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The Golden Globe Nominations 2011 for the 68th annual Golden Globe Awards announced on December 14th, 2010 are sure to give us all a good idea as to who will be picking up an Academy Award (Oscar) nod. The awards show is set to take place Sunday, January 16, 2011 at the Beverly Hilton Hotel and will be hosted by Ricky Gervais. So who shocked the nominations this year and who were the not-so-surprising nominees? We’ve got the full list and winner predictions here for you to check out!

The categories are as follows and the nominees are (according to the Golden Globes official site):

MOTION PICTURE NOMINEES
BEST PICTURE (DRAMA)

* Black Swan
* The Fighter
* Inception
* The King’s Speech
* The Social Network

BEST PICTURE (COMEDY/MUSICAL)

* Alice in Wonderland
* Burlesque
* The Kids are All Right
* Red
* The Tourist

BEST ACTOR (DRAMA)

* Jesse Eisenberg, The Social Network
* Colin Firth, The King’s Speech
* James Franco, 127 Hours
* Ryan Gosling, Blue Valentine
* Mark Wahlberg, The Fighter

BEST ACTRESS (COMEDY/MUSICAL)

* Annette Bening, The Kids are All Right
* Anne Hathaway, Love and Other Drugs
* Angelina Jolie, The Tourist
* Julianne Moore, The Kids are All Right
* Emma Stone, Easy A

BEST ACTOR (COMEDY/MUSICAL)

* Johnny Depp, Alice in Wonderland
* Johnny Depp, The Tourist
* Paul Giamatti, Barney’s Version
* Jake Gyllenhaal, Love and Other Drugs
* Kevin Spacey, Casino Jack

BEST ACTRESS (DRAMA)

* Halle Berry, Frankie and Alice
* Nicole Kidman, Rabbit Hole
* Jennifer Lawrence, Winter’s Bone
* Natalie Portman, Black Swan
* Michelle Williams, Blue Valentine

SUPPORTING ACTOR

* Christian Bale, The Fighter
* Michael Douglas, Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps
* Andrew Garfield, The Social Network
* Jeremy Renner, The Town
* Geoffrey Rush, The King’s Speech

SUPPORTING ACTRESS

* Amy Adams, The Fighter
* Helena Bonham Carter, The King’s Speech
* Mila Kunis, Black Swan
* Melissa Leo, The Fighter
* Jacki Weaver, Animal Kingdom

DIRECTOR

* Darren Aronofsky, Black Swan
* David Fincher, The Social Network
* Tom Hooper, The King’s Speech
* Christopher Nolan, Inception
* David O. Russell, The Fighter

ANIMATED FILM

* Despicable Me
* How to Train Your Dragon
* The Illusionist
* Tangled
* Toy Story 3

SCREENPLAY

* Danny Boyle and Simon Beaufoy, 127 Hours
* Lisa Cholodenko and Stuart Blumberg, The Kids are All Right
* Christopher Nolan, Inception
* David Seidler, The King’s Speech
* Aaron Sorkin, The Social Network

FOREIGN-LANGUAGE FILM

* Biutiful
* The Concert
* The Edge
* I am Love
* In a Better World

ORIGINAL SCORE

* Alexandre Desplat, The King’s Speech
* Danny Elfman, Alice in Wonderland
* A.R. Rahmann, 127 Hours
* Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross, The Social Network
* Hans Zimmer, Inception

ORIGINAL SONG

* “Bound to You” from Burlesque
* “Coming Home” from Country Strong
* “I See the Light” from Tangled
* “There’s a Place for Us” from The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader
* “You Haven’t Seen the Last of Me” from Burlesque

PRIMETIME TELEVISION NOMINEES
BEST TELEVISION SERIES – DRAMA

* “Boardwalk Empire”
* “Dexter”
* “The Good Wife”
* “Mad Men”
* “The Walking Dead”

