Golden Globe 2012 nominations

Golden Globe 2012 nominations: Kate Winslet leads ladies with two nods, as Brad Pitt and George Clooney fight for Best Actor

By Nadia Mendoza

Last updated at 7:24 PM on 15th December 2011

It's the prestigious prize for the mantlepiece every starlet dreams of, with Golden Globe recognition paving the way for Oscar glory.

And all eyes will be on Kate Winslet after she scooped a nomination for Best Actress in a Musical or Comedy for Carnage and Best Actress in a Motion Picture or Miniseries for Mildred Pierce.

This will be the eighth time the Titanic beauty, 36, has been nominated, and potentially her third win after she triumphed in 2008 for The Reader and Revolutionary Road.

Chemistry: Sofia Vergara and Gerard Butler giggled away onstage together at the 69th annual Golden Globe Award nominations announcements

But Winslet has stiff competition on her hands, battling the likes of Carnage co-star Jodie Foster, Charlize Theron (Young Adult), Kristen Wiig (Bridesmaids) and Michelle Williams (My Week With Marilyn) for the Musical/Comedy prize.

She will also battle Diane Lane of Cinema Verite, Downton Abbey's Elizabeth McGovern and Emily Watson from Appropriate Adult for the Motion Picture/Miniseries title.

Moment of suspense: Sofia Vergara speaks during the 69th annual Golden Globe Award nominations announcements

Golden girl: Sofia was one of the celebrity guests to announce the Golden Globe nominations

Fellow women of the showbiz elite who join Winslet on the list, include Meryl Streep for The Iron Lady and Rooney Mara of The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo who are up for Best Actress in a Drama.
Streep and Mara will strive to triumph alongside Glenn Close of Albert Nobbs, Viola Davis from The Help and the fantastic Tilda Swinton for We Need to Talk About Kevin.

Causing Carnage: Kate Winslet has been nominated for Best Actress in a Musical/Comedy against co-star Jodie Foster

Flying the flag for the boys is George Clooney, whose two films The Descendants and The Ides Of March, made it onto the Best Motion Picture list.

They face competition from The Help, Hugo, Moneyball and Steven Spielberg production War Horse.

The coveted prize of Best Director will land in the lap of one of the lucky five; Woody Allen for Midnight in Paris, George Clooney for The Ides of March, Michel Hazanavicius for The Artist, Alexander Payne for The Descendants or Martin Scorsese for Hugo.

Holding her own: Sofia may have added the glamour, but Rashida Jones looked cute as a button in thick-rimmed glasses and a blazer

Suited and booted: A hairless Woody Harrrleson and a hairy Gerard read out the nominations

Foppish: Gerard was sporting a full set of curls at the Beverly Hill events in California

The nominations were announced today by Hollywood veteran Woody Harrelson, Modern Family star Sofia Vergara, Scottish hunk Gerard Butler and Rashida Jones at the Beverly Hilton Hotel, California.

Unlikely film The Artist topped the leaderboard, with the French film scooping six nominations.

Yet hot on its tale and tied in second place is sixties tale The Help and Clooney's Hawaiian family story The Descendants; with both films earning five nods including Best Motion Picture Drama.

Water baby: My Week With Marilyn star Michelle Williams received a nod for Best Actress in a Musical/Comedy

While Clooney was also nominated for Best Actor in a Drama, The Help earned acting nods for Viola Davis, Octavia Spencer and Jessica Chastain.

Best Actress in a Television Drama Series included nominations for Claire Danes (Homeland), Mireille Enos (The Killing), Julianna Margulies (The Good Wife) and Madeleine Stowe (Revenge).

Third time lucky? Kate won a nod for her efforts in Mildred Pierce, but already has two Golden Globes

Following their lead was the category for Best Supporting Actress in a Series, Miniseries or TV movie.

Boardwalk Empire star Kelly Macdonald will battle Jessica Lange from American Horror Story, Maggie Smith of Downton Abbey, Sofia Vergara of Modern Family and Evan Rachel Wood for Mildred Pierce.

Best Actor for a Television Comedy Series category sees Alec Baldwin of 30 Rock take on David Duchovny of Californication, Johnny Galecki of The Big Bang Theory and Matt LeBlanc of Episodes.

