Up in the Air Leads Globes with 6 Noms

Beverly Hills (myFOXla.com) - The high-flying relationship drama "Up in the Air" led the pack today with six Golden Globe nominations, including best dramatic picture, while Sandra Bullock and Meryl Streep each received a pair of best-actress nods.

"Up in the Air," the tale of a traveling businessman whose commitment to bachelorhood is challenged when he meets a female version of himself, received a best-actor nomination for George Clooney, best director for Jason Reitman, supporting actress nominations for Vera Farmiga and Anna Kendrick and best screenplay for Reitman and Sheldon Turner.

It will compete for best dramatic picture honors with director James Cameron's visual-effects fantasy "Avatar," the Iraq war drama "The Hurt Locker," Quentin Tarantino's World War II yarn "Inglourious Basterds" and the gritty teen drama "Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire."

The musical "Nine" earned five nominations, while "Avatar" and "Inglourious Basterds" each earned four.

"Nine" was nominated for best comedy/musical picture, along with "(500) Days of Summer," "The Hangover," "It's Complicated" and "Julie & Julia."

Bullock was nominated for best actress in a drama picture for her portrayal of a southern housewife who takes in a homeless teen and nurtures his football career in "The Blind Side." She was also nominated for best actress in a comedy/musical for her role as a tough boss who forces one of her employees to marry her so she can avoid deportation in "The Proposal."

Bullock will compete for the best dramatic actress prize with Emily Blunt of "The Young Victoria," Helen Mirren for "The Last Station," Carey Mulligan for "An Education" and Gabourey Sidibe for "Precious."

Clooney, meanwhile, is up for best dramatic actor along with Jeff Bridges of "Crazy Heart," Colin Firth of "A Single Man," Morgan Freeman for "Invictus" and Tobey Maguire for "Brothers."

Streep earned two nominations as best actress in a comedy/musical -- one for her turn as cooking legend Julia Child in "Julie & Julia" and another for her role in the romantic comedy "It's Complicated." Streep, a six-time Golden Globe winner, has been nominated a record 25 times including today's nods.

Nominated along with Streep and Bullock for best actress in a comedy/musical were Marion Cotillard for "Nine" and Julia Roberts for "Duplicity."

Nominees for best actor in a comedy or musical motion picture were Matt Damon for "The Informant!," Daniel-Day Lewis for "Nine," Robert Downey Jr. for "Sherlock Holmes," Joseph-Gordon Levitt for "(500) Days of Summer" and Michael Stuhlbarg for "A Serious Man."

Cameron was nominated for best director for his 3-D film "Avatar," the most expensive film ever made, with a reported price tag of $400 million. Other best director nods went to Cameron's ex-wife, Kathryn Bigelow, for "The Hurt Locker," Academy Award winner Clint Eastwood for "Invictus," Reitman for "Up In the Air" and Tarantino for "Inglourious Basterds."

Nominations for best supporting actress in a motion picture went to Penelope Cruz for "Nine," Farmiga and Kendrick for "Up In the Air," Mo'Nique for her work in "Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire" and Julianne Moore for "A Single Man."

Meanwhile, the nominees for best supporting actor in a motion picture were Matt Damon for "Invictus," Woody Harrelson for "The Messenger," Christopher Plummer for "The Last Station," Stanley Tucci for "The Lovely Bones" and Christoph Waltz for "Inglourious Basterds."

Best screenplay nominations went to Neill Blomkamp and Terri Tatchell for "District 9," Mark Boal for "The Hurt Locker," Nancy Myers for "It's Complicated," Jason Reitman and Sheldon Turner for "Up In the Air" and Quentin Tarantino for "Inglourious Basterds."

Among animated films, Golden Globe nominations went to "Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs," "Coraline," "Fantastic Mr. Fox," "The Princess and the Frog" and "Up."

On the television side, HBO scored two nominations for best dramatic series for "Big Love" and "True Blood." Also nominated were Showtime's "Dexter," Fox's medical drama "House" and AMC's megahit "Mad Men," which won last year's Golden Globe.

Tina Fey's "30 Rock," last year's Globe winner for best television comedy or musical series, was nominated in the category again, along with "Entourage," "Glee," "Modern Family" and "The Office."

"Glee" received the most nominations among television series with four, followed by "30 Rock," "Big Love," "Damages," "Dexter and "Mad Men" all with three apiece.

Nominees for best dramatic actress in a television series were Glenn Close for "Damages," January Jones for "Mad Men," Julianna Margulies for "The Good Wife," Anna Paquin for "True Blood" and Kyra Sedgwick for "The Closer."

The nominations for best dramatic actor in a television series went to Simon Baker for "The Mentalist," Michael C. Hall for "Dexter," Jon Hamm for "Mad Men," Hugh Laurie for "House" and Bill Paxton for "Big Love."

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