The historical epic will go head-to-head for Best Motion Picture (Drama) with Argo, Django Unchained, Zero Dark Thirty and Life of Pi.
Meanwhile, Daniel Day-Lewis, who portrays former U.S. President Abraham Lincoln in the movie, scored a mention for Best Performance By An Actor In A Motion Picture (Drama), while Sally Field and Tommy Lee Jones picked up nods for their supporting roles and Steven Spielberg landed a nomination for Best Director.
Lincoln is also nominated in categories for Best Original Screenplay and Best Original Score, taking the tally to seven, while Ben Affleck’s thriller Argo and Quentin Tarantino’s drama Django Unchained trail with five nominations each.
In the TV categories, some of the small screen’s biggest names are going head-to-head for Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series – Drama. Boardwalk Empire’s Steve Buscemi will take on Breaking Bad’s Bryan Cranston, Homeland star Damian Lewis, Mad Men’s Jon Hamm and Jeff Daniels of The Newsroom.
All the actors’ shows will also do battle in the category for Best Television Series – Drama, while there are also nods for Lewis’ Homeland co-stars Claire Danes (Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series – Drama) and Mandy Patinkin (Actor In A Supporting Role In A Series).
Hit British period drama Downton Abbey has two nominations, for Dame Maggie Smith and Michelle Dockery, while singer Adele is nominated for her hit James Bond track Skyfall, which will compete in the Best Original Song category.
The 70th Annual Golden Globe Awards, co-hosted by Tina Fey and Amy Poehler, will take place on 13 January (13) in Los Angeles.
The nominations were announced by actors Ed Helms, Megan Fox, and Jessica Alba in Beverly Hills, California on Thursday (13Dec12) and the complete list is as follows:
Best Motion Picture – Drama
Argo
Django Unchained
Life of Pi
Lincoln
Zero Dark Thirty
Best Performance By An Actress In A Motion Picture – Drama
Jessica Chastain – Zero Dark Thirty
Marion Cotillard – Rust And Bone
Helen Mirren – Hitchcock
Naomi Watts – The Impossible
Rachel Weisz – The Deep Blue Sea
Best Performance By An Actor In A Motion Picture – Drama
Daniel Day-Lewis – Lincoln
Richard Gere – Arbitrage
John Hawkes – The Sessions
Joaquin Phoenix -The Master
Denzel Washington – Flight
Best Motion Picture – Comedy Or Musical
The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
Les Miserables
Moonrise Kingdom
Salmon Fishing in the Yemen
Silver Linings Playbook
Best Performance By An Actress In A Motion Picture – Comedy Or Musical
Emily Blunt – Salmon Fishing in the Yemen
Judi Dench – The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
Jennifer Lawrence – Silver Linings Playbook
Maggie Smith – Quartet
Meryl Streep – Hope Springs
Best Performance By An Actor In A Motion Picture – Comedy Or Musical
Jack Black – Bernie
Bradley Cooper – Silver Linings Playbook
Hugh Jackman – Les Miserables
Ewan McGregor – Salmon Fishing in the Yemen
Bill Murray – Hyde Park on Hudson
Best Performance By An Actress In A Supporting Role In A Motion Picture
Amy Adams – The Master
Sally Field – Lincoln
Anne Hathaway – Les Miserables
Helen Hunt – The Sessions
Nicole Kidman – The Paperboy
Best Performance By An Actor In A Supporting Role In A Motion Picture
Alan Arkin – Argo
Leonardo DiCaprio – Django Unchained
Philip Seymour Hoffman – The Master
Tommy Lee Jones – Lincoln
Christoph Waltz – Django Unchained
Best Director – Motion Picture
Ben Affleck – Argo
Kathryn Bigelow – Zero Dark Thirty
Ang Lee – Life of Pi
Steven Spielberg – Lincoln
Quentin Tarantino – Django Unchained
Best Screenplay – Motion Picture
Mark Boal – Zero Dark Thirty
Tony Kushner – Lincoln
David O. Russell – Silver Linings Playbook
Quentin Tarantino – Django Unchained
Chris Terrio – Argo
Best Original Song – Motion Picture
For You – Act of Valor
Not Running Anymore – Stand Up Guys
Safe and Sounds – The Hunger Games
Skyfall – Skyfall
Suddenly – Les Miserables
Best Original Score – Motion Picture
Life of Pi
Argo
Anna Karenina
Cloud Atlas
Lincoln
Best Animated Film
Brave
Frankenweenie
Hotel Transylvania
Rise of Guardians
Wreck-It Ralph
Best Foreign Language Film
Amour
A Royal Affair
The Intouchables
Kon-Tiki
Rust and Bone
Best Television Series – Drama
Breaking Bad
Boardwalk Empire
Downton Abbey
Homeland
The Newsroom
Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy
The Big Bang Theory
Episodes
Girls
Modern Family
Smash
Best Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
Game Change
The Girl
Hatfields & McCoys
The Hour
Political Animals
Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series – Drama
Steve Buscemi – Boardwalk Empire
Bryan Cranston – Breaking Bad
Jeff Daniels – The Newsroom
Jon Hamm – Mad Men
Damian Lewis – Homeland
Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series – Drama
Connie Britton – Nashville
Glenn Close – Damages
Claire Danes – Homeland
Michelle Dockery – Downton Abbey
Julianna Margulies – The Good Wife
Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy
Alec Baldwin – 30 Rock
Don Cheadle – House of Lies
Matt LeBlanc – Episodes
Louis C.K. – Louie
Jim Parsons – The Big Bang Theory
Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy
Zooey Deschanel – The New Girl
Julia Louis-Dreyfus – Veep
Lena Dunham – Girls
Tina Fey – 30 Rock
Amy Poehler – Parks and Recreation
Best Performance by an Actor in a Mini-Series or a Motion Picture Made for Television
Kevin Costner – Hatfields & McCoys
Benedict Cumberbatch – Sherlock
Woody Harrelson – Game Change
Toby Jones – The Girl
Clive Owen – Hemingway & Gellhorn
Best Performance by an Actress in a Mini-Series or a Motion Picture Made for Television
Nicole Kidman – Hemingway & Gellhorn
Jessica Lange – American Horror Story
Sienna Miller – The Girl
Julianne Moore – Game Change
Sigourney Weaver – Political Animals
Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
Max Greenfield – New Girl
Ed Harris – Game Change
Danny Huston – Magic City
Mandy Patinkin – Homeland
Eric Stonestreet – Modern Family
Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
Hayden Panettiere – Nashville
Archie Panjabi – The Good Wife
Maggie Smith – Downton Abbey
Sofia Vergara – Modern Family
Sarah Paulson – Game Change