Down to business: The quartet shared plenty of jokes during their Golden Globe duties

Their lucky day: Woody and Gerard looked particularly pleased with themselves as they posed with Sofia and Rashida

There doesn't seem to be a clear runner for Best Actor in a Comedy or Musical Film, with Jean Dujardin (The Artist), Brendan Gleeson (The Guard), Joseph Gordon-Levitt (50/50), Ryan Gosling (Crazy, Stupid, Love) and Owen Wilson (Midnight in Paris) all in the running.

The Flowers of War, In the Land of Blood of Honey, The Kid With a Bike, A Separation and The Skin I Live In will all compete for Best Foreign Film.

Ricky Gervais will return as the host, despite offending the entirety of the auditorium earlier this year.

The Hollywood Foreign Press Association announced through Twitter last month that the British comedian will reprise his role as presenter for the third time at the ceremony in January 2012.

Hot favourite: George Clooney has been honoured with Best Actor in a Drama and Best Director nods

Making Angie proud: Brad Pitt, seen here with Jonah Hill, has been nominated for his efforts in Moneyball

A previous quip drew gasps when he referred to one film featuring ‘two heterosexual actors pretending to be gay, so the complete opposite of some famous Scientologists then’.

He then added: 'My lawyers helped me with the wording of that joke.'

The 50-year-old also said that Sex And The City 2 should have won the special effects award for ‘the team that airbrushed that poster... 'Girls, we know how old you are.'

Today he revealed he will be eating something light prior to popping on his tuxedo on the night, saying: 'I'll just have something light like beans on toast so I don't throw up all over Robert De Niro.'

Show off! Sofia Vergara poses with a cake on Twitter to celebrate her nomination, with the caption: 'Celebrating with cake at 5am my Golden Globe nomination'

Simple, yet chic: Sofia and Rashida opted to leave the bling at home and light up their outfits with a smile

The 69th annual Golden Globes ceremony will take place on January 15.

Five-time Academy Award and Globe nominee Morgan Freeman, who won the Best Supporting Actor Oscar for Million Dollar Baby and a Best Actor Globe for Driving Miss Daisy, will receive the group's Cecil B. DeMille Award for Lifetime Achievement.

Last year, The King's Speech ruled over Hollywood with an impressive seven nominations.

GOLDEN GLOBE NOMINATIONS 2012

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A MINISERIES OR A MOTION PICTURE (TV)

Diane Lane, Cinema Verite
Elizabeth McGovern, Downton Abbey
Emily Watson, Appropriate Adult
Kate Winslet, Mildred Pierce

BEST ACTRESS, MUSICAL OR COMEDY
Jodi Foster, Carnage
Charlize Theron, Young Adult
Kristen Wiig, Bridesmaids
Michelle Williams, My Week With Marilyn
Kate Winslet, Carnage
BEST MOTION PICTURE, DRAMA
The Descendants
Moneyball
The Help
Hugo
The Ides of March
War Horse
BEST DIRECTOR
Woody Allen, Midnight in Paris
George Clooney The Ides of March
Michel Hazanavicius, The Artist
Alexander Payne, The Descendants
Martin Scorsese, Hugo

BEST ACTRESS IN A TV DRAMA
Claire Danes: Homeland
Mireille Enos: The Killing
Julianna Margulies: The Good Wife
Callie Thorne: Necessary Roughness

BEST ACTRESS IN A TV COMEDY
Laura Dern: Enlightened
Zooey Deschanel: New Girl
Tina Fey: 30 Rock
Laura Linney: The Big C
Amy Poehler: Parks and Recreation

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE PICTURE
The Flowers of War
In the Land of Blood and Honey
The Kid With a Bike
A Separation
The Skin I Live In

BEST SCREENPLAY
Midnight in Paris
The Ides of March
The Descendants
Moneyball
Bridesmaids

BEST ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A SERIES, MINISERIES OR MOTION PICTURE (TV)
Peter Dinklage: Game of Thrones
Paul Giamatti: Too Big Too Fail
Guy Pearce: Mildred Pierce
Tim Robbins: Cinema Verite
Eric Stonestreet: Modern Family

BEST ACTOR IN A TV COMEDY
Alec Baldwin: 30 Rock
David Duchovny: Californication
Johnny Galecki: The Big Bang Theory
Thomas Jane: Hung
Matt LeBlanc: Episodes

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
The Artist
W.E.
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
Hugo
War Horse

BEST MINISERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
Mildred Pierce
Too Big Too Fail
Cinema Verite
Downton Abbey
The Hour

