Most years, the musical or comedy category is filled with nominees that have little or no chance at the Oscars, such as last year's Globe nominees "The Tourist" and "Burlesque."

At 90, he was the oldest Golden Globe nominee ever.

Globe nominees Meryl as Maggie and Leonardo as J Edgar.

Through it all, he has a guardian angel in Peppy Miller (Berenice Bejo, a supporting-actress Globe nominee and Hazanavicius' real-life romantic partner).

With the unexpected arrival of the woman's boyfriend (Golden Globe nominee Justin Kirk, 'Weeds'), the dark spirit's haunting grows more obsessive.

With today's announcement of the nominations, campaigning for the Academy Awards will kick into high gear, spurred by newspaper and television ads touting the roster of Globe nominees.

Most of the films touted as early Oscar favorites - "American Beauty," "The Talented Mr. Ripley," "The Insider," "The Hurricane" - were among the Globe nominees.

Along with "The Artist," Kristen Wiig's wedding romp "Bridesmaids" and Woody Allen's romantic fantasy "Midnight in Paris," Globe nominees for best musical or comedy are Joseph Gordon-Levitt's cancer tale "50/50" and Michelle Williams' Marilyn Monroe story "My Week with Marilyn."

Andrew's mother (Golden Globe nominee Diane Venora), helpless to control her son and fighting an addiction of her own, refuses to watch idly as her only child destroys himself.