The Golden Globe nominations are out and the movie Babel leads with seven nods. Leonardo DiCaprio is up against himself for best dramatic actor for his work in Blood Diamond and The Departed. Clint Eastwood’s competing with himself, too, for the directing statue for Flags of our Fathers and Letters from Iwo Jima.

Helen Mirren was nominated for her work playing both Elizabeth I and II. She’s up for best dramatic film actress for The Queen (which was excellent, btw) and best television movie or mini-series actress for HBO’s Elizabeth I.
Annette Bening and Meryl Streep are competing for best comedic or musical film actress.

If Streep is nominated for an Oscar for The Devil Wears Prada it’ll be her 3,293rd nod from the academy. Give or take.

What I think is interesting is both Jennifer Hudson and Beyonce Knowles got nominated for Dreamgirls. They’re not in the same category (Hudson is in supporting, Knowles in lead) but it’ll be interesting if one of them wins and the other doesn’t considering those reports about Knowles’ jealousy over all that attention Hudson got for her work in the film.