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)