The 71st Golden Globe Awards will be held in Los Angeles tonight with two films vying for many of the key honours.
American Hustle and 12 Years a Slave both picked up seven nominations and the highly regarded films are each expected to triumph in their respective Best Picture group.
The awards will be hosted by Tina Fey and Amy Poehler.
Steve McQueen's slavery saga, based on Solomon Northup's 1853 memoir, 12 Years a Slave stars the British actor Chiwetel Ejiofor as a free man from New York state, sold into bondage in Louisiana. Its nominations include best director, best dramatic actor and the crowning best film drama.
David O Russell’s conman caper American Hustle, meanwhile, stars Christian Bale and Amy Adams as a pair of con artists who find themselves press-ganged into helping with an FBI operation. It was shortlisted for best comedy-or-musical, in addition to the best actor and actress prizes in the comedy-or-musical section.
The two main contenders are only brought together in the directing category, where O Russell and McQueen are bracketed alongside Paul Greengrass (for Captain Phillips), Alexander Payne (Nebraska) and Alfonso Cuarón (Gravity).
Judi Dench has been nominated for for her role in Philomena.
The film, which tells the true story of Philomena Lee's search for the son she was forced to give up for adoption in Ireland, is also in the running for best drama and best screenplay.
In the coveted best drama category, Philomena will compete against 12 Years a Slave, piracy tale Captain Phillips, space thriller Gravity and race-car rivalry Rush.
Best acting nominations favoured acclaimed actors with long careers, like 79-year-old Judi Dench for her role in Philomena or Robert Redford (77), the sole cast member as a sailor in All Is Lost.
The Golden Globe nominations, voted by members of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA), are a leading indicator for the awards season and underscored the strong year for film, with many critically acclaimed movies and performances jostling for prominence.
The Golden Globes will be handed tonight in Beverly Hills, just days before the nominations for Academy Awards, the highest honours in Hollywood.
While the HFPA can make some unconventional choices, last year's Golden Globe for best drama went to Iran hostage thriller Argo, which went on to win the Oscar for best picture.
And while 12 Years a Slave and American Hustle compete in separate categories for Globes, they are likely to go head-to-head in the Oscars race for best picture.
The Golden Globes nominations also gave a boost to the new biopic Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom, which premiered shortly before the death of Nelson Mandela. Idris Elba was nominated best actor in a drama for his role as the South African anti-apartheid leader.
Golden Globes 2014: full list of nominations
FILM
Best actress, comedy or musical
Amy Adams, American Hustle
Julie Delpy, Before Midnight
Greta Gerwig, Frances Ha
Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Enough Said
Meryl Streep, August: Osage County
Best supporting actor
Barkhad Abdi, Captain Phillips
Daniel Brühl, Rush
Bradley Cooper, American Hustle
Michael Fassbender, 12 Years a Slave
Jared Leto, Dallas Buyers Club
Best score
All Is Lost
Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom
Gravity
The Book Thief
12 Years a Slave
Best song
Atlas, The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
Let It Go, Frozen
Ordinary Love, Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom
Please Mr Kennedy, Inside Llewyn Davis
Sweeter Than Fiction, One Chance
Best director
Alfonso Cuaron, Gravity
Paul Greengrass, Captain Phillips
Steve McQueen, 12 Years a Slave
Alexander Payne, Nebraska
David O Russell, American Hustle
Best actor
Chiwetel Ejiofor, 12 Years a Slave
Idris Elba, Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom
Tom Hanks, Captain Phillips
Matthew McConaughey, Dallas Buyers Club
Robert Redford, All Is Lost
Best supporting actress
Sally Hawkins, Blue Jasmine
Jennifer Lawrence, American Hustle
Lupita Nyong’o, 12 Years a Slave
Julia Roberts, August: Osage County
June Squibb, Nebraska
Best actress, drama
Cate Blanchett, Blue Jasmine
Sandra Bullock, Gravity
Judi Dench, Philomena
Emma Thompson, Saving Mr Banks
Kate Winslet, Labor Day
Best comedy or musical
American Hustle
Her
Inside Llewyn Davis
Nebraska
The Wolf of Wall Street
Best drama
12 Years a Slave
Captain Phillips
Gravity
Philomena
Rush
Best actor, comedy or musical
Christian Bale, American Hustle
Bruce Dern, Nebraska
Leonardo DiCaprio, The Wolf of Wall Street
Oscar Isaac, Inside Llewyn Davis
Joaquin Phoenix, Her
Best animation
The Croods
Despicable Me 2
Frozen
Best screenplay
Spike Jonze, Her
Bob Nelson, Nebraska
Jeff Pope, Steve Coogan, Philomena
John Ridley, 12 Years a Slave
Eric Warren Singer, David O Russell, American Hustle
Best foreign language film
Blue Is the Warmest Colour (France)
The Great Beauty (Italy)
The Hunt (Denmark)
The Wind Rises (Japan)
TELEVISION
Best series, drama
Breaking Bad
Downton Abbey
The Good Wife
House Of Cards
Masters Of Sex
Best actress, drama series
Julianna Margulies, The Good Wife
Tatiana Maslany, Orphan Black
Taylor Schilling, Orange Is The New Black
Kerry Washington, Scandal
Robin Wright, House Of Cards
Best actor, drama series
Bryan Cranston, Breaking Bad
Liev Schreiber, Ray Donovan
Michael Sheen, Masters of Sex
Kevin Spacey, House of Cards
James Spader, The Blacklist
Best series, comedy or musical
The Big Bang Theory
Brooklyn Nine-Nine
Girls
Modern Family
Parks & Recreation
Best actress, comedy or musical series
Zooey Deschanel, New Girl
Lena Dunham, Girls
Edie Falco, Nurse Jackie
Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Veep
Amy Poehler, Parks & Recreation
Best actor, comedy or musical series
Jason Bateman, Arrested Development
Don Cheadle, House of Lies
Michael J Fox, The Michael J Fox Show
Jim Parsons, The Big Bang Theory
Andy Samberg, Brooklyn Nine-Nine
Best mini-series or TV movie
American Horror Story: Coven
Behind The Candelabra
Dancing on the Edge
Top of the Lake
White Queen
Best actress, mini-series or TV movie
Helena Bonham Carter, Burton and Taylor
Rebecca Ferguson, White Queen
Jessica Lange, American Horror Story: Coven
Helen Mirren, Phil Spector
Elisabeth Moss, Top of the Lake
Best actor, mini-series or TV movie
Matt Damon, Behind the Candelabra
Michael Douglas, Behind the Candelabra
Chiwetel Ejiofor, Dancing on the Edge
Idris Elba, Luther
Al Pacino, Phil Spector
Best supporting actress
Jacqueline Bisset, Dancing on the Edge
Janet McTeer, White Queen
Hayden Panettiere, Nashville
Monica Potter, Parenthood
Sofia Vergara, Modern Family
Best supporting actor
Josh Charles, The Good Wife
Rob Lowe, Behind the Candelabra
Aaron Paul, Breaking Bad
Corey Stoll, House of Cards
Jon Voight, Ray Donovan
