Movie

This year's biggest hit, "The Dark Knight," came in with one nomination, supporting actor for Heath Ledger as the Joker.

• Dec 11, 2008

AceShowbiz - As it was announced by Terrence Howard at the 66th Golden Globes Nominations ceremony on Thursday, December 11, late Australian actor Heath Ledger has earned a nomination for Best Performance By an Actor In a Supporting Role In a Motion Picture. He will compete against Tom Cruise and Robert Downey Jr. for their roles in war comedy "Tropic Thunder", Philip Seymour Hoffman in "Doubt" and Ralph Fiennes in "The Duchess".

Commenting on Ledger's nod, Terrence Howard said, "Heath was a friend of mine, he gave his all in that film ('The Dark Knight'). I think he will win in that category. He'll also get an Oscar."

In addition to Howard's comment, Heath Ledger's father, Kim, was also grateful for the count, telling People.com, "This nomination is deeply appreciated and is not lost on those of us who continue to love and miss him. We are so proud our boy's work is being recognized in this way."

Leading the nominations were "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button", "Doubt" and "Frost/Nixon" with 5 nods each. Meanwhile, "Bolt," "Kung-Fu Panda" and "Wall-E" were nominated for best animated feature.

The presentation of the 66th Annual Golden Globe Awards will take place at The Beverly Hilton about a month after the nominations announcement, on Sunday, January 11, 2009. The awards show produced by Dick Clark Productions in association with the HFPA will be broadcast live by NBC from 8 P.M. EST.

Complete nominees list of the 66th Annual Golden Globe Awards :

BEST MOTION PICTURE - DRAMA

• "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"
• "Frost/Nixon"
• "The Reader"
• "Revolutionary Road"
• "Slumdog Millionaire"

• Anne Hathaway, "Rachel Getting Married"
• Angelina Jolie, "Changeling"
• Meryl Streep, "Doubt"
• Kristin Scott Thomas, "I've Loved You So Long"
• Kate Winslet, "Revolutionary Road"

• Leonardo DiCaprio, "Revolutionary Road"
• Frank Langella, "Frost/Nixon"
• Sean Penn, "Milk"
• Brad Pitt, "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"
• Mickey Rourke, "The Wrestler"

• "Burn After Reading"
• "Happy-Go-Lucky"
• "In Bruges"
• "Mamma Mia!"
• "Vicky Cristina Barcelona"

• Rebecca Hall, "Vicky Cristina Barcelona"
• Sally Hawkins, "Happy-Go-Lucky"
• Frances McDormand, "Burn After Reading"
• Meryl Streep, "Mamma Mia!"
• Emma Thompson, "Last Chance Harvey"

• Javier Bardem, "Vicky Cristina Barcelona"
• Colin Farrell, "In Bruges"
• James Franco, "Pineapple Express"
• Brendan Gleeson, "In Bruges"
• Dustin Hoffman, "Last Chance Harvey"

• "Bolt"
• "Kung Fu Panda"
• "Wall-E"

• "The Baader Meinhof Complex" (Germany)
• "Everlasting Moments" (Sweden/Denmark)
• "Gomorrah" (Italy)
• "I've Loved You So Long" (France)
• "Waltz With Bashir" (Israel)

• Amy Adams, "Doubt"
• Penelope Cruz, "Vicky Cristina Barcelona"
• Viola Davis, "Doubt"
• Marisa Tomei, "The Wrestler"
• Kate Winslet, "The Reader"

• Tom Cruise, "Tropic Thunder"
• Robert Downey Jr., "Tropic Thunder"
• Ralph Fiennes, "The Duchess"
• Philip Seymour Hoffman, "Doubt"
• Heath Ledger, "The Dark Knight"

• Danny Boyle, "Slumdog Millionaire"
• Stephen Daldry, "The Reader"
• David Fincher, "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"
• Ron Howard, "Frost/Nixon"
• Sam Mendes, "Revolutionary Road"

• Simon Beaufoy, "Slumdog Millionaire"
• David Hare, "The Reader"
• Peter Morgan, "Frost/Nixon"
• Eric Roth, "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"
• John Patrick Shanley, "Doubt"

• Alexandre Desplat, "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"
• Clint Eastwood, "Changeling"
• James Newton Howard, "Defiance"
• A. R. Rahman, "Slumdog Millionaire"
• Hans Zimmer, "Frost/Nixon"

• "Down To Earth", "Wall-E" Music by: Peter Gabriel, Thomas Newman. Lyrics by: Peter Gabriel
• "Gran Torino", "Gran Torino" Music by: Clint Eastwood, Jamie Cullum, Kyle Eastwood, Michael Stevens. Lyrics by: Kyle Eastwood, Michael Stevens
• "I Thought I Lost You", "Bolt" Music and Lyrics by: Miley Cyrus, Jeffrey Steele
• "Once in a Lifetime", "Cadillac Records" Music and Lyrics by: Beyonce Knowles, Amanda Ghost, Scott McFarnon, Ian Dench, James Dring, Jody Street
• "The Wrestler", "The Wrestler" Music & Lyrics by: Bruce Springsteen

• "Dexter" (SHOWTIME)
• "House M.D." (FOX)
• "In Treatment" (HBO)
• "Mad Men" (AMC)
• "True Blood" (HBO)

• Sally Field, "Brothers & Sisters"
• Mariska Hargitay, "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit"
• January Jones, "Mad Men"
• Anna Paquin, "True Blood"
• Kyra Sedgwick, "The Closer"

• Gabriel Byrne, "In Treatment"
• Michael C. Hall, "Dexter"
• Jon Hamm, "Mad Men"
• Hugh Laurie, "House M.D."
• Jonathan Rhys-Meyers, "The Tudors"

• "30 Rock" (NBC)
• "Californication" (SHOWTIME)
• "Entourage" (HBO)
• "The Office" (NBC)
• "Weeds" (SHOWTIME)

• Christina Applegate, "Samantha Who?"
• America Ferrera, "Ugly Betty"
• Tina Fey, "30 Rock"
• Debra Messing, "The Starter Wife"
• Mary-Louise Parker, "Weeds"

• Alec Baldwin, "30 Rock"
• Steve Carell, "The Office"
• Kevin Connolly, "Entourage"
• David Duchovny, "Californication"
• Tony Shalhoub, "Monk"

• "A Raisin in the Sun" (ABC)
• "Bernard and Doris" (HBO)
• "Cranford" (PBS)
• "John Adams" (HBO)
• "Recount" (HBO)

• Judi Dench, "Cranford"
• Catherine Keener, "An American Crime"
• Laura Linney, "John Adams"
• Shirley Maclaine, "Coco Chanel"
• Susan Sarandon, "Bernard and Doris"

• Ralph Fiennes, "Bernard and Doris"
• Paul Giamatti, "John Adams"
• Kevin Spacey, "Recount"
• Kiefer Sutherland, "24: Redemption"
• Tom Wilkinson, "Recount"

• Eileen Atkins, "Cranford"
• Laura Dern, "Recount"
• Melissa George, "In Treatment"
• Rachel Griffiths, "Brothers & Sisters"
• Dianne Wiest, "In Treatment"

• Neil Patrick Harris, "How I Met Your Mother"
• Denis Leary, "Recount"
• Jeremy Piven, "Entourage"
• Blair Underwood, "In Treatment"
• Tom Wilkinson, "John Adams"