'Gladiator,' 'Traffic' Lead Golden Globe Nominations

Dec. 21 -- The Roman epic Gladiator andthe drug war drama Traffic led the motion picture Golden Globenominations today with five each.

Traffic director Stephen Soderbergh received twobest-director nominations, for that movie and for Erin Brockovich.

Traffic also received nominations for dramatic picture,supporting actress Catherine Zeta-Jones, supporting actor BenicioDel Toro and the screenplay by Stephen Gaghan.

Wide Range of Films Recognized

Gladiator was nominated for dramatic picture, best dramaticactor for Russell Crowe, supporting actor Joaquin Phoenix, directorRidley Scott and its musical score.

Four movies received four nominations apiece: the 1970s rock ’n’roll reminiscence Almost Famous, the French provincial romanceChocolat, Soderbergh’s Erin Brockovich and the offbeatcampus drama Wonder Boys.

The other best dramatic picture nominees were Billy Elliot,Erin Brockovich, Sunshine and Wonder Boys.

The nominees for best musical or comedy picture were AlmostFamous, Best in Show, Chicken Run, Chocolat and OBrother, Where Art Thou?

Nominees for best actress in a dramatic movie were Joan Allenfor The Contender, Bjork for Dancer in the Dark, EllenBurstyn for Requiem for a Dream, Laura Linney for You CanCount on Me and Julia Roberts for Erin Brockovich.

Besides Crowe, the other dramatic actor nominees were JavierBardem for Before Night Falls, Michael Douglas for WonderBoys, Tom Hanks for Cast Away and Geoffrey Rush forQuills.

Acting nominee Bjork also received a nomination for bestoriginal song, “I’ve Seen It All” from Dancer in the Dark, for which she wrote the music.Other song nominees were Sting and David Hartley for “My FunnyFriend and Me” from The Emperor’s New Groove, “One in aMillion” by Steffan Olsson from Miss Congeniality, Bob Dylanfor “Things Have Changed” from Wonder Boys and Garth Brooksand Jenny Yates for “When You Come Back to Me Again” fromFrequency.