Precious Firth Get Golden Globe Nods

Nominations for the 67th annual Golden Globe Awards were announced Tuesday morning, with Precious receiving a nomination for best dramatic film and Colin Firth garnering a nomination for best actor in a drama for his role in A Single Man.

Precious, a tale of life in 1980s Harlem, directed by the openly gay Lee Daniels, will compete in the best drama category with Avatar, The Hurt Locker, and Inglorious Basterds, according to the Los Angeles Times blog The Envelope.

Firth, who stars in A Single Man, the directorial debut of fashion designer Tom Ford, will compete for best actor in a drama with George Clooney for Up in the Air, Jeff Bridges for Crazy Heart, Morgan Freeman for Invictus, and Tobey Maguire for Brothers.

In television, Glee took multiple nominations, including best comedy series, best actor for Matthew Morrison, best actress for Lea Michele, and best supporting actress for Jane Lynch. In the comedy series category, Glee will face off against another very gay breakout hit, Modern Family, as well as 30 Rock,Entourage, and The Office.

True Blood, Dexter, Mad Men, House,and Big Love will compete for best drama series.

See the complete list of Golden Globe Award nominations here.

The award winners will be announced January 17.