Nominations Announced For 2016 Golden Globe Awards

Adding another layer of excitement to this years’ surprisingly unpredictable awards season comes the nominations for the 73rd Golden Globe Awards, unveiled early this morning in Beverly Hills. Voted on by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association- comprised of about 90 international journalists- the Golden Globe Awards, sometimes regarded as Oscar’s quirky cousin, nevertheless can provide healthy boosts to films hoping to eventually catch favor with the Academy. Not that the HFPA’s taste is always in line with the Oscars- last year for instance, Oscar also-ran Boyhood earned Best Picture (Drama) at the Golden Globes while eventual Oscar champ Birdman lost to The Grand Budapest Hotel in the Best Picture (Musical or Comedy) race.

Audio problems on the live feed made the announcements a bit of a challenge but it was Carol, Todd Haynes’ adaptation of Patricia Highsmith’s novel the led the field with five nominations including pair for leading ladies Cate Blanchett and Rooney Mara. The Revenant, the bleak drama earned four nods including one for Leonardo DiCaprio. In a somewhat surprising move, the Wall Street-centered The Big Short also earned four nominations including a Best Picture (Comedy) mention. Spotlight, seemingly out in front, earned three nominations including one for Best Picture (Drama) but rather surprisingly failed to earn a single acting nomination.

This morning’s announcement comes on the heels of the Screen Actors Guild Award nominations announced yesterday- which included few head-turning mentions (like the lower-profile bio Trumbo leading the pack with three nominations). This years’ awards season is proving itself to be one of the most open in some time.Two-time Oscar and Golden Globe winning actor Denzel Washington will receive the Cecil B. DeMille Award The Golden Globes will take place on January 16, 2016 with comedian Ricky Gervais returning as master of ceremonies. Check out the full list of film nominations below:

BEST PICTURE (Drama)

• Carol
• Mad Max: Fury Road
• The Revenant
• Room
• Spotlight

BEST PICTURE (Musical or Comedy)

• The Big Short
• Joy
• The Martian
• Spy
• Trainwreck

BEST DIRECTOR

• Todd Haynes, Carol
• Alejandro González Iñárritu, The Revenant
• Tom McCarthy, Spotlight
• George Miller, Mad Max: Fury Road
• Ridley Scott, The Martian

BEST ACTOR (Drama)

• Bryan Cranston, Trumbo
• Leonardo DiCaprio, The Revenant
• Michael Fassbender, Steve Jobs
• Eddie Redmyane, The Danish Girl
• Will Smith, Concussion

BEST ACTRESS (Drama)

• Cate Blanchett, Carol
• Brie Larson, Room
• Rooney Mara, Carol
• Saoirse Ronan, Brooklyn
• Alicia Vikander, The Danish Girl

BEST ACTOR (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 ACTRESS (Musical or Comedy)

• Jennifer Lawrence, Joy
• Melissa McCarthy, Spy
• Amy Schumer, Trainwreck
• Maggie Smith, The Lady in the Van
• Lily Tomlin, Grandma

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR

• Paul Dano, Love & Mercy
• Idris Elba, Beasts of No Nation
• Mark Rylance, Bridge of Spies
• Michael Shannon, 99 Homes
• Sylvester Stallone, Creed

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS

• Jane Fonda, Youth
• Jennifer Jason Leigh, The Hateful Eight
• Helen Mirren, Trumbo
• Alicia Vikander, Ex Machina
• Kate Winslet, Steve Jobs

BEST SCREENPLAY

• The Big Short– Adam McKay, Charles Randolph
• The Hateful Eight– Quentin Tarantino
• Room– Emma Donoghue
• Spotlight– Tom McCarthy, Josh Singer
• Steve Jobs– Aaron Sorkin

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE

• Anomalisa
• The Good Dinosaur
• Inside Out
• The Peanuts Movie
• Shaun the Sheep Movie

BEST FOREIGN-LANGUAGE FILM

• The Brand New Testament (Belgium)
• The Club (Chile)
• The Fencer (Finland)
• Mustang (France)
• Son of Saul (Hungary)

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE

• Carol– Carter Burwell
• The Danish Girl– Alexandre Desplat
• The Hateful Eight– Ennio Morricone
• The Revenant– Ryuichi Sakamoto & Alva Noto
• Steve Jobs– Daniel Pemberton

BEST ORIGINAL SONG

• Fifty Shades of Grey– “Love Me Like You Do”
• Furious 7– “See You Again”
• Love and Mercy– “One Kind of Love”
• Spectre– “Writings on the Wall”
• Youth– “Simple Song #3”