Clint Eastwood is riding high. Giving a first time screen writer a boost, in June green lighting Gran Torino, then beginning shooting in July. The film just released and this morning Eastwood was nominated for Best Song for the film as well as Best Original Score for his motion picture soundtrack the Changeling.

The other nominations:

ORIGINAL SCORE

Alexandre Desplat, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Clint Eastwood, Changeling
James Newton Howard, Defiance
Hans Zimmer, Frost/Nixon
A.R. Rahman, Slumdog Millionaire

Best SONG

“Down to Earth" (performed by Peter Gabriel, written by Peter Gabriel and Thomas Newman), Wall-E
“Gran Torino" (performed by Clint Eastwood, Jamie Cullum, Kyle Eastwood, Michael Stevens, lyrics by: Kyle Eastwood, Michael Stevens), Gran Torino
“I Thought I Lost You" (performed by Miley Cyrus and John Travolta, written by Miley Cyrus and Jeffrey Steele), Bolt
“Once in a Lifetime" (performed by Beyonc, written by Beyonc Knowles, Amanda Ghost, Scott McFarnon, Ian Dench, James Dring, Jody Street), Cadillac Records
“The Wrestler" (performed by Bruce Springsteen, written by Bruce Springsteen), The Wrestler

For the full list of the Golden Globes Nominations continue: