Golden Globe Noms: A-listers Go Head to Head

Rashida Jones, Sofia Vergara, Gerard Butler and Woody Harrelson announced the 2012 Golden Globe nominations early Thursday morning, with big names like George Clooney, Leonardo DiCaprio and Brad Pitt dominating the major categories.

The Golden Globe nominations closely mirrored yesterday's Screen Actors Guild nominations, with Viola Davis getting a nod for best lead actress in a motion picture drama for The Help, as well as George Clooney, Leonardo DiCaprio and Brad Pitt going head to head in the best actor category for The Descendants, J. Edgar and Moneyball respectively.

Michael Fassbender is also going up against the Hollywood heavyweights in the drama category for his critically acclaimed performance in Shame, as well as Ryan Gosling, who was snubbed at the SAG Awards. Gosling picked up two nominations -- a best actor nod for The Ides of March and a best supporting actor nod for Crazy, Stupid, Love.

Rooney Mara scored a nomination for the highly anticipated The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, but she'll face steep competition with Glenn Close, Viola Davis, Meryl Streep and Tilda Swinton all competing in the lead actress in a motion picture drama category.

On the television side, Modern Family was once again well represented with three nominations total, including best supporting actress and best supporting actor nominations for Sofia Vergara and Eric Stonestreet.

The 2012 Golden Globes, hosted by Ricky Gervais, will air live on NBC January 15.

Check out all the nominees below.

BEST PICTURE, DRAMA:

'War Horse'
'The Ides of March'
'The Help'
'Moneyball'
'Hugo'

BEST PICTURE, COMEDY:

'The Artist'
'50/50'
'Bridesmaids'
'My Week With Marilyn'
'Midnight in Paris'

BEST ACTOR, DRAMA:

George Clooney in 'The Descendants'
Brad Pitt in 'Moneyball'
Leonardo DiCaprio in 'J.Edgar'
Ryan Gosling in 'The Ides of March'
Michael Fassbender in 'Shame'

BEST ACTRESS, DRAMA:

Viola Davis in 'The Help'
Meryl Streep in 'The Iron Lady'
Tilda Swinton in 'We Need to Talk About Kevin'
Rooney Mara in 'The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo'
Glenn Close in 'Albert Nobbs'

BEST ACTOR, COMEDY:

Jean Dujardin in 'The Artist'
Brendan Gleeson in 'The Guard'
Owen Wilson in 'Midnight in Paris'
Joseph Gorden-Levitt in '50/50'
Ryan Gosling in 'Crazy, Stupid, Love'

BEST ACTRESS, COMEDY:

Michelle Williams, 'My Week With Marilyn'
Jodie Foster, 'Carnage'
Kristen Wiig, 'Bridesmaids'
Charlize Theron, 'Young Adult'
Kate Winslet, 'Carnage'

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR:

Albert Brooks, 'Drive'
Christopher Plummer, 'Beginners'
Kenneth Branagh, 'My Week With Marilyn'
Jonah Hill, 'Moneyball'
Viggo Mortensen, 'A Dangerous Method'

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS:

Berenice Bejo, 'The Artist'
Octavia Spencer, 'The Help'
Jessica Chastain, 'The Help'
Janet McTeer, 'Albert Nobbs'
Shailene Woodley, The Descendants'

BEST DIRECTOR:

Martin Scorsese, 'Hugo'
George Clooney, 'The Ides of March'
Michel Hazanavicius, 'The Artist'
Alexander Payne, 'The Descendants'
Woody Allen, 'Midnight in Paris'

BEST TV SERIES, DRAMA:

American Horror Story
Boardwalk Empire
Boss
Game of Thrones
Homeland

BEST COMEDY SERIES:

New Girl
Enlightened
Episodes
Glee
Modern Family

BEST ACTOR, DRAMA:

Steve Buscemi, Boardwalk Empire
Bryan Cranston, Breaking Bad
Kelsey Grammer, Boss
Jeremy Irons, The Borgias
Damian Lewis, Homeland

BEST ACTRESS, DRAMA:

Claire Danes, Homeland
Mireille Enos, The Killing
Julianna Margulies, The Good Wife
Madeleine Stowe, Revenge
Callie Thorne, Necessary Roughness

BEST ACTOR, COMEDY:

Alec Baldwin, 30 Rock
David Duchovny, Californication
Johnny Galecki, The Big Bang Theory
Thomas Jane, Hung
Matt LeBlanc, Episodes

BEST ACTRESS, COMEDY:

Tina Fey, 30 Rock
Amy Poehler, Parks and Recreation
Laura Dern, Enlightened
Zooey Deschanel, New Girl
Laura Linney, The Big C

BEST TV-MOVIE OR MINISERIES:

Mildred Pierce
Too Big Too Fail
Cinema Verite
Downton Abbey
The Hour

BEST ACTOR, TV-MOVIE OR MINISERIES:

William Hurt, Too Big Too Fail
Hugh Bonneville, Downton Abbey
Idris Elba, Luther
Bill Nighy, Page Eight
Dominic West, Appropriate Adult

SUPPORTING ACTOR, TV-MOVIE OR MINISERIES:

Peter Dinklage, Game of Thrones
Paul Giamatti, To Big To Fail
Guy Pearce, Mildred Pierce
Tim Robbins, Cinema Verite
Eric Stonestreet, Modern Family

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS, TV-MOVIE OR MINISERIES:

Jessica Lange, American Horror Story
Kelly Macdonald, Boardwalk Empire
Maggie Smith, Downton Abbey
Sofia Vergara, Modern Family
Evan Rachel Wood, Mildred Pierce

BEST SCREENPLAY:

'Midnight in Paris'
'The Ides of March'
'The Artist'
'The Descendants'
'Moneyball'

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE:

'Rango'
'The Adventures of Tintin'
'Puss in Boots'
'Arthur Christmas'
'Cars 2'

BEST FOREIGN FILM:

'In the Land of Blood and Honey'
'Flowers of War'
'The Skin I Live In'
'The Kid With a Bike'
'A Separation'

BEST ORIGINAL SONG:

'W.E.'
'The Help'
'Albert Nobbs' 'Machine Gun Preacher'
'Gnomeo and Juliet'

BEST SCORE:

'The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo'
'War Horse'
'The Artist'
'W.E.'