First observation was that Harvey Weinstein plied the HFPA for all it’s worth. So many nods for Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom and a surprise nomination for Philomena in screenplay. Second observation was that The Wolf of Wall Street continues its explicable disappearance from the precursor race. It may still make an appearance, but not showing in Best Screenplay is telling. Third observation was that The Wind Rises got a nod in Foreign Language Film, but not Animated. My guess is that the Globes still have a rule that prohibits films from appearing on multiple Best Picture slates, thus why they permitted Frozen to have a completely clear way to the Best Animated Feature award. These observations were brought to you by the pre-live nominations announcement preceding the live nominations announcement on morning shows.

Note: The live stream died after Aziz Ansari announced (Zoe Saldana was still to come) and never went live again, so I had to update from other sources. Poor job, ustream. I’ve never really liked your services in the years I’ve seen live streaming of anything.

New Observations on full list. The Wolf of Wall Street was seen, not that I realized it was a comedy, but received far fewer nominations than expected. Philomena was classified as a Drama while American Hustle is considered Comedy? That’s weird. Most of the names we expected to see are on the list, I’m trying to think of exceptions, but all I can come up with was no Octavia Spencer. Labor Day got a little love, but did get a nod for Kate Winslet. Otherwise, I can’t exactly say I’m surprised by any of these. Alexander Payne and Paul Greengrass stay alive with these nominations, but Martin Scorsese should have been a given for these guys. Maybe Wall Street isn’t really as good as its partisans claim?

Nominations Tallies

(7) 12 Years a Slave, American Hustle
(5) Nebraska
(4) Captain Phillips, Gravity
(3) Her, Inside Llewyn Davis, Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom, Philomena

The Nominations

Best Picture, Drama

12 Years a Slave
Captain Phillips
Gravity
Philomena
Rush

Best Picture, Comedy/Musical

American Hustle
Her
Inside Llewyn Davis
Nebraska
The Wolf of Wall Street

Best Picture, Animated

The Croods
Despicable Me 2
Frozen

Best Director

Alfonso Cuaron – Gravity
Paul Greengrass – Captain Phillips
Steve McQueen – 12 Years a Slave
Alexander Payne – Nebraska
David O. Russell – American Hustle

Best Actor, Drama

Chiwetel Ejiofor – 12 Years a Slave
Idris Elba – Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom
Tom Hanks – Captain Phillips
Matthew McConaughey – Dallas Buyers Club
Robert Redford – All Is Lost

Best Actress, Drama

Cate Blanchett – Blue Jasmine
Sandra Bullock – Gravity
Judi Dench – Philomena
Emma Thompson – Saving Mr. Banks.
Kate Winslet – Labor Day

Best Actor, Comedy/Musical

Christian Bale – American Hustle
Bruce Dern – Nebraska
Leonardo DiCaprio – The Wolf of Wall Street
Oscar Isaac – Inside Llewyn Davis
Joaquin Phoenix – Her

Best Actress, Comedy/Musical

Amy Adams – American Hustle
Julie Delpy – Before Midnight
Greta Gerwig – Frances Ha
Julia Louis-Dreyfus – Enough Said
Meryl Streep – August: Osage County

Best Supporting Actor

Barkhad Abdi – Captain Phillips
Daniel Bruhl – Rush
Bradley Cooper – American Hustle
Michael Fassbender – 12 Years a Slave
Jared Leto – Dallas Buyers Club

Best Supporting Actress

Sally Hawkins – Blue Jasmine
Jennifer Lawrence – American Hustle
Lupito Nyong’o – 12 Years a Slave
Julia Roberts – August: Osage County
June Squibb – Nebraska

Best Screenplay

12 Years a Slave
American Hustle
Her
Nebraska
Philomena

Best Original Score

All Is Lost
The Book Thief
Gravity
Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom
12 Years a Slave

Best Song

“Atlas” – The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
“Let It Go” – Frozen
“Ordinary Love” – Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom
“Please, Mr. Kennedy” – Inside Llewyn Davis
“Sweeter Than Fiction” – One Chance

Best Foreign Language Film

Blue Is the Warmest Color
The Great Beauty
The Hunt
The Past
The Wind Rises

Golden Globe Data

Year Founded: 1943
First Awards: 1943 (71)