Golden Globe 2012 Nominees: Argo, Les Misrables lead

With the awards season just a month away, the 2012 Golden Globes nominations were announced earlier today.

After British comedian Ricky Gervais's bumpy ride hosting two Golden Globe awards back-to-back, the reins have now been turned over to America's funniest women, Tina Fey and Amy Poehler.

While the show itself seems to hold more promise, entertainment-wise, the nominations reveal this year's deserving front-runners and a surprise entry for Quentin Tarantino's Django Unchained that is set to release on December 25.

There's some good news for India as well, as films starring Indians have been nominated like the Tena Desae-starrer The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel and the Anupam Kher-starrer Silver Linings Playbook.

Take a look at the nominees in the top categories:

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A MOTION PICTURE, DRAMA

Jessica Chastain -- Zero Dark Thirty
Marion Cotillard -- Rust And Bone
Helen Mirren -- Hitchcock
Naomi Watts -- The Impossible
Rachel Weisz -- The Deep Blue Sea

BEST ACTOR, DRAMA

Daniel Day-Lewis -- Lincoln
Richard Gere -- Arbitrage
John Hawkes -- The Sessions
Joaquin Phoenix -- The Master
Denzel Washington -- Flight

BEST MOTION PICTURE, COMEDY OR MUSICAL

The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
Les Miserables
Moonrise Kingdom
Salmon Fishing In The Yemen
Silver Linings Playbook

BEST ACTOR, COMEDY OR MUSICAL

Jack Black -- Bernie
Bradley Cooper -- Silver Linings Playbook
Hugh Jackman -- Les Miserables
Ewan McGregor -- Salmon Fishing In The Yemen
Bill Murray -- Hyde Park On Hudson

BEST ACTRESS, COMEDY OR MUSICAL

Emily Blunt -- Salmon Fishing In The Yemen
Judi Dench -- The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
Jennifer Lawrence -- Silver Linings Playbook
Maggie Smith -- Quartet
Meryl Streep -- Hope Springs

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR

Alan Arkin, Argo
Leonardo DiCaprio -- Django Unchained
Philip Seymour Hoffman -- The Master
Tommy Lee Jones -- Lincoln
Christoph Waltz -- Django Unchained

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS

Amy Adams -- The Master
Sally Field -- Lincoln
Anne Hathaway -- Les Miserables
Helen Hunt -- The Sessions
Nicole Kidman -- The Paperboy

BEST SCREENPLAY

Zero Dark Thirty -- Mark Boal
Lincoln -- Tony Kushner
Silver Linings Playbook -- David O Russell
Django Unchained -- Quentin Tarantino
Argo -- Chris Terrio

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE

Brave
Frankenweenie
Hotel Transvylvania
Rise of the Guardians
Wreck-It Ralph

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM

Amour
A Royal Affair
The Intouchables
Kon Tiki
Rust And Bone

BEST TELEVISION SERIES, DRAMA

Breaking Bad
Boardwalk Empire
Downton Abbey: Season 2
Homeland
The Newsroom

BEST ACTRESS, TV – DRAMA

Connie Britton -- Nashville
Glenn Close -- Damages
Claire Danes -- Homeland
Michelle Dockery -- Downton Abbey: Season 2
Julianna Margulies -- The Good Wife

BEST ACTOR TV – DRAMA

Steve Buscemi -- Boardwalk Empire
Bryan Cranston -- Breaking Bad
Jeff Daniels -- The Newsroom
Jon Hamm -- Mad Men
Damian Lewis -- Homeland

BEST TELEVISION SERIES, COMEDY OR MUSICAL

The Big Bang Theory
Episodes
Girls
Modern Family
Smash

BEST ACTRESS, TV – COMEDY OR MUSICAL

Zooey Deschanel -- New Girl
Julia Louis-Dreyfus -- Veep
Lena Dunham -- Girls
Tina Fey -- 30 Rock
Amy Poehler -- Parks And Recreation

BEST ACTOR, TV -- COMEDY OR MUSICAL

Alec Baldwin -- 30 Rock
Don Cheadle -- House Of Lies
Louis C.K. -- Louie
Matt Leblanc -- Episodes
Jim Parsons -- The Big Bang Theory

BEST MINI-SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TV

Game Change
The Girl
Hatfields & McCoys
The Hour
Political Animals

BEST ACTRESS, TV - MINI-SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE

Nicole Kidman -- Hemingway & Gellhorn
Jessica Lange -- American Horror Story: Asylum
Sienna Miller -- The Girl
Julianne Moore -- Game Change
Sigourney Weaver -- Political Animals

BEST ACTOR, TV -- MINI-SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE

Kevin Costner -- Hatfields & McCoys
Benedict Cumberbatch -- Sherlock
Woody Harrelson -- Game Change
Toby jones -- The Girl
Clive Owen -- Hemingway & Gellhorn

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS

Hayden Panettiere -- Nashville
Archie Panjabi -- The Good Wife
Sarah Paulson -- Game Change
Maggie Smith -- Downton Abbey: Season 2
Sofia Vergara -- Modern Family

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR

Max Greenfield -- New Girl
Ed Harris -- Game Change
Danny Huston -- Magic City
Mandy Patinkin -- Homeland
Eric Stonestreet -- Modern Family