"Selma" Earns 4 Golden Globe Nominations; Viola Davis, Don Cheadle Also Honored

Film and television awards season continued ramping up as the nominations for the 72nd Annual Golden Globe Awards were announced this morning.

Martin Luther King Jr. biopic “Selma” scored big with nominations not only for Best Motion Picture – Drama, Best Original Song (“Glory” by John Legend and Common) and Best Actor (David Oyelowo), but also with the first Golden Globe nomination for an African American female director, Ava DuVernay.
“Annie” star Quvenzanhé Wallis earned a nod in the Best Actress – Comedy or Musical category and in  television, Viola Davis was honored with a nom in the Best Actress in a Television Series – Drama for her starring role in “How To Get Away With Murder.”  Don Cheadle was recognized in the Best Actor in a Television Series – Comedy or Musical for his work in “House of Lies” and Uzo Aduba received a nod for her supporting work in “Orange is the New Black.”
The Golden Globes, hosted for the second year by Tina Fey and Amy Poehler, will take place Jan. 11 at the Beverly Hilton Hotel and air live on NBC at 8pm EST.
Below is the full list of nominations:
BEST MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA
BOYHOOD
IFC Productions and Detour Filmproduction; IFC Films
FOXCATCHER
Annapurna Pictures; Sony Pictures Classics
THE IMITATION GAME
Black Bear Pictures; The Weinstein Company
SELMA
Paramount Pictures and Pathé; Paramount Pictures
THE THEORY OF EVERYTHING
Working Title Films; Focus Features
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA
JENNIFER ANISTON
CAKE
FELICITY JONES
THE THEORY OF EVERYTHING
JULIANNE MOORE
STILL ALICE
ROSAMUND PIKE
GONE GIRL
REESE WITHERSPOON
WILD
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA
STEVE CARELL
FOXCATCHER
BENEDICT CUMBERBATCH
THE IMITATION GAME
JAKE GYLLENHAAL
NIGHTCRAWLER
DAVID OYELOWO
SELMA
EDDIE REDMAYNE
THE THEORY OF EVERYTHING
BEST MOTION PICTURE – COMEDY OR MUSICAL
BIRDMAN
Regency Enterprises and M Productions and Le Grisbi Productions; Fox Searchlight Pictures
THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL
American Empirical Picture; Fox Searchlight Pictures
INTO THE WOODS
Disney; Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
PRIDE
Pathé Productions Limited, British Broadcasting Corporation, The British Film Institute and Calamity Films; CBS Films Inc.
ST. VINCENT
Chernin Entertainment; The Weinstein Company
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A MOTION PICTURE – COMEDY OR MUSICAL
AMY ADAMS
BIG EYES
EMILY BLUNT
INTO THE WOODS
HELEN MIRREN
THE HUNDRED-FOOT JOURNEY
JULIANNE MOORE
MAPS TO THE STARS
QUVENZHANÉ WALLIS
ANNIE
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE – COMEDY OR MUSICAL
RALPH FIENNES
THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL
MICHAEL KEATON
BIRDMAN
BILL MURRAY
ST. VINCENT
JOAQUIN PHOENIX
INHERENT VICE
CHRISTOPH WALTZ
BIG EYES
BEST ANIMATED FEATURE FILM
BIG HERO 6
Walt Disney Animation Studios; Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
THE BOOK OF LIFE
Twentieth Century Fox and Reel FX Animation Studios; Twentieth Century Fox
THE BOXTROLLS
Laika; Focus Features
HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON 2
DreamWorks Animation LLC; Twentieth Century Fox
THE LEGO MOVIE
Warner Bros. Pictures / Village Roadshow Pictures / RatPac-Dune Entertainment / Lego System A/S / Vertigo Entertainment/Lin Pictures; Warner Bros. Pictures
BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
FORCE MAJEURE (SWEDEN)
Coproduction Office; Magnolia Pictures
GETT: THE TRIAL OF VIVIANE AMSALEM (ISRAEL)
Arte France Cinéma; Music Box Films
IDA (POLAND/DENMARK)
Phoenix film investments; Music Box Films
LEVIATHAN (RUSSIA)
(Левиафан) Non-Stop Production, Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation of the Cinema Funds, RuArts Foundation; Sony Pictures Classics
TANGERINES (ESTONIA)
Allfilm
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A MOTION PICTURE
PATRICIA ARQUETTE
BOYHOOD
JESSICA CHASTAIN
A MOST VIOLENT YEAR
KEIRA KNIGHTLEY
THE IMITATION GAME
EMMA STONE
BIRDMAN
MERYL STREEP
INTO THE WOODS
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A MOTION PICTURE
ROBERT DUVALL
THE JUDGE
ETHAN HAWKE
BOYHOOD
EDWARD NORTON
BIRDMAN
MARK RUFFALO
FOXCATCHER
J.K. SIMMONS
WHIPLASH
BEST DIRECTOR – MOTION PICTURE
WES ANDERSON
THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL
AVA DUVERNAY
SELMA
DAVID FINCHER
GONE GIRL
ALEJANDRO GONZÁLEZ IÑÁRRITU
BIRDMAN
RICHARD LINKLATER
BOYHOOD
BEST SCREENPLAY – MOTION PICTURE
