In Bruges stars tipped for Globe honours

IRISH stars Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson were among the nominees for the Golden Globes announced yesterday, in a list of contenders led by Frost/Nixon and The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button.

Both films were nominated for five awards, including best drama, and will be up against British director Danny Boyle’s Slumdog Millionaire, The Reader and Revolutionary Road.

Kate Winslet took two nominations, for best actress in Revolutionary Road and best supporting actress for The Reader. And Kristin Scott Thomas was nominated in the best dramatic actress category for her role in I’ve Loved You So Long.

Winners of the 66th annual Globes, widely seen as an indication of Oscars favourites, will be announced on January 11.

Doubt, a drama about the sexual abuse scandal in the Catholic church, also took a leading five nominations.

Hugh Laurie, who plays a damaged doctor in House, earned a nomination for best actor in a television drama, along with Cork actor Jonathan Rhys Meyers of The Tudors, Jon Hamm and January Jones of Mad Men, Gabriel Byrne of In Treatment, and Michael C Hall of Dexter.

Mamma Mia!, Burn After Reading, Happy-Go-Lucky, In Bruges and Vicky Cristina Barcelona were all nominated for best musical or comedy.

Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson were nominated for best actor in a comedy or musical for their roles in In Bruges, and will be up against Javier Bardem for Vicky Cristina Barcelona, James Franco for Pineapple Express and Dustin Hoffman for Last Chance Harvey.

Nominees for dramatic actor were Leonardo DiCaprio for Revolutionary Road, Frank Langella for Frost/Nixon, Brad Pitt for Benjamin Button, Sean Penn for Milk, and Mickey Rourke for The Wrestler.

The year’s biggest hit, Batman blockbuster The Dark Knight, came in with strong awards buzz across the board but took only one nomination: supporting actor for Heath Ledger’s portrayal of the Joker.

Clint Eastwood had two music nominations for his Changeling score and for co-writing the title song for Gran Torino.

But he missed out on directing nominations for both films and for an acting slot in Gran Torino, in which he starred.