Oba filma imaju po pet nominacija, a dijele i naprestižniju kategoriju – za najbolji dramski film – gdje im društvo prave Revolutionary Road, Slumdog Millionaire i The Reader.

Drama Doubt također je nominirana u pet kategorija, no izostala je iz one za najbolji film.

Konkurenti za najbolji mjuzikl/komediju su Spaliti nakon čitanja, Happy-Go-Lucky, In Bruges, Mamma Mia! i Vicky Cristina Barcelona.

Brad Pitt dobio je za ulogu Benjamin Button nominaciju za najboljeg glumca, a konkurenti su mu Frank Langella (Frost/Nixon), Leonardo DiCaprio (Revolutionary Road), Mickey Rourke (The Wrestler) i Sean Penn (Milk).

Među glumicama za najbolju ulogu u drami konkuriraju Angelina Jolie (Changeling), Meryl Streep (Doubt), Kate Winslet (Revolutionary Road), Anne Hathaway (Rachel Getting Married) i Kristin Scott Thomas (za francuski film I’ve Loved You So Long).

Posebno je zanimljiva kategorija najboljeg sporednog glumca gdje je posthumno nominiran Heath Legder (Vitez tame), a potom i Tom Cruise (Tropska grmljavina), Robert Downey Jr. (Tropska grmljavina), Ralph Fiennes (The Duchess) i Philip Seymour Hoffman (Doubt).

Nominirane za najbolju sporednu žensku ulogu su Amy Adams (Doubt), Penelope Cruz (Vicky Cristina Barcelona), Viola Davis (Doubt), Marisa Tomei (The Wrestler) i Kate Winslet (The Reader).

Holivudsko udružene stranih novinara, koje broji 90 članova, izabralo je i nominante za najbolju dramsku TV-seriju a oni su Dexter, House, In Treatment, Mad Men i True Blood.

U kategoriji najbolje TV komedije ili mjuzikla su 30 Rock, The Office, Weeds, Californication i Entourage.

Od 66. dodjele Zlatnih globusa, koja će se održati 11. siječnja 2009., očekuje se velika fešta i glamurozni povratak zvijezda na crveni tepih, nakon što je svečana dodjela ove godine otkazana zbog štrajka pisaca.

Best Television Series – Drama

Nominees:
„Dexter“ (2006)
„House M.D.“ (2004)
„In Treatment“ (2008)
„Mad Men“ (2007)
„True Blood“ (2007)

Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy
Nominees:
„Californication“ (2007)
„Entourage“ (2004)
„The Office“ (2005)
„30 Rock“ (2006)
„Weeds“ (2005)

Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy
Nominees:
Alec Baldwin for „30 Rock“ (2006)
Steve Carell for „The Office“ (2005)
Kevin Connolly for „Entourage“ (2004)
David Duchovny for „Californication“ (2007)
Tony Shalhoub for „Monk“ (2002)

Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy
Nominees:
Christina Applegate for „Samantha Who?“ (2007)
America Ferrera for „Ugly Betty“ (2006)
Tina Fey for „30 Rock“ (2006)
Debra Messing for „The Starter Wife“ (2008)
Mary-Louise Parker for „Weeds“ (2005)

Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series – Drama
Nominees:
Gabriel Byrne for „In Treatment“ (2008)
Michael C. Hall for „Dexter“ (2006)
Jon Hamm for „Mad Men“ (2007)
Hugh Laurie for „House M.D.“ (2004)
Jonathan Rhys Meyers for „The Tudors“ (2007)

Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series – Drama
Nominees:
Sally Field for „Brothers & Sisters“ (2006)
Mariska Hargitay for „Law & Order: Special Victims Unit“ (1999)
January Jones for „Mad Men“ (2007)
Anna Paquin for „True Blood“ (2007)
Kyra Sedgwick for „The Closer“ (2005)

Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
Nominees:
Neil Patrick Harris for „How I Met Your Mother“ (2005)
Denis Leary for Recount (2008) (TV)
Jeremy Piven for „Entourage“ (2004)
Blair Underwood for „In Treatment“ (2008)
Tom Wilkinson for „John Adams“ (2008)

Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
Nominees:
Eileen Atkins for „Cranford“ (2007)
Laura Dern for Recount (2008) (TV)
Melissa George for „In Treatment“ (2008)
Rachel Griffiths for „Brothers & Sisters“ (2006)
Dianne Wiest for „In Treatment“ (2008)