Naomi Watts snubbed as Golden Globes nominations are announced; Sia, Lorde and Frances O’Connor score noms

NAOMI Watts may have been snubbed, but some Down Under exports have received Golden Globe nods, including an Australasian battle for best song.

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NAOMI Watts’ bid for an Oscar has hit a roadblock, but Australian actress Frances O’Connor and singer-songwriters Sia Furler and Lorde came up big at the Golden Globes nomination ceremony.

The Lego Movie, made in Sydney by animation and visual effects studio Animal Logic, scored a nomination for the animated movie category.

However, Angelina Jolie and her Australian-made World War II drama Unbroken were snubbed by Globe voters the nomination ceremony in Beverly Hills.

Watts yesterday scored two surprise Screen Actors Guild supporting actress nomination for her role in the comedy-drama St Vincent and an ensemble nomination for Birdman.

The SAG nods breathed life into her Oscar campaign, but she felt no love at the Globe nomination ceremony.

No love ... Melissa McCarthy, Jaeden Lieberher and Naomi Watts in dark comedy St Vincent. Picture: Supplied

The supporting actress nominees were Patricia Arquette (Boyhood), Meryl Streep (Into The Woods), Keira Knightley (The Imitation Game), Emma Stone (Birdman) and Jessica Chastain (A Most Violent Year).

Watts’ longtime love, Liev Schreiber, did get a Golden Globe invite with a nomination for best actor in a TV series drama for his starring role in Ray Donovan.

Perth-raised O’Connor was nominated for best actress in a miniseries or TV movie for her performance in The Missing, where she plays a mother suffering from the abduction of her young son during a family vacation in France.

Nominated ... Frances O'Connor, left, and James Nesbitt in a scene from "The Missing." Picture: AP/Starz

O’Connor faces tough competition for the Globe with Jessica Lange (American Horror Story: Freak Show), Frances McDormand (Olive Kitteridge), Maggie Gyllenhaal (The Honourable Woman) and Allison Tolman (Fargo) the other nominees.

It will be an Australasian battle for the Globe’s best original song category.

Songwriter. Sia attends the "Annie" premiere in New York City’s Ziegfeld Theatre. Picture: Splash

Adelaide’s Sia Furler, for her song Opportunity from the new take on the classic musical Annie, is competing against New Zealander Lorde’s Yellow Flicker Beat from The Hunger Games: Mockingjay — Part I.

Jolie was expected to be nominated for a director globe and Unbroken was thought to be in the running in the best motion picture drama category, but the film received the cold shoulder.

No love ... Angelina Jolie’s film "Unbroken", which was filmed in Australia, was snubbed by the Globes, in a major blow to its Oscars’s chances. Picture: AFP

The Globes are considered one of the best indicators of February 22’s Academy Awards ceremony.

The Globe winners will be announced on February 11.

The full list of nominations for the 2015 Golden Globe awards:

Cecil B. Demille Award: George Clooney

Best Supporting Actress in a Series, Mini-Series or TV movie

Allison Janney, “Mom” (CBS)

Kathy Bates, “American Horror Story: Freak Show” (FX)

Uzo Aduba, “Orange is the New Black” (Netflix)

Joanne Froggatt, “Downton Abbey” (PBS)

Michelle Monaghan, “True Detective” (HBO)

Legal drama ... Julianna Marguiles and Alan Cumming were both nominated for The Good Wife. Picture: Supplied

Best Actress in a TV Series, Drama

Julianna Marguiles, “The Good Wife” (CBS)

Robin Wright, “House of Cards” (Netflix)

Viola Davis, “How to Get Away With Murder” (ABC)

Ruth Wilson, “The Affair” (Showtime)

Claire Danes, Homeland (HBO)

Telenovela ... Quirky newcomer Jane The Virgin was nominated for Best TV comedy, with star Gina Rodriguez up for best actress. Picture: Supplied

Best TV Series, Musical or Comedy

“Girls” (HBO)

“Orange is the New Black” (Netflix)

“Transparent” (Amazon)

“Silicon Valley” (HBO)

“Jane the Virgin” (CW)

Best TV movie or Miniseries

“The Normal Heart” (HBO)

“True Detective” (HBO)

“Olive Kitteridge” (HBO)

“Fargo” (FX)

“The Missing” (Starz)

