"Atonement," the drama based on the Ian McEwan novel about a shattered love affair, led all films with seven nominations at Thursday's announcement for the 65th annual Golden Globes.
The Hollywood Foreign Press Association, which oversees the awards, nominated seven films in the best drama category. Aside from "Atonement," the other nominees are "American Gangster," "Eastern Promises," "The Great Debaters," "Michael Clayton," "No Country for Old Men" and "There Will Be Blood."
"Atonement" stars Keira Knightley and James McAvoy received nominations in lead acting categories, and co-star Saoirse Ronan earned a nomination for supporting actress. Director Joe Wright, screenwriter Christopher Hampton and composer Dario Marianelli also received nods.
Second to "Atonement" with five nominations was "Charlie Wilson's War," the Mike Nichols film about an American congressman who becomes immersed in the Cold War. The legal drama "Michael Clayton" and the Coen brothers' coldhearted Western "No Country for Old Men" earned four nominations each, including a supporting actor nod for Javier Bardem, who plays a brutal killer.(keeping reading)
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Atonement is really good, unless you're a postmodernist kind of person.
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