Glee, Boardwalk Empire Dominate Golden Globe Nominations

Glee continues to hit notes at awards season, nabbing a leading five Golden Globe nominations Tuesday, as cable also made its mark on the short list.

The Fox hit will vie for its second comedy/musical trophy against The Big Bang Theory, The Big C,  30 Rock, Modern Family and Nurse Jackie.

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Glee stars Matthew Morrison, Lea Michele, Jane Lynch, Chris Colfer all nabbed acting nominations, Lynch and Colfer in the supporting races. Morrison is up against three-time champ Alec Baldwin (30 Rock), Steve Carell (The Office) Thomas Jane (Hung) and Jim Parsons (The Big Bang Theory) for lead actor in a comedy.

Michele's lead comedy actress competition includes defending champ Toni Collette (United States of Tara), Edie Falco (Nurse Jackie), Tina Fey (30 Rock) and Laura Linney (The Big C).

In drama, Boardwalk Empire made a big splash, earning a series mention and acting nominations for Steve Buscemi in lead actor and Kelly Macdonald in supporting actress.

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Boardwalk is up against fellow freshman series The Walking Dead, Dexter, The Good Wife and three-time defending champion Mad Men, which is going for an unprecedented four-peat in the category.Sons of Anarchy finally got some awards love, with Katey Sagal garnering a lead actress nomination. She's up against last year's winner Julianna Margulies (The Good Wife), Elisabeth Moss (Mad Men), Piper Perabo (Covert Affairs) and Kyra Sedgwick (The Closer).
In film, The King's Speech led with seven nominations, including one for drama film and acting nominations for Colin Firth, Helena Bonham Carter and Geoffrey Rush. The film is up against Black Swan, Inception, The Social Networkand The Fighter. The 68th Golden Globes ceremony, hosted by Ricky Gervais, airs live Sunday, Jan. 16 at 8/7c on NBC.

TELEVISION
Drama Series
 Boardwalk Empire
Dexter
The Good Wife
Mad Men
The Walking Dead

Comedy/Musical Series
 30 Rock
The Big Bang Theory
The Big C
 Glee
 Modern Family
Nurse Jackie 

 Miniseries or TV Movie
 Carlos 
 The Pacific 
The Pillars of the Earth
 Temple Grandin 
 You Don't Know Jack

Lead Actor — Drama
Steve Buscemi, Boardwalk Empire
Bryan Cranston, Breaking Bad
Michael C. Hall, Dexter
Jon Hamm, Mad Men
Hugh Laurie, House
 
Lead Actress — Drama
Julianna Margulies, The Good Wife
 Elisabeth Moss, Mad Men
 Piper Perabo, Covert Affairs
Katey Sagal, Sons of Anarchy
Kyra Sedgwick, The Closer 

Lead Actor — Comedy/Musical 
Alec Baldwin, 30 Rock
Steve Carell, The Office
Thomas Jane, Hung
Matthew Morrison, Glee 
 Jim Parsons, The Big Bang Theory

 Lead Actress  — Comedy/Musical 
Toni Collette, United States of Tara
Edie Falco, Nurse Jackie
Tina Fey, 30 Rock
Laura Linney, The Big C
Lea Michele, Glee 

Lead Actor — Miniseries or TV Movie
 Idris Elba, Luther
 Ian McShane, The Pillars of the Earth
 Al Pacino, You Don't Know Jack
Dennis Quaid, The Special Relationship
Edgar Ramirez, Carlos

Lead Actress — Miniseries or TV Movie
 Hayley Atwell, The Pillars of the Earth
Claire Danes, Temple Grandin 
 Judi Dench, Return to Cranford
Romola Garai, Emma
Jennifer Love Hewitt, The Client List 

Supporting Actor — TV Series, Miniseries or TV Movie
 Scott Caan, Hawaii Five-0 
 Chris Colfer, Glee
 Chris Noth, The Good Wife 
 Eric Stonestreet, Modern Family 
 David Strathairn, Temple Grandin 

Supporting Actress — TV Series, Miniseries or TV Movie
Hope Davis, The Special Relationship
Jane Lynch, Glee
Kelly Macdonald, Boardwalk Empire
Julia Stiles, Dexter
Sofia Vergara, Modern Family


FILM
Drama
Black Swan
The Fighter
 Inception
The King's Speech
The Social Network
The Fighter

Comedy/Musical
Alice in Wonderland
Burlesque
The Kids Are All Right
Red
The Tourist

Director
Darren Aronofsky, Black SwanDavid Fincher, The Social NetworkTom Hooper, The King's SpeechChristopher Nolan, Inception
David O. Russell, The FighterLead Actor — DramaJesse Eisenberg, The Social NetworkColin Firth, The King's SpeechJames Franco, 127 Hours
Ryan Gosling, Blue ValentineMark Wahlberg, The FighterLead Actress — Drama
Halle Berry, Frankie and Alice
Nicole Kidman, Rabbit Hole
Jennifer Lawrence, Winter's BoneNatalie Portman, Black SwanMichelle Williams, Blue ValentineLead Actor — Comedy/Musical
Johnny Depp, Alice in Wonderland
Johnny Depp, The TouristPaul Giamatti, Barney's VersionJake Gyllenhaal, Love & Other DrugsKevin Spacey, Casino JackLead Actress — Comedy/Musical
Annette Bening, The Kids Are All Right
Anne Hathaway, Love & Other Drugs
Angelina Jolie, The Tourist
Julianne Moore, The Kids Are All Right
Emma Stone, Easy A
Supporting Actor
Christian Bale, The Fighter
Michael Douglas, Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps
Andrew Garfield, The Social Network
Jeremy Renner, The TownGeoffrey Rush, The King's Speech
Supporting Actress
Amy Adams, The FighterHelena Bonham Carter, The King's SpeechMila Kunis, Black Swan
Melissa Leo, The Fighter
Jacki Weaver, Animal Kingdom
ScreenplayDanny Boyle and Simon Beaufoy, 127 HoursLisa Cholodenko and Stuart Blumberg, The Kids Are All RightChristopher Nolan, InceptionDavid Seidler, The King's SpeechAaron Sorkin, The Social NetworkOriginal ScoreAlexandre Desplat, The King's SpeechDanny Elfman, Alice in WonderlandA.R. Rahman, 127 HoursTrent Reznor and Atticus Ross, The Social NetworkHans Zimmer, InceptionOriginal Song "Bound to You,"Burlesque"You Haven't Seen the Last of Me," Burlesque"There's a Place for Us," The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader"Coming Home," Country Strong"I See the Light," Tangled
Animated FeatureDespicable Me
How to Train Your Dragon
The Illusionist
Tangled
Toy Story 3
Foreign Language Film:Biutiful, Mexico/Spain
The Concert, France
The Edge, Russia
I Am Love, ItalyIn a Better World, Denmark