Dexter, The Big C, Covert Affairs score Golden Globe nominations!

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Today feels like Christmas for me for more than one reason. First, my new Droid phone is due to arrive and second, the Golden Globe nominations are out and so many of my favorites have made the list!

As expected, our boy Michael C Hall has earned a nomination for his role as serial killer Dexter Morgan on the Showtime hit “Dexter.” His co-star Julia Stiles earned a nomination in the “Best Supporting Actress” category and the show itself is up for “Best Television Series (Drama).

As much as we loved Julia in the role of victim-turned-vigilante Lumen this season, we feel like Jennifer Carpenter’s performance stood above the rest and should have also received a nomination.

Piper Perabo earned a nomination in the Best Actress in a Television Series (Drama) for the freshman USA drama Covert Affairs. This is one of the stand out new shows of the year and even though it did not receive a nomination for Best Drama Series we know it’s only a matter of time before it happens. Same goes for her co-star Chris Gorham whose portrayal of her blind sidekick Auggie was not nominated this time around but we are certain to see his name pop up during future award seasons.

The folks at Showtime must be quite busy tallying up all their nominations this morning. Their freshman dramedy “The Big C” earned nominations for “Best Comedy Series” and “Best Actress in a Comedy Series” for Laura Linney. We would LOVE to see this brilliant tv show land at least one Golden Globe but essentially both would be great.

Nurse Jackie and The United States of Tara also racked up nominations as did the HBO show “Boardwalk Empire.” The BBC America miniseries Luther received a nomination for Idris Elba’s brilliant performance. I can’t wait to see the second part begin shooting, I hope Luther ends up killing that psychopath partner of his.

Didn’t I tell you most of my favorites are up for awards?!!

As far as movies are concerned, mostly all the movies expected are on the list. “Black Swan,” “The Kings Speech” and “The Social Network” scored major nominations.

Here is the full list of nominations, let me know if your favorites made it! The 68th Annual Golden Globe Awards show will air live on Sunday, January 16th, 2011 on NBC 8:00-11:00 p.m. EST and it will be hosted by Ricky Gervais.

Best Television Series (Comedy or Musical):
“30 Rock”
“The Big Bang Theory”
“The Big C”
“Glee”
“Modern Family”
“Nurse Jackie”

Best Actor in a Television Series (Comedy or Musical):
Alec Baldwin, “30 Rock”
Steve Carell, “The Office”
Thomas Jane, “Hung”
Matthew Morrison, “Glee”
Jim Parsons, “The Big Bang Theory”

Best Actress in a Television Series (Comedy or Musical):
Toni Collette, “The United States of Tara”
Edie Falco, “Nurse Jackie”
Tina Fey, “30 Rock”
Laura Linney, “The Big C”
Lea Michele, “Glee”

Best Television Series (Drama):
“Boardwalk Empire”
“Dexter”
“The Good Wife”
“Mad Men”
“The Walking Dead”

Best Actress in a Television Series (Drama):
Julianna Margulies, “The Good Wife”
Elisabeth Moss, “Mad Men”
Piper Perabo, “Covert Affairs”
Katey Sagal, “Sons of Anarchy”
Kyra Sedgwick, “The Closer”

Best Actor in a Television Series (Drama):
Steve Buscemi, “Boardwalk Empire
Bryan Cranston, “Breaking Bad”
Michael C. Hall, “Dexter”
Jon Hamm, “Mad Men”
Hugh Laurie, “House”

Best Supporting Actor (Television):
Scott Caan, “Hawaii Five-0″
Chris Colfer, “Glee”
Chris Noth, “The Good Wife”
Eric Stonestreet, “Modern Family”
David Strathairn, “Temple Grandin”

Best Supporting Actress (Television):
Hope Davis, “The Special Relationship”
Jane Lynch, “Glee”
Kelly MacDonald, “Boardwalk Empire”
Julia Stiles, “Dexter”
Sofia Vergara, “Modern Family”

