The Safe House - Expositions

LOS ANGELES (Zap2it.com) - The Hollywood Foreign Press Association bestowed 19 Golden Globe nominations on HBO Thursday (Dec. 20), more than any other TV network.

NBC -- which broadcasts the annual awards dinner -- was second with 15 nominations, followed by ABC with 11 and FOX with six. CBS, the leader in the network ratings, picked up just three nominations. TNT was nominated twice, and The WB and Lifetime once each.

Somewhat surprisingly, NBC's "Will & Grace" earned more nods (five) than any other show. It was nominated for best comedy series, and all four of its principal cast members -- Debra Messing, Eric McCormack, Megan Mullally and Sean Hayes -- were recognized as well.

HBO's critical favorite and multiple Emmy winner "The Sopranos" picked up four nominations, for best drama series and the performances of James Gandolfini, Edie Falco and Lorraine Bracco. NBC's "The West Wing" also was nominated four times, for best drama and the acting of Martin Sheen, Allison Janney and Bradley Whitford.

The other nominees for best drama series are FOX's "24," ABC's "Alias," CBS' "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation" and HBO's "Six Feet Under."

Joining "Will & Grace" as nominees for best comedy series are NBC's "Frasier" and "Friends," FOX's "Ally McBeal" and HBO's "Sex and the City."

In movies, "A Beautiful Mind" and "Moulin Rouge" led the pack with six nominations apiece, followed by Robert Altman's "Gosford Park" with five. "The Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring" and "Mulholland Drive" earned four each.

Nicole Kidman was nominated twice for best actress -- for "Moulin/Rouge" in the comedy/musical category and "The Others" in the drama category. The Golden Globes will be broadcast at 8 p.m. ET Sunday, Jan. 20 on NBC.

The full list of nominees is as follows:

Best Television Series -- Drama
"24"
"Alias"
"CSI: Crime Scene Investigation"
"Six Feet Under"
"The Sopranos"
"The West Wing"

Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series -- Drama
Lorraine Bracco, "The Sopranos"
Amy Brenneman, "Judging Amy"
Edie Falco, "The Sopranos"
Jennifer Garner, "Alias"
Lauren Graham, "Gilmore Girls"
Marg Helgenberger, "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation"
Sela Ward, "Once and Again"

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