Surprise, Awards Season is upon us, with this morning’s announcement of the Golden Globe nominations kicking things off in earnest. There are some delightful surprises — like nominations for “Mad Max: Fury Road” and its visionary director, George Miller — as well as some less-than-delightful omissions. While everyone has their own opinion about what the best show on television might be, it seems highly strange that “Mad Men” wouldn’t earn a nod for Best Television Drama its final year, while “Mr. Robot,” “Narcos” and “Outlander” — seriously? — squeezed in. RELATED: Why are this year’s Oscar contenders actually making me cry? On the film side, the nominations come on a wave of yet more controversy over what should be considered a Musical or Comedy and what should be considered a Drama. David O. Russell once again shrewdly put his film — this year, “Joy” — in the Comedy side, netting nominations for the film and star Jennifer Lawrence. And while there might be some debate as to whether “The Martian” or “The Big Short” are really comedies either, it’s nice to see “Trainwreck” and “Spy” on the list. RELATED: Todd Haynes heads back to the 20thcentury with “Carol” Speaking of, here’s the full list:
BEST MOTION PICTURE, DRAMA BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A MOTION PICTURE, DRAMA BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE, DRAMA BEST MOTION PICTURE, MUSICAL, OR COMEDY BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A MOTION PICTURE, MUSICAL, OR COMEDY BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE, MUSICAL, OR COMEDY BEST ANIMATED FILM BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN ANY MOTION PICTURE BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN ANY MOTION PICTURE BEST DIRECTOR, MOTION PICTURE BEST SCREENPLAY, MOTION PICTURE BEST ORIGINAL SCORE, MOTION PICTURE BEST ORIGINAL SONG, MOTION PICTURE BEST TELEVISION SERIES, DRAMA BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A TELEVISION SERIES, DRAMA BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A TELEVISION SERIES, DRAMA BEST TV SERIES, MUSICAL OR COMEDY BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A TELEVISION SERIES, MUSICAL, OR COMEDY BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A TELEVISION SERIES, MUSICAL, OR COMEDY BEST TELEVISION LIMITED SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A LIMITED SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A LIMITED SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A SERIES, LIMITED SERIES, OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A SERIES, LIMITED SERIES, OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION The Golden Globes will be broadcast live Sunday, January 10 at 8 p.m.on NBC.
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Carol
Mad Max: Fury Road
The Revenant
Room
Spotlight
Cate Blanchett, Carol
Brie Larson, Room
Rooney Mara, Carol
Saoirse Ronan, Brooklyn
Alicia Vikander, The Danish Girl
Bryan Cranston, Trumbo
Leonardo DiCaprio, The Revenant
Michael Fassbender, Steve Jobs
Eddie Redmayne, The Danish Girl
Will Smith, Concussion
The Big Short
Joy
The Martian
Spy
Trainwreck
Jennifer Lawrence, Joy
Melissa McCarthy, Spy
Amy Schumer, Trainwreck
Maggie Smith, The Lady in the Van
Lily Tomlin, Grandma
Christian Bale, The Big Short
Steve Carell, The Big Short
Matt Damon, The Martian
Al Pacino, Danny Collins
Mark Ruffalo, Infinitely Polar Bear
Anomalisa
The Good Dinosaur
Inside Out
The Peanuts Movie
Shaun the Sheep
The Brand New Testament
The Club
The Fencer
Mustang
Son of Saul
Jane Fonda, Youth
Jennifer Jason Leigh, The Hateful Eight
Helen Mirren, Trumbo
Alicia Vikander, Ex Machina
Kate Winslet, Steve Jobs
Paul Dano, Love & Mercy
Idris Elba, Beasts of No Nation
Mark Rylance, Bridge of Spies
Michael Shannon, 99 Homes
Sylvester Stallone, Creed
Todd Haynes, Carol
Alejandro G. Iñárritu, The Revenant
Tom McCarthy, Spotlight
George Miller, Mad Max: Fury Road
Ridley Scott, The Martian
Emma Donoghue, Room
Tom McCarthy and Josh Singer, Spotlight
Charles Randolph and Adam McKay, The Big Short
Aaron Sorkin, Steve Jobs
Quentin Tarantino, The Hateful Eight
Carter Burwell, Carol
Alexandre Desplat, The Danish Girl
Ennio Morricone, The Hateful Eight
Daniel Pemberton, Steve Jobs
Ryuichi Sakamoto and Alva Noto, The Revenant
“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
Empire
Game of Thrones
Mr. Robot
Narcos
Outlander
Caitriona Balfe, Outlander
Viola Davis, How to Get Away With Murder
Eva Green, Penny Dreadful
Taraji P. Henson, Empire
Robin Wright, House of Cards
Jon Hamm, Mad Men
Rami Malek, Mr. Robot
Wagner Moura, Narcos
Bob Odenkirk, Better Call Saul
Liev Schreiber, Ray Donovan
Casual
Mozart in the Jungle
Orange Is the New Black
Silicon Valley
Transparent
Veep
Rachel Bloom, Crazy Ex-Girlfriend
Jamie Lee Curtis, Scream Queens
Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Veep
Gina Rodriguez, Jane the Virgin
Lily Tomlin, Grace and Frankie
Aziz Ansari, Master of None
Gael Garcia Bernal, Mozart in the Jungle
Rob Lowe, The Grinder
Patrick Stewart, Blunt Talk
Jeffrey Tambor, Transparent
American Crime
American Horror Story: Hotel
Fargo
Flesh and Bone
Wolf Hall
Kirsten Dunst, Fargo
Lady Gaga, American Horror Story: Hotel
Sarah Hay, Flesh and Bone
Felicity Huffman, American Crime
Queen Latifah, Bessie
Idris Elba, Luther
Oscar Isaac, Show Me a Hero
David Oyelowo, Nightingale
Mark Rylance, Wolf Hall
Patrick Wilson, Fargo
Uzo Aduba, Orange Is the New Black
Joanne Froggatt, Downton Abbey
Regina King, American Crime
Maura Tierney, The Affair
Judith Light, Transparent
Alan Cumming, The Good Wife
Damian Lewis, Wolf Hall
Ben Mendelsohn, Bloodline
Tobias Menzies, Outlander
Christian Slater, Mr. Robot
Golden Globes: Apparently ‘Outlander’ is better than ‘Mad Men’
