Irish actor Brendan Gleeson is in the running for Golden Globe success for his portrayal of Winston Churchill.
Gleeson got the nod for the Hollywood award for his part in the television biopic on the wartime leader, Into the Storm.
He won an Emmy earlier this year for the role.
The former teacher was named on a list of contenders for best actor in a TV mini-series, alongside Belfast-born Kenneth Branagh and Jeremy Irons.
Other Irish nominees in the prestigious awards include U2 for best song category for Winter from the new Jim Sheridan film Brothers and Wicklow freeman Daniel Day-Lewis for best actor - comedy or musical for Nine.
The winners of the 67th Annual Golden Globe Awards will be announced during a glitzy ceremony at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Los Angeles on January 17 - six days before voting for the Oscar nominations closes.
The event will be hosted by British comedian Ricky Gervais.
The Golden Globes, the second-biggest film awards in the US, are widely regarded as a strong guide for big screen Oscar winners.
British actresses Helen Mirren, Emily Blunt and Carey Mulligan were all named in the shortlist for best actress in a drama, while Colin Firth was listed in the male category.
George Clooney's Up In The Air, directed by Juno's Jason Reitman, received six nominations including best motion picture.
It will fight it out against Avatar, The Hurt Locker, Inglourious Basterds and Precious in the blue riband category.
The Hangover was named as a runner in the best comedy or musical section, as was (500) Days of Summer, It's Complicated, Julia & Julia and Nine.
Perennial awards favourite Meryl Streep was rewarded with a brace of nominations for her roles in both Julia & Julia and It's Complicated.
Best actor in a drama looks set to be a run-off between Clooney, nominated for Up In The Air and Morgan Freeman for his portrayal of Nelson Mandela in Invictus.
They are joined by Firth, Jeff Bridges and Tobey Maguire.
Guy Ritchie's Sherlock Holmes received one nod, for Robert Downey Jr for his take as the Baker Street sleuth.
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