WES ANDERSON
THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL
GILLIAN FLYNN
GONE GIRL
ALEJANDRO GONZÁLEZ  IÑÁRRITU, NICOLÁS GIACOBONE, ALEXANDER DINELARIS, ARMANDO BO
BIRDMAN
RICHARD LINKLATER
BOYHOOD
GRAHAM MOORE
THE IMITATION GAME
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE – MOTION PICTURE
ALEXANDRE DESPLAT
THE IMITATION GAME
JÓHANN JÓHANNSSON
THE THEORY OF EVERYTHING
TRENT REZNOR, ATTICUS ROSS
GONE GIRL
ANTONIO SANCHEZ
BIRDMAN
HANS ZIMMER
INTERSTELLAR
BEST ORIGINAL SONG – MOTION PICTURE
“BIG EYES” — BIG EYES
Music by: Lana Del Rey
Lyrics by: Lana Del Rey
“GLORY” — SELMA
Music by: John Legend, Common
Lyrics by: John Legend, Common
“MERCY IS” — NOAH
Music by: Patti Smith, Lenny Kaye
Lyrics by: Patti Smith, Lenny Kaye
“OPPORTUNITY” — ANNIE
Music by: Greg Kurstin, Sia Furler, Will Gluck
Lyrics by: Greg Kurstin, Sia Furler, Will Gluck
“YELLOW FLICKER BEAT” — THE HUNGER GAMES: MOCKINGJAY – PART 1
Music by: Lorde
Lyrics by: Lorde
BEST TELEVISION SERIES – DRAMA
THE AFFAIR
SHOWTIME
SHOWTIME Presents, SHELEG, HIGLEWATER
DOWNTON ABBEY
PBS
A Carnival Films/Masterpiece Co-Production in association with NBCUniversal
GAME OF THRONES
HBO
HBO Entertainment in association with Bighead, Littlehead; Television 360; Startling Television and Generator Productions
THE GOOD WIFE
CBS
CBS Television Studios with Scott Free Productions and King Size Productions
HOUSE OF CARDS
NETFLIX
Donen/Fincher/Roth and Trigger Street Productions, Inc. in association with Media Rights Capital for Netflix
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A TELEVISION SERIES – DRAMA
CLAIRE DANES
HOMELAND
VIOLA DAVIS
HOW TO GET AWAY WITH MURDER
JULIANNA MARGULIES
THE GOOD WIFE
RUTH WILSON
THE AFFAIR
ROBIN WRIGHT
HOUSE OF CARDS
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A TELEVISION SERIES – DRAMA
CLIVE OWEN
THE KNICK
LIEV SCHREIBER
RAY DONOVAN
KEVIN SPACEY
HOUSE OF CARDS
JAMES SPADER
THE BLACKLIST
DOMINIC WEST
THE AFFAIR
BEST TELEVISION SERIES – COMEDY OR MUSICAL
GIRLS
HBO
HBO Entertainment in association with Apatow Productions and I Am Jenni Konner Productions
JANE THE VIRGIN
THE CW
CBS Television Studios and Warner Bros. Television in association with Electus
ORANGE IS THE NEW BLACK
NETFLIX
Lionsgate Television for Netflix
SILICON VALLEY
HBO
HBO Entertainment in association with Judgemental Films, Alec Berg, Altschuler Krinsky works, and 3 Arts Entertainment
TRANSPARENT
AMAZON
Amazon Studios INSTANT VIDEO
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A TELEVISION SERIES – COMEDY OR MUSICAL
LENA DUNHAM
GIRLS
EDIE FALCO
NURSE JACKIE
JULIA LOUIS-DREYFUS
VEEP
GINA RODRIGUEZ
JANE THE VIRGIN
TAYLOR SCHILLING
ORANGE IS THE NEW BLACK
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A TELEVISION SERIES – COMEDY OR MUSICAL
LOUIS C. K.
LOUIE
DON CHEADLE
HOUSE OF LIES
RICKY GERVAIS
DEREK
WILLIAM H. MACY
SHAMELESS
JEFFREY TAMBOR
TRANSPARENT
BEST MINISERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
FARGO
FX
FX Productions & MGM Television
THE MISSING
STARZ
New Pictures, Company Pictures, Two Brothers Pictures, Playground Entertainment, BBC
THE NORMAL HEART
HBO
HBO Films in association with Plan B Entertainment, Blumhouse and Ryan Murphy Productions
OLIVE KITTERIDGE
HBO
HBO Miniseries in association with Playtone
TRUE DETECTIVE
HBO
HBO Entertainment in association with Neon Black, Anonymous Content, Parliament of Owls and Passenger
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A MINI-SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
MAGGIE GYLLENHAAL
THE HONORABLE WOMAN
JESSICA LANGE
AMERICAN HORROR STORY: FREAK SHOW
FRANCES MCDORMAND
OLIVE KITTERIDGE
FRANCES O’CONNOR
THE MISSING
ALLISON TOLMAN
FARGO
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A MINI-SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
MARTIN FREEMAN
FARGO
WOODY HARRELSON
TRUE DETECTIVE
MATTHEW MCCONAUGHEY
TRUE DETECTIVE
MARK RUFFALO
THE NORMAL HEART
BILLY BOB THORNTON
FARGO
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A SERIES, MINISERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
UZO ADUBA
ORANGE IS THE NEW BLACK
KATHY BATES
AMERICAN HORROR STORY: FREAK SHOW
JOANNE FROGGATT
DOWNTON ABBEY
ALLISON JANNEY
MOM
MICHELLE MONAGHAN
TRUE DETECTIVE
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A SERIES, MINISERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
MATT BOMER
THE NORMAL HEART
ALAN CUMMING
THE GOOD WIFE
COLIN HANKS
FARGO
BILL MURRAY
OLIVE KITTERIDGE
JON VOIGHT
RAY DONOVAN
article by Lori Lakin Hutcherson (follow @lakinhutcherson)