‘Brokeback Mountain’ simply Golden

Best musical or comedy film actress nominees: Judi Dench as a 1930s British dame who opens a nude theatrical review in “Mrs. Henderson Presents,” Keira Knightley as the romantic heroine in “Pride & Prejudice,” Laura Linney as a divorcing wife in “The Squid and the Whale,” Sarah Jessica Parker as a woman hated by her fiance’s relatives in “The Family Stone,” and Reese Witherspoon as country singer June Carter in “Walk the Line.”

Besides Lee and Clooney, the directing contenders were Woody Allen for “Match Point,” Peter Jackson for “King Kong,” Fernando Meirelles for “The Constant Gardener,” and Steven Spielberg for “Munich.”

In addition to Clooney, supporting movie actor nominees were Matt Dillon for “Crash,” Will Ferrell for “The Producers,” Paul Giamatti for “Cinderella Man,” and Bob Hoskins for “Mrs. Henderson Presents.”

Playing a bigoted cop who dotes on his sickly dad, Dillon was the lone acting nominee from an ensemble of great performances in “Crash,” which interweaves multiple story lines on a single tension-filled day in Los Angeles.

“It was honest and truthful to what I believed was an L.A. cop, not typical of what every cop is,” Dillon said. “It went and explored these two extremes ... bitter racist cop and really loving son who cares about his sick father. These are the complicated things we see in life.”

Supporting actress nominees: Scarlett Johansson for “Match Point,” Shirley MacLaine for “In Her Shoes,” Frances McDormand for “North Country,” Rachel Weisz for “The Constant Gardener,” and Williams for “Brokeback Mountain.”

Two years ago, the Golden Globes correctly predicted Oscar winners in all key categories, including best-picture champ “The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King.”

But a year ago, the Globes missed the mark, picking “The Aviator” as best picture, an honor that went to “Million Dollar Baby” at the Oscars.

Winners of the Golden Globes will be announced Jan. 16, five days before polls close for Oscar voters. Oscar nominations come out Jan. 31, and the awards will be presented March 5.

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