BEST TV SERIES OR COMEDY
Enlightened
Episodes
Glee
Modern Family
New Girl

BEST ANIMATED FILM
The Adventures of Tintin
Arthur Christmas
Cars 2
Puss in Boots
Rango

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A MINISERIES OR A MOTION PICTURE (TV)
William Hurt: Too Big Too Fail
Hugh Bonneville; Downton Abbey
Idris Elba: Luther
Bill Nighy; Page Eight
Dominic West: Appropriate Adult

BEST ACTOR IN A TV DRAMA
Steve Buscemi: Boardwalk Empire
Bryan Cranston: Breaking Bad
Kelsey Grammer: Boss
Jeremy Irons: The Borgias
Damian Lewis: Homeland

BEST TV SERIES, DRAMA
American Horror Story
Boardwalk
Boss
Game of Thrones
Homeland

BEST ACTOR, MUSICAL OR COMEDY
Jean Dujardin: The Artist
Brendan Gleeson; The Guard
Joseph Gordon-Levitt: 50/50
Ryan Gosling: Crazy, Stupid, Love
Owen Wilson: Midnight in Paris

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Bérénice Bejo, The Artist
Jessica Chastain, The Help
Janet Mcteer, Albert Nobbs
Octavia Spencer, The Help
Shailene Woodley, The Descendants

BEST ACTOR, DRAMA
George Clooney, The Descendants
Leonardo DiCaprio, J. Edgar
Michael Fassbender, Shame
Ryan Gosling, The Ides of March
Brad Pitt, Moneyball

BEST MOTION PICTURE, MUSICAL OR COMEDY
50/50
The Artist
Bridesmaids
Midnight in Paris
My Week With Marilyn

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Kenneth Branagh, My Week With Marilyn
Albert Brooks, Drive
Jonah Hill, Moneyball
Viggo Mortensen, A Dangerous Method
Christopher Plummer, Beginners

BEST ACTRESS, DRAMA
Glenn Close, Albert Nobbs
Viola Davis, The Help
Rooney Mara, The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
Meryl Streep, The Iron Lady
Tilda Swinton, We Need to Talk About Kevin


BEST ORIGINAL SONG
Hello Hello: Gnomeo and Juliet
The Keeper: Machine Gun Preacher
Lay Your Head Down: Albert Nobbs
The Living Proof: The Help
Masterpiece: W.E.

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Smurfette Katy Perry ensures we know who the star is at The Smurfs premiere

Which character do you play again? Smurfette Katy Perry ensures we know who the star is at The Smurfs premiere

By Andrea Magrath

Last updated at 10:05 AM on 25th July 2011


It is her big screen debut tonight, so Katy Perry would have wanted to ensure nobody stole the spotlight.

The quirky signer arrived at the premiere of The Smurfs movie in New York wearing a cute white dress emblazoned with a picture of her character, Smurfette, in sparkling sequins on the front.

Her newly blonde locks also made their red carpet debut at the event, where Katy was joined by he co-stars, both human and Smurf.

Dazzling: Katy Perry arrives at the world premiere of The Smurfs in a very little white dress emblazoned with her character, Smurfette

Co-stars: The singer voices the character of Smurfette in the family film

Quirky: Even Katy's nails were themed, with a different Smurf on each finger

The 26-year-old E.T. singer showed off plenty of her porcelain skin in the tiny frock which she was with blue pumps and matching eye make-up.

Katy also accessorised with a Smurf manicure - the star had the cartoon characters painted on to her nails for the event.

Perry tweeted on her way to the screening: 'Headed to SMURF VILLAGE for the premiere of The Smurfs!!! I'm SMURFETTE!!! I'm blue... aba de aba die aba de aba di aba de aba di! YAY!'

Joining Katy at the screening were the film's human stars, Sofia Vergara and Jayma Mays.

Modern Family actress Sofia was typically stunning in a long purple gown with stacked bangles and turquoise earrings.

Glee star Jayma Mays, who plays the wife of Neil Patrick Harris in the family film, rivalled Katy's tony frock in her own strapless green mini.

Neil Patrick Harris, looking dapper in a suit, brought along partner David Burtka.

In the movie, the evil wizard Gargamel, voiced by Hank Azaria, exiles the Smurfs from their village into the real world.

Purple patch: Sofia Vergara looked stunning as usual in a long purple gown, and flirted with the Smurfs

Gleek in green: Glee star Jayma Mays rivalled Katy in a tiny green dress

The Smurfs are voiced by Perry as Smurfette, Alan Cumming as Gutsy, Jonathan Winters as Papa Smurf and George Lopez as Grouchy.

