The 69th Annual Golden Globe Awards nominations were announced on Thursday (December 15). Surprisingly, the winners will be announced during a ceremony hosted by the acidic comedian Ricky Gervais. Check out the full list of nominees below.

18th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards: 2012 SAG Nominees (FULL List)

George Clooney leads the pack with nominations for his role in the movie “The Descendants” and for “The Ides Of March”, which he wrote and directed. There is no doubt 2012 is going to be George’s year.

The 2012 Golden Globes will air on NBC at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT on Sunday, January 15, 2012.

2012 Golden Globes Full List of Nominees

Best Television Series Drama
AMERICAN HORROR STORY
BOARDWALK EMPIRE
BOSS
GAME OF THRONES
HOMELAND

Best Television Series – Comedy/Musical
NEW GIRL
ENLIGHTENED
EPISODES
GLEE
MODERN FAMILY

Best Television Series – Miniseries/Movie
CINEMA VERITE
DOWNTON ABBEY
THE HOUR
MILDRED PIERCE
TOO BIG TO FAIL

Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series – Comedy/Musical
Laura Dern, ENLIGHTENED
Tina Fey, 30 ROCK
Laura Linney, THE BIG C
Amy Poehler, PARKS AND RECREATION
Zooey Deschanel, NEW GIRL

Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series – Comedy/Musical
Alec Baldwin, 30 ROCK
David Duchovny, CALIFORNICATION
Johnny Galecki, THE BIG BANG THEORY
Thomas Jane, HUNG
Matt LeBlanc, EPISODES

Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series – Drama
Claire Danes, HOMELAND
Mireille Enos, THE KILLING
Julianna Margulies, THE GOOD WIFE
Madeleine Stowe, REVENGE
Callie Thorne, NECESSARY ROUGHNESS

Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series – Drama
Steve Buscemi, BOARDWALK EMPIRE
Bryan Cranston, BREAKING BAD
Kelsey Grammer, BOSS
Jeremy Irons, THE BORGIAS
Damian Lewis, HOMELAND

Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
Jessica Lange, AMERICAN HORROR STORY
Kelly MacDonald, BOARDWALK EMPIRE
Maggie Smith, DOWNTON ABBEY
Sofia Vergara, MODERN FAMILY
Evan Rachel Wood, MILDRED PIERCE

Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
Peter Dinklage, GAME OF THRONES
Paul Giamatti, TOO BIG TO FAIL
Guy Pearce, MILDRED PIERCE
Tim Robbins, CINEMA VERITE
Eric Stonestreet, MODERN FAMILY

Best Drama
The Descendants
The Help
Hugo
The Ides of March
Moneyball
War Horse

Best Comedy/Musical
50/50
The Artist
Bridesmaids
Midnight in Paris
My Week with Marilyn

Best Animated Film
Rango
The Adventures of Tintin
Puss in Boots
Winnie the Pooh
Arthur Christmas

Best Actor in a Drama
George Clooney, The Descendants
Brad Pitt, Money Ball
Ryan Gosling, The IDes of March
Michael Fassbender, Shame
Leonardo DiCaprio, J. Edgar

Best Actor in a Comedy or Musical
Jean Dujardin, The Artist
Brendan Gleeson, The Guard
Joseph Gordon-Levitt, 50/50
Ryan Gosling, Crazy, Stupid, Love.
Owen Wilson, Midnight in Paris

Best Supporting Actor

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

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

Best Actress in a Musical or Comedy
Jodie Foster, Carnage
Charlize Theron, Young Adult
Kristen Wiig, Bridesmaids
Michelle Williams, My Week with Marilyn
Kate Winslet, Carnage

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

[source: Golden Globes]