Here they are – the nominees for the 72nd Annual Golden Globe Awards, which were announced this morning from the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, CA. Kate Beckinsale, Peter Krause, Paula Patton, and Jeremy Piven joined Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA) President Theo Kingma for the announcement.

Nominations were announced in 25 categories.

Of note, with regards to this blog’s interests, "Selma" picked up a healthy 4 nominations – Best Picture, Drama; Best Actor, Drama (David Oyelowo); Best Director (Ava DuVernay); and Best Original Song, Motion Picture ("Glory"). It’s worth noting that Golden Globe motion picture nominees historically foretell what the Oscar nominees will be; not that they are always 100% accurate, but there’s a very good chance that most of the names you see here will carry over to the announcements scheduled to be made on January 15, 2015. So, despite the SAG Awards absence (the film wasn’t completed in time to meet the submission deadline), it’s set up here nicely for some recognition at the granddaddy of all ceremonies. 

I should note that, with her nomination, Ava DuVernay makes history, becoming the first black woman director to be nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Director in the Motion Picture category. She’s on her way to doing the same, when the Oscar nominees are announced next month. Previous Golden Globe nominees of African descent in this category include Steve McQueen for "12 Years a Slave," and Spike Lee for "Do the Right Thing." It’s painfully incredible that between the years of 1990 to 2014 (24 looooong years), there wasn’t a single black director (male or female) nominated for Best Director in the Motion Picture category! 

Also of note, and somewhat unexpectedly, Quvenzhane Wallis picked up a nomination for Best Actress in a Motion Picture Comedy/Musical. The competition in that category is rough, with veterans like Julianne Moore and Helen Mirren also nominated, as well as Amy Adams and Emily Blunt. 

It looks like Viola Davis has effectively knocked Kerry Washington out of the Best Actress in a TV series, Drama category (she was also nominated for a SAG Award). I say that because, before "How to Get Away With Murder" this season, in recent years, Kerry Washington was the lone black actress nominee in this category, although she never won. Apparently, there can only be one at a time, and it’s Viola’s time it seems.

And finally, Don Cheadle picks up another Golden Globe nomination for his performance in "House of Lies," and Uzo Aduba, who is also a SAG nominee, is now also a Golden Globe nominee, for her performance in "Orange is the New Black."

The full list of winners follows:

1. BEST MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA

1. BOYHOOD

IFC Productions and Detour Filmproduction; IFC Films

2. FOXCATCHER

Annapurna Pictures; Sony Pictures Classic

3. THE IMITATION GAME

Black Bear Pictures; The Weinstein Company

4. SELMA

Paramount Pictures and Pathé; Paramount Pictures

5. THE THEORY OF EVERYTHING

Working Title Films; Focus Features

2. BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA

1. JENNIFER ANISTON CAKE

2. FELICITY JONES THE THEORY OF EVERYTHING

3. JULIANNE MOORE STILL ALICE

4. ROSAMUND PIKE GONE GIRL

5. REESE WITHERSPOON WILD

3. BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA

1. STEVE CARELL FOXCATCHER

2. BENEDICT CUMBERBATCH THE IMITATION GAME

3. JAKE GYLLENHAAL NIGHTCRAWLER

4. DAVID OYELOWO SELMA

5. EDDIE REDMAYNE THE THEORY OF EVERYTHING

4. BEST MOTION PICTURE – COMEDY OR MUSICAL

1. BIRDMAN

Regency Enterprises and M Productions and Le Grisbi Productions; Fox Searchlight Pictures

2. THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL

American Empirical Picture; Fox Searchlight Pictures

3. INTO THE WOODS

Disney; Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures

4. PRIDE

Pathé Productions Limited, British Broadcasting Corporation, The British Film Institute and Calamity Films; CBS Films Inc.