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A TELEVISION SERIES – DRAMA

* Julianna Margulies, “The Good Wife”
* Elisabeth Moss, “Mad Men”
* Piper Perabo, “Covert Affairs”
* Katey Sagal, “Sons of Anarchy”
* Kyra Sedgwick, “The Closer”

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A TELEVISION SERIES – DRAMA

* Steve Buscemi, “Boardwalk Empire”
* Bryan Cranston, “Breaking Bad”
* Michael C. Hall, “Dexter”
* Jon Hamm, “Mad Men”
* Hugh Laurie, “House”

BEST TELEVISION SERIES – COMEDY OR MUSICAL

* “30 Rock”
* “The Big Bang Theory”
* “The Big C”
* “Glee”
* “Modern Family”
* “Nurse Jackie”

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A TELEVISION SERIES –COMEDY OR MUSICAL

* Toni Collette, “United States of Tara”
* Edie Falco, “Nurse Jackie”
* Tina Fey, “30 Rock”
* Laura Linney, “The Big C”
* Lea Michele, “Glee”

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A TELEVISION SERIES – COMEDY OR MUSICAL

* Alec Baldwin, “30 Rock”
* Steve Carell, “The Office”
* Thomas Jane, “Hung”
* Matthew Morrison, “Glee”
* Jim Parsons, “The Big Bang Theory”

BEST MINI-SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION

* “Carlos”
* “The Pacific”
* “Pillars of the Earth”
* “Temple Grandin”
* “You Don’t Know Jack”

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A MINI-SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION

* Hayley Atwell, “Pillars of the Earth”
* Claire Danes, “Temple Grandin”
* Judi Dench, “Return to Cranford”
* Romola Garai, “Emma”
* Jennifer Love Hewitt, “The Client List”

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A MINI-SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION

* Idris Elba, “Luther”
* Ian McShane, “Pillars of the Earth”
* Al Pacino, “You Don’t Know Jack”
* Dennis Quaid, “The Special Relationship”
* Edgar Ramirez, “Carlos”

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A SERIES, MINI-SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION

* Hope Davis, “The Special Relationship”
* Jane Lynch, “Glee”
* Kelly MacDonald, “Boardwalk Empire”
* Julia Stiles, “Dexter”
* Sofia Vergara, “Modern Family”

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A SERIES, MINI-SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION

* Scott Caan, “Hawaii Five-O”
* Chris Colfer, “Glee”
* Chris Noth, “The Good Wife”
* Eric Stonestreet, “Modern Family”
* David Strathairn, “Temple Grandin”

Pirates Of The Caribbean 4 On The Stranger Tides Trailer. Gorgeous merfolk, magical fountains, malicious pirates, overweight kings -- it’s all in a day’s work for Johnny Depp’s Captain Jack Sparrow, who will return to theaters once more in next summer’s Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides.

Pirates Of The Caribbean 4 On The Stranger Tides Trailer. Contest winners that attended the “Pirates Fans First!” party got to check out all the swashbuckling action in the first theatrical trailer for Disney’s fourth Pirates of the Caribbean on the big screen in all its 3D glory -- and now that teaser is online for everyone else to see as well. Franchise writers Ted Elliot and Terry Rossio went the Thoreau route (“Simplify, simplify”) and crafted their screenplay for On Stranger Tides as a stand-alone venture featuring Captain Jack, much like the first entry in the series, The Curse of the Black Pearl. Whereas that film revolved around villainous buccaneers cursed with immortality (being undead and all), next year’s POTC flick finds the lovable but incorrigible Jack Sparrow on a quest to avoid his inevitable demise by finding the legendary Fountain of Youth.

Along for the ride this time are series veterans Geoffrey Rush and Kevin R. McNally as Captain Barbossa and Joshamee Gibbs, respectively; newcomers Penelope Cruz as Jack’s old flame, Angelica, Ian McShane as her dad, the pirate Blackbeard, and Astrid Berges-Frisbey as a mermaid named Syrena, a lovely but mysterious sea creature who plays a pivotal role in the plot of On Stranger Tides.

