AWARDS: Globe noms shock many; “Atonement” leads with 7 nominations

"Atonement", the british drama that hits theaters this weekend, and that has been almost completely ignored by the many critics’ groups thus far, swept its’ way into Oscar contention today, landing 7 Golden Globe nominations, more than any other film. "No Country For Old Men", "There Will Be Blood", and "Juno" also racked up multiple nominations.

Other favorites were left out in the cold – "Into the Wild", which just led the Critics’ Choice nominations earlier this week, got only musical nominations here, and two other comedies thought to be shoo-in’s for the usually eclectic Hollywood Foreign Press, "Superbad" and "Knocked Up" were completely shut out, as was critically acclaimed but so far ignored "Beowulf".

But the Globes are always controversial for both what they pick and what they don’t, and things just got a little more interesting…

GOLDEN GLOBE NOMINATIONS FOR FILM – 2007

Motion picture — drama
"American Gangster"
"Atonement"
"Eastern Promises"
"The Great Debaters"
"Michael Clayton"
"No Country for Old Men"
"There Will Be Blood"

Actress — 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"

Actor — drama
George Clooney, "Michael Clayton"
Daniel Day-Lewis, "There Will Be Blood"
James McAvoy, "Atonement"
Viggo Mortensen, "Eastern Promises"
Denzel Washington, "American Gangster"

Picture — musical or comedy
"Across the Universe"
"Charlie Wilson’s War"
"Hairspray"
"Juno"
"Sweeney Todd"

Actress — musical or comedy
Amy Adams, "Enchanted"
Nikki Blonsky, "Hairspray"
Helena Bonham Carter, "Sweeney Todd"
Marion Cotillard, "La Vie En Rose"
Ellen Page, "Juno"

Actor — musical or comedy
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"

Supporting actress
Cate Blanchett, "I’m Not There"
Julia Roberts, "Charlie Wilson’s War"
Saoirse Ronan, "Atonement"
Amy Ryan, "Gone Baby Gone"
Tilda Swinton, "Michael Clayton"

Supporting actor
Casey Affleck, "The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford"
Javier Bardem, "No Country for Old Men"
Philip Seymour Hoffman, "Charlie Wilson’s War"
John Travolta, "Hairspray"
Tom Wilkinson, "Michael Clayton"

Director
Tim Burton, "Sweeney Todd"
Ethan Coen and Joel Coen, "No Country for Old Men"
Julian Schnabel, "The Diving Bell and the Butterfly"
Ridley Scott, "American Gangster"
Joe Wright, "Atonement"

Screenplay
Diablo Cody, "Juno"
Ethan Coen and Joel Coen, "No Country for Old Men"
Christopher Hampton, "Atonement"
Ronald Harwood, "The Diving Bell and the Butterfly"
Aaron Sorkin, "Charlie Wilson’s War"

Foreign-language film
"4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days," Romania
"The Diving Bell and the Butterfly," France and U.S.
"The Kite Runner," U.S.
"Lust, Caution," Taiwan
"Persepolis," France

Animated film
"Bee Movie"
"Ratatouille"
"The Simpsons Movie"

Original score
Michael Brook, Kaki King, Eddie Vedder, "Into the Wild"
Clint Eastwood, "Grace Is Gone"
Alberto Iglesias, "The Kite Runner"
Dario Marianelli, "Atonement"
Howard Shore, "Eastern Promises"

Original song
"Despedida" from "Love in the Time of Cholera"
"Grace Is Gone" from "Grace Is Gone"
"Guaranteed" from "Into the Wild"
"That’s How You Know" from "Enchanted"
"Walk Hard" from "Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story"

I’ll have further commentary on the nominations soon, and don’t forget, we’ll have analysis of the Globe noms and other awards handed out this week on this weekend’s edition of Subject:CINEMA, Sunday at 12 noon!

Stay tuned, folks, things just got interesting! More awards news as they happen from Popcorn N Roses!