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| Globes spotlight British talent | Globes spotlight British talent |
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| Kate Winslet, Ralph Fiennes, Emma Thompson and Dame Judi Dench are among the British actors to feature on this year's Golden Globe shortlist. | Kate Winslet, Ralph Fiennes, Emma Thompson and Dame Judi Dench are among the British actors to feature on this year's Golden Globe shortlist. |
| Winslet gets a best actress nomination for Revolutionary Road, as well as a supporting actress nod for The Reader. | Winslet gets a best actress nomination for Revolutionary Road, as well as a supporting actress nod for The Reader. |
| Fiennes also received two nominations, while both Dames Judi Dench and Eileen Atkins have both been recognised for their work in BBC drama Cranford. | Fiennes also received two nominations, while both Dames Judi Dench and Eileen Atkins have both been recognised for their work in BBC drama Cranford. |
| The late Heath Ledger is up for best supporting actor for The Dark Knight. | The late Heath Ledger is up for best supporting actor for The Dark Knight. |
| Danny Boyle, Stephen Daldry and Winslet's husband Sam Mendes swell the UK contingent further with nominations in the best film director category. | Danny Boyle, Stephen Daldry and Winslet's husband Sam Mendes swell the UK contingent further with nominations in the best film director category. |
| Boyle's Slumdog Millionaire, Daldry's The Reader and Mendes' Revolutionary Road all feature on the best dramatic film shortlist. | Boyle's Slumdog Millionaire, Daldry's The Reader and Mendes' Revolutionary Road all feature on the best dramatic film shortlist. |
| Frost/Nixon and Brad Pitt's fantasy The Curious Case of Benjamin Button complete the best film drama line-up. | Frost/Nixon and Brad Pitt's fantasy The Curious Case of Benjamin Button complete the best film drama line-up. |
| Sam Mendes and Stephen Daldry both get best director nodsBenjamin Button, Frost/Nixon and Meryl Streep's film Doubt are all up for five awards, more than any other film. | Sam Mendes and Stephen Daldry both get best director nodsBenjamin Button, Frost/Nixon and Meryl Streep's film Doubt are all up for five awards, more than any other film. |
| Streep is one of several US actors up for two awards, getting dual best actress citations for Doubt and Mamma Mia. | Streep is one of several US actors up for two awards, getting dual best actress citations for Doubt and Mamma Mia. |
| Clint Eastwood is also up for two prizes - but only for his Changeling score and for co-writing the title song for Gran Torino. | Clint Eastwood is also up for two prizes - but only for his Changeling score and for co-writing the title song for Gran Torino. |
| Leonardo DiCaprio, Sean Penn and Brad Pitt lead an all-American line-up in the best dramatic actor category. | Leonardo DiCaprio, Sean Penn and Brad Pitt lead an all-American line-up in the best dramatic actor category. |
| In Bruges stars Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson represent Ireland in the best musical or comedy actor line-up. | In Bruges stars Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson represent Ireland in the best musical or comedy actor line-up. |
| Surprise nominees | Surprise nominees |
| Spain's Javier Bardem is also included for Vicky Cristina Barcelona, alongside surprise nominee James Franco for drugs-based comedy Pineapple Express. | Spain's Javier Bardem is also included for Vicky Cristina Barcelona, alongside surprise nominee James Franco for drugs-based comedy Pineapple Express. |
| Perhaps the most unexpected nominee, however, is Tom Cruise - shortlisted for best supporting actor for his almost unrecognisable turn in the comedy Tropic Thunder. | Perhaps the most unexpected nominee, however, is Tom Cruise - shortlisted for best supporting actor for his almost unrecognisable turn in the comedy Tropic Thunder. |
| MOST NOMINATED FILMS The Curious Case of Benjamin Button - 5Doubt - 5Frost/Nixon (above) - 5The Reader - 4Revolutionary Road - 4Slumdog Millionaire - 4Vicky Cristina Barcelona - 4 Mike Leigh's Happy-Go Lucky gets a nod in the best comedy or musical category, with another nomination going to its star Sally Hawkins. | |
| Emma Thompson is included in the same category, as is Sir Peter Hall's daughter, Rebecca, for her role in Woody Allen's film Vicky Cristina Barcelona. | Emma Thompson is included in the same category, as is Sir Peter Hall's daughter, Rebecca, for her role in Woody Allen's film Vicky Cristina Barcelona. |
| Kristin Scott Thomas is also recognised in the dramatic actress category for her role in the French-language film I've Loved You So Long. | Kristin Scott Thomas is also recognised in the dramatic actress category for her role in the French-language film I've Loved You So Long. |
| Fiennes is up for best supporting actor for his film The Duchess, with a second nomination coming for best supporting actor in a mini-series. | Fiennes is up for best supporting actor for his film The Duchess, with a second nomination coming for best supporting actor in a mini-series. |
| Britain's Tom Wilkinson is shortlisted for the same award for John Adams, with an additional lead actor nomination for his work in the TV film Recount. | Britain's Tom Wilkinson is shortlisted for the same award for John Adams, with an additional lead actor nomination for his work in the TV film Recount. |
| House star Hugh Laurie gets a best dramatic TV actor nod, as do Irish actors Gabriel Byrne and The Tudors' Jonathan Rhys Meyers. | House star Hugh Laurie gets a best dramatic TV actor nod, as do Irish actors Gabriel Byrne and The Tudors' Jonathan Rhys Meyers. |
| The Golden Globes, which honour both film and television, divides the main film awards between drama and musical or comedy. | The Golden Globes, which honour both film and television, divides the main film awards between drama and musical or comedy. |
| The awards will be held in Los Angeles on 11 January. | The awards will be held in Los Angeles on 11 January. |