The Golden Globe noms came out today, and it was nice to see Tom Cruise recognized as a Best Supporting Actor for his three minutes of hilarious wigger dancing and fat suit wearing in Tropic Thunder.  Such a talent.  A lot of people probably wouldn’t have put him in there with Robert Downey Jr, Heath Ledger, and Philip Seymour Hoffman, but I think the video speaks for itself. They’re probably trying to make up for snubbing the Wayans Bros in White Chicks all those years ago. Elsewhere, Clint Eastwood was recognized for his awesome singing. No, really!

(Full list of nominees after the jump).

[via RopeofSilicon]

BEST PICTURE (DRAMA)
* The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
* Frost/Nixon
* Revolutionary Road
* The Reader
* Slumdog Millionaire [Ed. Note: I haven't seen any of these yet. Oh wait, neither has anyone else because they're not out yet.]

BEST PICTURE (COMEDY/MUSICAL)
* Mamma Mia!
* Vicky Cristina Barcelona
* Burn After Reading
* Happy-Go-Lucky
* In Bruges [Ed. Note: I can attest that Burn After Reading and In Bruges were both rather sweet.]

BEST ACTOR (DRAMA)
* Leonardo DiCaprio, Revolutionary Road
* Frank Langella, Frost/Nixon
* Sean Penn, Milk
* Brad Pitt, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
* Mickey Rourke, The Wrestler

BEST ACTRESS (DRAMA)
* Angelina Jolie, Changeling
* Anne Hathaway, Rachel Getting Married
* Meryl Streep, Doubt
* Kristin Scott Thomas, I’ve Loved You So Long
* Kate Winslet, Revolutionary Road

BEST ACTOR (COMEDY/MUSICAL)
* Javier Bardem, Vicky Cristina Barcelona
* Colin Farrell, In Bruges
* James Franco, Pineapple Express
* Dustin Hoffman, Last Chance Harvey
* Brendan Gleeson, In Bruges

BEST ACTRESS (COMEDY/MUSICAL)
* Sally Hawkins, Happy-Go-Lucky
* Frances McDormand, Burn After Reading
* Meryl Streep, Mamma Mia!
* Emma Thompson, Last Chance Harvey
* Rebecca Hall, Vicky Cristina Barcelona

SUPPORTING ACTOR
* Tom Cruise, Tropic Thunder [*points pistol finger at dick*]
* Robert Downey Jr., Tropic Thunder
* Philip Seymour Hoffman, Doubt
* Heath Ledger, The Dark Knight
* Ralph Fiennes, The Duchess

SUPPORTING ACTRESS
* Amy Adams, Doubt
* Penelope Cruz, Vicky Cristina Barcelona
* Viola Davis, Doubt
* Marisa Tomei, The Wrestler
* Kate Winslet, The Reader

DIRECTOR
* David Fincher, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
* Danny Boyle, Slumdog Millionaire
* Stephen Daldry, The Reader
* Ron Howard, Frost/Nixon
* Sam Mendes, Revolutionary Road

ANIMATED FILM
* WALL-E
* Bolt
* Kung Fu Panda

SCREENPLAY
* Simon Beaufoy, Slumdog Millionaire
* David Hare, The Reader
* Peter Morgan, Frost/Nixon
* Eric Roth, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
* John Patrick Shanley, Doubt

FOREIGN-LANGUAGE FILM
* Gomorrah
* I’ve Loved You So Long
* Waltz with Bashir
* The Baader Meinhof Complex
* Everlasting Moments

ORIGINAL SCORE
* James Newton Howard, Defiance
* Alexandre Desplat, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
* A. R. Rahman, Slumdog Millionaire
* Hans Zimmer, Frost/Nixon
* Clint Eastwood, Changeling [Hear him sing!]

ORIGINAL SONG
* “Down to Earth” from WALL-E
* “Gran Torino” from Gran Torino [Yep, the one where he sings]
* “I Thought I’d Lost You” from Bolt
* “Once in a Lifetime” from Cadillac Records
* “The Wrestler” from The Wrestler

Keep in mind, the Golden Globes are decided by the mysterious and shadowy cabal of douches known as the Hollywood Foreign Press Association. Says Nikki Finke:

Once again, I predict that whoever lobbied the so-called Hollywood Foreign Press Association the hardest will win. Be aware that the small motley local crew who belong to the scandal-riddled HFPA won’t grant membership to real journalists at the prestige newspapers across the world. As a result, I refuse to hype the HFPA’s b.s. awards. Trust me, they’re as meaningless as the crappy organization behind them.

Dude, she totally spelled ‘Motley Crüe’ wrong. *metal fingers*