The nominations for the 71st Annual Golden Globes were announced Thursday morning , with `` 12 Years a Slave '' and `` American Hustle '' dominating the proceedings . `` Slave , '' the story of a free black man taken into slavery in 19th-century America , was nominated for best drama , best director ( Steve McQueen ) , best actor in a drama ( Chiwetel Ejiofor ) , best supporting actor ( Michael Fassbender ) , best supporting actress ( Lupita Nyong ' o ) and best screenplay . `` Hustle , '' based on the ABSCAM scandal of the late '70s , matched `` Slave '' on the comedy/musical side , with nominations for best comedy or musical , director ( David O. Russell ) , actor in a comedy/musical ( Christian Bale ) , actress in a comedy/musical ( Amy Adams ) , supporting actor ( Bradley Cooper ) , supporting actress ( Jennifer Lawrence ) and screenplay . 5 things we learned from the 2014 Golden Globe nominations . The list of major nominations : . Best film drama : `` 12 Years a Slave , '' `` Captain Phillips , '' `` Gravity , '' `` Philomena '' and `` Rush . '' Best film comedy or musical : `` American Hustle , '' `` Her , '' `` Inside Llewyn Davis , '' `` Nebraska '' and `` The Wolf of Wall Street . '' Best actor in a drama : Ejiofor , Idris Elba ( `` Mandela : Long Walk to Freedom '' ) , Tom Hanks ( `` Captain Phillips '' ) , Matthew McConaughey ( `` Dallas Buyers Club '' ) and Robert Redford ( `` All Is Lost '' ) . Best actress in a drama : Cate Blanchett ( `` Blue Jasmine '' ) , Sandra Bullock ( `` Gravity '' ) , Judi Dench ( `` Philomena '' ) , Emma Thompson ( `` Saving Mr. Banks '' ) and Kate Winslet ( `` Labor Day '' ) . Special coverage of the 2014 Awards Season . Best actor in a comedy or musical : Bale , Bruce Dern ( `` Nebraska '' ) , Leonardo DiCaprio ( `` The Wolf of Wall Street '' ) , Oscar Isaac ( `` Inside Llewyn Davis '' ) and Joaquin Phoenix ( `` Her '' ) . Best actress in a comedy or musical : Adams , Julie Delpy ( `` Before Midnight '' ) , Greta Gerwig ( `` Frances Ha '' ) , Julia Louis-Dreyfus ( `` Enough Said '' ) and Meryl Streep ( `` August : Osage County '' ) . Best supporting actor : Barkhad Abdi ( `` Captain Phillips '' ) , Daniel Bruhl ( `` Rush '' ) , Cooper , Fassbender , Jared Leto ( `` Dallas Buyers Club '' ) . Best supporting actress : Sally Hawkins ( `` Blue Jasmine '' ) , Lawrence , Nyong ' o , Julia Roberts ( `` August : Osage County '' ) and June Squibb ( `` Nebraska '' ) . Best director : McQueen , Russell , Alfonso Cuaron ( `` Gravity '' ) , Paul Greengrass ( `` Captain Phillips '' ) and Alexander Payne ( `` Nebraska '' ) . The screenplay nominations went to `` Her , '' `` Nebraska , '' `` Philomena , '' `` 12 Years a Slave '' and `` American Hustle . '' The Golden Globes will be broadcast on Sunday , January 12 . Amy Poehler and Tina Fey are scheduled to host . The program will air on NBC . Keep up to the minute with the Awards Tracker .
Golden Globe nominations announced . The film is nominated for Best Picture, Director and Actor in a Leading Role (Colin Farrell) as well as Best Adapted Screenplay from another source. Golden Globes will be broadcast on Sunday , January 12 .