'The King's Speech,' 'Glee' Lead Golden Globe Pack With Most Nominations

There were some surprise nominations and snubs in the Golden Globe nominations announced on Tuesday morning.

First, Angelina Jolie and Johnny Depp were both nominated for "The Tourist," as was the movie itself, even though it was largely panned by critics, and limped into second place in its opening weekend box office.

Could the Hollywood Foreign Press, which puts on the big awards show, be currying those stars' favor and hoping to get their star power at their awards ceremony?

Naaaaah.

Along those lines, Halle Berry was nominated for her widely panned performance in "Frankie and Alice," where she played a woman with multiple personality disorder.

And Jennifer love Hewitt got a nomination for playing a prostitute in "The Client List" on Lifetime.

Hmmm.

And as far as snubs go, "True Grit" star Jeff Bridges, who won the Oscar last year for "Crazy Heart," got nada for his Coen brothers film.

Ben Affleck didn't win any acknowledgment for directing "The Town," or his role in the drama "The Company Men."

Leonardo DiCaprio was a box office draw for "Inception," but not so in the eyes of the Hollywood Foreign Press.

And no TV nomination for "The Office" in star Steve Carell's final year?

Really?

The British monarchy tale "The King's Speech" led all Golden Globe motion picture contenders with seven nominations, while the musical comedy "Glee" was out ahead of its competition in the television category.

"The King's Speech" earned nods for best drama and acting honors for Colin Firth, Helena Bonham Carter and Geoffrey Rush.

Other best-drama nominees Tuesday were the dance thriller "Black Swan," the boxing saga "The Fighter," the sci-fi blockbuster "Inception" and the Facebook chronicle "The Social Network."

Nominees in the Globes' other best-picture category, for musical or comedy, are the Lewis Carroll fantasy "Alice in Wonderland," the song-and-dance extravaganza "Burlesque," "The Kids Are All Right," the action tale "Red" and "The Tourist."

"Glee's" Lea Michele earned a nomination for best actress in a comedy series, along with Edie Falco in "Nurse Jackie." Other nominees in the category include Tina Fey, "30 Rock" and. Laura Linney, "The Big C."

For lead actor in a comedy series, the nominees included: Alec Baldwin, "30 Rock"; Steve Carell, "The Office"; Thomas Jane, "Hung"; Matthew Morrison, "Glee"; and Jim Parsons, "The Big Bang Theory."

"The Social Network" and "The Fighter" tied for second in the film group, with six nominations each. Among nominations for "The Social Network" were Jesse Eisenberg as best dramatic actor, Andrew Garfield as supporting actor and David Fincher as director.

"The Fighter" earned four acting nominations, best actor for Mark Wahlberg and supporting honors for Christian Bale, Amy Adams and Melissa Leo. Its nominations also included a directing slot for David O. Russell.

Johnny Depp earned two nominations, as best musical or comedy actor for "Alice in Wonderland" and as a dramatic actor in "The Tourist."

Along with Eisenberg, Firth and Wahlberg, best dramatic actor contenders are James Franco for the survival story "127 Hours" and Ryan Gosling for the marital tale "Blue Valentine."

Nominees for best dramatic actress are the aforementioned Halle Berry for "Frankie and Alice," Nicole Kidman for the grieving-parent tale "Rabbit Hole," Jennifer Lawrence for the Ozarks crime yarn "Winter's Bone," Natalie Portman for "Black Swan" and Michelle Williams for "Blue Valentine."

Hollywood's second-highest film honors, the Globes traditionally were a solid weather vane for predicting which film might triumph at the Academy Awards. But the Globes have provided murky forecasts in recent times. In the last six years, only a single recipient of one of the Globe best-film prizes has gone on to win best picture at the Oscars -- 2008's "Slumdog Millionaire."

That came after a stretch of eight-straight years when a Globe winner in either the dramatic or musical-comedy category went on to claim the best-picture Oscar.

Like the Globes, the Oscars will feature 10 best-picture nominees, but in a single category, after academy overseers doubled the number of contenders so a broader range of films could compete.

With two acclaimed dramas -- the British monarchy tale "The King's Speech" and the Facebook story "The Social Network" -- considered front-runners this time, there are prospects of another divergent year between the Globes and the Oscars, whose nominations come out Jan. 25, nine days after the Globes are presented.

"The Social Network" already has snagged two key prizes as both Los Angeles and New York film critics groups picked it as the year's best movie. The National Board of Review, a group of film historians, educators and students, also picked "The Social Network" as best of the year.

The Globes and Oscars typically line up better on acting winners. Last year, "Avatar" won best drama at the Globes and "The Hurt Locker" took best picture at the Oscars. But all four Oscar acting recipients -- Sandra Bullock for "The Blind Side," Jeff Bridges for "Crazy Heart," Mo'Nique for "Precious" and Christoph Waltz for "Inglourious Basterds" -- also won prizes at the Globes first.

Clear favorites have emerged this season for best actor (Firth in "The King's Speech") and supporting actor (Bale in "The Fighter").

Musical or comedy actress nominee Annette Bening for "The Kids Are All Right" and Portman for "Black Swan" could wind up in a two-woman race for best actress at the Oscars, while the supporting-actress category is up for grabs among prospects that include Adams and Leo for "The Fighter," Bonham Carter for "The King's Speech" and 14-year-old newcomer Hailee Steinfeld for "True Grit."

No matter how the two awards shows line up on winners, the stars generally can count on a good time at the Globes, a more laid-back, dinner-and-drinks affair than the stately Oscars.

The Globes are presented by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, a group of about 85 critics and reporters for overseas outlets. Actors Katie Holmes, Blair Underwood and Josh Duhamel announced the nominees.

Robert De Niro, an eight-time Globe nominee who won a best-actor prize there for "Raging Bull," will receive the group's Cecil B. DeMille Award for lifetime achievement.

Ricky Gervais is returning as host of the Globes ceremony, which will air live Jan. 16 on NBC.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.