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The nominees for the 2013 Golden Globes have been released. As always, there were some surprises, some snubs, and some very predictable nominations. And then comes the analysis. Ye gods, the analysis. On the movies side, 12 Years a Slave, Gravity, and American Hustle lead the pack, while the familiar names of Breaking Bad and House of Cards are littered throughout the television nominations.

This marks the 71st annual Golden Globes awards. The first were awarded in 1944 after a group of writers joined together to become the Hollywood Foreign Press. Since then, the group’s signature endeavor, the Golden Globes, has continued to expand and grow in both the movie and television fields. It is now seen by many as a yardstick for Oscar nominations. Except when the HFP nominated The Tourist in 2011. No one saw that coming. 

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The winners will be announced on January 12 during the live show, which will be hosted by Tina Fey and Amy Poehler.

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12-years-a-slave2Best Picture, Drama

12 Years a Slave

Captain Phillips

Gravity

Philomena

Rush

Best Picture, Musical or Comedy

American Hustle

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Her

Inside Llewyn Davis

Nebraska

The Wolf of Wall Street

Best Director

Alfonso Cuarón, Gravity

Paul Greengrass, Captain Phillips

Steve McQueen, 12 Years a Slave

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Warner Bros.

Alexander Payne, Nebraska

David O. Russell, American Hustle

Best Actor, Drama

Chiwetel Ejiofor, 12 Years a Slave

Idris Elba, Mandela: The Long Walk to Freedom

Tom Hanks, Captain Phillips

Matthew McConaughey, Dallas Buyers Club

Robert Redford, All Is Lost

Best Actress, Drama

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Cate Blanchett, Blue Jasmine

Sandra Bullock, Gravity

Judi Dench, Philomena

Emma Thompson, Saving Mr. Banks

Kate Winslet, Labor Day

Best Actor, Musical or Comedy

Christian Bale, American Hustle

Leonardo DiCaprio, The Wolf of Wall StreetBruce Dern, Nebraska

Oscar Isaac, Inside Llewyn Davis

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Joaquin Phoenix, Her

Best Actress, Musical or Comedy

Amy Adams, American Hustle

Julie Delpy, Before Midnight

Greta Gerwig, Frances Ha

Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Enough Said

Meryl Streep, August: Osage County

Best Supporting Actor

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Universal

Barkhad Abdi, Captain Phillips

Daniel Brüel, Rush

Bradley Cooper, American Hustle

Michael Fassbender, 12 Years a Slave

Jared Leto, Dallas Buyers Club

Best Supporting Actress

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Sally Hawkins, Blue Jasmine

Jennifer Lawrence, American Hustle

Lupita Nyong’o, 12 Years a Slave

Julia Roberts, August: Osage County

June Squibb, Nebraska

Best Animated Feature Film

The Croods

Despicable Me 2

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Frozen

Foreign Language Film

Blue Is the Warmest Color

The Great Beauty

The Hunt

The Past

The Wind Rises

herBest Screenplay

12 Years a Slave

American Hustle

Her

Nebraska

Philomena

Best Original Song

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“Atlas,” performed by Coldplay – The Hunger Games: Catching Fire

“Let It Go,” performed by Idina Menzel – Frozen

“Ordinary Day,” performed by U2 – Mandela: The Long Walk to Freedom

“Please Mr. Kennedy,” performed by Justin Timberlake, Oscar Isaac, and Adam Driver – Inside Llewyn Davis

“Sweeter Than Fiction,” performed by Taylor Swift – One Chance

Best Original Score

Alex Ebert, All Is Lost

Alex Heffes, Mandela: The Long Walk to Freedom

Steven Price, Gravity

John Williams, The Book Thief

Hans Zimmer, 12 Years a Slave

Television

Best Television Series, Drama:

Breaking-Bad-Season-51Breaking Bad

Downton Abbey

The Good Wife

House of Cards

Masters of Sex

Best Television Series, Comedy or Musical

The Big Bang Theory

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Brooklyn Nine-Nine

Girls

Modern Family

Parks and Recreation

Best Miniseries or Television Movie

American Horror Story: Coven

Beyond the Candelabra

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Dancing on the Edge

Top of the Lake

The White Queen

Best Actor, Television Drama

Bryan Cranston, Breaking Bad

Liev Schreiber, Ray Donovan

Michael Sheen, Masters of Sex

house-of-cards-2044828Kevin Spacey, House of Cards

James Spader, The Blacklist

Best Actress, Television Drama

Julianna Margulies, The Good Wife

Tatiana Maslany, Orphan Black

Taylor Schilling, Orange Is the New Black

Kerry Washington, Scandal

Robin Wright, House of Cards

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Best Actor, Television Comedy or Musical

Don Cheadle, House of Lies

Jason Bateman, Arrested Development

Michael J. Fox, The Michael J. Fox Show

Jim Parsons, The Big Bang Theory

Andy Samberg, Brooklyn Nine-Nine

Best Actress, Television Comedy or Musical

Zooey Deschanel, New Girl

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Lena Dunham, Girls

Edie Falco, Nurse Jackie

Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Veep

Amy Poehler, Parks and Recreation

Best Actor, Television Movie, or Mini-Series

Matt Damon, Behind the Candelabra

Michael Douglas, Behind the Candelabra

Chiwetel Ejiofor, Dancing on the Edge

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Idris Elba, Luthor

Best Actress, Television Movie, or Mini-SeriesAl Pacino, Phil Spector

Helena Bonham Carter, Burton and Taylor

Rebecca Ferguson, The White Queen

Jessica Lange, American Horror Story: Coven

Helen Mirren, Phil Spector

Elisabeth Moss, Top of the Lake

Best Supporting Actor

Josh Charles, The Good Wife

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Aaron Paul, Breaking Bad

Corey Stoll, House of Cards

Jon Voight, Ray Donovan

Sofia Vergara, Modern FamilyBest Supporting Actress

Jacqueline Bisset, Dancing on the Edge

Janet McTeer, The White Queen

Hayden Panettiere, Nashville

Monica Potter, Parenthood

Sofia Vergara, Modern Family

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