Gleeson and Fassbender nominated for Golden Globe awards

Irish actors Brendan Gleeson and Michael Fassbender have both received nominations for the 69th annual Golden Globe awards.

Irish actors Brendan Gleeson and Michael Fassbender are both up for awards as the 69th annual Golden Globe award nominations were announced this afternoon.

The Irish co-production 'Albert Nobbs' received a number of nominations including Best Song for 'Lay Your Head Down', co-written by Irish musician Brian Byrne and sung by Sinead O’Connor.

Gleeson has been given a nod in the Best Actor in a Comedy or Musical category for his role in ‘The Guard’.

Fassbender, nominated for his role in 'Shame', will be competing with George Clooney, Leonardo DiCaprio, Ryan Gosling and Brad Pitt for the Best Actor in a Motion Picture Drama crown.

Comedy or Musical Motion Picture nominees include 'The Artist', 'Bridesmaids', '50/50', 'My Week With Marilyn' and 'Midnight in Paris'.

Best comedy series nominees include 'New Girl', 'Modern Family', 'Enlightened', 'Glee' and 'Episodes'.

The Globes will be presented on January 15, and hosted by Ricky Gervais.

Nomination list in full:

BEST PICTURE: DRAMA

‘The Descendants’

‘The Help’

‘Hugo’

‘The Ides of March’

‘Moneyball’

‘War Horse’

BEST PICTURE: COMEDY OR MUSICAL

‘50/50’

‘The Artist’

‘Bridesmaids’

‘Midnight in Paris’

‘My Week With Marilyn’

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 SCREENPLAY

Woody Allen (‘Midnight in Paris’)

Michael Hazanavicius (‘The Artist’)

George Clooney, Grant Heslov, Beau Willimon (‘The Ides of March’)

Steve Zaillian, Aaron Sorkin (‘Moneyball’)

Alexander Payne, Nat Faxon, Jim Rash (‘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 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 ACTRESS: COMEDY OR MUSICAL

Jodie Foster (‘Carnage’)

Charlize Theron (‘Young Adult’)

Kristen Wiig (‘Bridesmaids’)

Michelle Williams (‘My Week With Marilyn’)

Kate Winslet (‘Carnage’)

BEST ACTOR: COMEDY OR MUSICAL

Jean Dujardin (‘The Artist’)

Brendan Gleeson (“The Guard”)

Joseph Gordon-Levitt (‘50/50’)

Ryan Gosling (‘The Ides of March’)

Owen Wilson (‘Midnight in Paris’)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS

Berenice Bejo (‘The Artist’)

Jessica Chastain (‘The Help’)

Janet McTeer (‘Albert Nobbs’)

Octavia Spencer (‘The Help’)

Shailene Woodley (‘The Descendants’)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR

Kenneth Branagh (‘My Week With Marilyn’)

Altbert Brooks (‘Drive’)

Jonah Hill (‘Moneyball’)

Viggo Mortensen (‘A Dangerous Method’)

Christopher Plummer (‘Beginners’)

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM

‘A Separation’ (Iran)

‘The Flowers Of War’ (China)

‘The Kid With the Bike’ (Belgium)

‘In The Land Of Blood and Honey’ (USA)

‘The Skin I Live In’ (Spain)

BEST SCREENPLAY

‘The Artist’

‘The Descendants’

‘The Ides of March’

‘Midnight in Paris’

‘Moneyball’

TELEVISION

BEST ACTRESS, TV COMEDY

Laura Dern

Zooey Deschanel

Tina Fey

Laura Linney

Amy Poehler

BEST ACTRESS, TV DRAMA

Claire Danes

Mireille Enos

Julianna Margulies

Madeleine Stowe

Callie Thorne

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR, TV SERIES, MINI-SERIES or MOVIE

Peter Dinklange

Paul Giamatti

Guy Pearce

Tim Robbins

Eric Stonestreet

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS, TV SERIES, MINI-SERIES or MOVIE

Jessica Lange

Kelly Macdonald

Maggie Smith

SofiaVegara

Evan Rachel Wood

BEST ACTOR, TV COMEDY

Alec Baldwin (‘30 Rock’)

David Duchovny (‘Californication’)

Johnny Galecki (‘The Big Bang Theory’)

Thomas Jane (‘Hung’)

Matt LeBlanc (‘Episodes’)

BEST COMEDY SERIES, TV

‘Enlightened’

‘Episodes’

‘Glee’

‘Modern Family’

‘New Girl’