NAOMI Watts’ bid for an Oscar has hit a roadblock, but Australian actress Frances O’Connor and singer-songwriters Sia Furler and Lorde came up big at the Golden Globes nomination ceremony.
The Lego Movie, made in Sydney by animation and visual effects studio Animal Logic, scored a nomination for the animated movie category.
However, Angelina Jolie and her Australian-made World War II drama Unbroken were snubbed by Globe voters the nomination ceremony in Beverly Hills.
Watts yesterday scored two surprise Screen Actors Guild supporting actress nomination for her role in the comedy-drama St Vincent and an ensemble nomination for Birdman.
The SAG nods breathed life into her Oscar campaign, but she felt no love at the Globe nomination ceremony.
The supporting actress nominees were Patricia Arquette (Boyhood), Meryl Streep (Into The Woods), Keira Knightley (The Imitation Game), Emma Stone (Birdman) and Jessica Chastain (A Most Violent Year).
Watts’ longtime love, Liev Schreiber, did get a Golden Globe invite with a nomination for best actor in a TV series drama for his starring role in Ray Donovan.
Perth-raised O’Connor was nominated for best actress in a mini-series or TV movie for her performance in The Missing, where she plays a mother suffering from the abduction of her young son during a family vacation in France.
O’Connor faces tough competition for the Globe with Jessica Lange (American Horror Story: Freak Show), Frances McDormand (Olive Kitteridge), Maggie Gyllenhaal (The Honourable Woman) and Allison Tolman (Fargo) the other nominees.
It will be an Australasian battle for the Globe’s best original song category.
Adelaide’s Sia Furler, for her song Opportunity from the new take on the classic musical Annie, is competing against New Zealander Lorde’s Yellow Flicker Beat from The Hunger Games: Mockingjay — Part I.
Jolie was expected to be nominated for a director globe and Unbroken was thought to be in the running in the best motion picture drama category, but the film received the cold shoulder.
The Globes are considered one of the best indicators of February 22’s Academy Awards ceremony.
The Globe winners will be announced on February 11.
The full list of nominations for the 2015 Golden Globe awards:
Cecil B. Demille Award: George Clooney
Best Supporting Actress in a Series, Mini-Series or TV Movie
Allison Janney, “Mom†(CBS)
Kathy Bates, “American Horror Story: Freak Show†(FX)
Uzo Aduba, “Orange is the New Black†(Netflix)
Joanne Froggatt, “Downton Abbey†(PBS)
Michelle Monaghan, “True Detective†(HBO)
Best Actress in a TV Series, Drama
Julianna Marguiles, “The Good Wife†(CBS)
Robin Wright, “House of Cards†(Netflix)
Viola Davis, “How to Get Away With Murder†(ABC)
Ruth Wilson, “The Affair†(Showtime)
Claire Danes, Homeland (HBO)
Best TV Series, Musical or Comedy
“Girls†(HBO)
“Orange is the New Black†(Netflix)
“Transparent†(Amazon)
“Silicon Valley†(HBO)
“Jane the Virgin†(CW)
Best TV Movie or Miniseries
“The Normal Heart†(HBO)
“True Detective†(HBO)
“Olive Kitteridge†(HBO)
“Fargo†(FX)
“The Missing†(Starz)
Best Actress in a TV Series, Musical or Comedy
Julia Louis-Dreyfus, “Veep†(HBO)
Lena Dunham, “Girls†(HBO)
Edie Falco, “Nurse Jackie†(Showtime)
Taylor Schilling, “Orange Is the New Black†(Netflix)
Gina Rodriguez, “Jane the Virgin†(CW)
Best Screenplay — Motion Picture
Richard Linklater, “Boyhoodâ€
Alejandro González Iñárritu, Nicolás Giacobone, Alexander Dinelaris, Armando Bo, “Birdmanâ€
Graham Moore, “The Imitation Gameâ€
Wes Anderson & Hugo Guinness, “The Grand Budapest Hotelâ€
Gillian Flynn, “Gone Girlâ€
Best Supporting Actor in a Series, Mini-Series or TV Movie
