INTRO  It's that time of year again when
the Hollywood Foreign Press Association brings
us America's favorite televised open bar:
the 70th Annual Golden Globes, and the nominees
have been revealed. 
Nominations for best motion picture in the
drama category as well as for best director
are identical.  Both lists include, Ben Affleck's
Argo, Quentin Tarantino's Django Unchained,
Ang Lee's Life of Pi, Steven Spielberg's Lincoln,
and Kathryn Bigelow's Zero Dark Thirty.
Zero Dark Thirty is definitely the favorite
to win this year -- it's one of the best-reviewed
movies of all time.   It comes as no surprise
to see the list of nominees being predominantly
fall and early winter releases.
What was surprising was the list of films
nominated for best comedy or musical.  It
includes The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, which
was released in May of this year, and has
a sequel in development. Wes Anderson's Moonrise
Kingdom, which was also a Summer release,
received a nomination.  Salmon Fishing in
the Yemen was released in March of 2012. 
Les Miserables, with a release date on Christmas
Day, and Silver Linings Playbook, which is
out now, were also nominated.
The Hobbit is not nominated for anything.  The
categories for best television shows also
boast an all-star lineup.  The best TV drama
nominees include AMC's Breaking Bad, the bootlegging
Boardwalk Empire and Newsroom, both on HBO,
Showtime's captivating Homeland, and, made
possible by viewers like you, PBS's British
import, Downton Abbey.  The best TV comedy
or musical nominees consist of NBC's melodic
dramedy, Smash. The Golden Globe winning veterans,
Big Bang Theory on CBS, the always funny Modern
Family on ABC, Showtime's eccentric entertainment
industry series, Episodes, and HBO's new hipster
series, Girls.    What are your predictions
for the 70th annual Golden Globes?  The show
will air live on NBC, on January 13th, 2013
at 5 PM pacific and 8 PM Eastern, just two
days before the nominations for the Academy
Awards nominations are released.  Tina Fey
and Amy Poehler will co-host this year. For
a full list of nominees for all categories
hit up IGN.com.
