Mad Max: Fury Road! Will Smith! Spy! Sylvester Stallone! The 2016 Golden Globe nominations are in, and we've got ourselves a very interesting race this year -- one fueled by a mix of dramas, comedies and epic action extravaganzas.
If there's one movie that might be breaking away from the pack, it could be Carol. The drama, starring Cate Blanchett and Rooney Mara as two women who crush hard on each other in the early 1950s, leads all contenders with five nominations, followed by The Big Short, The Revenant and Steve Jobs with four, and The Danish Girl, The Hateful Eight, Spotlight, The Martian and Room with three each.
The biggest surprises? How about Will Smith (Concussion) squeezing his way into the Best Actor race instead of Johnny Depp (Black Mass)? How about Sly Stallone nabbing a Best Supporting nod for Creed? And high fives for Mad Max: Fury Road nabbing a Best Picture nomination! The fan favorite has definitely been gaining some attention this awards season, but a big nomination for both the film and George Miller (Best Director) is a good sign it'll slide into the Oscar race, too.
Snubs? We're lookin' at you, Spotlight. The year's most talked-about ensemble is taking a hit so far this awards season, with all its dudes getting shut out of SAG and now the entire cast gets shut out of Golden Globe nods. Meanwhile, The Big Short continues to impress voters more, as both Christian Bale and Steve Carell wound up with nods in the Best Supporting Actor category.
Perhaps the biggest winner, though, is Alicia Vikander, whose huge year on the big screen earned the actress two nominations -- one for Best Actress in The Danish Girl and another for Best Supporting Actress in Ex Machina (pictured below).
And while they likely won't be nominated for Oscars, it's great to see both Trainwreck and Spy recognized in the comedy section (not to mention stars Amy Schumer and Melissa McCarthy for Best Actress, Comedy). How about that? Actual funny comedies actually nominated for Best Picture (Musical/Comedy)!
Check out the nominations below. The 2016 Golden Globe Awards will once again be hosted by Ricky Gervais and air live on NBC on January 10.
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
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 Actress in a Motion Picture — Drama
Cate Blanchett, Carol
Brie Larson, Room
Rooney Mara, Carol
Saoirse Ronan, Brooklyn
Alicia Vikander, The Danish Girl
Best Actor in a Motion Picture — Comedy/Musical
Christian Bale, The Big Short
Steve Carell, The Big Short
Matt Damon, The Martian
Al Pacino, Danny Collins
Mark Ruffalo, Infinitely Polar Bear
Best Actress in a Motion Picture — Comedy/Musical
Jennifer Lawrence, Joy
Amy Schumer, Trainwreck
Melissa McCarthy, Spy
Maggie Smith, The Lady in the Van
Lily Tomlin, Grandma
Best Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture
Paul Dano, Love and Mercy
Idris Elba, Beasts of No Nation
Mark Rylance, Bridge of Spies
Michael Shannon, 99 Homes
Sylvester Stallone, Creed
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
Best Director
Todd Haynes, Carol
Alejandro G. Iñarritu, The Revenant
Tom McCarthy, Spotlight
George Miller, Mad Max: Fury Road
Ridley Scott, The Martian
Best Screenplay from a Motion Picture
Room
Spotlight
The Big Short
Steve Jobs
The Hateful Eight
Best Original Score from a Motion Picture
Carol
The Danish Girl
The Hateful Eight
The Revenant
Steve Jobs
Best Original Song from a 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 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
And here are the TV nominations...
Best Television Drama Series
Empire
Game of Thrones
Mr. Robot
Narcos
Outlander
Best Actor in a Television Drama Series
Jon Hamm, Mad Men
Rami Malek, Mr. Robot
Wagner Moura, Narcos
Bob Odenkirk, Better Call Saul
Liev Schreiber, Ray Donovan
Best Actress in a Television Drama Series
Caitriona Balfe, Outlander
Viola Davis, How to Get Away with Murder
Eva Green, Penny Dreadful
Taraji P. Henson, Empire
Robin Wright, House of Cards
Best Television Comedy Series
Casual
Mozart in the Jungle
Orange Is the New Black
Silicon Valley
Transparent
Veep
Best Actor in a Television Comedy Series
Aziz Ansari, Master of None
Gael Garcia Bernal, Mozart in the Jungle
Rob Lowe, The Grinder
Patrick Stewart, Blunt Talk
Jeffrey Tambor, Transparent
Best Actress in a Television Comedy Series
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 Motion Picture made for Television
Alan Cumming, The Good Wife
Damien Lewis, Wolf Hall
Ben Mendelsohn, Bloodline
Tobias Menzies, Outlander
Christian Slater, Mr. Robot
Best Supporting Actress in a Series, Limited Series or Motion Picture made for Television
Uzo Aduba, Orange is the New Black
Joanne Froggatt, Downton Abbey
Regina King, American Crime
Judith Light, Transparent
Maura Tierney, The Affair
Best Miniseries or Motion Picture made for Television
American Crime
American Horror Story: Hotel
Fargo
Flesh & Bone
Wolf Hall
Best Actor in a Miniseries or Motion Picture made for Television
Idris Elba, Luther
Oscar Isaac, Show Me a Hero
David Oyelowo, Nightingale
Mark Rylance, Wolf Hall
Patrick Wilson, Fargo
Best Actress in a Miniseries or Motion Picture made for Television
Kirsten Dunst, Fargo
Lady Gaga, American Horror Story: Hotel
Sarah Hay, Flesh & Bone
Felicity Huffman, American Crime
Queen Latifah, Bessie