Giants-Vikings Game.With just minutes to go before the 7:20 p.m. game time, the television rights to tonight's Giants-Vikings game remained mired in a standoff between FOX Sports, the National Football League and ESPN.

It remains unclear whether the game will appear at all in the Hartford and New Haven markets. Attorney General Richard Blumenthal prodded the NFL to take action to assure the game would be broadcast in Connecticut.

Later, the NFL and Blumenthal were trying to broker a solution between FOX Sports and ESPN, Blumehthal said, and Blumenthal appealed to ESPN to allow FOX Sports to show the game in Connecticut.

Blumenthal said late this afternoon that he was "exploring legal options," but he did not elaborate. Earlier in the day, he sent a letter to the NFL, imploring the league to allow FOX to show the game in Connecticut.

Tom Brady has done it again. And so have the Patriots. Indeed, all those who thought that Brady and the Pats were going to have a tough time with both the Bears' defense and the Chicago weather can think again.Instead, New England dominated again, beating the Bears 36-7 to earn their 11th win over the season. The Pats also punched their playoff ticket with the win, as they will have a wild card spot at the very least.

Brady threw for 369 yards and two touchdowns, both of which came in the first half as the Pats stormed out to a 33-0 lead.With the snowflakes falling steadily in Soldier Field, the Pats opened the scoring on a short pass from Brady to Rob Gronkowski. They would pad their lead with a 26-point second quarter, which included a touchdown on a fumble recovery by Gary Guyton.

Brady's second touchdown pass came with no time left on the clock in the first half, as he hit Deion Branch on a 59-yard bomb to run the score to 33-0.That pretty much did it for the Bears. They gained just 185 total yards, and turned the ball over four times, twice on interceptions by Jay Cutler.

That makes it five in a row for the Pats, who definitely have a leg up in the chase for home field advantage throughout the playoffs. Definitely a good time to be a New Englander. In fact, you Sox fans might like to know where the Red Sox's lineup ranks on Bleacher Report's Power Rankings of Every MLB Team's Top of the Lineup.

Metrodome Collapse Video. The Detroit Lions announced that there will be no charge for admission when Ford Field hosts the postponed game between the New York Giants and Minnesota Vikings at 7:20 p.m. Monday.The Detroit Lions announced that there will be no charge for admission.While there is no charge, fans will need a ticket for the game. Tickets can be obtained free of charge beginning at 9 a.m. Monday at the Ford Field box office. Anyone with a ticket stub for today’s Packers-Lions game will gain admission to the game.

All tickets will be general admission. The only fans who will have preferred seating will be ticket-holders for the originally scheduled game at Mall of America Field.The Giants-Vikings game was postponed today due to heavy snowfall. The move was forced to when the roof collapsed at Mall of America Field in Minneapolis.

The NFL reportedly also considered moving the game to Indianapolis' Lucas Oil Stadium and to TCF Bank Stadium at the University of Minnesota. But the NFL said Detroit was the best logistical fit given that Fox camera crews were already in town for the Lions’ game against the Green Bay Packers.It will be the first NFL game held on Monday night at Ford Field since the stadium opened in 2002. The Lions last hosted a Monday night game in 2001 at the Pontiac Silverdome.Vikings Interim coach Leslie Frazier said 41-year-old quarterback Brett Favre will go through a pregame workout to determine if he’s able to play.

Favre is listed as questionable after getting hit hard and slammed to the turf on his first pass of last week’s game against the Buffalo Bills.Frazier said in a conference call before the Vikings departed for Detroit.The Vikings held a short walk-through this afternoon, but Favre did not do any throwing.

From everything I’ve seen, there is still a possibility he could play, especially with an extra day

Miley Cyrus  turned 18 just last month, but she’s already five minutes away from a sex tape and her first trip to rehab. In the video obtained by TMZ, Cyrus is taped “tripping” at a belated birthday party at her Los Angeles home just five days after her 18th birthday. She can be seen smoking the herb salvia through a bong. Salvia, which has psychedelic qualities, is legal in California. It is often compared to the effects which a user gets from LSD. LSD, however, is man-made, whereas salvia, like marijuana, grows naturally. Both drugs contain salvinorin A.

