娱乐英语新闻:"Up in the Air" leads Golden Globe Awards nominations

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 15 (Xinhua) -- The ceremony for the Golden Globe Awards nominations started on Tuesday, with the high-flying relationship drama "Up in the Air" leading the pack.

    "Up in the Air" received a best-actor nomination for George Clooney, best director for Jason Reitman, supporting actress nominations for Vera Farmiga and Anna Kendrick and best screenplay for Reitman and Sheldon Turner.

    The film is the tale of a traveling businessman whose commitment to bachelorhood is challenged when he meets a female version of himself.

Actor George Clooney, star of the film "Up In The Air", poses on the red carpet at the film's premiere in Los Angeles, California November 30, 2009

It will compete for best dramatic picture honors with director James Cameron's visual-effects fantasy "Avatar," the Iraq war drama "The Hurt Locker," Quentin Tarantino's World War II yarn "Inglourious Basterds" and the gritty teen drama "Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire."

    The musical "Nine" earned five nominations, while "Avatar" and "Inglourious Basterds" each earned four.

    "Nine" was nominated for best comedy/musical picture, along with "(500) Days of Summer," "The Hangover," "It's Complicated" and "Julie &Julia."

    Sandra Bullock was nominated for best actress in a drama picture for her portrayal of a southern housewife who takes in a homeless teen and nurtures his football career in "The Blind Side." She was also nominated for best actress in a comedy/musical for her role as a tough boss who forces one of her employees to marry her so she can avoid deportation in "The Proposal."

    Bullock will compete for the best dramatic actress prize with Emily Blunt of "The Young Victoria," Helen Mirren for "The Last Station," Carey Mulligan for "An Education" and Gabourey Sidibe for "Precious."

Jason Reitman (R), director of the new film "Up In The Air", poses with his wife Michele Lee at the film's premiere in Los Angeles, California November 30, 2009

    Clooney, meanwhile, is up for best dramatic actor along with Jeff Bridges of "Crazy Heart," Colin Firth of "A Single Man," Morgan Freeman for "Invictus" and Tobey Maguire for "Brothers."

    Meryl Streep earned two nominations as best actress in a comedy/musical -- one for her turn as cooking legend Julia Child in "Julie& Julia" and another for her role in the romantic comedy "It's Complicated." Streep, a six-time Golden Globe winner, has been nominated a record 25 times including Tuesday's nods.

    Nominated along with Streep and Bullock for best actress in a comedy/musical were Marion Cotillard for "Nine" and Julia Roberts for "Duplicity."

    Nominees for best actor in a comedy or musical motion picture were Matt Damon for "The Informant!," Daniel-Day Lewis for "Nine," Robert Downey Jr. for "Sherlock Holmes," Joseph-Gordon Levitt for "(500) Days of Summer" and Michael Stuhlbarg for "A Serious Man."

    Cameron was nominated for best director for his 3-D film "Avatar," the most expensive film ever made, with a reported price tag of 400 million U.S. dollars. Other best director nods went to Cameron's ex-wife, Kathryn Bigelow, for "The Hurt Locker," AcademyAward winner Clint Eastwood for "Invictus," Reitman for "Up in theAir" and Tarantino for "Inglourious Basterds."

    Nominations for best supporting actress in a motion picture went to Penelope Cruz for "Nine," Farmiga and Kendrick for "Up in the Air," Mo'Nique for her work in "Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire" and Julianne Moore for "A Single Man."

    Meanwhile, the nominees for best supporting actor in a motion picture were Matt Damon for "Invictus," Woody Harrelson for "The Messenger," Christopher Plummer for "The Last Station," Stanley Tucci for "The Lovely Bones" and Christoph Waltz for "Inglourious Basterds."

    Best screenplay nominations went to Neill Blomkamp and Terri Tatchell for "District 9," Mark Boal for "The Hurt Locker," Nancy Myers for "It's Complicated," Jason Reitman and Sheldon Turner for"Up in the Air" and Quentin Tarantino for "Inglourious Basterds."

    Among animated films, Golden Globe nominations went to "Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs," "Coraline," "Fantastic Mr. Fox," "ThePrincess and the Frog" and "Up."

    The Golden Globe Awards will be presented Jan. 17 in Los Angeles.