Keira Knightley scores Golden Globe nomination for Atonement

British actress Keira Knightley has received a Golden Globe nomination for her role in the World War II film saga Atonement, it was announced today.

The historical romance led the competition with seven nominations, with Knightley's co-star James McAvoy also honoured.

Best in show: Keira Knightley has received a nomination for her acclaimed role in film Atonement

Other best drama nominees for the 65th Golden Globes were the crime sagas "American Gangster," "Eastern Promises" and "No Country for Old Men," the inspirational college drama "The Great Debaters," the legal drama "Michael Clayton" and the California oil-boom epic "There Will Be Blood."

Seven movies were picked instead of the usual five.

Nominated for best comedy or musical were the Beatles musical "Across the Universe," the foreign-policy romp "Charlie Wilson's War," the Broadway adaptation "Hairspray," the teen-pregnancy comedy "Juno" and the bloody musical "Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street."

Adapted from the novel by Ian McEwan, "Atonement" earned dramatic actress and actor nominations for Knightley and McAvoy, who play lovers whose new-found romance is shattered after Knightley's jealous younger sister (Saoirse Ronan) falsely accuses McAvoy of a crime.

"Atonement" also had nominations for Ronan as supporting actress, director for Joe Wright, screenplay for Christopher Hampton and musical score for Dario Marianelli.

Leading the field: Atonement received six other nominations including best director for Joe Wright
As no clear front-runners have yet emerged as favourite in the run-up to the Academy Awards race, the big nominations haul for the drama could make an early favourite out of "Atonement," which opened in the US last week.


Oscar nominations come out nine days after the Golden Globes and the ceremony takes place on January 13.

Joining Knightley in the dramatic actress category was Cate Blanchett for her title role as the British monarch in "Elizabeth: The Golden Age."

Cate Blanchett joined Knightley in the dramatic actress category for her role in Elizabeth: The Golden Age

Blanchett also gained a supporting-actress nomination for her gender-bending role as an incarnation of Bob Dylan in "I'm Not There."

Also earning two nominations was Philip Seymour Hoffman, for lead actor in a comedy or musical in the sibling tale "The Savages" and supporting actor for "Charlie Wilson's War."And was also nominated as best supporting actress for her characterisation of Bob Dylan in 'I'm Not There'

A comic look at a congressman (Tom Hanks), a Texas socialite (Julia Roberts) and a slovenly CIA man (Hoffman) who engineered the covert U.S. response to the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan, "Charlie Wilson's War" ran second to "Atonement" with five nominations.


Hanks was nominated for best actor in a comedy or musical, while co-star Roberts was nominated as supporting actress.

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