Steve Carell nominated for Golden Globe

The Hollywood Foreign Press announced its Golden Globe Awards nominations this morning.

The Office’s Steve Carell is nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Comedy or Musical Performance by an Actor in a Television Series. Steve won the award in 2006 and has been nominated every year since then.

Congratulations on the nomination, Steve!

The Golden Globe Awards will be hosted by Ricky Gervais and air live Sunday, January 16, 2011 on NBC at 8pm ET/5pm PT.

(And if you’ve never seen Ricky Gervais and Steve Carell at awards shows, check out the awkward moments from 2010 and 2008.)

Steve Carell on ‘Ellen’

A reminder that The Office’s Steve Carell visits ‘The Ellen Degeneres Show’ tomorrow, December 14!

PEOPLE Magazine reports that Steve chats with Ellen about Michael Scott’s replacement:

“I think it would be in their best interest just to sort of go in a different direction and not try to do the same type of character,” the actor, 48, tells Ellen…

There is a short preview clip on Ellen’s site.

Link: The Ellen Degeneres Show

Tipster: Hanley

NBC buys Steve Carell mailman comedy

From Deadline.com:

Departing Office star Steve Carell is staying in the NBC comedy business as a writer. The Peacock has bought a half-hour, single-camera project from the actor-comedian based on his early days working as a mail carrier in Littleton, Massachusetts.

Link: NBC Buys New Single-Camera Office Comedy From ‘Office’ Star Steve Carell

Fans’ suggested names for Steve’s new show:

  • Going Postal (APKeatonLunchbx)
  • Post Office (Cindy)