Best Motion Picture (Drama):
“Black Swan”
“The Fighter”
“Inception”
“The King’s Speech”
“The Social Network”

Best Motion Picture (Comedy or Musical):
“Alice in Wonderland”
“Burlesque”
“The Kids Are All Right”
“Red”
“The Tourist”

Best Director for a Motion Picture:
Darren Aronofsky, “Black Swan”
David Fincher, “The Social Network”
Tom Hooper, “The King’s Speech”
Christopher Nolan, “Inception”
David O’Russell, “The Fighter”

Best Screenplay for a Motion Picture:
Danny Boyle, Simon Beaufoy “127 Hours”
Lisa Cholodenko, Stuart Blumberg, “The Kids Are All Right”
Christopher Nolan, “Inception”
David Seidler, “The King’s Speech”
Aaron Sorkin, “The Social Network”

Best Actress in a Motion Picture (Comedy or Musical):
Annette Bening, “The Kids Are All Right”
Anne Hathaway, “Love and Other Drugs”
Angelina Jolie, “The Tourist”
Julianne Moore, “The Kids Are All Right”
Emma Stone, “Easy A”

Best Actor in a Motion Picture (Comedy or Musical):
Johnny Depp, “Alice in Wonderland”
Johnny Depp, “The Tourist”
Paul Giamatti, “Barney’s Version”
Jack Gyllenhaal, “Love and Other Drugs”
Kevin Spacey, “Casino Jack”

Best Actor in a Motion Picture (Drama):
Jesse Eisenberg, “The Social Network”
Colin Firth, “The King’s Speech”
James Franco, “127 Hours”
Ryan Gosling, “Blue Valentine”
Mark Wahlberg, “The Fighter”

Best Actress in a Motion Picture (Drama):
Halle Berry, “Frankie and Alice”
Nicole Kidman, “Rabbit Hole”
Jennifer Lawrence, “Winter’s Bone”
Natalie Portman, “Black Swan”
Michelle Williams, “Blue Valentine”

Best Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture:
Christian Bale, “The Fighter”
Michael Douglas, “Wall Street 2″
Andrew Garfield, “The Social Network”
Jeremy Renner, “The Town”
Geoffrey Rush, “The King’s Speech”

Best Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture:
Amy Adams, “The Fighter”
Helena Bonham Carter, “The King’s Speech”
Mila Kunis, “Black Swan”
Melissa Leo, “The Fighter”
Jackie Weaver, “Animal Kingdom”

Best Animated Movie:
“Despicable Me”
“How to Train Your Dragon”
“The Illusionist”
“Tangled”
“Toy Story 3″

Best Miniseries or Made-for-Television Movie:
“Carlos”
“The Pacific”
“Pillars of the Earth”
“Temple Grandin”
“You Don’t Know Jack”

Best Actor in a Miniseries/Made-for-Television Movie:
Idris Elba, “Luther”
Ian McShane, “Pillars of the Earth”
Al Pacino, “You Don’t Know Jack”
Dennis Quaid, “The Special Relationship”
Edgar Ramirez, “Carlos”

Best Actress in a Miniseries/Made-for-Television Movie:
Hayley Atwell, “Pillars of the Earth”
Claire Danes, “Temple Grandin”
Judi Dench, “Return to Cranford”
Romola Garai, “Emma”
Jennifer Love Hewitt, “The Client List”

Best Foreign-Language Film:
“Biutiful,” (Mexico/Spain)
“The Concert,” (France)
“The Edge,” (Russia)
“I am Love,” (Italy)
“In a Better World,” (Denmark)

Best Original Score:
“The King’s Speech”
“Alice in Wonderland”
“127 Hours”
“The Social Network”
“Inception”

Best Original Song
“Bound to You,” “Burlesque”
“Coming Home,” “Country Strong”
“I See the Light,” “Tangled”
“There’s a Place for Us,” “Chronicles of Narnia”
“You Haven’t Seen the Last of Me,” “Burlesque”