The list on nominees for theatrical releases are:

Motion Picture - Drama

• The Aviator
• Closer
• Finding Neverland
• Hotel Rwanda
• Kinsey
• Million Dollar Baby

• Scarlett Johansson in A Love Story for Bobby Long
• Nicole Kidman in Birth
• Imelda Staunton in Vera Drake
• Hilary Swank in Million Dollar Baby
• Uma Thurman in Kill Bill - Vol. 2

• Javier Bardem in The Sea Inside
• Don Cheadle in Hotel Rwanda
• Johnny Depp in Finding Neverland
• Leonardo DiCaprio in The Aviator
• Liam Neeson in Kinsey

• Andrew Lloyd-Webber's The Phantom of the Opera
• Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
• The Incredibles
• Ray
• Sideways

• Jim Carrey in Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
• Jamie Foxx in Ray
• Paul Giamatti in Sideways
• Kevin Kline in De-Lovely
• Kevin Spacey in Beyond the Sea

• Annette Bening in Being Julia
• Ashley Judd in De-Lovely
• Emmy Rossum in Andrew Lloyd-Webber's The Phantom of the Opera
• Kate Winslet in Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
• Renee Zellweger in Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason

• Cate Blanchett in The Aviator
• Laura Linney in Kinsey
• Virginia Madsen in Sideways
• Natalie Portman in Closer
• Meryl Streep in The Manchurian Candidate

• David Carradine in Kill Bill - Vol. 2
• Thomas Haden Church in Sideways
• Jamie Foxx in Collateral
• Morgan Freeman in Million Dollar Baby
• Clive Owen in Closer

• Clint Eastwood for Million Dollar Baby
• Marc Forster for Finding Neverland
• Mike Nichols for Closer
• Alexander Payne for Sideways
• Martin Scorsese for The Aviator

• Charlie Kaufman for Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
• John Logan for The Aviator
• David Magee for Finding Neverland
• Patrick Marber for Closer
• Alexander Payne and Jim Taylor for Sideways

• Les Choristes - France
• House of Flying Daggers - China
• The Motorcycle Diaries - Brazil
• The Sea Inside - Spain
• A Very Long Engagement - France

• Clint Eastwood for Million Dollar Baby
• Jan A.P. Kaczmarek for Finding Neverland
• Rolfe Kent for Sideways
• Howard Shore for The Aviator
• Hans Zimmer for Spanglish

• Accidentally in Love from Shrek 2
• Belive from The Polar Express
• Learn to be Lonely from Andrew Lloyd-Webber's The Phantom of the Opera
• Million Voices from Hotel Rwanda
• Old Habits Die Hard from Alfie

• While I was hopeful for Sideways' chances, seven nominations was a surprise.
• Jamie Foxx earned a rare triple nomination for his lead role work in Ray, his 'supporting' role in Collateral and his work on the TV movie Redemption. However, vote splitting will could cost him a chance at any award.
• This first major shocker of the presentation was when Uma Thurman was nominated for her work in Kill Bill - Vol. 2, which was then overtaken as biggest shocker when David Carradine was nominated for the same movie.
• For the second year in a row a Clint Eastwood film has earned multiple nominations, this year its for Million Dollar Baby with 5 nominations.
• Closer, which really didn't earn strong reviews nevertheless managed 5 nominations as well.
• With six nominations, The Aviator was the second highest honored film of the year, which should really help its box office prospects.
• And while it is not a movie, it is worth noting that the TV series Desperate Housewives managed 5 nominations, including 3 of the 5 handed out for Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Musical or Comedy. Although the resulting vote splitting will probably lead to Debra Messing taking home her first Golden Globe.

Source: Hollywood Foreign Press Association
Date posted: 2004-12-14