Multi-talented ... Writer and director Lena Dunham was nominated for Best Actress for Girls. Picture: Supplied

Best Actress in a TV Series, Musical or Comedy

Julia Louis-Dreyfus, “Veep” (HBO)

Lena Dunham, “Girls” (HBO)

Edie Falco, “Nurse Jackie” (Showtime)

Taylor Schilling, “Orange Is the New Black” (Netflix)

Gina Rodriguez, “Jane the Virgin” (CW)

Quirky hit ... Ralph Fiennes, left, and Tony Revolori in "The Grand Budapest Hotel”, nominated for best comedy and best screenplay. Pictur: AP Photo/Fox Searchlight

Best Screenplay — Motion Picture

Richard Linklater, “Boyhood”

Alejandro González Iñárritu, Nicolás Giacobone, Alexander Dinelaris, Armando Bo, “Birdman”

Graham Moore, “The Imitation Game”

Wes Anderson & Hugo Guinness, “The Grand Budapest Hotel”

Gillian Flynn, “Gone Girl”

Best Supporting Actor in a Series, Mini-Series or TV movie

Bill Murray, “Olive Kitteridge” (HBO)

Matt Bomer, “The Normal Heart” (HBO)

Alan Cumming, “The Good Wife” (CBS)

Jon Voight, “Ray Donovan” (Showtime)

Colin Hanks, “Fargo” (FX)

Dark comedy ... Jeffrey Tambor, left, was nominated for a Golden Globe for best comedy actor for his role as a transgender parent on Amazon show “Transparent“. Picture: AP Photo/Amazon Digital, Beth Dubber

Best Actor in a TV Series Comedy

Jeffrey Tambor, “Transparent” (Amazon)

William H. Macy, “Shameless” (Showtime)

Don Cheadle, “House of Lies” (Showtime)

Ricky Gervais, “Derek” (Netflix)

Louis C.K., “Louie” (FX)

Best Foreign Language Film

“Ida”

“Tangerines”

“Leviathan”

“Force Majeure”

“Gets: The Trial of Viviane Amsalem”

Everything is awesome ... Sydney animation and special effect studio Animal Logic worked on "The Lego Movie”, which was a big hit with critics and audiences and has now earned a Golden Globe nod. AP Photo/Warner Bros Pictures

Best Animated Feature Film

“How to Train Your Dragon 2”

“The Boxtrolls”

“The LEGO Movie”

“Big Hero 6”

“The Book of Life”

Two-hander ... Liev Schreiber and Jon Voight were both nominated for playing a troubled father and son in Ray Donovan. Picture: Showtime

Best Actor in a TV Series, Drama

Liev Schreiber, “Ray Donovan” (Showtime)

Kevin Spacey, “House of Cards” (Netflix)

James Spader, “The Blacklist” (NBC)

Clive Owen, “The Knick” (Cinemax)

Dominic West, “The Affair” (Showtime)

Talented ... Joaquin Phoenix as Larry "Doc" Sportello in "Inherent Vice." Picture: AP Photo/Warner Bros Pictures, Wilson Webb

Best Actor in a Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy

Michael Keaton, “Birdman”

Bill Murray, “St. Vincent”

James Corden, “Into the Woods”

Joaquin Phoenix, “Inherent Vice”

Christoph Waltz, “Big Eyes”

Fighting chance ... Michael Keaton and Edward Norton in a scene from "Birdman", which led the pack in nominations. Picture: AP Photo/Fox Searchlight Pictures

Best Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture

J.K. Simmons, “Whiplash”

Edward Norton, “Birdman”

Mark Ruffalo, “Foxcatcher”

Ethan Hawke, “Boyhood”

Robert Duvall, “The Judge”

Rave reviews ... Julianne Moore plays a woman struggling with early onset dementia in "Still Alice." Picture: AP Photo/Sony Pictures Classics, Linda Kallerus

Best Actress in a Motion Picture, Drama

Julianne Moore, “Still Alice”

Reese Witherspoon, “Wild”

Rosamund Pike, “Gone Girl”

Felicity Jones, “The Theory of Everything”

Jennifer Aniston, “Cake”

Partners ... Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson from the HBO series "True Detective." The show was nominated for a Golden Globe for best TV movie or miniseries, as well as acting nods for both McConaughey and Harrelson. Picture: AP/HBO

