"Air" grabs Globe nominations - December 16, 2009

"Up in the Air," starring George Clooney as a man who fires people for a living, earned six Golden Globe nominations, including best drama and best actor for Clooney. "The musical "Nine," garnered five nominations, including one for best musical or...

"Up in the Air," starring George Clooney as a man who fires people for a living, earned six Golden Globe nominations, including best drama and best actor for Clooney.

"The musical "Nine," garnered five nominations, including one for best musical or comedy.

The soon-to-be-released science-fiction action adventure "Avatar" -- from director James Cameron -- received four nominations.

Also nominated-- veteran actor Morgan Freeman for his role playing Nelson Mandela in the just-released "Invictus" and Sandra Bullock for the critically-acclaimed football film "The Blind Side."

The Golden Globes are given out in January by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association and are seen as a key indicator of which movies will compete for the world's top film honors, the Oscars, in March.

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