`Atonement` heads crowded Golden Globes nominations

In an unusual step, Golden Globes organizers named seven films instead of the usual five in the best motion picture drama category, with "Atonement" joined by "American Gangster," "Eastern Promises," "The Great Debaters," "Michael Clayton," "No Country for Old Men" and "There Will be Blood."
The Golden Globes, the second biggest awards show in Hollywood after the Oscars, are often viewed as a key indicator of likely winners at the Academy Awards, which take place on February 24 next year.
Behind "Atonement" with five nominations came director Mike Michols's "Charlie Wilson's War," which also earned nods for Tom Hanks as best comedy actor and Julia Roberts in the best supporting actress category.