The recession's been good for Up In The Air. The film starring George Clooney, which tells the tale of a constantly-on-the-move corporate hit man who does the dirty work for downsizing companies, has been nominated for six Golden Globe awards, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association just announced.
In second place: The musical Nine, which stars Daniel Day-Lewis and Penelope Cruz. It got five nominations.
As the Associated Press notes:
The 67th annual Globes will be handed out Jan. 17, six days before nomination voting closes for the Oscars. Globe winners can get a last-minute bump for an Oscar nomination, particularly on smaller films such as 1999's Boys Don't Cry, whose Globe triumph for Hilary Swank helped put her on the map for a best-actress win at the Oscars.
Last year's best drama winner at the Globes, Slumdog Millionaire, went on to win best picture and dominate at the Oscars. Other Globe recipients who followed with Oscar wins included Heath Ledger as supporting actor for The Dark Knight and Kate Winslet, who won supporting actress at the Globes for The Reader and best actress for that film at the Oscars.
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