The Golden Globes, seen as a forerunner to the Oscars next year, announced its list of nominees for this year. It would be too naive to say that there were many big surprises, but one notable omission is Tom Hanks and his critically acclaimed new movie "The Green Mile". NY Film Critics Circle Best Film Winner "Topsy Turvy" (Michael Leigh) was not in the nomination list as well. The overwhelming favourite was "American Beauty" (which one critic called the best movie ever made about a dysfunctional American family) which garnered six nominations, including Best Film (Drama), Actor (Kevin Spacey), Actress (Anette Bening) and Director (Sam Mendes). "The Talented Mr Ripley" came in second with five nods, including one for Matt Damon, who lost 20 pounds, and played a villian in this remake of a French movie (I think it was called "The Sun"), which starred French hearttrhob, Alan Delon. Julianne Moore scored nominations in both Best Actress categories for her performances in "The End Of The Affair (Drama) and "An Ideal Husband" (Musical/Comedy). Tom Cruise, who is widely tipped to win the Oscar this year for his riveting supporting performance in "Magnolia" is nominated together with Haley Joel Osment for "The Sixth Sense". The ceremony will be held on 23rd January. Winners are indicated in red and bold characters.
 

                 Best Film (Drama)
                  ''American Beauty''
                  ''The End of the Affair''
                  ''The Hurricane''
                  ''The Insider''
                  ''The Talented Mr. Ripley''

                 Best Film (Musical or Comedy)
                  ''Analyze This''
                  ''Being John Malkovich''
                  ''Man on the Moon''
                  ''Notting Hill''
                  ''Toy Story 2''

                 Best Television Series (Drama)
                  ''ER''
                  ''Once and Again''
                  ''The Practice''
                  ''The Sopranos''
                  ''The West Wing''

                 Best Television Series (Musical or Comedy)
                  ''Ally McBeal''
                  ''Dharma & Greg''
                  ''Sex and the City''
                  ''Spin City''
                  ''Will & Grace''

                 Best Actress in a Film (Drama)
                  Annette Bening, ''American Beauty''
                  Julianne Moore, ''The End of the Affair''
                  Hilary Swank, ''Boys Don't Cry''
                  Meryl Streep, ''Music of the Heart''
                  Sigourney Weaver, ''A Map of the World''

                 Best Actor in a Film (Drama)
                  Russell Crowe, "The Insider"
                  Matt Damon, "The Talented Mr. Ripley"
                  Richard Farnsworth, "The Straight Story"
                  Kevin Spacey, "American Beauty"
                  Denzel Washington, "The Hurricane"

                 Best Actress in a Film (Musical or Comedy)
                  Janet McTeer, ''Tumbleweeds''
                  Julianne Moore, ''An Ideal Husband''
                  Julia Roberts, ''Notting Hill''
                  Sharon Stone, ''The Muse''
                  Reese Witherspoon, ''Election''

                 Best Actor in a Film (Musical or Comedy)
                  Jim Carrey, ''Man on the Moon''
                  Robert De Niro, ''Analyze This''
                  Rupert Everett, ''An Ideal Husband''
                  Hugh Grant, ''Notting Hill''
                  Sean Penn, ''Sweet and Lowdown''

                 Best Director of a Film
                  Norman Jewison, ''The Hurricane''
                  Neil Jordan, ''The End of the Affair''
                  Michael Mann, ''The Insider''
                  Sam Mendes, ''American Beauty''
                  Anthony Minghella, ''The Talented Mr. Ripley''

                 Best Supporting Actress in a Film
                  Cameron Diaz, ''Being John Malkovich''
                  Angelina Jolie, ''Girl, Interrupted''
                  Catherine Keener, ''Being John Malkovich''
                  Samantha Morton, ''Sweet and Lowdown''
                  Natalie Portman, ''Anywhere But Here''
                  Chloe Sevigny, ''Boys Don't Cry''

                  Best Supporting Actor in a Film
                  Michael Caine, ''The Cider House Rules''
                  Tom Cruise, ''Magnolia''
                  Michael Clarke Duncan, ''The Green Mile''
                  Jude Law, ''The Talented Mr. Ripley''
                  Haley Joel Osment, ''The Sixth Sense''

                 Best Film Screenplay
                  Alan Ball, ''American Beauty''
                  John Irving, ''The Cider House Rules''
                  Charlie Kaufman, ''Being John Malkovich''
                  Eric Roth & Michael Mann, ''The Insider''
                  M. Night Shyamalan, ''The Sixth Sense''

                 Best Actress in a TV Series, Drama
                  Lorraine Bracco, ''The Sopranos''
                  Amy Brenneman, ''Judging Amy''
                  Edie Falco, ''The Sopranos''
                  Julianna Margulies, ''ER''
                  Sela Ward, ''Once and Again''

                 Best Actor in a TV Series, Drama
                  Billy Campbell, ''Once and Again''
                  James Gandolfini, ''The Sopranos''
                  Rob Lowe, ''The West Wing''
                  Dylan McDermott, ''The Practice''
                  Martin Sheen, ''The West Wing''

                 Best Actress in a TV Series, Musical or Comedy
                  Jenna Elfman, ''Dharma & Greg''
                  Calista Flockhart, ''Ally McBeal''
                  Felicity Huffman, ''Sports Night''
                  Heather Locklear, ''Spin City''
                  Debra Messing, ''Will & Grace''
                  Sarah Jessica Parker, ''Sex and the City''

                 Best Actor in a TV Series, Musical or Comedy
                  Michael J. Fox, ''Spin City''
                  Thomas Gibson, ''Dharma & Greg''
                  Eric McCormack, ''Will & Grace''
                  Ray Romano, ''Everybody Loves Raymond''
                  George Segal, ''Just Shoot Me''