The Hollywood Foreign Press Assn. became the latest Gleeks on Tuesday as its four nominations for Fox's Glee led the TV mentions in line for the 67th annual Golden Globes.
Along with a nomination for best TV series, comedy or musical, Fox's singing dramedy also picked up noms for Jane Lynch's insane coach Sue Sylvester in the supporting actress category; Lea Michele, the club's diva Rachel Berry, in the lead actress for a TV series, comedy or musical category; as well as for Matthew Morrison's Will Schuester in the lead actor in a comedy or musical.
Glee will compete against last year's best comedy series, NBC's 30 Rock, along with HBO's Entourage, ABC's freshman Modern Family and NBC's The Office.
Lynch squares off with Hung's female pimp Jane Adams, Damages' Rose Byrne, Into the Storm's Janet McTeerand Big Love's Chloe Sevigny.
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In the comedy actress category, Michele faces off with last year's winner, 30 Rock's Tina Fey, United States of Tara's Toni Collette, Cougar Town's Courteney Cox and Nurse Jackie's Edie Falco.
Lesbian favorite True Blood received two nominations, including one for best drama series, where it is in contention against HBO's Big Love, Showtime's Dexter, Fox's House and last year's drama series winner, AMC's Mad Men.
True Blood's Anna Paquin earned two mentions: One for drama actress for her portrayal of everyone's favorite vampire lover, Sookie Stackhouse, and the other for actress in a miniseries or motion picture made for TV for The Courageous Heart of Irena Sendler, the story of a social worker saved the lives of 2,500 Jews during World War II.
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Paquin, who won the category last year, defends the category against Damages' Glenn Close, Mad Men's January Jones, The Good Wife's Julianna Margulies and The Closer's Kyra Sedgwick.
In the miniseries category, Paquin will face Georgia O'Keeffe's Joan Allen, Grey Gardens' Drew Barrymore and Jessica Lange and Prayers for Bobby's Sigourney Weaver's heartfelt performance as a homophobic mother who comes around after her gay son commits suicide.
On the film side, the George Clooney, Vera Farmiga and Anna Kendrick starrer Up in the Air led the field, collecting six nominations, including acting noms for all three.
Up in the Air will contend with Avatar, The Hurt Locker, Inglourious Basterds and Precious in the race for best drama picture.
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Gabourey Sidibe's debut performance in Precious earned her a best actress in a drama nomination in a field that includes The Young Victoria's Emily Blunt, The Blind Side's Sandra Bullock, The Last Station's Helen Mirren and An Education's Carey Mulligan.
Bullock also earned a best actress in a comedy or musical nom, where she's joined by Nine's Marion Cotillard, Duplicity's Julia Roberts, and Meryl Streep — twice — for It's Complicated and Julie & Julia.
In the supporting actress category, Precious' Mo'Nique will face Up in the Air'sKendrick and Farmiga, as well as Nine's Penelope Cruz and A Single Man's Julianne Moore.
