Clint Eastwood scored two nominations in the Best Director category for his “Flags of Our Fathers”/”Letters from Iwo Jima” one-two punch. The former received no other nominations, while the latter was nominated in the Best Foreign Language film category.

And with “Little Children” securing a surprising Best Picture nomination (that you’ll recall Gerard pondered as a definite possibility), expect a few people to attempt to leverage it as a threat with the Academy. But I wouldn’t bet on it.

Finally, Leonardo DiCaprio grabbed two Best Actor nominations for “Blood Diamond” and “The Departed,” scooting Ryan Gosling out of the mix. This isn’t good for his Oscar chances, frankly. The threat of a split is far too imminent.

I correctly predicted 32 of the 45 nominees for which I ventured guesses. I landed Best Supporting Actor 100%, sadly being proven correct in my inclination that Alan Arkin would miss for his wonderful turn in “Little Miss Sunshine.”

I’d like to close with a big congratulations to Clint Mansell for managing a nomination for his brilliant, BRILLIANT score for “The Fountain.” Not to be an advocate, but here’s hoping he can get a fair shake from the Academy.

The nominees for the 64th Annual Golden Globe Awards are:

Best Picture – Drama
“Babel”
“Bobby”
“The Departed”
“Little Children”
“The Queen”

Best Picture – Comedy or Musical
“Borat!: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan”
“The Devil Wears Prada”
“Dreamgirls”
“Little Miss Sunshine”
“Thank You for Smoking”

Best Actor – Drama
Leonardo DiCaprio, “Blood Diamond”
Leonardo DiCaprio, “The Departed”
Peter O’Toole, “Venus”
Will Smith, “The Pursuit of Happyness”
Forest Whitaker, “The Last King of Scotland”

Best Actress – Drama
Penélope Cruz, “Volver”
Judi Dench, “Notes on a Scandal”
Maggie Gyllenhaal, “Sherrybaby”
Helen Mirren, “The Queen”
Kate Winslet, “Little Children”

Best Actor – Comedy or Musical
Sacha Baron Cohen, “Borat!: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan”
Johnny Deep, “Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest”
Chiwetel Ejiofor, “Kinky Boots”
Aaron Eckhart, “Thank You for Smoking”
Will Ferrell, “Stranger than Fiction”

Best Actress – Comedy or Musical
Annette Bening, “Running with Scissors”
Toni Collette, “Little Miss Sunshine”
Beyoncé Knowles, “Dreamgirls”
Meryl Streep, “The Devil Wears Prada”
Renée Zellweger, “Miss Potter”

Best Supporting Actor
Ben Affleck, “Hollywoodland”
Eddie Murphy, “Dreamgirls”
Jack Nicholson, “The Departed”
Brad Pitt, “Babel”
Mark Wahlberg, “The Departed”

Best Supporting Actress
Emily Blunt, “The Devil Wears Prada”
Cate Blanchett, “Notes on a Scandal”
Jennifer Hudson, “Dreamgirls”
Adriana Barraza, “Babel”
Rinko Kikuchi, “Babel”

Best Director
Clint Eastwood, “Flags of Our Fathers”
Clint Eastwood, “Letters from Iwo Jima”
Stephen Frears, “The Queen”
Alejandro González Iñárritu, “Babel”
Martin Scorsese, “The Departed”

Best Screenplay
“Babel”
“Little Children”
“Notes on a Scandal”
“The Departed”
“The Queen”

Best Original Score
“Babel”
“The Da Vinci Code”
“The Fountain”
“Nomad”
“The Painted Veil”

Best Original Song
“Never Gonna Break My Faith” from “Bobby”
“Listen” from “Dreamgirls”
“The Song of the Heart” from “Happy Feet”
“Try Not to Remember” from “Home of the Brave”
“A Father’s Way” from “The Pursuit of Happyness”

Best Foreign Language Film
“Apocalypto”
“Letters from Iwo Jima”
“The Lives of Others”
“Pan’s Labyrinth”
“Volver”

Best Animated Film
“Cars”
“Happy Feet”
“Monster House”