Emma Thompson, Judi Dench, Kate Winslet, Idris Elba and Chiwetel Ejiofor lead the way as Brits dominate Golden Globe nominations

'Absolutely thrilled': Emma Thompson, Judi Dench and Kate Winslet lead the way as Brits dominate Golden Globe nominations

By FELICITY THISTLETHWAITE

PUBLISHED: 15:41, 12 December 2013 | UPDATED: 18:42, 12 December 2013

It might be a primarily American award ceremony, but the Golden Globe nominations have been dominated by strong, British thespians. 

Three British leading ladies have been nominated to the Best Actress in a motion picture award; Kate Winslet for her role in Labor Day, Emma Thompson for her part in Saving Mr. Banks and Judi Dench for her performance in Philomena. 

Winslet said she was 'extremely surprised and absolutely thrilled' to be nominated.

But it’s not just the girls leading the way, Mandela star Idris Elba, the cast of Downton Abbey and Coldplay have all been nominated for awards. 

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A winning trio: Emma Thompson, Judi Dench and Kate Winslet have all been nominated for Best Actress

The ceremony is set to take place early next year, and looks to be a star-studded event. 

British actors Chiwetel Ejiofor and Idris Elba have been nominated in the Best Actor category for their roles in 12 Years A Slave and Long Walk To Freedom.

Ejiofor said: 'It is such a huge honour to be nominated for two Golden Globes and I would like to thank the members of the HFPA for this incredible recognition. 

What a program: Downton Abbey has been nominated for an award at the Golden Globe nominations 2013

'The response to 12 Years A Slave and Dancing On The Edge from the public and media alike has been overwhelming and I am so very grateful. To have been a part of these amazing projects was a gift in itself, that the HFPA have responded in this way, truly means so much.'

British director Steve McQueen will be celebrating his nomination for Best Director for the stirring movie 12 Years A Slave, as will London-born actress Sally Hawkins who’s been nominated for her kooky representation of Ginger in Woody Allen’s Blue Jasmine. 

And Sally will be hoping to follow her winning streak with another award next year, after winning Best Actress for her role in Happy Go Lucky in 2009. 

Nominated: British actors Chiwetel Ejiofor and Idris Elba have both been nominated for the Best Actor award

In action: The actor Chiwetel Ejiofor takes the leading role in hard-hitting movie 12 Years A Slave

The aforementioned Emma Thompson, Judi Dench and Kate Winslet are all going up against each other, as well as Sandra Bullock and Cate Blanchett, for the Best Actress title. 

It’s a bittersweet moment for Steve Coogan who, alongside Jeff Pope, has been nominated in the Best Screenplay category for Philomena – a movie based on the 2009 investigative book by BBC correspondent Martin Sixsmith. 

But the Alpha Papa actor was notably not nominated in the Best Actor category for his role in the movie – whereas his co-star Judi Dench has been praised for her performance. 

Best of British: Band Coldplay have been nominated for their song Atlas which appeared in the second Hunger Games movie

British band Coldplay and their frontman Chris Martin have been praised for their Original Song Altas which appeared in the Hunger Games: Catching Fire. 

And finally, heavily praised British drama Downton Abbey has been nominated once more for Best Television Drama Series but is up against American heavy-weights Breaking Bad, The Good Wife, House of Cards and Masters of Sex.

Bittersweet: Steve Coogan has been nominated in the Best Screenplay category for Philomena but not Best Actor

71ST ANNUAL GOLDEN GLOBE AWARDS - FULL LIST OF NOMINEES

Best motion picture, drama
12 Years a Slave
Captain Phillips
Gravity
Philomena
Rush

Best motion picture, musical or comedy
American Hustle
Her

Inside Llewyn Davis

Nebraska
Wolf of Wall Street

Best Animated Feature film
The Croods
Despicable Me 2
Frozen

Best Actor in a motion picture, drama
Chiwetel Ejiofor,,12 years a Slave
Idris Elba, Mandela
Tom Hanks, Captain Phillips
Matthew McConaughey, Dallas Buyers Club
Robert Redford, All is Lost

Best Actress in a motion picture, drama
Cate Blanchett, Blue Jasmine
Sandra Bullock, Gravity
Judi Dench, Philomena
Emma Thompson, Saving Mr. Banks
Kate Winslet, Labour Day

