London
(ANI):
The
World
War
II
saga
'Atonement'
led
the
pack
of
nominees
for
the
2008
Golden
Globe
Awards
with
seven
nominations.
'Atonement'
stars
Keira
Knightley
and
James
McAvoy
received
nominations
for
the
lead
acting
categories.
"I'm
absolutely
thrilled,
and
it's
so
wonderful
that
the
film
has
been
nominated
in
so
many
categories.
I
adored
making
it,
and
am
delighted
for
Joe,
James,
Saoirse
and
everyone
involved," BBC
quoted
Knightely,
as
saying.
Besides
other
nominations
that
include
best
film
drama,
best
screenplay
and
best
original
score,
'Atonement'
has
also
been
short
listed
for
best
direction
category.
Other
films
include
'Charlie
Wilson's
War'
with
5
nods
and
'Michael
Clayton,'
'No
Country
for
Old
Men'
and
'Sweeney
Todd'
with
four
each.
The
award
ceremony
will
be
held
on
13
January
at
the
Beverly
Hilton
in
Los
Angeles.
Most
Nominated
Films:
Atonement
-
7
Charlie
Wilson's
War
-
5
Michael
Clayton
-
4
No
Country
for
Old
Men
-
4
Sweeney
Todd
–
4
Some
nominations
are
given
below:Movies:
Drama
Best
Motion
Picture:
American
Gangster
Atonement
Eastern
Promises
The
Great
Debaters
Michael
Clayton
No
Country
for
Old
Men
There
Will
Be
Blood
Best
Performance
by
an
Actress:
Cate
Blanchett
(Elizabeth:
The
Golden
Age)
Julie
Christie
(Away
From
Her)
Jodie
Foster
(The
Brave
One)
Angelina
Jolie
(A
Mighty
Heart)
Keira
Knightley
(Atonement)
Best
Performance
by
an
Actor:
George
Clooney
(Michael
Clayton)
Daniel
Day-Lewis
(There
Will
Be
Blood)
James
McAvoy
(Atonement)
Viggo
Mortensen
(Eastern
Promises)
Denzel
Washington
(American
Gangster)
Movies:
Comedy
or
Musical
Best
Motion
Picture:
Across
the
Universe
Charlie
Wilson's
War
Hairspray
Juno
Sweeney
Todd
Best
Performance
by
an
Actress:
Amy
Adams
(Enchanted)
Nikki
Blonsky
(Hairspray)
Helena
Bonham
Carter
(Sweeney
Todd)
Marion
Cotillard
(La
Vie
En
Rose)
Ellen
Page
(Juno)
Best
Performance
by
an
Actor:
Johnny
Depp
(Sweeney
Todd)
Ryan
Gosling
(Lars
and
the
Real
Girl)
Tom
Hanks
(Charlie
Wilson's
War)
Philip
Seymour
Hoffman
(The
Savages)
John
C.
Reilly,
(Walk
Hard:
The
Dewey
Cox
Story)