A quartet of Irish actors are among the nominees for the 66th Golden Globe film and TV awards today.
The awards make their return this year after Hollywood’s writers’ dispute cancelled last year’s ceremony - a brief news conference where winners were announced from a podium was held instead.
Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson are both nominated as best actor in the film (comedy or musical) category for In Bruges.They face competition from Dustin Hoffman ( Last Chance Harvey), James Franco ( Pineapple Express) and Javier Bardem ( Vicky Cristina Barcelona).
The nominees for best actor in a TV drama series include Gabriel Byrne ( In Treatment) and Jonathan Rhys Meyers ( The Tudors). Shortlisted in the same category are John Hamm ( Mad Men), Hugh Laurie ( House) and Michael C Hall ( Dexter).
Other nominees include Angelina Jolie for Changelingand partner Brad Pitt for The Curious Case of Benjamin Button; co-stars Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet for Revolutionary Road; Tom Cruise and Robert Downey Jr. for Tropic Thunder; and Anne Hathaway for Rachel Getting Married.
Presented annually by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, the Golden Globes are seen as a strong indicator of the Oscar nominations that follow in January.
Additional reporting AP