Golden Globes: The Artist Tops the Nominee List

Ricky Gervais is probably already working on his George Clooney and Ryan Gosling jokes as the Hollywood Foreign Press Association just announced the nominees for the 2012 Golden Globes and both A-listers earned multiple nominations. Also finding some love from the HFPA is The Artist as it continues its march to the Oscars with six Globe nominations. The Descendants and The Help weren't far behind, picking up five nominations each and also increasing their chances - which were already incredibly good - at getting attention from Academy voters.

The film nominees:

Looking Back:

• 2011 Globes go to The Social Network
  
• Avatar grabs two key wins at the 2010 Golden Globes
  
• 2009 Golden Globes name Slumdog Millionaire best drama

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