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"Precious" & "Invictus" Score Major Golden Globes Nominations

Congratulations to the cast of Precious and Invictus for garnering three nominations apiece in the film categories at the Golden Globes.  As the Globes are one of the elite award ceremonies for films, many critics predicted both films including their actors Mo'Nique, Morgan Freeman, Matt Damon and Gabourney Sibide would be the big nominees.

So far, Precious and its cast, including R&B/pop singer Mariah Carey, has won Sundance Film Festival, Toronto International Film Festival, San Sebastián International Film Festival, Stockholm Film Festival, ASPEN Film Festival, Mill Valley Film Festival, Milwaukee Film Festival, Deauville American Film Festival, Hawaii International Film Festival, Heartland Film Festival, 45th Chicago International Film Festival, 45th Chicago International Film Festival, Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association, Capri Hollywood - International Film Festival and the Independent Spirit Awards.  They have been the favorites to win the Globes and the Academy Awards.

Check out all the nominations below. G-Magazine Now picks for nominations are highlighted in orange.

1. BEST MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA

* AVATAR
Lightstorm Entertainment; Twentieth Century Fox
* THE HURT LOCKER
Voltage Pictures C/O 42West; Summit Entertainment
* INGLOURIOUS BASTERDS
The Weinstein Company; The Weinstein Company
* PRECIOUS: BASED ON THE NOVEL PUSH BY SAPPHIRE
A Lee Daniels Entertainment / Smokewood Entertainment Group Production; Lionsgate
* UP IN THE AIR
Paramount Pictures; Paramount Pictures

2. BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA

* EMILY BLUNT THE YOUNG VICTORIA
* SANDRA BULLOCK THE BLIND SIDE
* HELEN MIRREN THE LAST STATION
* CAREY MULLIGAN AN EDUCATION
* GABOUREY SIDIBE PRECIOUS: BASED ON THE NOVEL PUSH BY SAPPHIRE

3. BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA

* JEFF BRIDGES CRAZY HEART
* GEORGE CLOONEY UP IN THE AIR
* COLIN FIRTH A SINGLE MAN
* MORGAN FREEMAN INVICTUS
* TOBEY MAGUIRE BROTHERS

4. BEST MOTION PICTURE – COMEDY OR MUSICAL

* (500) DAYS OF SUMMER
Watermark Pictures; Fox Searchlight Pictures
* THE HANGOVER
Warner Bros. Pictures; Warner Bros. Pictures
* IT’S COMPLICATED
Relativity Media, Scott Rudin Productions; Universal Pictures
* JULIE & JULIA
Columbia Pictures; Sony Pictures Releasing
* NINE
The Weinstein Company; The Weinstein Company

5. BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A MOTION PICTURE – COMEDY OR MUSICAL

* SANDRA BULLOCK THE PROPOSAL
* MARION COTILLARD NINE
* JULIA ROBERTS DUPLICITY
* MERYL STREEP IT’S COMPLICATED
* MERYL STREEP JULIE & JULIA

6. BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE – COMEDY OR MUSICAL

* MATT DAMON THE INFORMANT!
* DANIEL DAY-LEWIS NINE
* ROBERT DOWNEY JR. SHERLOCK HOLMES
* JOSEPH GORDON-LEVITT (500) DAYS OF SUMMER
* MICHAEL STUHLBARG A SERIOUS MAN

7. BEST ANIMATED FEATURE FILM

* CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF MEATBALLS
Columbia Pictures and Sony Pictures Animation; Sony Pictures Releasing
* CORALINE
Laika, In* ; Focus Features
* FANTASTIC MR. FOX
American Empirical Picture; Twentieth Century Fox
* THE PRINCESS AND THE FROG
Walt Disney Pictures/Walt Disney Animation Studios; Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
* UP
Walt Disney Pictures/PIXAR Animation Studios; Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures

Will Smith's Son Trains To Be A "Karate Kid"

Learning the moves of a true martial arts fighter, Will Smith's youngest son Jaden Smith is proving he has what it takes when he stars opposite Jackie Chan in a remake of the 1984 classic, The Karate Kid, due in theaters June 11.

"I trained every day for four months with Master Wu [the film's fight coordinator]," Jaden, 11, shares as he takes on his first leading role as an American boy named Dre Parker who moves to China. "We did a lot of stretching."

Jaden mastered front kicks and upper blocks through his hard work ethic and dedication, says Chan, 55, who plays maintenance man Mr. Han – an unlikely friend to Jaden's character. "He took the training very seriously. I was very impressed with him," he adds.

It seems like the Pinkett-Smith family will be the first Hollywood dynasty of African-Americans.