The British monarchy tale “The King’s Speech” has taken the lead among Golden Globe motion picture contenders with seven nominations, while the musical comedy “Glee” was out ahead of its competition in the television category.

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“The King’s Speech” earned top nods at Tuesday morning’s announcement ceremony, including best drama and acting honors for Colin Firth, Helena Bonham Carter and Geoffrey Rush.
Other best-drama nominees Tuesday were the dance thriller “Black Swan,” the boxing saga “The Fighter,” the sci-fi blockbuster “Inception” and the Facebook chronicle “The Social Network.”
Nominees in the Globes’ other best-picture category, for musical or comedy, are the Lewis Carroll fantasy “Alice in Wonderland,” the song-and-dance extravaganza “Burlesque,” “The Kids Are All Right,” the action tale “Red” and the romantic thriller “The Tourist.”
“Glee’s” Lea Michele earned a nomination for best actress in a comedy series, along with Edie Falco in “Nurse Jackie.” Other nominees in the category include Tina Fey, “30 Rock” and. Laura Linney, “The Big C.”

For lead actor in a comedy series, the nominees included: Alec Baldwin, “30 Rock”; Steve Carell, “The Office”; Thomas Jane, “Hung”; Matthew Morrison, “Glee”; and Jim Parsons, “The Big Bang Theory.”
The Globe nominations for a television miniseries or movie included: “Carlos,” Sundance Channel; “The Pacific,” HBO; “Temple Grandin,” HBO; “You Don’t Know Jack,” HBO; and “Pillars of the Earth,” Starz.
Disney’s runaway hit “Tangled” earned a nomination for the best animated film, as well as “Toy Story 3,” “The Illusionist,” “How to Train Your Dragon” and “Despicable Me.”
The rest of the nominees will be announced after a short break.
The 68th Annual Golden Globe Awards will be presented Jan. 16 at the Beverly Hilton Hotel, hosted by Ricky Gervais.
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