5. ST. VINCENT

Chernin Entertainment; The Weinstein Company

5. BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A MOTION PICTURE – COMEDY OR MUSICAL

1. AMY ADAMS BIG EYES

2. EMILY BLUNT INTO THE WOODS

3. HELEN MIRREN THE HUNDRED-FOOT JOURNEY

4. JULIANNE MOORE MAPS TO THE STARS

5. QUVENZHANÉ WALLIS ANNIE

6. BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE – COMEDY OR MUSICAL

1. RALPH FIENNES THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL

2. MICHAEL KEATON BIRDMAN

3. BILL MURRAY ST. VINCENT

4. JOAQUIN PHOENIX INHERENT VICE

5. CHRISTOPH WALTZ BIG EYES

7. BEST ANIMATED FEATURE FILM

1. BIG HERO 6

Walt Disney Animation Studios; Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures

2. THE BOOK OF LIFE

Twentieth Century Fox and Reel FX Animation Studios; Twentieth Century Fox

3. THE BOXTROLLS

Laika; Focus Features

4. HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON 2

DreamWorks Animation LLC; Twentieth Century Fox

5. THE LEGO MOVIE

Warner Bros. Pictures / Village Roadshow Pictures / RatPac-Dune Entertainment / Lego System A/S / Vertigo Entertainment/Lin Pictures; Warner Bros. Pictures

8. BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM

1. FORCE MAJEURE TURIST (SWEDEN)

Coproduction Office; Magnolia Pictures

2. GETT: THE TRIAL OF VIVIANE (ISRAEL)

AMSALEM GETT

Arte France Cinéma; Music Box Films

3. IDA (POLAND/DENMARK)

Phoenix film investments; Music Box Films

4. LEVIATHAN (RUSSIA)

(Левиафан)

Non-Stop Production, Ministry of Culture of the

Russian Federation of the Cinema Funds, RuArts

Foundation; Sony Pictures Classics

5. TANGERINES MANDARIINID (ESTONIA)

Allfilm

9. BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A MOTION PICTURE

1. PATRICIA ARQUETTE BOYHOOD

2. JESSICA CHASTAIN A MOST VIOLENT YEAR

3. KEIRA KNIGHTLEY THE IMITATION GAME

4. EMMA STONE BIRDMAN

5. MERYL STREEP INTO THE WOODS

10. BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A MOTION PICTURE

1. ROBERT DUVALL THE JUDGE

2. ETHAN HAWKE BOYHOOD

3. EDWARD NORTON BIRDMAN

4. MARK RUFFALO FOXCATCHER

5. J.K. SIMMONS WHIPLASH

11. BEST DIRECTOR – MOTION PICTURE

1. WES ANDERSON THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL

2. AVA DUVERNAY                      SELMA

3. DAVID FINCHER            GONE GIRL

4. ALEJANDRO GONZÁLEZ BIRDMAN

IÑÁRRITU

5. RICHARD LINKLATER BOYHOOD

12. BEST SCREENPLAY – MOTION PICTURE

1. WES ANDERSON THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL

2. GILLIAN FLYNN GONE GIRL

3. ALEJANDRO GONZÁLEZ BIRDMAN

IÑÁRRITU,

NICOLÁS GIACOBONE,

ALEXANDER DINELARIS,

ARMANDO BO

d. RICHARD LINKLATER BOYHOOD

e.   GRAHAM MOORE THE IMITATION GAME

13. BEST ORIGINAL SCORE – MOTION PICTURE

1. ALEXANDRE DESPLAT     THE IMITATION GAME

2. JÓHANN JÓHANNSSON THE THEORY OF EVERYTHING

3. TRENT REZNOR, GONE GIRL

ATTICUS ROSS        

4. ANTONIO SANCHEZ BIRDMAN

                                                      

5. HANS ZIMMER INTERSTELLAR

            

14. BEST ORIGINAL SONG – MOTION PICTURE

1. “BIG EYES” — BIG EYES

Music by: Lana Del Rey

Lyrics by: Lana Del Rey

2. “GLORY” — SELMA

Music by: John Legend, Common

Lyrics by: John Legend, Common

3. “MERCY IS” — NOAH

Music by: Patti Smith, Lenny Kaye

Lyrics by: Patti Smith, Lenny Kaye

4. “OPPORTUNITY” — ANNIE

Music by: Greg Kurstin, Sia Furler, Will Gluck

Lyrics by: Greg Kurstin, Sia Furler, Will Gluck

5. “YELLOW FLICKER BEAT” — THE HUNGER GAMES:

Music by: Lorde MOCKINGJAY – PART 1

Lyrics by: Lorde

15. BEST TELEVISION SERIES – DRAMA

1. THE AFFAIR SHOWTIME

SHOWTIME Presents, SHELEG, HIGLEWATER

2. DOWNTON ABBEY PBS

A Carnival Films/Masterpiece Co-Production in association

with NBCUniversal

3. GAME OF THRONES HBO

HBO Entertainment in association with Bighead, Littlehead;

