MUMBAI: The Hollywood Foreign Press has come out with its list of nominees for the 69th annual Golden Globes.

While The Artist led film categories with six nominations, including best motion picture, comedy or musical, The Descendants and The Help followed with five nominations with Moneyball, Ides of March and Midnight in Paris each earning four nominations.

A detailed list of the main categories follows: motion picture, drama: The Descendants The Help, Hugo,The Ides of March, Moneyball and War Horse. Best Motion Picture, Comedy or Musical: 50/50,The Artist, Bridesmaids, Midnight in Paris and My Week With Marilyn.

Best animated feature film: The Adventures of Tintin, Arthur Christmas, Cars 2,Puss in Boots and Rango. Best Foreign Language Film: The Flowers of War (China), In the Land of Blood and Honey (USA), The Kid With A Bike (Belgium), A Separation (Iran) and The Skin I Live In (Spain).

Best performance by an actor in a motion picture-drama: George Clooney, The Descendants, Leonardo DiCaprio, J. Edgar, Michael Fassbender, Shame,Ryan Gosling, The Ides of March and Brad Pitt, Moneyball. Best performance by an actress in a motion picture-drama: Glenn Close, Albert Nobbs, Viola Davis, The Help, Rooney Mara, The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo, Meryl Streep, The Iron Lady and Tilda Swinton, We Need To Talk About Kevin.
 
Best performance by an actor in a motion picture-comedy or musical: Jean Dujardin, The Artist, Brendan Gleeson, The Guard, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, 50/50, Ryan Gosling, Crazy, Stupid, Love and Owen Wilson, Midnight in Paris. Best Performance by an actress in a motion picture- comedy or musical: Jodie Foster, Carnage, Charlize Theron, Young Adult,Kristen Wiig, Bridesmaids, Michelle Williams, My Week With Marilyn and Kate Winslet, Carnage.

Best director-motion picture: Woody Allen, Midnight in Paris, George Clooney, The Ides of March, Michel Hazanvicius, The Artist,Alexander Payne, The Descendants and Martin Scorsese, Hugo. Best screenplay-motion picture: Woody Allen, Midnight in Paris, George Clooney, Grant Heslov, Beau Willimon, The Ides of March, Michel Hazanavicius, The Artist, Alexander Payne, Nat Faxon, Jim Rash, The Descendants, and Steven Zaillian, Aaron Sorkin, Moneyball.