Golden Globe 2012: The Artist tops nominees

With six citations, French film “The Artist” leads the nominations for the Golden Globes, just ahead of “The Help” and “The Descendants” with five nominations each.

Director Michel Hazanavicius thus finds himself in the competition for best director alongside big names like Martin Scorsese, Woody Allen or George Clooney.

The black-and-white movie is present in the categories of Best Film – Musical or Comedy, Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy (Jean Dujardin), Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy (Berenice Bejo) and Best Director (Michel Hazanavicius).

George Clooney’s ” The Ides Of March” harvested four nominations, tied with “Midnight in Paris” by Woody Allen and “Hugo” by Martin Scorsese.

TV side, the mini-series “Downtown Abbey” gets four nominees, the same as the mini-series “Mildred Pierce”.

The nominations were announced today by actors Woody Harrelson, Sofia Vergara, Gerard Butler and Rashida Jones at the Beverly Hilton Hotel, California.

The 69th Golden Globe Awards gala, hosted by Ricky Gervais, will be held on January 15 and broadcast live on NBC.

Here is the full list of nominations:

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A MINISERIES OR A MOTION PICTURE (TV)

Diane Lane, Cinema Verite
Elizabeth McGovern, Downton Abbey
Emily Watson, Appropriate Adult
Kate Winslet, Mildred Pierce

BEST ACTRESS, MUSICAL OR COMEDY

Jodi Foster, Carnage
Charlize Theron, Young Adult
Kristen Wiig, Bridesmaids
Michelle Williams, My Week With Marilyn
Kate Winslet, Carnage

BEST MOTION PICTURE, DRAMA

The Descendants
Moneyball
The Help
Hugo
The Ides of March
War Horse

BEST DIRECTOR

Woody Allen, Midnight in Paris
George Clooney The Ides of March
Michel Hazanavicius, The Artist
Alexander Payne, The Descendants
Martin Scorsese, Hugo

BEST ACTRESS IN A TV DRAMA

Claire Danes: Homeland
Mireille Enos: The Killing
Julianna Margulies: The Good Wife
Callie Thorne: Necessary Roughness

BEST ACTRESS IN A TV COMEDY

Laura Dern: Enlightened
Zooey Deschanel: New Girl
Tina Fey: 30 Rock
Laura Linney: The Big C
Amy Poehler: Parks and Recreation

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE PICTURE

The Flowers of War
In the Land of Blood and Honey
The Kid With a Bike
A Separation
The Skin I Live In

BEST SCREENPLAY

Midnight in Paris
The Ides of March
The Descendants
Moneyball
Bridesmaids

BEST ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A SERIES, MINISERIES OR MOTION PICTURE (TV)

Peter Dinklage: Game of Thrones
Paul Giamatti: Too Big Too Fail
Guy Pearce: Mildred Pierce
Tim Robbins: Cinema Verite
Eric Stonestreet: Modern Family

BEST ACTOR IN A TV COMEDY

Alec Baldwin: 30 Rock
David Duchovny: Californication
Johnny Galecki: The Big Bang Theory
Thomas Jane: Hung
Matt LeBlanc: Episodes

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE

The Artist
W.E.
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
Hugo
War Horse

BEST MINISERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION

Mildred Pierce
Too Big Too Fail
Cinema Verite
Downton Abbey
The Hour

BEST TV SERIES OR COMEDY

Enlightened
Episodes
Glee
Modern Family
New Girl

BEST ANIMATED FILM

The Adventures of Tintin
Arthur Christmas
Cars 2
Puss in Boots
Rango

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A MINISERIES OR A MOTION PICTURE (TV)

William Hurt: Too Big Too Fail
Hugh Bonneville; Downton Abbey
Idris Elba: Luther
Bill Nighy; Page Eight
Dominic West: Appropriate Adult

BEST ACTOR IN A TV DRAMA

Steve Buscemi: Boardwalk Empire
Bryan Cranston: Breaking Bad
Kelsey Grammer: Boss
Jeremy Irons: The Borgias
Damian Lewis: Homeland

BEST TV SERIES, DRAMA
American Horror Story
Boardwalk
Boss
Game of Thrones
Homeland

BEST ACTOR, MUSICAL OR COMEDY

Jean Dujardin: The Artist
Brendan Gleeson; The Guard
Joseph Gordon-Levitt: 50/50
Ryan Gosling: Crazy, Stupid, Love
Owen Wilson: Midnight in Paris

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS

Bérénice Bejo, The Artist
Jessica Chastain, The Help
Janet Mcteer, Albert Nobbs
Octavia Spencer, The Help
Shailene Woodley, The Descendants

BEST ACTOR, DRAMA

George Clooney, The Descendants
Leonardo DiCaprio, J. Edgar
Michael Fassbender, Shame
Ryan Gosling, The Ides of March
Brad Pitt, Moneyball

BEST MOTION PICTURE, MUSICAL OR COMEDY

50/50
The Artist
Bridesmaids
Midnight in Paris
My Week With Marilyn

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Kenneth Branagh, My Week With Marilyn
Albert Brooks, Drive
Jonah Hill, Moneyball
Viggo Mortensen, A Dangerous Method
Christopher Plummer, Beginners

BEST ACTRESS, DRAMA

Glenn Close, Albert Nobbs
Viola Davis, The Help
Rooney Mara, The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
Meryl Streep, The Iron Lady
Tilda Swinton, We Need to Talk About Kevin

BEST ORIGINAL SONG

Hello Hello: Gnomeo and Juliet
The Keeper: Machine Gun Preacher
Lay Your Head Down: Albert Nobbs
The Living Proof: The Help
Masterpiece: W.E.