Television 360; Startling Television and Generator Productions

4. THE GOOD WIFE CBS

CBS Television Studios with Scott Free Productions and King

Size Productions

5. HOUSE OF CARDS NETFLIX

Donen/Fincher/Roth and Trigger Street Productions, Inc. in association

with Media Rights Capital for Netflix

16. BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A TELEVISION SERIES – DRAMA

1. CLAIRE DANES HOMELAND

2. VIOLA DAVIS HOW TO GET AWAY WITH MURDER

3. JULIANNA MARGULIES THE GOOD WIFE

4. RUTH WILSON THE AFFAIR

5. ROBIN WRIGHT HOUSE OF CARDS

17. BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A TELEVISION SERIES – DRAMA

1. CLIVE OWEN THE KNICK

2. LIEV SCHREIBER RAY DONOVAN

3. KEVIN SPACEY HOUSE OF CARDS

4. JAMES SPADER THE BLACKLIST

5. DOMINIC WEST THE AFFAIR

18. BEST TELEVISION SERIES – COMEDY OR MUSICAL

1. GIRLS HBO

HBO Entertainment in association with Apatow Productions and

I Am Jenni Konner Productions

2. JANE THE VIRGIN THE CW

CBS Television Studios and Warner Bros. Television in association

with Electus

3. ORANGE IS THE NEW BLACK NETFLIX

Lionsgate Television for Netflix

4. SILICON VALLEY HBO

HBO Entertainment in association with Judgemental Films, Alec

Berg, Altschuler Krinsky works, and 3 Arts Entertainment

e. TRANSPARENT AMAZON

Amazon Studios INSTANT VIDEO

19. BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A TELEVISION SERIES –COMEDY OR MUSICAL

1. LENA DUNHAM GIRLS

2. EDIE FALCO NURSE JACKIE

3. JULIA LOUIS-DREYFUS VEEP

4. GINA RODRIGUEZ JANE THE VIRGIN

5. TAYLOR SCHILLING ORANGE IS THE NEW BLACK

20. BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A TELEVISION SERIES – COMEDY OR MUSICAL

1. LOUIS C. K. LOUIE

2. DON CHEADLE HOUSE OF LIES

3. RICKY GERVAIS DEREK

4. WILLIAM H. MACY SHAMELESS

5. JEFFREY TAMBOR TRANSPARENT

21. BEST MINI-SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION

1. FARGO FX

FX Productions & MGM Television

2. THE MISSING STARZ

New Pictures, Company Pictures, Two Brothers Pictures,

Playground Entertainment, BBC

3. THE NORMAL HEART HBO

HBO Films in association with Plan B Entertainment,

Blumhouse and Ryan Murphy Productions

4. OLIVE KITTERIDGE HBO

HBO Miniseries in association with Playtone

5. TRUE DETECTIVE HBO

HBO Entertainment in association with Neon Black,

Anonymous Content, Parliament of Owls and Passenger

22. BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A MINI-SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION

1. MAGGIE GYLLENHAAL THE HONORABLE WOMAN

2. JESSICA LANGE AMERICAN HORROR STORY:

FREAK SHOW

3. FRANCES MCDORMAND OLIVE KITTERIDGE

4. FRANCES O’CONNOR THE MISSING

5. ALLISON TOLMAN FARGO

23. BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A MINI-SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION

1. MARTIN FREEMAN FARGO

2. WOODY HARRELSON TRUE DETECTIVE

3. MATTHEW MCCONAUGHEY TRUE DETECTIVE

4. MARK RUFFALO THE NORMAL HEART

5. BILLY BOB THORNTON FARGO

24. BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A SERIES, MINI-SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION

1. UZO ADUBA ORANGE IS THE NEW BLACK

2. KATHY BATES AMERICAN HORROR STORY:

FREAK SHOW

3. JOANNE FROGGATT DOWNTON ABBEY

4. ALLISON JANNEY MOM

5. MICHELLE MONAGHAN TRUE DETECTIVE

25. BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A SERIES, MINI-SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION

1. MATT BOMER THE NORMAL HEART

2. ALAN CUMMING THE GOOD WIFE

3. COLIN HANKS FARGO

4. BILL MURRAY OLIVE KITTERIDGE

5. JON VOIGHT RAY DONOVAN