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Cover Story Here come the laughs: Tina Fey and Amy Poehler return to host the Golden Globes By Shona Dustan TV Media A wards season has officially begun for Hollywood's film and television elite. The nominations are in, and the 2014 Golden Globes are shaping up to be a swanky, star-studded affair. America's favorite funny women, Tina Fey and Amy Poehler, will return to host this year's ceremonies, which will air Sunday, Jan. 12, on NBC. Unlike the Oscars and other awards ceremonies, the Golden Globes honors the best in both film and television, making Fey and Poehler — who have had plenty of experience in both worlds — the perfect fit. As they opened last year's show, Poehler quipped, "only at the Golden Globes do the beautiful people of film rub shoulders with the rat-faced people of television," winning big laughs from the crowd, a feat that can be difficult to achieve. Hosting any Hollywood awards show is a tough gig (just ask Anne Hathaway or Ricky Gervais, two former Hollywood hosts who were the butt of some of the funny ladies' jokes), but Fey and Poehler were a huge hit. The 2013 awards pulled in 19.7 million viewers — 17 per cent more than the previous year, and the best ratings the show had seen in six years — so no one was surprised when they were invited back for round two. When asked what the world can expect from the 2014 Golden Globes, Fey told "Entertainment Weekly," "You know when you're typing something and it's really screwed up, but you keep typing because you think autocorrect will probably fix it? That's what the show is going to be like." So you can expect this year's hosts to bring the funny — and the nominations list is taking care of the star power. The nominations announcement itself was quite a show: A-list celebrities Zoe Saldana ("Star Trek," 2009), Olivia Wilde ("Rush," 2013) and Aziz Ansari (NBC's "Parks and Recreation") were on hand at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, A/Crossroads Church 1/32 pg 2 • January 12 - 18, 2014 Calif. — where the awards ceremony will also take place — to reveal the nominees. Two movies lead the pack in the film categories this year, tied at seven nominations each. "12 Years a Slave" (2013), the true story of a free black man in pre-Civil War America who is sold into slavery, is up for Best Motion Picture – Drama, Best Actor (Chiwetel Ejiofor), Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Michael Fassbender), Best Actress in a Supporting Role (the incredible Lupita Nyong'o), Best Director (Steve McQueen), Best Screenplay (John Ridley) and Best Original Score (Hans Zimmer). "American Hustle" (2013), the tale of a con man and his beautiful partner caught up in a complex web of crime and punishment, is up for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy, Best Actor (Christian Bale), Best Actress (Amy Adams), Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Bradley Cooper), Best Actress in a Supporting Role (Jennifer Lawrence), Best Director and Best Screenplay (both for David O. Russell). These two films alone showcase Hollywood's best and brightest, and both are favored to win most of their categories. However, there have been lots of standout performances this year that are sure to make an impact on the competition. The unstoppable Tom Hanks is nominated in the Best Actor category for his role as a cargo ship captain besieged by Somali pirates in "Captain Phillips," another true story nominated for four awards total. America's sweetheart Sandra Bullock is nominated for her portrayal of an astronaut in crisis in the film "Gravity," while America's other sweetheart, Julia Roberts, is nominated for "August: Osage County." Roberts plays the troubled daughter of an even more troubled mother — who is, in turn, played by the formidable Meryl Streep, also nominated for her efforts. In the television categories, one show has pulled ahead of the others, and it's not even from a major television network. Netflix's "House of Cards" raked in four nods: Best Drama Series, Best Actor in a Television Drama Series (Kevin Spacey), Tina Fey and Amy Poehler co-host The 71st Annual Golden Globe Awards Best Actress in a Television Drama Series (Robin Wright) and Best Supporting Actor in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television (Corey Stoll). Hot on "House of Cards'" heels, though, is CBS's "The Good Wife," with three nods, including Best Actress in a Television Drama Series (Julianna Margulies), and "Breaking Bad," which is also nominated three times — including the Best Drama Series category — for its dramatic final season. The dark horse in the TV drama categories this year is actress Tatiana Maslany, nominated for her starring role as multiple clones in the BBC America sci-fi/drama "Orphan Black." While the other contenders in the Best Actress in a Television Drama Series category are strong, many argue that only Maslany is tasked with carrying an entire show, often appearing as four or five different characters in each episode. While it's rare for a sci-fi series to even be nominated in this category, there's a very real possibility that the young Canadian actress could walk away with the honors at the end of the night. Will your favorites be honored at this year's ceremony? 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