As always, the Golden Globes noms are a long and arduous list to delve through.

My digested early thoughts run to: surprise at Avatar getting nommed (drama!?), surprise at Robert Downey’s nom for Sherlock Holmes, surprise at Julia Roberts’ nom for Duplicity and a sincere hope that Kathryn Bigelow wins the Director gong for The Hurt Locker.

FILM

BEST FEATURE – DRAMA

"Avatar"

"The Hurt Locker"

"Inglourious Basterds"

"Precious"

"Up in the Air"

BEST FEATURE – COMEDY

"(500) Days of Summer"

"The Hangover"

"It’s complicated"

"Julie & Julia"

"Nine"

ACTOR – DRAMA

Jeff Bridges, "Crazy Heart"

George Clooney, "Up in the Air"

Colin Firth, "A Simple Man"

Morgan Freeman, "Invictus"

Tobey Maguire, "Brothers"

ACTRESS – DRAMA

Emily Blunt, "The Young Victoria"

Sandra Bullock, "The Blind Side"

Helen Mirren, "The Last Station"

Carey Mulligan, "An Education"

Gabourey Sidibe, "Precious"

ACTOR – COMEDY OR MUSICAL

Matt Damon, "The Informant"

Daniel Day-Lewis, "Nine"

Robert Downey Jr., "Sherlock Holmes"

Joseph Gordon-Levitt, "500 Days of Summer"

Michael Stuhlbarg, "A Serious Man"

ACTRESS – COMEDY OR MUSICAL

Sandra Bullock, "The Proposal"

Marion Cotillard, "Nine"

Julia Roberts,"Duplicity"

Meryl Streep, "It’s Complicated"

Meryl Streep, "Julie & Julia"

DIRECTOR – MOTION PICTURE

Kathryn Bigelow – "The Hurt Locker"

James Cameron – "Avatar"

Clint Eastwood – "Invictus"

Jason Reitman – "Up in the Air"

Quentin Tarantino – "Inglourious Basterds"

SUPPORTING ACTOR

Matt Damon – "Invictus"

Woody Harrelson – "The Messenger"

Christopher Plumber – "The Last Station"

Stanley Tucci – "The Lovely Bones"

Christopher Waltz – "Inglorious Basterds"

SUPPORTING ACTRESS

Penelope Cruz – "Nine"

Vera Farmiga – "Up in the Air"

Anna Kendrick – "Up in the Air"

Mo’Nique – "Precious"

Julianne Moore – "A Single Man"

ANIMATED FEATURE FILM

"Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs"

"Coraline"

"Fantastic Mr. Fox"

"The Princess and the Frog"

"Up"

BEST ORIGINAL SONG

"Cinema Italiano" from "Nine"

"I Want to Come Home" from "Everybody’s Fine"

"I Will See You" from "Avatar"

"The Weary Kind" from "Crazy Heart"

"Winter" from "Brothers"