It is Katy's debut on film, after her small cameo role in husband Russell Brand's film Get Him to the Greek ended up on the cutting room floor.

The larger-than-life performer also has a role in another upcoming family film, The Muppets.

Star power: Neil Patrick Harris, who stars as Patrick Winslow in the film, brought along partner David Bartka

Celebrity guests: Reality star Olivia Palermo (left) Brooke shields both watched the film

Katy will appear alongside a host of stars including Amy Adams, Jason Segel, Mila Kunis, Selena Gomez, Zach Galifianakis and her Smurfs co-star Neil Patrick Harris.

Reality star Olivia Palermo turned up to the event and looked elegant in a sheer white skirt and off the shoulder nude top.

Brooke Shields brought along her husband Chris Henchy and their children Rowan, eight, and Grier, five.

The actress wore a sleeveless white top with a bright blue skirt to match the theme of the evening.

Family fun: Melissa Joan Hart and Brooke Shields both brought along their families

Make it work: Tim Gunn, who has a cameo in the film posed on the blue carpet, and Alan Cumming cuddles up to a Smurf

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-2018397/Katy-Perry-The-Smurfs-premiere-New-York-We-know-star-is.html#ixzz1T99qwXde

Kids' Choice Awards 2011

It's a children's event Kim! Miss Kardashian wears cleavage enhancing mini-dress to Kids' Choice Awards

By Daily Mail Reporter
Last updated at 2:00 PM on 3rd April 2011
It was an event for children and family viewing but that didn’t stop Kim Kardashian flaunting her sensational curves in a provocative mini-dress.

The 30-year-old sashayed along the orange carpet at the Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards in a frilly cream frock that boasted a plunging neckline and thigh-high hemline.

Her demure sister Kourtney, 31, managed to look ravishing yet understated in a floor-length, high-necked red gown but failed to pass on her fashion tips to her younger sibling.

Daring: Kim Kardashian flashed her curvaceous figure on the orange carpet in a cream frilly frock with a plunging neckline and thigh-high hemline alongside nude heels

Sisterly love: Glamorous sisters Kylie Jenner, Kim Kardashian, Kendall Jenner and Kourtney Kardashian all pose together for a family shot

The sisters later took to the stage alongside a mime, John Mackey, to present the Favourite TV Show award at the 24th annual awards show.

And the girls were also joined by their younger half-sisters Kylie and Kendall Jenner, who both wore pale pink dresses with nude heels.

 

Luckily the Kardashians managed to keep their dignity during the night by not being slimed.
Kim wrote on her Twitter page: ‘The awards were so fun! Thank heaven we didn’t get slimmed!!!
And later added: ‘I met@SofiaVergara tonight. She is sooo beautiful & was soooo sweet! Love u Sofia xo.’

Presenting: Kim and Kourtney present with mime John Mackey for the Favourite TV Show Award at the 24th annual kids' event

All grown up: Hannah Montana star Miley Cyrus, 18, shrugged off her recent troubles and appeared radiant and composed in a grown up dress

Award winners: Miley accepted her award on stage for Favourite Movie Actress and Selena Gomez picked up the Favourite TV Actress award

Meanwhile, as Kim took the opportunity to make waves among male admirers, 18-year-old Miley Cyrus was looking all grown up in a conservative floral gown.
The actress and singer put her troubles behind her as she arrived for awards in a glamorous flowing dress and picked up the award for Favourite Movie Actress.
The gown, complete with train, highlighted Miley's slender figure. The Hannah Montana star has been criticised for her occasionally revealing clothing in recent months, but looked lovely on the orange carpet.
Things have picked up for the former Disney star since her highly-publicised troubles, she was recently seen smiling after her parents Trish and Billy Ray reunited.

Slime time: Russell Brand got covered in green slime as he spoke on stage, as did Heidi Klum as she presented

Slime hose: Johnny Depp poured slime over the audience with a big hose full of green sludge

Meanwhile Heidi Klum went for the simple and understated look in a black mini dress, embellished only with white embroidery around the neck.
The 37-year-old presenter of Seriously Funny Kids matched her tailored shift with a pair of black high heels, wearing her hair in a simple slicked back bun.

But hopefully she took a change of outfit, as she was later slimed on stage, as was Russell Brand and Johnny Depp.
Johnny looked ravishing before being slimed, in a pinstriped waistcoat, scarf and had, while Justin Timberlake played it cool in a black leather jacket.

