John Cameron Mitchell gets Golden Globe nod for <i>Hedwig</i> (2185)

Out actor-writer-director John Cameron Mitchell received a Best Actor, Musical or Comedy, nomination as part of the 59th annual Golden Globes, which announced nominees on Thursday. Also of note to gay audiences: Dame Judi Dench and Kate Winslet were both nominated for their portrayal of bisexual novelist Iris Murdoch in Iris; Tilda Swinton was cited for her role as a mother protecting her gay son from blackmail in The Deep End; and Six Feet Under, Will & Grace, Me and My Shadows: Life With Judy Garland, and Wit all scored several nominations in the television category. The Golden Globes will be presented on January 20. Here is a complete list of Golden Globe nominations:

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Motion Picture, Drama:A Beautiful Mind, In the Bedroom, The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, The Man Who Wasn't There, Mulholland Drive
Best Actress, Drama: Halle Berry, Monster's Ball; Judi Dench, Iris; Nicole Kidman, The Others; Sissy Spacek, In the Bedroom; Tilda Swinton, The Deep End
Best Actor, Drama: Russell Crowe, A Beautiful Mind; Will Smith, Ali; Kevin Spacey, The Shipping News; Billy Bob Thornton, The Man Who Wasn't There; Denzel Washington, Training Day
Motion Picture, Musical/Comedy:Bridget Jones's Diary, Gosford Park, Legally Blonde, Moulin Rouge, Shrek
Best Actress, Musical/Comedy: Thora Birch, Ghost World; Cate Blanchett, Bandits; Nicole Kidman, Moulin Rouge; Reese Witherspoon, Legally Blonde; Renee Zellweger, Bridget Jones's Diary
Best Actor, Musical/Comedy: Gene Hackman, The Royal Tenenbaums; Hugh Jackman, Kate & Leopold; Ewan McGregor, Moulin Rouge; John Cameron Mitchell, Hedwig and the Angry Inch; Billy Bob Thornton, Bandits
Foreign-Language Film:Amelie (France), Behind the Sun (Brazil), Monsoon Wedding (India), No Man's Land (Bosnia), Y Tu Mama Tambien (And Your Mother Too) (Mexico)
Best Supporting Actress: Jennifer Connelly, A Beautiful Mind; Cameron Diaz, Vanilla Sky; Helen Mirren, Gosford Park; Maggie Smith, Gosford Park; Marisa Tomei, In the Bedroom; Kate Winslet, Iris
Best Supporting Actor: Jim Broadbent, Iris; Steve Buscemi, Ghost World; Hayden Christensen, Life as a House; Ben Kingsley, Sexy Beast; Jude Law, A.I. Artificial Intelligence; Jon Voight, Ali
Best Director: Robert Altman,Gosford Park; Ron Howard, A Beautiful Mind; Peter Jackson, The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring; Baz Luhrmann, Moulin Rouge; David Lynch, Mulholland Drive; Steven Spielberg, A.I. Artificial Intelligence
Best Screenplay: Joel Coen & Ethan Coen, The Man Who Wasn't There; Julian Fellowes, Gosford Park; Akiva Goldsman, A Beautiful Mind; David Lynch, Mulholland Drive; Christopher Nolan, Memento
Best Original Score: Craig Armstrong, Moulin Rouge; Angelo Baldamenti, Mulholland Drive; Lisa Gerrard & Pierre Bourke, Ali; James Horner, A Beautiful Mind; Howard Shore, The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring; John Williams, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone; Hans Zimmer, Pearl Harbor
Best Original Song: "Come What May," David Baerwald (Moulin Rouge); "May It Be," Enya (The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship Of The Ring); "There You'll Be," Diane Warren (Pearl Harbor); "Until," Sting (Kate & Leopold); "Vanilla Sky," Paul McCartney (Vanilla Sky)

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Series, Drama:24, Alias, C.S.I.: Crime Scene Investigation, Six Feet Under, The Sopranos, The West Wing
Best Actress, Drama: Lorraine Bracco, The Sopranos; Amy Brenneman, Judging Amy; Edie Falco, The Soprano; Jennifer Garner, Alias; Lauren Graham, Gilmore Girls; Marg Helgenberger, C.S.I.: Crime Scene Investigation; Sela Ward, Once and Again
Best Actor, Drama: Simon Baker, The Guardian; James Gandolfini, The Sopranos; Peter Krause, Six Feet Under; Martin Sheen, The West Wing; Kiefer Sutherland, 24
Series, Musical/Comedy:Ally McBeal, Frasier, Friends, Sex and the City, Will & Grace
Best Actress, Musical/Comedy: Calista Flockhart, Ally McBeal; Jane Kaczmarek, Malcolm in the Middle; Heather Locklear, Spin City; Debra Messing, Will & Grace; Sarah Jessica Parker, Sex and the City
Best Actor, Musical/Comedy: Tom Cavanagh, Ed; Kelsey Grammer, Frasier; Eric McCormack, Will & Grace; Frankie Muniz, Malcolm in the Middle; Charlie Sheen, Spin City
Miniseries/TV Movie:Anne Frank, Band of Brothers, Life With Judy Garland: Me and My Shadows, Wit
Best Actress, Miniseries/TV Movie: Judy Davis, Life with Judy Garland: Me and My Shadows; Bridget Fonda, No Ordinary Baby; Hannah Taylor Gordon, Anne Frank; Julianna Margulies, The Mists of Avalon; Leelee Sobieski, Uprising; Emma Thompson, Wit
Best Actor, Miniseries/TV Movie: Kenneth Branagh, Conspiracy; James Franco, James Dean; Ben Kingsley, Anne Frank; Damien Lewis, Band of Brothers; Barry Pepper, 61*
Best Supporting Actress, Series, Miniseries, or TV Movie: Jennifer Aniston, Friends; Tammy Blanchard, Life With Judy Garland: Me and My Shadows; Rachel Griffiths, Six Feet Under; Allison Janney, The West Wing; Megan Mullally, Will & Grace
Best Supporting Actor, Series, Miniseries, or TV Movie: John Corbett, Sex and the City; Sean Hayes, Will & Grace; Ron Livingston, Band of Brothers; Stanley Tucci, Conspiracy; Bradley Whitford, The West Wing