Golden Globe Noms: James Franco Smokes The Competition

James Franco was the best part of my favorite marijuana-related film of 2008, so I'm high as a kite over the news that he earned a Golden Globe nomination for Best Actor in a comedy or musical -- alongside Dustin Hoffman and Javier Bardem! -- for his turn as Pineapple Express ' weed-smoking/selling Saul.

I'll confess to having not gotten to most of this year's awards crop yet, but I'm glad Robert Downey Jr. got a nom for Tropic Thunder (though Tom Cruise's is overkill) after his banner year as well as seeing four well-earned nominations for Woody Allen's tremendous Vicky Cristina Barcelona . And obviously Heath Ledger is more than deserving in the Supporting Actor category for his much-lauded take on the Joker in The Dark Knight -- but where's the best picture nom for the Bat-flick? I guess pot comedy is one thing, but comic book movies remain second-class citizens. Still, the Oscars loom -- cross your fingers, Bat-fans! One more bummer: Nothing for my favorite movie of the year, Charlie Kaufman's widely misunderstood Synecdoche, New York .

See the full list of Golden Globes nominations here .