Carol and Mad Max: Fury Road lead the 2016 Golden Globe nominations

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by Emma Thrower |
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Nominations for the 73rd annual Golden Globes have arrived, and, in keeping with this awards season, they're a refreshingly curious mixture of names. Along with the Screen Actors Guild nominees, the Golden Globe noms usually mark the point where the frontrunners emerge, marking their territory before December’s late flurry of releases. This year's crop from SAG had a slightly different idea, finding room for a few contenders outside of the immediate Oscar conversation (hello Sarah Silverman and surprise omissions for Joy and The Martian).

Today’s Golden Globes announcement, from the mysterious 93-member Hollywood Foreign Press Association, seems to have steered the Oscar ship back onto a more conventional course – but that’s not to say there wasn’t the odd surprise or two. Bryan Cranston found himself nominated for Trumbo (a drama, not a comedy, people), Rooney Mara continued her Best Actress campaign for Carol and Alicia Vikander was recognised for her work in both The Danish Girl and Ex Machina - a great week for Alex Garland's film after reigning triumphant at Sunday night's BIFAs. Lily Tomlin, in her 76th year, also picked up two nominations, for Grandma and Grace & Frankie.

There was a lot of love in the room for our film of the year, Mad Max: Fury Road, but nothing for hotly-tipped Johnny Depp in Black Mass, nor anything for the ensemble cast of Spotlight (though Mark Ruffalo did grab a nom for Infinitely Polar Bear). Elsewhere, our hearts were gladdened to see the humble stop-motion of Shaun The Sheep Movie rub shoulders with a Pixar double-bill of Inside Out and The Good Dinosaur in the animation category.

Read the full list of film and television nominees below.

Best Motion Picture: Drama

Carol

Mad Max: Fury Road

The Revenant

Room

Spotlight

**Best Motion Picture: Comedy **

The Big Short

Joy

The Martian

Spy

Trainwreck

I’m thrilled for our incredible cast and crew - Alejandro Iñárritu

Best Director: Motion Picture

Todd Haynes, Carol

Alejandro González Iñárritu, The Revenant

Tom McCarthy, Spotlight

George Miller, Mad Max

Ridley Scott, The Martian

Best Actress in a Motion Picture: Drama

Cate Blanchett, Carol

Brie Larson, Room

Rooney Mara, Carol

Saoirse Ronan, Brooklyn

Alicia Vikander, The Danish Girl

**Best Actress in a Motion Picture: Comedy **

Jennifer Lawrence, Joy

Melissa McCarthy, Spy

Amy Schumer, Trainwreck

Maggie Smith, Lady In The Van

Lily Tomlin, Grandma

I am genuinely ecstatic - Kate Winslet

Best Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture

Jane Fonda, Youth

Jennifer Jason Leigh, The Hateful Eight

Helen Mirren, Trumbo

Alicia Vikander, Ex Machina

Kate Winslet, Steve Jobs

It's lovely to be honoured - Michael Fassbender

Best Actor in a Motion Picture: Drama

Bryan Cranston, Trumbo

Leonardo DiCaprio, The Revenant

Michael Fassbender, Steve Jobs

Eddie Redmayne, The Danish Girl

Will Smith, Concussion

Best Actor in a Motion Picture: Musical or Comedy

Christian Bale, The Big Short

Steve Carell, The Big Short

Matt Damon, The Martian

Al Pacino, Danny Collins

Mark Ruffalo, Infinitely Polar Bear

Best Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture

Paul Dano, Love & Mercy

Idris Elba, Beasts Of No Nation

Mark Rylance, Bridge Of Spies

Michael Shannon, 99 Homes

Sylvester Stallone, Creed

Best Screenplay: Motion Picture

Emma Donoghue, Room

Tom McCarthy, Josh Singer, Spotlight

Charles Randolph, Adam McKay, The Big Short

Aaron Sorkin, Steve Jobs

Quentin Tarantino, The Hateful Eight

Best Foreign Language Film

The Brand New Testament

The Club

The Fencer

Mustang

Son Of Saul

Best Animated Feature Film

Anomalisa

The Good Dinosaur

Inside Out

The Peanuts Movie

Shaun The Sheep Movie

Danny got three scores for the price of one - bargain of the year! - Daniel Pemberton

Best Original Score: Motion Picture

Carter Burwell, Carol

Daniel Pemberton, Steve Jobs

Alexandre Desplat, The Danish Girl

Ennio Morricone, The Hateful Eight

Ryuichi Sakamoto, Alva Noto, The Revenant

Best Original Song: Motion Picture

Love Me Like You Do, Fifty Shades Of Grey

One Kind Of Love, Love & Mercy

See You Again, Furious 7

Simple Song #3, Youth

Writing’s On The Wall, Spectre


Best TV Series: Drama

Empire

Game Of Thrones

Mr. Robot

Narcos

Outlander

Best TV Series: Comedy or Musical

Casual

Mozart In The Jungle

Orange Is The New Black

Silicon Valley

Transparent

Veep

Best TV Movie or Limited-Series

American Crime

American Horror Story: Hotel

Fargo

Flesh And Bone

Wolf Hall

Best Actor in a TV Movie or Limited-Series

Idris Elba, Luther

David Oyelowo, Nightingale

Oscar Isaac, Show Me A Hero

Mark Rylance, Wolf Hall

Patrick Wilson, Fargo

Best Performance in a TV Movie or Limited-Series

Kirsten Dunst, Fargo

Sarah Hay, Flesh & Bone

Felicity Huffman, American Crime

Lady Gaga, American Horror Story: Hotel

Queen Latifah, Bessie

Best Actor in a TV Series: Drama

Jon Hamm, Mad Men

Rami Malek, Mr. Robot

Wagner Moura, Narcos

Bob Odenkirk, Better Call Saul

Liev Schreiber, Ray Donovan

Best Actress in a TV Series: Drama

Taraji P. Henson, Empire

Robin Wright, House Of Cards

Viola Davis, How To Get Away With Murder

Caitriona Balfe, Outlander

Eva Green, Penny Dreadful

Best Actor in a TV Series: Comedy

Patrick Stewart, Blunt Talk

Aziz Ansari, Master Of None

Gael García Bernal, Mozart In The Jungle

Rob Lowe, The Grinder

Jeffrey Tambor, Transparent

Best Actress in a TV Series: Comedy

Rachel Bloom, Crazy Ex-Girlfriend

Jamie Lee Curtis, Scream Queens

Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Veep

Gina Rodriguez, Jane The Virgin

Lily Tomlin, Grace & Frankie

Best Supporting Actor in a Series, Limited-Series or TV Movie

Alan Cumming, The Good Wife

Damian Lewis, Wolf Hall

Ben Mendelson, Bloodline

Tobias Menzies, Outlander

Christian Slater, Mr. Robot

Best Supporting Actress in a Series, Limited-Series, or TV Movie

Uzo Aduba, Orange Is The New Black

Joanne Froggatt, Downton Abbey

Regina King, American Crime

Judith Light, Transparent

Maura Tierney, The Affair


Cecil B. DeMille Award

Denzel Washington

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