Entertainment News: The 2016 Golden Globe Nominees Announced

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LOS ANGELES – In a crazy land where films like “The Martian” and “The Big Short” can be nominated as a “comedy or musical” means it’s soon time for the 73rd Annual Golden Globes, on January 10th, 2016. The event kicks off awards season with “Spotlight,” “Room” and “Carol” in the drama film category, and “Game of Thrones,” “Transparent” and “Orange is the New Black” among the TV nominees.

‘The Martian’ is a Nominee of the 73rd Annual Golden Globe Awards
Photo credit: 20th Century Fox

Rounding out the Best Motion Picture, Drama Category is “The Revenant” and “Mad Max: Fury.” The Best Motion Picture, Comedy or Musical also has “Joy,” “Spy,” and Amy Schumer’s “Trainwreck.” The Television categories continue the trend of online series with “Narcos” (Netflix), ‘Casual’ (Hulu), ‘Orange is the New Black’ (Netflix), “Mozart in the Jungle” and “Transparent” (Amazon Prime) joining network and cable nominees “Empire,” “Game of Thrones,” “Mr. Robot,” “Silicon Valley” and “Veep.”

The full list of nominees, including all actor and actress categories, are below…

BEST MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA
CAROL
MAD MAX: FURY ROAD
THE REVENANT
ROOM
SPOTLIGHT

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA
CATE BLANCHETT – CAROL
BRIE LARSON – ROOM
ROONEY MARA – CAROL
SAOIRSE RONAN – BROOKLYN
ALICIA VIKANDER – THE DANISH GIRL

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 MOTION PICTURE – COMEDY OR MUSICAL
THE BIG SHORT
JOY
THE MARTIAN
SPY
TRAINWRECK

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A MOTION PICTURE – COMEDY OR MUSICAL
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 – COMEDY OR 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 ANIMATED FEATURE FILM
ANOMALISA
THE GOOD DINOSAUR
INSIDE OUT
THE PEANUTS MOVIE
SHAUN THE SHEEP MOVIE

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
THE BRAND NEW TESTAMENT (BELGIUM / FRANCE / LUXEMBOURG)
THE CLUB (CHILE)

THE FENCER (FINLAND / GERMANY / ESTONIA)
MUSTANG (FRANCE)
SON OF SAUL (HUNGARY)

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE 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 PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE 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 DIRECTOR – MOTION PICTURE
TODD HAYNES – CAROL
ALEJANDRO G. IÑÁRRITU – THE REVENANT
TOM MCCARTHY – SPOTLIGHT
GEORGE MILLER – MAD MAX: FURY ROAD
RIDLEY SCOTT – THE MARTIAN

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