61st Annual Golde Globe Award nominees

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif., Dec. 18 (UPI) -- Here is a list of the nominees for the 61st Annual Golden Globe Awards, announced Thursday in Beverly Hills by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association:

Best Motion Picture -- Drama: "Cold Mountain"; "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King"; "Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World"; "Mystic River"; "Seabiscuit"

Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture -- Drama: Cate Blanchett, "Veronica Guerin"; Nicole Kidman, "Cold Mountain"; Scarlett Johansson, "Girl with a Pearl Earring"; Charlize Theron, "Monster"; Uma Thurman, "Kill Bill -- Vol. 1"; Evan Rachel Wood, "Thirteen"

Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture -- Drama: Russell Crowe, "Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World"; Tom Cruise, "The Last Samurai"; Ben Kingsley, "House of Sand and Fog"; Jude Law, "Cold Mountain"; Sean Penn, "Mystic River"

Motion Picture -- Musical or Comedy: "Bend It Like Beckham"; "Big Fish"; "Finding Nemo"; "Lost in Translation"; "Love Actually"

Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture -- Musical or Comedy: Jamie Lee Curtis, "Freaky Friday"; Scarlett Johansson, "Lost in Translation"; Diane Keaton, "Something's Gotta Give"; Diane Lane, "Under the Tuscan Sun"; Helen Mirren, "Calendar Girls"

Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture -- Musical or Comedy: Jack Black, "School of Rock"; Johnny Depp, "Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl"; Bill Murray, "Lost in Translation"; Jack Nicholson, "Something's Gotta Give"; Billy Bob Thornton, "Bad Santa"

Foreign Language Film: "The Barbarian Invasions" (French Canada); "Good Bye, Lenin" (Germany); "Monsieur Ibrahim" (France); "Osama" (Afghanistan); "The Return" (Russia)

Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture: Maria Bello, "The Cooler"; Patricia Clarkson, "Pieces of April"; Hope Davis, "American Splendor"; Holly Hunter, "Thirteen"; Renée Zellweger, "Cold Mountain"

Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture: Alec Baldwin, "The Cooler"; Albert Finney, "Big Fish"; William H. Macy, "Seabiscuit"; Tim Robbins, "Mystic River"; Peter Sarsgaard, "Shattered Glass"; Ken Watanabe, "The Last Samurai"

Director -- Motion Picture: Sofia Coppola, "Lost in Translation"; Clint Eastwood, "Mystic River"; Peter Jackson, "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King"; Anthony Minghella, "Cold Mountain"; Peter Weir, "Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World"

Screenplay -- Motion Picture: Sofia Coppola, "Lost in Translation"; Richard Curtis, "Love Actually"; Brian Helgeland, "Mystic River"; Jim Sheridan & Naomi Sheridan & Kristen Sheridan, "In America"

Original Score -- Motion Picture: Alexandre Desplat, "Girl with a Pearl Earring"; Danny Elfman, "Big Fish"; Howard Shore, "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King"; Gabriel Yared, "Cold Mountain"; Hans Zimmer, "The Last Samurai"

Original Song -- Motion Picture: "The Heart of Every Girl" ("Mona Lisa Smile"), Music by Elton John, Lyrics by Bernie Taupin; "Into the West" ("The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King"), Music & Lyrics by Howard Shore, Fran Walsh, Annie Lennox; "Man of the Hour" ("Big Fish"), Music & Lyrics by Eddie Vedder; "Time Enough for Tears" ("In America"), Music & Lyrics by Bono, Gavin Friday and Maurice Seezer; "You Will Be My Ain True Love" ("Cold Mountain"), Music & Lyrics by Sting

Television Series -- Drama: "24" (Fox); "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation" (CBS); "Nip/Tuck" (FX); "Six Feet Under" (HBO); "The West Wing" (NBC)

Performance by an Actress in a Television Series -- Drama: Frances Conroy, "Six Feet Under"; Jennifer Garner, "Alias" (ABC); Allison Janney, "The West Wing"; Joely Richardson, "Nip/Tuck"; Amber Tamblyn, "Joan of Arcadia" (CBS)

Performance by an Actor in a Television Series -- Drama: Michael Chiklis, "The Shield" (FX); Anthony LaPaglia, "Without a Trace" (CBS); William Peterson, "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation"; Martin Sheen, "The West Wing"; Kiefer Sutherland, "24"

Best Television Series -- Musical or Comedy: "Arrested Development" (Fox); "Monk" (USA); "The Office" (BBC America); "Sex and the City" (HBO); "Will & Grace" (NBC)

Performance by an Actress in a Television Series -- Musical or Comedy: Bonnie Hunt, "Life with Bonnie" (ABC); Reba McEntire, "Reba" (WB); Debra Messing, "Will & Grace"); Sarah Jessica Parker, "Sex and the City"; Bitty Schram, "Monk"; Alicia Silverstone, "Miss Match" (NBC)

Performance by an Actor in a Television Series -- Musical or Comedy: Ricky Gervais, "The Office"; Matt LeBlanc, "Friends" (NBC); Bernie Mac, "The Bernie Mac Show" (Fox); Eric McCormack, "Will & Grace"; Tony Shalhoub, "Monk"

Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television: "Angels in America" (HBO"); "My House in Umbria" (HBO); "Normal" (HBO); "Soldier's Girl" (Showtime); "Tennessee Williams' The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone" (Showtime)

Performance by an Actress in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television: Judy Davis, "The Reagans" (CBS); "Jessica Lange, "Normal"; Helen Mirren, "Tennessee Williams' The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone"; Maggie Smith, "My House in Umbria"; Meryl Streep, "Angels in America"

Performance by an Actor in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television: Antonio Banderas, "And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself" (HBO); James Brolin, "The Reagans"; Troy Garity, "Soldier's Girl"; Al Pacino, "Angels in America"; Tom Wilkinson, "Normal"

Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television: Kim Catrall, "Sex and the City"; Kristin Davis, "Sex and the City"; Megan Mullally, "Will & Grace"; Cynthia Nixon, "Sex and the City"; Mary Louise Parker, "Angels in America"

Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television: Sean Hayes, "Will & Grace"; Lee Pace, "Soldier's Girl"; Ben Shenkman, "Angels in America"; Patrick Wilson, "Angels in America"; Jeffrey Wright, "Angels in America"

The Hollywood Foreign Press Association will present Michael Douglas with its Cecil B. DeMille Award at the 61st Annual Golden Globe Awards, to be handed out in Beverly Hills on Jan. 25 in ceremonies to be televised live on NBC.