Best Actress in a motion picture, musical or comedy
Amy Adams, American Hustle
Julie Delphy, Before Midnight
Greta Gerwig, Frances Ha
Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Enough Said
Meryl Streep, August Osage County

Best Actor in a motion picture, musical or comedy
Christian Bale, American Hustle
Bruce Dern, Nebraska
Leonardo Dicaprio, Wolf of Wall Street
Oscar Isaac, Inside Llewyn Davis
Joaquin Phoenix, Her 

Best supporting Actress in a motion picture
Sally Hawkins, Blue Jasmine
Jennifer Lawrence, American Hustle
Lupita Nyong'o, 12 Years a Slave
Julia Roberts, August Osage County
June Squibb, Nebraska

Best supporting Actor in a motion picture
Bradley Cooper, American Hustle
Michael Fassbender, 12 Years a Slave
Jared Leto, Dallas Buyers Club
Daniel Bruhl, Rush
Barkhad Abdi, Captain Phillips

Best Director – motion picture
Alfonso Cuaron, Gravity
Paul Greengrass, Captain Phillips
Steve McQueen, 12 Years a Slave
Alexander Payne, Nebraska
David O. Russell, American Hustle

Best Screenplay – Motion Picture
Spike Jonze, Her
Bob Nelson, Nebraska
Jeff Pope and Steve Coogan, Philomena
John Ridley, 12 Years a Slave
David O. Russell and Eric Singer Warren, American Hustle

Best Actress in a TV series, drama

Julianna Margulies, The Good Wife

Tatiana Maslany, Orphan Black
Taylor Schilling, Orange is the New Black
Kerry Washington, Scandal
Robin Wright, House of Cards

Best TV Series, Comedy
The Big Bang Theory

Brooklyn Nine-Nine
Girls
Modern Family
Parks and Recreation

Best TV Miniseries or Movie
American Horror Story: Coven
Behind the Candelabra
Dancing on the Edge
Top of the Lake
The White Queen

Best Original Song – Motion Picture

Atlas/Hunger Games - Chris Martin
Let it Go/Frozen - Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez
Ordinary Love/Mandela - U2
Please Mr Kennedy/Inside - Ed Rush, T-Bone, Justin Timberlake, Coen
Sweeter Than Fiction/One Chance - Taylor Swift

Best Actor, TV Series Comedy
Jason Bateman, Arrested
Don Cheadle, House of Lies
Michael J. Fox, The Michael J. Fox Show
Jim Parsons, The Big Bang Theory
Andy Samberg, Brooklyn Nine-Nine

Best Actress in a TV Series, Comedy
Zooey Deschanel, New Girl
Edie Falco, Nurse Jackie
Lena Dunham, Girls
Julia Louis Dreyfus, Veep
Amy Poehler, Parks and Recreation

Best Original Score – Motion Picture
All Is Lost
Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom
Gravity
The Book Thief
12 Years a Slave

Best Foreign Language Film
Blue Is The Warmest Color (France)
The Great Beauty (Italy)
The Hunt (Denmark)
The Past (Iran)
The Wind Rises (Japan)

Best Screenplay – Motion Picture
Spike Jonze, Her
Bob Nelson, Nebraska
Jeff Pope Steve Philomena
John Ridley, 12 Years a Slave
David O. Russell, American Hustle

Best Supporting Actress in a series, mini-series, or TV movie
Jacqueline Bisset, Dancing on the Edge
Janet McTeer, The White Queen
Hayden Panettiere , Nashville
Monica Potter, Parenthood
Sofia Vergara, Modern Family
Best Supporting Actor in a series, mini-series or TV movie
Josh Charles, The Good Wife
Rob Lowe, Behind the Candelabra
Aaron Paul, Breaking Bad
Corey Stoll, House of Cards
Jon Voight, Ray Donovan

Best Actress in a mini-series or TV movie
Jessica Lange, American Horror Story: Coven
Helena Bonham Carter, Burton and Taylor
Rebecca Ferguson, The White Queen
Helen Mirren, Phil Spector
Elisabeth Moss, Top of the Lake

Best Actor in a mini-series or TV movie
Matt Damon, Behind the Candelabra
Michael Douglas, Behind the Candelabra
Chiwetel Ejiofor, Dancing on the Edge
Idris Elba, Luther
Al Pacino, Phil Spector

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