PlayKate Winslet flew the flag for Britain at the Golden Globes nominations with the former Titanic star up for two awards, while Frost/Nixon and The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button claimed the most noms overall.
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The 33-year-old is up against stiff competition in the Best Drama Actress category thanks to the presence of acting heavyweights Anne Hathaway, Angelina Jolie, Meryl Streep and fellow Brit Kristin Scott Thomas.
Her intense leading turn in Revolutionary Road, opposite her old Titanic chum Leo, was rewarded while Winslet was also lauded for her Supporting Actress turn in The Reader.
Revolutionary Road and The Reader also found a spot in the Best Drama Picture race alongside Button, Frost/Nixon and Danny Boyle's hot Oscar contender Slumdog Millionaire which is picking up momentum day by day.
Mamma Mia! managed to score a nomination in the Best Musical or Comedy Picture race with Mike Leigh's Happy-Go-Lucky, hitman comedy In Bruges, Woody Allen pic Vicky Cristina Barcelona and the Coen brothers' Burn After Reading.
Mickey Rourke's Hollywood comeback gained pace with a Best Drama Actor nod for The Wrestler, the Tinseltown bad boy fighting Leo, Brad Pitt, Sean Penn and screen veteran Frank Langella for the big prize.
Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson got recognition for In Bruges in the Best Musical or Comedy Actor race, while Happy-Go-Lucky's Sally Hawkins faces compatriots Emma Thompson and Rebecca Hall, plus Streep and Frances McDormand, in the Actress clash.
Heath Ledger was awarded a posthumous nomination in the supporting category for The Dark Knight, as expected, with Ralph Fiennes also getting in on the action alongside Tropic Thunder duo Tom Cruise and Robert Downey Jnr.
Boyle will be up against fellow Brits Stephen Daldry and Sam Mendes in the director race, however the trio must fend off American duo Ron Howard and David Fincher to claim the prize.
British trio Simon Beaufoy, David Hare and Peter Morgan are all in the running for Best Screenplay, while Cannes and European Film winner Gomorrah faces Waltz With Bashir in the Best Foreign Language category amongst others.
The lavish ceremony takes place on January 11, the winners a strong indicator ahead of February 22nd's big Oscar night.
