Good thing Veruca Salt (the girl, not the band) doesn’t have a movie up for Best Picture this year. She’d probably shout at her daddy, “Hey, Denzel’s got two! I want another one!” And hopefully Grandpa Joe (Here that would be Joe Wright, whose Atonement received seven nominations) would turn around and mumble that she needs a good kick in the pants.

But really, looking at the Golden Globe nominees this morning, I’m wondering why the Hollywood Foreign Press Association couldn’t just pick one of Denzel Washington’s films, so that one category wouldn’t make the rest of the list seem so lopsided. Surely there were two more comedy/musical contenders that could have been added on, too. Heck, let’s just nominate everybody and call it a year, shall we?

Aside from the overflow in the Best Motion Picture - Drama category and its inclusion of both American Gangster and The Great Debaters (at least Denzel was actually only nominated as an actor for one of them), there are some other interesting things to take note of. First and foremost: it’s true, Travolta in drag is a best supporting actor nominee. Other disappointments: Paul Thomas Anderson left out of the Best Director race (apparently he’s never received a Globe nom before); Tommy Lee Jones left out completely; Kelly Macdonald not listed as one of the best supporting actresses (could we not nominate a child for once, even if Saoirse Ronan is that good — Atonement has plenty of noms). Oh, and as little as I’d like Enchanted to be nominated for anything, I’d actually rather see it nominated for Best Picture - Comedy or Musical than Across the Universe. At least Enchanted is just plain lame; Julie Taymor’s bold and ambitious Beatles musical is one of the most insultingly bad movies to come along in years. Good thing it has no chance of winning.

Anyway, here’s the list of all the movie nominees, as well as the stats of which studios and movies got how many mentions:

1. BEST MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA

1. AMERICAN GANGSTER
Imagine Entertainment/Scott Free Productions; Universal Pictures
2. ATONEMENT
Working Title Productions; Focus Features
3. EASTERN PROMISES
Kudos Pictures – UK Serendipity Point Films – Canada A UK/Canada Co-Production; Focus Features
4. THE GREAT DEBATERS
Harpo Films; The Weinstein Company/MGM
5. MICHAEL CLAYTON
Clayton Productions LLC; Warner Bros. Pictures
6. NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN
A Scott Rudin/Mike Zoss Production; Miramax/Paramount Vantage
7. THERE WILL BE BLOOD
A Joanne Sellar/Ghoulardi Film Company Production; Paramount Vantage and Miramax Films

2. BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA

1. CATE BLANCHETT — ELIZABETH: THE GOLDEN AGE
2. JULIE CHRISTIE — AWAY FROM HER
3. JODIE FOSTER — THE BRAVE ONE
4. ANGELINA JOLIE — A MIGHTY HEART
5. KEIRA KNIGHTLEY — ATONEMENT

3. BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA

1. GEORGE CLOONEY — MICHAEL CLAYTON
2. DANIEL DAY-LEWIS — THERE WILL BE BLOOD
3. JAMES MCAVOY — ATONEMENT
4. VIGGO MORTENSEN — EASTERN PROMISES
5. DENZEL WASHINGTON — AMERICAN GANGSTER

4. BEST MOTION PICTURE – COMEDY OR MUSICAL

1. ACROSS THE UNIVERSE
Revolution Studios International; Sony Pictures Releasing
2. CHARLIE WILSON’S WAR
Universal Pictures/Relativity Media/Participant Productions/Playtone; Universal Pictures
3. HAIRSPRAY
New Line Cinema in association with Ingenious Film Partners; New Line Cinema
4. JUNO
Mandate Pictures/Mr. Mudd Production; Fox Searchlight Pictures
5. SWEENEY TODD
Parkes/Mac Donald and Zanuck Company; Warner Bros. Pictures

5.BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A MOTION PICTURE – COMEDY OR MUSICAL

1. AMY ADAMS – ENCHANTED
2. NIKKI BLONSKY – HAIRSPRAY
3. HELENA BONHAM CARTER – SWEENEY TODD
4. MARION COTILLARD – LA VIE EN ROSE
5. ELLEN PAGE – JUNO

6. BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE – COMEDY OR MUSICAL

1. JOHNNY DEPP — SWEENEY TODD
2. RYAN GOSLING — LARS AND THE REAL GIRL
3. TOM HANKS — CHARLIE WILSON’S WAR
4. PHILIP SEYMOUR HOFFMAN — THE SAVAGES
5. JOHN C. REILLY — WALK HARD: THE DEWEY COX STORY

7. BEST ANIMATED FEATURE FILM

1. BEE MOVIE
DreamWorks Animation; DreamWorks Animation
2. RATATOUILLE
Pixar; Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures Distribution
3. THE SIMPSONS MOVIE
Gracie Films; Twentieth Century Fox

8. BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM

1. 4 MONTHS, 3 WEEKS AND 2 DAYS (ROMANIA)
Mobra Films; IFC First Take
2. THE DIVING BELL AND THE BUTTERFLY (FRANCE AND USA)
A Kennedy/Marshall Company and Jon Kilik Production; Miramax/Paramount Vantage
3. THE KITE RUNNER (USA)
DreamWorks Pictures Sidney Kimmel Entertainment and Paramount Classics Participant Productions Present a Sidney Kimmel Entertainment and Parkes/Macdonald Production Distributed by Paramount Classics
4. LUST, CAUTION (TAIWAN)
Haishang Films; Focus Features
5. PERSEPOLIS (FRANCE)
247 Films; Sony Pictures Classics

9. BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A MOTION PICTURE

1. CATE BLANCHETT — I’M NOT THERE
2. JULIA ROBERTS — CHARLIE WILSON’S WAR
3. SAOIRSE RONAN —ATONEMENT
4. AMY RYAN — GONE BABY GONE
5. TILDA SWINTON — MICHAEL CLAYTON

10. BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A MOTION PICTURE

1. CASEY AFFLECK — THE ASSASSINATION OF JESSE JAMES BY THE COWARD ROBERT FORD
2. JAVIER BARDEM —NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN
3. PHILIP SEYMOUR HOFFMAN — CHARLIE WILSON’S WAR
4. JOHN TRAVOLTA — HAIRSPRAY
5. TOM WILKINSON — MICHAEL CLAYTON

11. BEST DIRECTOR – MOTION PICTURE

1. TIM BURTON — SWEENEY TODD
2. ETHAN COEN & JOEL COEN — NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN
3. JULIAN SCHNABEL — THE DIVING BELL AND THE BUTTERFLY
4. RIDLEY SCOTT — AMERICAN GANGSTER
5. JOE WRIGHT — ATONEMENT

12. BEST SCREENPLAY – MOTION PICTURE

1. DIABLO CODY — JUNO
2. ETHAN COEN & JOEL COEN — NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN
3. CHRISTOPHER HAMPTON — ATONEMENT
4. RONALD HARWOOD — THE DIVING BELL AND THE BUTTERFLY
5. AARON SORKIN — CHARLIE WILSON’S WAR

13. BEST ORIGINAL SCORE – MOTION PICTURE

1. MICHAEL BROOK, KAKI KING, EDDIE VEDDER — INTO THE WILD
2. CLINT EASTWOOD — GRACE IS GONE
3. ALBERTO IGLESIAS — THE KITE RUNNER
4. DARIO MARIANELLI — ATONEMENT
5. HOWARD SHORE — EASTERN PROMISES

14. BEST ORIGINAL SONG – MOTION PICTURE

1. “DESPEDIDA” — LOVE IN THE TIME OF CHOLERA
Music by: Shakira, Antonio Pinto
Lyrics by: Shakira
2. “GRACE IS GONE” — GRACE IS GONE
Music by: Clint Eastwood
Lyrics by: Carole Bayer Sager
3. “GUARANTEED” — INTO THE WILD
Music & Lyrics by: Eddie Vedder
4. “THAT’S HOW YOU KNOW” — ENCHANTED
Music & Lyrics by: Alan Menken
5. “WALK HARD” — WALK HARD: THE DEWEY COX STORY
Music & Lyrics by: Marshall Crenshaw, John C. Reilly, Judd Apatow, Kasdan

NOMINATIONS BY MOTION PICTURE STUDIOS

MOTION PICTURE STUDIOS
Focus Features 11
Miramax Films 10
Paramount Vantage 10
Warner Bros. Pictures 10
Universal Pictures 9
Fox Searchlight Pictures 4
New Line Cinema 4
The Weinstein Company 4
Sony Pictures Releasing 3
Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures Distribution 3
MGM Distribution Co. 2
Paramount Classics 2
River Road Entertainment 2
DreamWorks Animation 1
IFC First Take 1
Lionsgate 1
Picturehouse 1
Sony Pictures Classics 1
Twentieth Century Fox 1

NOMINATIONS BY MOTION PICTURE
ATONEMENT 7
CHARLIE WILSON’S WAR 5
MICHAEL CLAYTON 4
NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN 4
SWEENEY TODD 4
AMERICAN GANGSTER 3
DIVING BELL AND THE BUTTERFLY, THE 3
EASTERN PROMISES 3
HAIRSPRAY 3
JUNO 3
ENCHANTED 2
GRACE IS GONE 2
INTO THE WILD 2
KITE RUNNER, THE 2
THERE WILL BE BLOOD 2
WALK HARD: THE DEWEY COX STORY 2
4 MONTHS, 3 WEEKS AND 2 DAYS (ROMANIA) 1
A MIGHTY HEART 1
ACROSS THE UNIVERSE 1
ASSASSINATION OF JESSE JAMES BY THE COWARD ROBERT FORD, THE 1
AWAY FROM HER 1
BEE MOVIE 1
BRAVE ONE, THE 1
ELIZABETH: THE GOLDEN AGE 1
GONE BABY GONE 1
GREAT DEBATERS, THE 1
I’M NOT THERE 1
LA VIE EN ROSE 1
LARS AND THE REAL GIRL 1
LOVE IN THE TIME OF CHOLERA 1
LUST, CAUTION 1
PERSEPOLIS 1
RATATOUILLE 1
SAVAGES, THE 1
SIMPSONS MOVIE, THE 1