Read this – ‘Glee’ gets a high-five from the Golden Globes

Fox’s high school musical – last year’s Golden Globe winner for best comedy or musical series – copped five Globe noms this year. That’s the most of any TV program, and No. 4 in the entire Globe nominations pool, behind only three feature films: “The King’s Speech,” which logged seven nominations, and “The Fighter” and “The Social Network,” with six apiece. The Oscar contest for best picture had been shaping up as a head-to-head fight between the plucky British drama “The King’s Speech” and David Fincher ‘s “The Social Network,” but Tuesday’s Golden Globes nominations may have brought a third contender into the ring: David O.

The Fox hit, last year’s Golden Globes winner in the comedy/musical category, led TV with five nominations, two more than its closest competitors. The Golden Globe Awards, which will be broadcast live on both coasts Jan. 16 on NBC at 8 p.m. Russell ‘s “The Fighter.” Members of the Hollywood Foreign Press Assn. , who vote on the annual awards, bestowed the most nominations — seven — on the indie film about King George VI’s stutter, including in the categories of picture, director, lead actor in a drama ( Colin Firth ) and supporting actor ( Geoffrey Rush ). “It’s incredibly good-natured in its appeal,” said director Tom Hooper, who received the news in Melbourne, Australia , at 2:30 a.m. local time. Bonham Carter, a supporting-actress nominee as Queen Elizabeth II’s mother in the 1930s-era The King’s Speech , said the Globe nominations had some medicinal value for her and romantic partner Tim Burton , director of Alice in Wonderland , which had three nominations. Thankfully, many of them have been very grateful, humble and even funny in their reactions to the praise from the HFPA and the nomination itself. “I’ve traveled all over the world with the movie and it makes people everywhere laugh. “So getting these nominations just proves that theory wrong.” Matthew Morrison , up for best actor in a comedy, says the acclaim is a testament to the show’s writers. She and their kids were nursing colds at their London home, while Burton had kidney stones. So what did some of our favorite talents have to say? “Boardwalk Empire” earned three nominations, including best drama series and an actor nom for lead Steve Buscemi, as well as a supporting actress nom for Kelly Macdonald.

While the honor of being a Golden Globe nominee gives off a fancy vibe, screenwriter Simon Beaufoy , nominated for his work on Danny Boyle’s 127 Hours , recalls the last time he was nominated for the award: “I can remember when I found out that I had been nominated for The Full Monty , I was clearing cat sick off the floor. “I feel like we were kind of an underdog for a while,” said Russell, who nabbed a best director slot too. The nominees for best supporting actor, for instance, include “Glee’s” Colfer, “The Good Wife’s” Chris Noth, “Modern Family’s” Eric Stonestreet,” Scott Caan of CBS’s “Hawaii Five-O.” David Strathairn is the only “long-form” nom, for his role in “Temple Grandin.” And Hope Davis, who played Hillary Clinton in the HBO movie “The Special Relationship,” is the sole “long-form” nominee for supporting actress. She’s facing “Glee’s” Lynch, “Boardwalk Empire’s” Macdonald, “Dexter’s” Julia Stiles and “Modern Family’s” Sofia Vergara.