Best Actor in a Miniseries or TV movie

Matthew McConaughey, “True Detective” (HBO)

Woody Harrelson, “True Detective” (HBO)

Billy Bob Thornton, “Fargo” (FX)

Martin Freeman, “Fargo” (FX)

Mark Ruffalo, “The Normal Heart” (HBO)

Best TV Series, Drama

“Downton Abbey” (PBS)

“The Good Wife” (CBS)

“House of Cards” (Netflix)

“The Affair” (Showtime)

“Game of Thrones” (HBO)

Nominated ... Jessica Chastain, left, and Oscar Isaac in mob drama "A Most Violent Year." Chastain was nominated for a Golden Globe for best supporting actress in a drama. Picture: AP Photo/A24 Films

Best Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture

Patricia Arquette, “Boyhood”

Meryl Streep, “Into The Woods”

Keira Knightley, “The Imitation Game”

Emma Stone, “Birdman”

Jessica Chastain, “A Most Violent Year”

New Annie ... Oscar winner Quvenzhane Wallis has been nominated for her starring role in the new version of “Annie”. Pictur: AP Photo/Columbia Pictures

Best Actress in a Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy

Amy Adams, “Big Eyes”

Emily Blunt, “Into The Woods”

Julianne Moore, “Maps To The Stars”

Quvenzhane Wallis, “Annie”

Helen Mirren, “The Hundred Foot Journey”

Bewitching ... Meryl Streep appears in a scene from "Into the Woods." Streep was nominated for a Golden Globe for best supporting actress. Picture: AP/Disney

Best Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy

“Birdman”

“Into the Woods”

“The Grand Budapest Hotel”

“St. Vincent”

“Pride”

Best Actress in a Miniseries or TV movie

Jessica Lange, “American Horror Story: Freak Show” (FX)

Frances McDormand, “Olive Kitteridge” (HBO)

Maggie Gyllenhaal, “The Honourable Woman” (SundanceTV)

Allison Tolman, “Fargo” (FX)

Frances O’Connor, “The Missing” (Starz)

Harrowing ... Jake Gyllenhaal plays and amoral photojournalist in "Nightcrawler." Picture: AP Photo/Open Road Films, Chuck Zlotnick

Best Actor in a Motion Picture, Drama

Benedict Cumberbatch, “The Imitation Game”

Eddie Redmayne, “The Theory of Everything”

Steve Carell, “Foxcatcher”

David Oyelowo, “Selma”

Jake Gyllenhaal, “Nightcrawler”

Civil rights drama ... director Ava DuVernay appears on the set during the filming of Martin Luther King drama "Selma”, touted as an Oscars frontrunner. Picture: AP Photo/Paramount Pictures, Atsushi Nishijima)

Best Director — Motion Picture

Richard Linklater, “Boyhood”

Alejandro González Iñárritu, “Birdman”

Ava DuVernay, “Selma”

Wes Anderson, “The Grand Budapest Hotel”

David Fincher, “Gone Girl”

Transformed. Steve Carell, left, and Mark Ruffalo in a scene from "Foxcatcher." Ruffalo was nominated for a Golden Globe for best supporting actor for his role in the film, which is also up for best drama. Picture: AP Photo/Sony Pictures Classics,

Best Motion Picture, Drama

“Foxcatcher”

“Boyhood”

“The Imitation Game”

“Selma”

“The Theory of Everything”

Best Original Song

“Big Eyes” from “Big Eyes” music and lyrics by Lana Del Rey

“Glory” from “Selma,” Music and lyrics by John Legend and Common

“Mercy Is” from “Noah,” Music and lyrics by Patti Smith and Lenny Kaye

“Opportunity” from “Annie,” Music and lyrics by Greg Kurstin, Sia Furler, Will Gluck

“Yellow Flicker Beat” from “The Hunger Games Mockingjay Part 1,” Music and lyrics by Lorde

Haunting. Lorde has been nominated for her song Yellow Flicker Beat from Mockingjay Part 1. Picture: Splash News

Best Score

“The Imitation Game”

“The Theory of Everything”

“Gone Girl”

“Birdman”

“Interstellar”

Originally published as Naomi Watts snubbed as Golden Globes nominations are announced; Sia, Lorde and Frances O’Connor score noms