Before the slime: Johnny Depp looked ravishing in a waistcoat and French hat before he was slimed, while Justin Timberlake wowed in a black leather jacket as he hugged actress Rosario Dawson

Bad luck: Rapper Snoop Dogg gets slimed from head to toe on stage, while Josh Duhamel gets slimed while he's sitting in the throne

Snoop Dogg got the worst sliming off all the stars, as he was covered head to toe in the green sludge.
Choosing white was Disney Star Selena Gomez, 18, whose boyfriend Justin Bieber was absent - away performing in Europe.
Luckily she escaped the slime and picked up the Favourite TV Actress award.
Sisters Paris and Nicki Hilton wore pink and white mini dresses, posing together as they stood on the red carpet under the late afternoon LA sun. Paris held one leg up in the style of a flamingo, while her sister posed more traditionally.
Also on the orange carpet was the Black Eyed Peas, with Fergie making it clear she was ready to embrace whatever the evening threw at her.

Before the slime:  Heidi Klum slipped into a simple black dress, while Selena Gomez looked stunning in white

The glamorous front-woman said she's become strangely curious - and a little afraid - of what the infamous slime will feel, smell and taste like at the 24th annual Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Award.
She donned a custom-made outfit for a kid-friendly medley with her fellow Peas, marking the group's first time at the slimy ceremony.
And she also performed on stage with the event's host Jack Black.
'We've always been on tour every year,' said Fergie. 'My mom would call me and say, "You know you're nominated for Kids' Choice Awards."
'I would watch the show on the Internet, and it would make me sad that we couldn't be there. This is a special moment for us to be able to come to this particular award show and rock it.'

Performers: Host Jack Black performed on stage with the Black Eyed Peas' Fergie in matching Lego-inspired ensembles

Circus-inspired: Willow Smith put on a stellar performance as she was lifted over the audience by electronic suspenders

Famous family: Singer Willow Smith, 10, left, and her actor brother Jaden, 12

Fergie and the Peas won one of the fan-favourite ceremony's blimp-shaped trophies for the Favourite Music Group category.
They were up against musical siblings the Jonas Brothers, country crooners Lady Antebellum and boy band Big Time Rush, who are also slated to perform at the University of Southern California's Galen Center, along with Willow Smith and Train.
More than 10,000 screaming kids, as well as a few adults, were anticipated at Saturday's ceremony, which featured Justin Timberlake receiving The Big Help humanitarian award and Jack Black hosting for the third time.
The zany star of such films as Kung Fu Panda and Gulliver's Travels promised 'a huge opening number' and several costume changes.

Does she think she's a flamingo? Paris Hilton holds up her leg as she and sister Nicki pose for the cameras

 Latino lovelies: Rosario Dawson, 31, star of Unstoppable and Modern Family star Sofia Vergara, 38

'I'm going to break the record for amounts of costume changes in one night,' boasted Black, who was sporting a simple red T-shirt and black shorts during rehearsals Friday afternoon.
'I'm going to put Madonna and Cher to shame because I'm going to be changing in the middle of presentations. I'm going to try to have a different outfit every 38 seconds.'

Presenters - and possible slimees - included Jason Segel, Russell Brand, Josh Duhamel, Sofia Vergara, Jane Lynch and Miranda Cosgrove.
Marjorie Cohn, Nickelodeon's president of development and original programming, admitted celebs are usually given a head's up if they're due for a sliming but promised that no one can truly anticipate the green goop.

Family day out: Snop Dogg and Star Jones both took along their children to enjoy the evening

TV stars: iCarly star Miranda Cosgrove, 17, Debby Ryan, 17 from 16 Wishes and Gossip Girl's Taylor Momsen

All dressed up: Disney star Bella Thorne, 13, Race To With Mountain star AnnaSophia Robb, 17, and Life Unexpected's Arielle Kebbel, 26

'Everybody knows if they're going to be slimed, but nobody exactly knows what it's going to feel like or how they're going to respond to it,' teased Cohn.
'There's still a giant sense of surprise. No one rehearses being slimed. You can't really imagine the feeling of that coldness dripping through your clothes and into every pore of your body.'
A host of aspiring young stars and actresses joined her on the red carpet, keen to have their moment in the spotlight.

Striking a pose: Victorious stars Elizabeth Gilles, 17, and Ariana Grande, 18 and actress Victoria Justice, 18