The unconventional auntie goes to . . . .

HUZAH! The Golden Globe nominations were announced today and wooooow, talk about a few surprises. Okay, everyone knows the Golden Globes are like the unconventional auntie to the Oscars upstanding Republican first-child, but c’mon! The Fighter and Inception have nominations across the board so how can I NOT get excited! AND Mark freakin’ Whalberg is up for a best actor gong again! If you were near my computer right now you would be witnessing some panty throwing.

In surprising news, kudos Globe academy for nominating Emma Stone in Easy A because not only was it a wicked lil’ movie, she gave a smart and star-making performance which, although was great, isn’t usually something they would award despite its merit. Wahoo too for talented Brit Andrew Garfield, who’s co-staring in the Spiderman reboot with Stone and who’s up for best supporting actor. Shame he doesn’t have a chance in hell against Geoffrey Rush, but it’s nice to see someone we were raving about a few years ago come full circle. Big snubs for the cast of Inception, but you win some, you lose some.

The nominations council must have been scraping the bottom of the barrel with all the nods The Tourist got, but at least Burlesque got well-deserved kudos in the best musical or comedy and original song (go Christina and Sia).

While the results of the Globes are completely superfluous once it comes to the Oscars and there are things in here that will never get a nod at the Academy Awards come February . . . it’s still fun. Anywho, I have highlighted the things I would like to win, likelihood be damned, and the full list of nominees is below.

Best Picture, Drama: Black Swan, The Fighter, Inception, The King's Speech, The Social Network.

Best Picture, Musical or Comedy: Alice in Wonderland, Burlesque, The Kids Are All Right, Red, The Tourist.

Actor, Drama: Jesse Eisenberg, The Social Network; Colin Firth, The King's Speech; James Franco, 127 Hours; Ryan Gosling, Blue Valentine; Mark Wahlberg, The Fighter.

Actress, Drama: Halle Berry, "Frankie and Alice"; Nicole Kidman, "Rabbit Hole"; Jennifer Lawrence, "Winter's Bone"; Natalie Portman, "Black Swan"; Michelle Williams, "Blue Valentine."

Director: Darren Aronofsky, "Black Swan"; David Fincher, "The Social Network"; Tom Hooper, "The King's Speech"; Christopher Nolan, "Inception"; David O. Russell, "The Fighter."

Actor, Musical or Comedy: Johnny Depp, "Alice in Wonderland"; Johnny Depp, "The Tourist"; Paul Giamatti, "Barney's Version"; Jake Gyllenhaal, "Love and Other Drugs"; Kevin Spacey, "Casino Jack."

Actress, Musical or Comedy: Annette Bening, "The Kids Are All Right"; Julianne Moore, "The Kids Are All Right"; Anne Hathaway, "Love & Other Drugs"; Angelina Jolie, "The Tourist"; Emma Stone, "Easy A."

Supporting Actor: Christian Bale, "The Fighter"; Michael Douglas, "Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps"; Andrew Garfield, "The Social Network"; Jeremy Renner, "The Town"; Geoffrey Rush, "The King's Speech."

Supporting Actress: Melissa Leo, "The Fighter"; Helena Bonham Carter, "The King's Speech"; Mila Kunis, "Black Swan"; Amy Adams, "The Fighter"; Jacki Weaver, "Animal Kingdom."

Foreign Language: "Biutiful," "The Concert," "The Edge," "I Am Love," "In a Better World."

Animated Film: "Toy Story 3," "The Illusionist," "How to Train Your Dragon," "Despicable Me," "Tangled."

Screenplay: Danny Boyle, Simon Beaufoy, "127 Hours"; Lisa Cholodenko, Stuart Blumberg, "The Kids Are All Right"; Christopher Nolan, "Inception"; David Seidler, "The King's Speech"; Aaron Sorkin, "The Social Network."

Original Score: Alexandre Desplat, "The King's Speech"; Danny Elfman, "Alice in Wonderland"; A.R. Rahman, "127 Hours"; Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross, "The Social Network"; Hans Zimmer, "Inception." Original Song: "Bound to You" (written by Samuel Dixon, Christina Aguilera, Sia Furler), "Burlesque"; "Coming Home" (written by Bob DiPiero, Tom Douglas, Hillary Lindsey, Troy Verges), "Country Strong"; "I See the Light," (written by Alan Menken, Glenn Slater), "Tangled"; "There's a Place for Us" (written by Carrie Underwood, David Hodges, Hillary Lindsey), "The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader"; "You Haven't Seen the Last of Me," (written by Diane Warren), "Burlesque."

TELEVISION

Series, Drama: "Boardwalk Empire," HBO; "Dexter," Showtime; "The Good Wife," CBS; "Mad Men," AMC; "The Walking Dead," AMC.

Actor, Drama: Steve Buscemi, "Boardwalk Empire"; Bryan Cranston, "Breaking Bad"; Michael C. Hall, "Dexter"; Jon Hamm, "Mad Men"; Hugh Laurie, "House."

Actress, Drama: Julianna Margulies, "The Good Wife"; Elisabeth Moss, "Mad Men"; Piper Perabo, "Covert Affairs"; Katey Sagal, "The Closer"; Kyra Sedgwick, "The Closer."

Series, Musical or Comedy: "30 Rock," NBC; "The Big Bang Theory," CBS; "The Big C," Showtime; "Glee," Fox; "Modern Family," ABC; "Nurse Jackie," Showtime.

Actress, Musical or Comedy: Toni Collette, "The United States of Tara"; Edie Falco, "Nurse Jackie"; Tina Fey, "30 Rock"; Laura Linney, "The Big C"; Lea Michele, "Glee."

Actor, Musical or Comedy: Alec Baldwin, "30 Rock"; Steve Carell, "The Office"; Thomas Jane, "Hung"; Matthew Morrison, "Glee"; Jim Parsons, "The Big Bang Theory."

Miniseries or Movie: "Carlos," Sundance Channel; "The Pacific," HBO; "Pillars of the Earth," Starz; "Temple Grandin," HBO; "You Don't Know Jack," HBO.

Actress, Miniseries or Movie: Hayley Atwell, "Pillars of the Earth"; Claire Danes, "Temple Grandin"; Judi Dench, "Return to Cranford"; Romola Garai, "Emma"; Jennifer Love Hewitt, "The Client List."

Actor, Miniseries or Movie: Idris Elba, "Luther"; Ian McShane, "Pillars of the Earth"; Al Pacino, "You Don't Know Jack"; Dennis Quaid, "The Special Relationship"; Edgar Ramirez, "Carlos."

Supporting Actress, Series, Miniseries or Movie: Hope Davis, "The Special Relationship"; Jane Lynch, "Glee"; Kelly Macdonald, "Broadwalk Empire"; Julia Stiles, "Dexter"; Sofia Vergara, "Modern Family."

Supporting Actor, Series, Miniseries or Movie: Scott Caan, "Hawaii Five-O"; Chris Colfer, "Glee"; Chris Noth, "The Good Wife"; Eric Stonestreet, "Modern Family"; David Strathairn, "Temple Grandin."

PREVIOUSLY ANNOUNCED
Cecil B. DeMille Lifetime Achievement Award: Robert De Niro.

The 68th Golden Globes are on January 16.