Bill Murray, “Olive Kitteridge†(HBO)
Matt Bomer, “The Normal Heart†(HBO)
Alan Cumming, “The Good Wife†(CBS)
Jon Voight, “Ray Donovan†(Showtime)
Colin Hanks, “Fargo†(FX)
Best Actor in a TV Series Comedy
Jeffrey Tambor, “Transparent†(Amazon)
William H. Macy, “Shameless†(Showtime)
Don Cheadle, “House of Lies†(Showtime)
Ricky Gervais, “Derek†(Netflix)
Louis C.K., “Louie†(FX)
Best Foreign Language Film
“Idaâ€
“Tangerinesâ€
“Leviathanâ€
“Force Majeureâ€
“Gets: The Trial of Viviane Amsalemâ€
Best Animated Feature Film
“How to Train Your Dragon 2â€
“The Boxtrollsâ€
“The LEGO Movieâ€
“Big Hero 6â€
“The Book of Lifeâ€
Best Actor in a TV Series, Drama
Liev Schreiber, “Ray Donovan†(Showtime)
Kevin Spacey, “House of Cards†(Netflix)
James Spader, “The Blacklist†(NBC)
Clive Owen, “The Knick†(Cinemax)
Dominic West, “The Affair†(Showtime)
Best Actor in a Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy
Michael Keaton, “Birdmanâ€
Bill Murray, “St. Vincentâ€
James Corden, “Into the Woodsâ€
Joaquin Phoenix, “Inherent Viceâ€
Christoph Waltz, “Big Eyesâ€
Best Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture
J.K. Simmons, “Whiplashâ€
Edward Norton, “Birdmanâ€
Mark Ruffalo, “Foxcatcherâ€
Ethan Hawke, “Boyhoodâ€
Robert Duvall, “The Judgeâ€
Best Actress in a Motion Picture, Drama
Julianne Moore, “Still Aliceâ€
Reese Witherspoon, “Wildâ€
Rosamund Pike, “Gone Girlâ€
Felicity Jones, “The Theory of Everythingâ€
Jennifer Aniston, “Cakeâ€
Best Actor in a Miniseries or TV Movie
Matthew McConaughey, “True Detective†(HBO)
Woody Harrelson, “True Detective†(HBO)
Billy Bob Thornton, “Fargo†(FX)
Martin Freeman, “Fargo†(FX)
Mark Ruffalo, “The Normal Heart†(HBO)
Best TV Series, Drama
“Downton Abbey†(PBS)
“The Good Wife†(CBS)
“House of Cards†(Netflix)
“The Affair†(Showtime)
“Game of Thrones†(HBO)
Best Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture
Patricia Arquette, “Boyhoodâ€
Meryl Streep, “Into The Woodsâ€
Keira Knightley, “The Imitation Gameâ€
Emma Stone, “Birdmanâ€
Jessica Chastain, “A Most Violent Yearâ€
Best Actress in a Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy
Amy Adams, “Big Eyesâ€
Emily Blunt, “Into The Woodsâ€
Julianne Moore, “Maps To The Starsâ€
Quvenzhane Wallis, “Annieâ€
Helen Mirren, “The Hundred Foot Journeyâ€
Best Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy
“Birdmanâ€
“Into the Woodsâ€
“The Grand Budapest Hotelâ€
“St. Vincentâ€
“Prideâ€
Best Actress in a Miniseries or TV Movie
Jessica Lange, “American Horror Story: Freak Show†(FX)
Frances McDormand, “Olive Kitteridge†(HBO)
Maggie Gyllenhaal, “The Honourable Woman†(SundanceTV)
Allison Tolman, “Fargo†(FX)
Frances O’Connor, “The Missing†(Starz)
Best Actor in a Motion Picture, Drama
Benedict Cumberbatch, “The Imitation Gameâ€
Eddie Redmayne, “The Theory of Everythingâ€
Steve Carell, “Foxcatcherâ€
David Oyelowo, “Selmaâ€
Jake Gyllenhaal, “Nightcrawlerâ€
Best Director — Motion Picture
Richard Linklater, “Boyhoodâ€
Alejandro González Iñárritu, “Birdmanâ€
Ava DuVernay, “Selmaâ€
Wes Anderson, “The Grand Budapest Hotelâ€
David Fincher, “Gone Girlâ€
Best Motion Picture, Drama
“Foxcatcherâ€
“Boyhoodâ€
“The Imitation Gameâ€
“Selmaâ€
“The Theory of Everythingâ€
Best Original Song
“Big Eyes†from “Big Eyes†music and lyrics by Lana Del Rey
“Glory†from “Selma,†Music and lyrics by John legend and Common
“Mercy Is†from “Noah,†Music and lyrics by Patti Smith and Lenny Kaye
“Opportunity†from “Annie,†Music and lyrics by Greg Kurstin, Sia Furler, Will Gluck
“Yellow Flicker Beat†from “The Hunger Games Mockingjay Part 1,†Music and lyrics by Lorde
Best Score
“The Imitation Gameâ€
“The Theory of Everythingâ€
“Gone Girlâ€
“Birdmanâ€
“Interstellarâ€