Helen, Judi and Kate to fight for Golden Globe
British stars picked up a slew of nominations for the Golden Globe awards today, with The Queen and Borat both riding high.
Dame Helen Mirren, Dame Judi Dench and Kate Winslet will fight a three-way battle for the best actress gong.
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They were nominated for The Queen, Notes On A Scandal and Little Children respectively. Sacha Baron Cohen's fictional Kazakh journalist Borat earned him a best actor in a comedy nod and a best comedy nomination for the film.
He will be up against Chiwetel Ejiofor for his role in Kinky Boots.
The Queen was nominated for best picture while Stephen Frears got a best director nod for the film.
Irish-born actor Peter O'Toole was nominated for best actor in a drama for Venus.
Dame Helen also picked up nominations for the title role in the TV miniseries Elizabeth I and best actress in a TV miniseries or movie for Prime Suspect: The Final Act.
She, Dame Judi and Winslet will go up against Penelope Cruz, for her role in Volver, and Maggie Gyllenhaal for Sherrybaby.
Hugh Laurie was nominated in the TV drama series category for his role in House.
In the TV comedy category, Desperate Housewives stars Marcia Cross and Felicity Huffman will go head-to-head.
