'Up in the Air' came away with six nods, the most of any film nominated, followed by five for the Rob Marshall-directed musical tour de force 'Nine.'

Meryl Streep, Matt Damon and Sandra Bullock also received nominations. Many expected Streep to get a nod for her role in 'Julia and Julia,' but her work in 'It's Complicated' also received wide praise.

Overlooked was the impressive performance by Anthony Mackie in 'The Hurt Locker' and Mary J. Blige's 'I Can See in Color' from 'Precious.'

Here are the nominees in the film categories:

BEST FEATURE - DRAMA: 'Avatar,' 'The Hurt Locker, 'Inglourious Basterds,' 'Precious,' 'Up in the Air'

BEST FEATURE - COMEDY: '(500) Days of Summer,' 'The Hangover,' 'It's Complicated, 'Julie & Julia,' 'Nine'

ACTOR - DRAMA: Jeff Bridges, 'Crazy Heart'; George Clooney, 'Up in the Air'; Colin Firth, 'A Single Man'; Morgan Freeman, 'Invictus'; Tobey Maguire, 'Brothers'

ACTRESS - DRAMA: Emily Blunt, 'The Young Victoria'; Sandra Bullock, 'The Blind Side'; Helen Mirren, 'The Last Station'; Carey Mulligan, 'An Education'; Gabourey Sidibe, 'Precious'

ACTOR - COMEDY OR MUSICAL: Matt Damon, 'The Informant!'; Daniel Day-Lewis, 'Nine'; Robert Downey Jr., 'Sherlock Holmes'; Joseph Gordon-Levitt, '500 Days of Summer'; Michael Stuhlbarg, 'A Serious Man'

ACTRESS - COMEDY OR MUSICAL: Sandra Bullock, 'The Proposal'; Marion Cotillard, 'Nine'; Julia Roberts, 'Duplicity'; Meryl Streep,'It's Complicated'; Meryl Streep, 'Julie & Julia'

DIRECTOR - MOTION PICTURE: Kathryn Bigelow, 'The Hurt Locker'; James Cameron, 'Avatar'; Clint Eastwood, 'Invictus'; Jason Reitman, 'Up in the Air'; Quentin Tarantino, 'Inglourious Basterds'

SUPPORTING ACTOR: Matt Damon, 'Invictus'; Woody Harrelson, 'The Messenger'; Christopher Plummer, 'The Last Station'; Stanley Tucci, 'The Lovely Bones'; Christopher Waltz, 'Inglourious Basterds'

SUPPORTING ACTRESS: Penelope Cruz, 'Nine'; Vera Farmiga, 'Up in the Air'; Anna Kendrick, 'Up in the Air'; Mo'Nique, 'Precious'; Julianne Moore, 'A Single Man'

SCREENPLAY - MOTION PICTURE: Neill Blomkamp and Terri Tatchell, 'District 9'; Mark Boal, 'The Hurt Locker'; Nancy Meyers, 'It's Complicated'; Jason Reitman and Sheldon Turner, 'Up in the Air'; Quentin Tarantino, 'Inglourious Basterds'

FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM: 'Baaria' (Italy), 'Broken Embraces' (Spain), 'The Maid' (Chile), 'A Prophet' (France), 'The White Ribbon' (Germany)

ANIMATED FEATURE FILM: 'Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs,' 'Coraline,' 'Fantastic Mr. Fox,' 'The Princess and the Frog,' 'Up'

BEST SCORE: Michael Giacchino, 'Up'; Marvin Hamlisch, 'The Informant!'; James Horner, 'Avatar'; Abel Korzeniowski, 'A Single Man'; Karen O and Carter Burwell, 'Where the Wild Things Are'

BEST ORIGINAL SONG: 'Cinema Italiano' from "Nine,' music and lyrics by Maury Yeston; 'I Want to Come Home' from 'Everybody's Fine,' music and lyrics by Paul McCartney; 'I Will See You' from 'Avatar,' music by James Horner and Simon Franglen, lyrics by James Horner, Simon Franglen and Kuk Harrell; 'The Weary Kind' from 'Crazy Heart,' music and lyrics by Ryan Bingham and T Bone Burnett; 'Winter' from 'Brothers,' music by U2, lyrics by Bono

The Golden GlobePrecious Push novels will be awarded on Jan. 17 during a three-hour telecast.