Golden Globe Nominations on Tom Cruise Control

Hollywood Foreign Press loads up on big names; Pitt's The Curious Case of Benjamin Button and Doubt lead all films with five nods

By Joal Ryan Dec 11, 2008 2:07 PMTags
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Tom Cruise, Leonardo DiCaprio, Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie.Think the Golden Globes missed having movie stars around last year?

The A-plus-listers are all among nominees for the 66th annual Golden Globes, as announced this morning.

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Frost/Nixon, The Reader, Revolutionary Road and Slumdog Millionaire comprise the Best Motion Picture, Drama field.

Burn After Reading, Happy-Go-Lucky, In Bruges, Mamma Mia! and Vicky Cristina Barcelona are up for Best Motion Picture, Musical Or Comedy.

Cruise scored a supporting actor nomination for his unbilled, unhinged Tropic Thunder cameo. Robert Downey Jr. is up in the same category for the same film.

DiCaprio got some award-show love for Revolutionary Road—he's up for lead actor in a drama.

Pitt and Jolie are up in the lead drama categories for the usual, Benjamin Button and Changeling, respectively.

Pitt's Benjamin Button tied with Doubt with the most film nominations, five.

The 66th annual Golden Globes are to be presented by stars, and to stars—unlike last year's strike-struck affair—on Jan. 11.

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