for the year ending December 31, 2005

The Golden Globes are presented by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, a group of Los Angeles-based critics and journalists covering Hollywood for foreign publications. The Globes have been presented annually since 1944. The 2006 nominees were announced on Tuesday, December 13. The following is the complete list of nominees in the motion picture categories.

Best Motion Picture — Drama:

• Brokeback Mountain WINNER!
• The Constant Gardener
• Good Night, and Good Luck.
• A History of Violence
• Match Point

Best Motion Picture — Musical or Comedy:

• Mrs. Henderson Presents
• Pride and Prejudice
• The Producers
• The Squid and the Whale
• Walk the Line WINNER!

Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture — Drama:

• Russell Crowe for Cinderella Man
• Philip Seymour Hoffman for Capote WINNER!
• Terrence Howard for Hustle and Flow
• Heath Ledger for Brokeback Mountain
• David Strathairn for Good Night, and Good Luck.

Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture — Drama:

• Maria Bello for A History of Violence
• Felicity Huffman for Transamerica WINNER!
• Gwyneth Paltrow for Proof
• Charlize Theron for North Country
• Zhang Ziyi for Memoirs of a Geisha

Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture — Musical or Comedy:

• Pierce Brosnan for The Matador
• Jeff Daniels for The Squid and the Whale
• Johnny Depp for Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
• Nathan Lane for The Producers
• Cillian Murphy for Breakfast on Pluto
• Joaquin Phoenix for Walk the Line WINNER!

Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture — Musical or Comedy:

• Judi Dench for Mrs. Henderson Presents
• Keira Knightley for Pride and Prejudice
• Laura Linney for The Squid and the Whale
• Sarah Jessica Parker for The Family Stone
• Reese Witherspoon for Walk the Line WINNER!

Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture:

• George Clooney for Syriana WINNER!
• Matt Dillon for Crash
• Will Ferrell for The Producers
• Paul Giamatti for Cinderella Man
• Bob Hoskins for Mrs. Henderson Presents

Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture:

• Scarlett Johansson for Match Point
• Shirley MacLaine for In Her Shoes
• Frances McDormand for North Country
• Rachel Weisz for The Constant Gardener WINNER!
• Michelle Williams for Brokeback Mountain

Best Director:

• Woody Allen for Match Point
• George Clooney for Good Night, and Good Luck.
• Peter Jackson for King Kong
• Ang Lee for Brokeback Mountain WINNER!
• Fernando Meirelles for The Constant Gardener
• Stephen Spielberg for Munich

Best Screenplay:

• Larry McMurtry and Diana Ossana for Brokeback Mountain WINNER!
• Paul Haggis and Robert Moresco for Crash
• George Clooney and Grant Heslov for Good Night, and Good Luck.
• Woody Allen for Match Point
• Tony Kushner for Munich

Best Original Song:

• "Christmas In Love" from Christmas In Love, music by Bruno Zambrini, lyric by Tony Renis
• "A Love That Will Never Grow Old" from Brokeback Mountain, music by Gustavo Santaolalla, lyric by Bernie Taupin WINNER!
• "There's Nothing Like A Show On Broadway" from The Producers, music and lyric by Mel Brooks
• "Travelin' Thru" from Transamerica, music and lyric by Dolly Parton
• "Wunderkind" from The Chronicles Of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch And The Wardrobe, music and lyric by Alanis Morissette

Best Original Score:

• Brokeback Mountain, composed by Gustavo Santaolalla
• The Chronicles Of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch And The Wardrobe, composed by Harry Gregson-Williams
• King Kong, composed by James Newton Howard
• Memoirs of a Geisha, composed by John Williams WINNER!
• Syriana, composed by Alexandre Desplat

Best Foreign Language Film:

• Joyeux Noel [France]
• Kung Fu Hustle [Hong Kong]
• The Promise [China]
• Paradise Now [Palestine] WINNER!
• Tsotsi [South Africa]

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