The Golden Globes and Screen Actors Guild announced nominees for their awards in December. They're often indicators of who will be on the list for Academy Award nominations, which will be announced Jan. 10.
Here's a look at the Globes' 10 best picture nominees, so you can get caught up with voters before the awards are handed out.
(Note: We stuck to listing awards in the big categories like acting and directing. Many of the films were also nominated in technical categories.
Ben Affleck stars in this based-on-a-true-story movie about the a secret operation to extract six fugitive American diplomatic personnel out of Iran. But it's his work behind the camera -- the film is the third Affleck has directed -- that's really getting buzz.
__Nominated for:__
Golden Globes -- best picture-drama; best director, Ben Affleck; best supporting actor, Alan Arkin
Screen Actors Guild -- outstanding cast performance (the SAG's equivalent of best picture); outstanding actor in a supporting role, Alan Arkin
__Where to see it:__ On DVD Feb. 19
Quentin Tarantino's latest film is an ode to spaghetti westerns, with slavery and lots of violence thrown in for good measure.
__Nominated for:__
Golden Globes -- best picture-drama; best director, Quentin Tarantino; best supporting actor, Leonardo DiCaprio; best supporting actor, Christop Waltz
__Where to see it:__ In theaters now
When Ang Lee read the best-selling novel by Yann Martel, he didn't think it could be made into a movie. A lot of Hollywood's best directors tried and failed before Lee tackled the project.
__Nominated for:__
Golden Globes -- best picture-drama; best director, Ang Lee
__Where to see it:__ In theaters now
The heavy favorite for a slew of awards, Steven Spielberg's film is based on the book "Team of Rivals," chronicling Lincoln's presidency. Daniel Day-Lewis disappears into his role as the 16th president -- expect him to clean house at all the award shows.
__Nominated for:__
Golden Globes -- best picture-drama; best director, Steven Spielberg; best actor-drama, Daniel Day-Lewis; best supporting actress, Sally Field; best supporting actor, Tommy Lee Jones
Screen Actors Guild -- outstanding cast performance; outstanding actor in a leading role, Daniel Day-Lewis; outstanding actress in a supporting role, Sally Field; outstanding actor in a supporting role, Tommy Lee Jones
__Where to see it:__ In theaters now
Director Kathryn Bigelow and writer Mark Boal were already deep into research for the film, which chronicles the decade-long hunt for Osama bin Laden, when the al-Qaida leader was killed by S.E.A.L. Team 6. The film is unflinching in its depiction of torture used to elicit information, and the final raid on bin Laden's compound has been described as tense and heart pounding.
__Nominated for:__
Golden Globes -- best picture-drama; best director, Kathryn Bigelow; best actress Jessica Chastain
Screen Actors Guild -- outstanding performance by an actress in a leading role, Jessica Chastain
__Where to see it:__ Opening Jan. 11
This under-the-radar film about British retirees who travel to India to take up residence in what they believe is a newly restored hotel. The movie, starring a who's who of British actors, charmed audiences and critics in the same way the hotel charms its visitors.
__Nominated for:__
Golden Globes -- best picture-comedy or musical; best actress-comedy or musical, Judi Dench
Screen Actors Guild -- outstanding cast performance; outstanding actress in a supporting role, Maggie Smith
__Where to see it:__ Available on DVD
The Tony-award winning show finally gets the big-screen musical treatment. Tom Hooper, who won a best director Oscar for "The King's Speech," took a different approach to filming a musical, having the cast perform the songs live on set. Anne Hathaway's haunting rendition of "I Dreamed a Dream" makes her a near-lock for every best supporting actress award.
__Nominated for:__
Golden Globes -- best picture-comedy or musical; best actor-comedy or musical, Hugh Jackman; best supporting actress-comedy or musical, Anne Hathaway
Screen Actors Guild -- outstanding cast performance; outstanding actor in a leading role, Hugh Jackman; outstanding actress in a supporting role, Anne Hathaway
__Where to see it:__ In theaters now
In typical quirky Wes Anderson fashion, a young boy and girl run away from their New England town in the 1960s. Various factions team up to find them, and discover things about the town and themselves.
__Nominated for:__
Golden Globes -- best picture-comedy or musical
__Where to see it:__ Available on DVD
When a sheik wants to bring fishing to his desert country, Britain's leading fisheries expert and the Prime Minister's press secretary team up to fulfill his dream. While on their quest, they also find love and face other challenges.
__Nominated for:__
Golden Globes -- best picture-comedy or musical; best actress-comedy or musical, Emily Blunt; best actor-comedy or musical, Ewan McGregor
__Where to see it:__ Available on DVD
Bradley Cooper and Jennifer Lawrence play two misfits -- he's living with his parents after a stint in a mental institution and she's got her own problems -- who might just be exactly what the other one needs.
__Nominated for:__
Golden Globes -- best picture-comedy or musical; best actress-comedy or musical, Jennifer Lawrence; best actor-comedy or musical, Bradley Cooper
Screen Actors Guild -- outstanding cast performance; outstanding actor in a leading role, Bradley Cooper; outstanding actress in a leading role, Jennifer Lawrence; outstanding actor in a supporting role, Robert De Niro
__Where to see it:__ In theaters now
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