Lincoln Lead the Film Nominations at the Golden Globes with 7, but watch out for Django Unchained!

How do the the nominations from the Holly Foreign Press Association (HFPA) inform the Oscar nominations for the future.  Do the nominations impact the Academy Awards?  They do and they don't, as per usual, but some films will see an increased awareness.

The film to get the biggest bump today was Django Unchained.  Django had recieved nominations at the Critics Choice, some minor attention from critics groups, but was snubbed altogether by SAG.  Django is one of the most nominated films at the Globes this year with 5 nominations.  The Weinsteins are master strategists, and they went with their best pony on the drama side, Django.  As attention for The Master has died down, Harvey needed to boost the attention for Django (my guess) and what ebtter way than the Globes.  Djano recieved two Supporting Actor nominations for DiCaprio and Waltz, along with a director nominations and writing nomination for Tarantino.  

Quentin Tarantino's directing nomination came at the expense of another director of a Weinstein film Tom Hooper for Les Miserable.  Hooper's snub is the most shocking snub of the day.  The film is groomed for Oscar, and is a "director's film."  

The other films which recieved the most nominations Argo with 5 nominations, Zero Dark Thirty with 4, and Silver Linings Playbook with 4.  DeNiro's omission was not as surprising from this group.  The Supporting Actor category is one of the most competative this year.

Lincoln however leads the pack with 7 nominations, recieveing one nomination in every catergoy it was eligible, except Original Song.  Going into the night this film is the favorite, and is also the favorite to win Best Picture.

As Lincoln is poised to be the frontrunner, there is proof this award show has legitamcy, but does Django's recent awards boost mean it too could be a front runner?  Without any support from SAG this film could and will get a few major nominations, but without support from the actor's branch do not treat Django as a major threat just yet.

BEST MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA
ARGO Warner Bros. Pictures, GK Films, Smokehouse Pictures; Warner Bros. Pictures
DJANGO UNCHAINED The Weinstein Company, Columbia Pictures; The Weinstein Company/Sony Pictures Releasing
LIFE OF PI Fox 2000 Pictures; Twentieth Century Fox
LINCOLN DreamWorks Pictures, Twentieth Century Fox; Touchstone Pictures
ZERO DARK THIRTY Columbia Pictures and Annapurna Pictures; Sony Pictures Releasing

 BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A MOTION PICTURE – 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 PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA
DANIEL DAY-LEWIS LINCOLN
RICHARD GERE ARBITRAGE
JOHN HAWKES THE SESSIONS
JOAQUIN PHOENIX THE MASTER
DENZEL WASHINGTON FLIGHT

BEST MOTION PICTURE – COMEDY OR MUSICAL
THE BEST EXOTIC MARIGOLD HOTEL – Blueprint Pictures/Participant Media; Fox Searchlight Pictures
LES MISERABLES – Universal Pictures, A Working Title Films/Cameron Mackintosh Productions; Universal Pictures
MOONRISE KINGDOM – Indian Paintbrush; Focus Features
SALMON FISHING IN THE YEMEN – CBS Films; CBS Films
SILVER LININGS PLAYBOOK – The Weinstein Company; The Weinstein Company

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A MOTION PICTURE – 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 PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE – 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 PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A MOTION PICTURE
AMY ADAMS THE MASTER
SALLY FIELD LINCOLN
ANNE HATHAWAY LES MISERABLES
HELEN HUNT THE SESSIONS
NICOLE KIDMAN THE PAPERBOY

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A MOTION PICTURE
ALAN ARKIN ARGO
LEONARDO DICAPRIO DJANGO UNCHAINED
PHILIP SEYMOUR HOFFMAN THE MASTER
TOMMY LEE JONES LINCOLN
CHRISTOPH WALTZ DJANGO UNCHAINED

BEST DIRECTOR – MOTION PICTURE
BEN AFFLECK ARGO
KATHRYN BIGELOW ZERO DARK THIRTY
ANG LEE LIFE OF PI
STEVEN SPIELBERG LINCOLN
QUENTIN TARANTINO DJANGO UNCHAINED

BEST SCREENPLAY – MOTION PICTURE
MARK BOAL ZERO DARK THIRTY
TONY KUSHNER LINCOLN
DAVID O. RUSSELL SILVER LININGS PLAYBOOK
QUENTIN TARANTINO DJANGO UNCHAINED
CHRIS TERRIO ARGO

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE FILM
BRAVE Walt Disney Pictures, Pixar Animation Studios; Walt Disney Pictures
FRANKENWEENIE Walt Disney Pictures; Walt Disney Pictures
HOTEL TRANSYLVANIA Columbia Pictures / Sony Pictures Animation; Sony Pictures Releasing
RISE OF THE GUARDIANS DreamWorks Animation LLC; Paramount Pictures
WRECK-IT RALPH Walt Disney Pictures, Walt Disney Animation Studios; Walt Disney Pictures

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
AMOUR (AUSTRIA) Les Films Du Losange, X Filme Creative Pool, Wega Film; Sony Pictures Classics
A ROYAL AFFAIR (DENMARK) (En kongelig affære) Zentropa Entertainment; Magnolia Pictures
THE INTOUCHABLES (FRANCE) (Les Intouchables) The Weinsten Company, Quad Productions, Gaumont, TF1 Films Production, Ten Films, Chaocorp; The Weinstein Company
KON-TIKI (NORWAY/UK/DENMARK) Nordisk Film Production, Recorded Picture Company
RUST AND BONE (FRANCE) (De rouille et d’os)

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE – MOTION PICTURE
MYCHAEL DANNA LIFE OF PI
ALEXANDRE DESPLAT ARGO
DARIO MARIANELLI ANNA KARENINA
TOM TYKWER, CLOUD ATLAS JOHNNY KLIMEK, REINHOLD HEIL
JOHN WILLIAMS LINCOLN

BEST ORIGINAL SONG – MOTION PICTURE
FOR YOU‖ — ACT OF VALOR Music by: Monty Powell, Keith Urban Lyrics by: Monty Powell, Keith Urban
NOT RUNNING ANYMORE‖ — STAND UP GUYS Music by: Jon Bon Jovi Lyrics by: Jon Bon Jovi
SAFE & SOUND‖ — THE HUNGER GAMES Music by: Taylor Swift, John Paul White, Joy Williams, T Bone Burnett Lyrics by: Taylor Swift, John Paul White, Joy Williams, T Bone Burnett
SKYFALL‖ — SKYFALL Music by: Adele, Paul Epworth Lyrics by: Adele, Paul Epworth
SUDDENLY‖ — LES MISERABLES Music by: Claude-Michel Schonberg Lyrics by: Alain Boublil, Claude-Michel Schonberg