Golden Globe nominations 2014: Snubs and surprises

When nominees for the 2014 Golden Globes were announced Thursday morning, some nominations played out as expected, while other categories included a few surprises. Here is a look at the nomination snubs and surprises.  (Showtime / AMC / Dale Robinette/MCT)

“Parenthood” is the type of show that attracts a small but dedicated fan base and somehow usually slips through the cracks when it comes to awards. But this year, actress Monica Potter scored the show’s very first Globes nomination, for supporting actress. Fans were surprised and thrilled. (Vivian Zink / NBC)

Everyone agrees that Michael J. Fox is a charming, likeable guy, but his new comedy series “The Michael J. Fox Show” has struggled in the ratings and received less than glowing reviews. Still, the actor landed a Globe nomination for actor in a comedy series. (Eric Liebowitz / NBC)

“Game of Thrones” is shot in four countries, making it the most international show on TV, yet that didn’t seem to matter to the Hollywood Foreign Press Assn. Despite a best drama series nomination and a win for supporting actor Peter Dinklage in years past, the lavish fantasy series got no nominations this year. (HBO)

Ron Howard’s Formula One racing movie, “Rush,” has been mostly quiet in year-end awards talk, but it unexpectedly came zooming to the fore with a nomination for best motion picture, drama, and another for supporting actor Daniel Bruhl. (Jaap Buitendijk / Universal Studios)

Director Jason Reitman’s drama “Labor Day” hasn’t been a player in most awards experts’ ballots thus far, but Kate Winslet did manage to land a Globes nomination for her role as depressed single mother Adele. Winslet is a favorite with Globes voters, having been nominated nine times and won twice before. (Dale Robinette / Paramount Pictures)

Double nominees aren’t unusual at the Golden Globes, since it encompasses movies and TV, but it is unusual to have two actors compete against each other in two different categories. But Chiwetel Ejiofor and Idris Elba find themselves paired with each other twice. Ejiofor is nominated for “12 Years a Slave” on the big screen and the TV miniseries “Dancing on the Edge.” Elba is nominated for “Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom” in theaters and “Luther” on the small screen.  (Los Angeles Times / Associated Press)

“Lee Daniels’ The Butler” did well in the Screen Actors Guild Awards nominations, was shut out at the Golden Globes, failing even to land a nomination for Oprah Winfrey, who was nominated for a SAG award. (Anne Marie Fox / Weinstein Co.)

“Mad Men” has been nominated for a total of 12 Golden Globe awards during its run, winning four. But this year, the AMC series was shut out of the nominations, without even a nod for star Jon Hamm. (Michael Yarish / AMC)

Last year, “Homeland” was a Globes favorite, winning best drama series and awards for its stars Claire Danes and Damian Lewis. This year, the love affair is over: The political thriller won no nominations. (Nadav Kander / Showtime)

Emma Thompson grabbed a best actress in a comedy or musical nomination for her role as “Mary Poppins” author P.L. Travers in “Saving Mr. Banks,” but that was as far as the Globes recognition went for the film, which also stars Tom Hanks as Walt Disney.