody Allen, Match Point
George Clooney, Good Night, and Good Luck
Peter Jackson, King Kong
Ang Lee, Brokeback Mountain
Fernando Meirelles, The Constant Gardener
Steven Spielberg, Munich



BEST SCREENPLAY
Woody Allen, Match Point
George Clooney & Grant Heslov, Good Night, and Good Luck
Paul Haggis & Bobby Moresco, Crash
Tony Kushner & Eric Roth, Munich
Larry McMurtry & Diana Ossana, Brokeback Mountain



BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
Alexandre Desplat, Syriana
James Newton Howard, King Kong
Gustavo Santaolalla, Brokeback Mountain
Harry Gregson-Williams, The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe
John Williams, Memoirs of a Geisha



BEST ORIGINAL SONG


"A Love That Will Never Grow Old" -- Brokeback Mountain
Music by: Gustavo Santaolalla
Lyrics by: Bernie Taupin


"Christmas in Love" -- Christmas in Love
Music by: Tony Renis
Lyrics by: Marva Jan Marrow


"There's Nothing Like a Show on Broadway" -- The Producers
Music & Lyrics by: Mel Brooks


"Travelin' Thru" -- Transamerica
Music & Lyrics by: Dolly Parton


"Wunderkind" -- The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe
Music & Lyrics by: Alanis Morissette