The 67th Annual Golden Globe nominations were announced this morning in Beverly Hills, California, by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association. Precious grabbed three nominations -- best supporting actress (Mo'Nique), best actress (Gabourey Sidibe) and best film.\r
I am surprised Precious did not receive more nods. It is one of the best films I have seen in over 10 years -- Black or White. Lee Daniels didn't receive a nod for best director. No screenplay nod either, but Neill Blomkamp for District 9 was nominated for best screenplay, which, to me, was one of the worst films of '09. Precious is one of the best screenplay adaptations I have ever seen. Also, nothing for original song -- I thought Mary J. Blige's "I Can See In Color" was a shoe-in for a nomination.\r
Dreamgirls received more nominations than this!  Maybe if Precious was directed by a non-Black person, it would've gotten more love -- think Steven Spielberg getting nods for The Color Purple and the mediocre Amistad or Danny Boyle for Slumdog Millionaire.  Fortunately, Lee Daniels isn't doing this for the awards, but as a moviegoer, I am disappointed.\r
Other notable nominations are Morgan Freeman for best actor in Invictus. The Princess and the Frog for best animated film. Chiwetel Ejiofor for actor in a miniseries or made-for-TV movie in Endgame.\r
Last night, Mo'Nique spoke with BET about her nomination. Check out the video below.\r

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Here are the main categories:\r
Drama: Up in the Air, Avatar, The Hurt Locker, Inglourious Basterds, Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire.\r
Comedy or musical: Nine, (500) Days of Summer, The Hangover, It's Complicated, Julie & Julia.\r
Actor, drama: George Clooney, Up in the Air ; Jeff Bridges, Crazy Heart, ; Colin Firth, A Single Man; Morgan Freeman, Invictus ; Tobey Maguire, Brothers.\r
Actress, drama: Sandra Bullock, The Blind Side ; Emily Blunt;The Young Victoria ; Helen Mirren, The Last Station ; Carey Mulligan, An Education ; Gabourey Sidibe, Precious.\r
Actor, comedy or musical: Matt Damon, The Informant! ; Daniel Day Lewis, Nine ; Robert Downey Jr., Sherlock Holmes ; Joseph Gordon-Levitt, (500) Days of Summer ; Michael Stuhlbarg, A Serious Man.\r
Actress, motion picture comedy or musical: Sandra Bullock, The Proposal ; Marion Cotillard, Nine ; Julia Roberts, Duplicity ; Meryl Streep, twice, for Julie & Julia and It's Complicated.\r
Supporting actor, motion picture: Matt Damon, Invictus ; Woody Harrelson, The Messenger ; Christoph Waltz, Inglourious Basterds ; Stanley Tucci, The Lovely Bones ; Christopher Plummer, The Last Station.\r
Supporting actress, motion picture: Penelope Cruz, Nine; Vera Farmiga, Up in the Air; Anna Kendrick, Up in the Air; Mo'Nique, Precious; ; Julianne Moore, A Single Man.\r
Director: Kathryn Bigelow; The Hurt Locker ; James Cameron, Avatar ; Clint Eastwood, Invictus ; Jason Reitman, Up in the Air ; Quentin Tarantino, Inglourious Basterds.\r
The Golden Globes will air Sunday, January 17, hosted by Ricky Gervais.  Click here for a complete list of nominees.\r
UPDATE:  Mo'Nique won the Golden Globe - click here for the story!