She Said:

I’m having a little bit of a bad trip,” Cyrus says before lying down and then questions a male at the party if he’s her boyfriend, Liam Hemsworth. “Oh my God, he looks like so much like Liam,” she says, before breaking into a laughing fit. “Is that me tripping? He doesn’t look like Liam at all?

The former Hannah Montana star’s “honorary godmother,” country legend Dolly Parton, recently admitted that she’s worried about people influencing the teenage star’s behavior more than ever now that her parents, Billy Ray and Tish, are divorcing. Next Miley breaks into an impromptu rap, imitating Nicki Minaj’s verses on the Trey Songz collaboration “Bottoms Up.”

Barbara Walters’ interview with Oprah will air tonight which will highlight the end of Winfrey’s syndicated show next May and the beginning of her new cable network – OWN, The Oprah Winfrey Network. During the interview, Barbara Walters asks Oprah questions that everyone wants to know…Is she involved in a lesbian relationship with BFF Gayle King and is she still with Stedman?

Oprah Winfrey has once again stated flatly:

I’m not a lesbian.

I’m not even kind of a lesbian, the talk-show queen, 56, tells Barbara Walters in an upcoming interview on ABC. And the reason why [the rumor] irritates me is because it means that somebody must think I’m lying. That’s number one. Number two … why would you want to hide it? That is not the way I run my life.

The rumors have focused on Winfrey’s friend Gayle King. But Winfrey says that relationship is extremely close in a whole different way.

Winfrey says while choking up.

She is … the mother I never had. She is … the sister everybody would want. She is the friend that everybody deserves. I don’t know a better person. I don’t know a better person,

Kim Kardashian Pregnant. Kim wants to have children with the model after being impressed by his parenting skills with daughter Nahla.A source revealed to the ever so accurate National Enquirer: "Kim was blown away by how well-mannered and well-behaved Nahla is. She thinks that's proof Gabriel is doing a terrific job parenting.

Her family's already met Gabe and given him the thumbs up. I think Kim would love to be married and pregnant by the end of next year.

However, if Kim thinks she could practice being a momma to Nahla, she'll have Halle to answer to as a source revealed to In Touch Weekly: "Halle is really struggling with Kim and Gabriel's relationship.

Actress Amber Heard publicly came out on Friday, introducing her girlfriend and speaking as an “out actress” at the GLAAD at 25 event in Los Angeles. On the red carpet for the celebration, Heard, who walked with her partner, Tasya van Ree, told AfterEllen.com, “I think GLAAD is one of the many reasons that I, as a 24-year-old, can come out.

I think that organizations like GLAAD make that possible, because if it weren’t for opinions being changed, people being influenced, people being engaged to do the right thing, then there would be no prerogative for anyone to come out. Like I said, I can’t be a part of the problem. I hate the idea of a label just as much as anyone else, but I’m with who I’m with, I love who I love…

It’s Cartoon Day! Facebook Cartoon Profile Picures are taking over Facebook, especially 1990 cartoons, cartoons from the 80 s, and 1970s cartoons. Some of the best Facebook cartoon profile pics that have emerged thus far are Daphne from Scooby Doo, Judy Jetson from The Jetsons, Donald Duck, and Rugrats pictures. What cartoon character have you changed your Facebook profile picture to?

People are changing their Facebook profile pictures to cartoons through December 6th in an effort to speak out against child abuse and violence. It’s a great cause, and seeing all of these fun 1970s, 1908s, and 1990s cartoons again sure is a lot of fun!

Some critics of the popular show of support are referring to the practice as "slacktivism", meaning that people are basically lazy and only support or like things where there is no sort of "real" action required. Similar to the "Like" function on facebook, which allows people to "support" a cause without having to truly get involved or physically do anything.