Like the SAG Awards, the Golden Globe Awards are often seen as a stepping stone to the main even of awards season: the Academy Awards. While the Oscars only concentrate on films, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association honors the highest achievements in both film and television. The Golden Globes also split the film an acting category into two: comedy and drama.
The nominations were announced early Thursday morning by Angela Bassett, Chloe Grace Moretz, Dennis Quaid and America Ferrera in Los Angeles. Leading the way in the film category was "Carol," a 1950's-set romance that scored five nominations overall, including best picture and two best actress nominees for stars Cate Blanchett and Rooney Mara. "The Big Short," "The Revenant" and "Steve Jobs" were all close behind with four nominations each, but the biggest surprise of the morning went to the summer blockbuster "Mad Max: Fury Road," which earned a best picture-drama nomination as well as a best director nod for George Miller, according to The Wall Street Journal.
Streaming websites ruled in the television categories, with Netflix earning the most nominations with eight, followed closely behind HBO with seven nominations, Starz with six and Amazon and FX with five each. The television series were more evenly matched, as "American Crime," "Fargo," "Mr. Robot," "Outlander," "Transparent" and "Wolf Hall" all tied with three nominations.
There were a couple of surprises in the television categories as well as the film ones. Lady Gaga earned her first-ever acting nomination for best actress for her role in "American Horror Story: Hotel" and Rachel Bloom of The CW's "Crazy Ex-Girlfriend" earned one as well.
The Golden Globe Awards will be hosted by Ricky Gervais and will air Jan. 10 on NBC.
Check out the full list of nominees below.
Best Motion Picture, Drama
"Carol"
"Mad Max: Fury Road"
"The Revenant"
"Room"
"Spotlight"
Best Motion Picture, Musical, or Comedy
"The Big Short"
"Joy"
"The Martian"
"Spy"
"Trainwreck"
Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture, Drama
Cate Blanchett, "Carol"
Brie Larson, "Room"
Rooney Mara, "Carol"
Saiorse Ronan, "Brooklyn"
Alicia Vikander, "The Danish Girl"
Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy
Jennifer Lawrence, "Joy"
Melissa McCarthy, "Spy"
Amy Schumer, "Trainwreck"
Maggie Smith, "The Lady in the Van"
Lily Tomlin, "Grandma"
Best Performance by an 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 Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
Paul Dano, "Love"
Idris Elba, "Beast of No Nation"
Mark Rylance, "Bridge of Spies"
Michael Shannon, "99 Homes"
Sylvester Stallone, "Creed"
Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
Jane Fonda, "Youth"
Jennifer Jason Leigh, "Hateful Eight"
Helen Mirren, "Trumbo"
Alicia Vikander, "Ex Machina"
Kate Winslet, "Steve Jobs"
Best Director, Motion Picture
Todd Haynes, "Carol"
Alejandro González Iñárritu, "The Revenant"
Tom McCarthy, "Spotlight"
George Miller, "Mad Max: Fury Road"
Ridley Scott, "The Martian"
Best Performance by an 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 Screenplay, Motion Picture
Emma Donoghue, "Room"
Tom McCarthy, Josh Singer, "Spotlight"
Charles Randolph and Adam McKay, "The Big Short"
Aaron Sorkin, "Steve Jobs"
Quentin Tarantino, "The Hateful Eight"
Original Score, Motion Picture
Carter Burwell, "Carol"
Alexander Desplat, "The Danish Girl"
Ennio Morricone, "The Hateful Eight"
Daniel Pemberton, "Steve Jobs"
Ryuchi Sakamoto, "The Revanant"
Best Motion Picture, Animated
"Anomalisa"
"The Good Dinosaur"
"Inside Out"
"The Peanuts Movie"
"Shaun the Sheep Movie"
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 Motion Picture, Foreign Language
"The Brand New Testament"
"The Club"
"The Fencer "
"Mustang"
"Son of Saul"
Best Television Series, Drama
"Empire," Fox
"Game of Thrones," HBO
"Mr. Robot," USA
"Narcos," Netflix
"Outlander," Starz
Best Television Series, Musical or Comedy
"Casual," Hulu
"Mozart in the Jungle," Amazon Video
"Orange Is the New Black," Netflix
"Silicon Valley," HBO
"Transparent," Amazon Video
"Veep," HBO
Best Television Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
"American Crime," ABC
"American Horror Story: Hotel," FX
"Fargo," FX
"Flesh and Bone," Starz
"Wolf Hall," PBS
Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series, Drama
Jon Hamm, "Mad Men"
Rami Malek, "Mr. Robot"
Wagner Moura, "Narcos "
Bob Odenkirk, "Better Call Saul"
Liev Schreiber, "Ray Donovan"
Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series, Musical, or Comedy
Aziz Ansari, "Master of None"
Gael García Bernal, "Mozart in the Jungle"
Rob Lowe, "The Grinder"
Patrick Stewart, "Blunt Talk"
Jeffrey Tambor, "Transparent"
Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Series, Limited Series, 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 Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Limited Series, or Motion Picture Made for Television
Alan Cumming, "The Good Wife"
Damien Lewis, "Wolf Hall"
Ben Mendelson, "Bloodline"
Tobias Menzies, "Outlander"
Christian Slater, "Mr. Robot"
Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Series, Limited Series, or Motion Picture Made for Television
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 Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Actress in a Series, Limited Series, or Motion Picture Made for Television
Uzo Aduba, "Orange Is the New Black"
Joanna Froggatt, "Downton Abbey"
Regina King, "American Crime"
Judith Light, "Transparent"
Moira Tierney, "The Affair"
Best Performance by an Actress in a Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
Kirsten Dunst, "Fargo"
Lady Gaga, "American Horror Story: Hotel"
Sarah Hay, "Flesh and Bone"
Felicity Huffman, "American Crime"
Queen Latifah, "Bessie"
Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series, Musical, or Comedy
Rachel Bloom, "Crazy Ex-Girlfriend"
Jamie Lee Curtis, "Scream Queens"
Julia Louis-Dreyfus, "Veep"
Gina Rodriguez, "Jane the Virgin"
Lily Tomlin, "Grace and Frankie"
