U2, Paul McCartney earn Golden Globe nominations

(AFP PHOTO DDP/AXEL SCHMIDT)

U2 and Paul McCartney are among this year's Golden Globe nominees in the category of Best Original Song - Motion Picture. Also nominated is James Horner's "I See You," written for the film Avatar.

U2 was nominated for the song "Winter," featured in the war drama Brothers starring Jake Gyllenhaal, Natalie Portman, and Tobey Maguire. Paul McCartney is nominated in the same category for his song "I Want to Come Home," from the Robert DeNiro/Drew Barrymore film Everybody's Fine.

Nominees for Best Original Song - Motion Picture:

"Cinema Italiano" - Nine
  Music & Lyrics by: Maury Yeston
"I Want to Come Home" - Everybody's Fine
  Music & Lyrics by: Paul McCartney
"I See You" - Avatar
  Music by: James Horner, Simon Franglen
  Lyrics by: James Horner, Simon Franglen, Kuk Harrell
"The Weary Kind (Theme from Crazy Heart)" - Crazy Heart
  Music & Lyrics by: Ryan Bingham, T Bone Burnett
"Winter" - Brothers
  Music by: U2
  Lyrics by: Bono

The 67th Golden Globe Awards ceremony will take place on January 17, 2010.

A complete list of nominees can be viewed on the Golden Globes website.

http://www.goldenglobes.org/