By — Corinne Segal Corinne Segal Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/carol-leads-the-golden-globe-nominations Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter ‘Carol’ leads the Golden Globe nominations Arts Dec 10, 2015 10:07 AM EDT Streaming services and “Carol” are top contenders at the 73rd annual Golden Globe nominations, which the Hollywood Foreign Press Association announced Thursday morning. “Carol,” the story of a romance that unfolds between two women in the 1950s, received five nominations, including Best Actress nods for co-stars Cate Blanchett and Rooney Mara. Director Todd Haynes also received a Best Director nomination. It was followed by four nominations each for “The Big Short,” which covered the subprime housing crisis, “The Revenant,” for which star Leonardo diCaprio received a nomination, and “Steve Jobs.” “Carol” will face off against “Mad Max: Fury Road,” “The Revenant,” “Room” and “Spotlight” for Best Motion Picture in the Drama category. The Best Motion Picture for Musical or Comedy nominees are “The Big Short,” “Joy,” “Spy,” “Trainwreck” and “The Martian,” whose nomination as a comedy drew criticism when it was announced in November. In the television categories, Netflix led the pack with eight nominations, including Best Series nods for “Orange is the New Black” in the Musical/Comedy category and “Narcos” for Drama. HBO followed closely behind with seven nominations for television, while streaming services Hulu and Amazon also received nods. PBS miniseries “Wolf Hall” received a nomination in the Best TV Movie or Limited-Series category. The winners will be announced at a ceremony hosted by Ricky Gervais on Jan. 10, 2016, at 8 p.m. EST on NBC. Read the full list of nominations below. Best Motion Picture – Drama “Carol” “Mad Max: Fury Road” “The Revenant” “Room” “Spotlight” Best Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical “The Big Short” “Joy” “The Martian” “Spy” “Trainwreck” 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 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 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 Actress in a Motion Picture – Comedy Jennifer Lawrence, “Joy” Melissa McCarthy, “Spy” Amy Schumer, “Trainwreck” Maggie Smith, “The Lady in the Van” Lily Tomlin, “Grandma” Best Supporting Actor 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 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 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” Best Original Score Carter Burwell, “Carol” Alexandre Desplat, “The Danish Girl” Ennio Morricone, “The Hateful Eight” Daniel Pemberton, “Steve Jobs” Ryuichi Sakamoto Alva Noto, “The Revenant” Best Original Song “Love Me Like You Do” from “Fifty Shades of Grey” “One Kind of Love” from “Love & Mercy” “See You Again” from “Furious 7” “Simple Song No. 3” from “Youth” “Writing’s on the Wall” from “Spectre” Best Animated Feature Film “Anomalisa” “The Good Dinosaur” “Inside Out” “The Peanuts Movie” “Shaun the Sheep Movie” Best Motion Picture – Foreign Language “The Brand New Testament” “The Club” “The Fencer” “Mustang” “Son of Saul” Best TV Series – Drama “Empire” “Game of Thrones” “Mr. Robot” “Narcos” “Outlander” Best TV Series – Comedy “Casual” “Mozart in the Jungle” “Orange Is the New Black” “Silicon Valley” “Transparent” “Veep” Best TV Movie or Limited Series “American Crime” “American Horror Story: Hotel” “Fargo” “Flesh and Bone” “Wolf Hall” Best Actor in a TV Series – Drama Jon Hamm, “Mad Men” Rami Malek, “Mr. Robot” Wagner Moura, “Narcos” Bob Odenkirk, “Better Call Saul” Liev Schreiber, “Ray Donovan” Best Actress in a TV Series – Drama 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 Actor in a TV Series – Comedy 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 TV Series – Comedy Rachel Bloom, “Crazy Ex Girlfriend” Jamie Lee Curtis, “Scream Queens” Julia Louis-Dreyfus, “Veep” Gina Rodriguez, “Jane the Virgin” Lily Tomlin, “Grace & Frankie” Best Actor in a Limited-Series or TV Movie Idris Elba, “Luther” Oscar Isaac, “Show Me a Hero” David Oyelowo, “Nightingale” Mark Rylance, “Wolf Hall” Patrick Wilson, “Fargo” Best Actress in a Limited-Series or TV Movie Kirsten Dunst, “Fargo” Lady Gaga, “American Horror Story: Hotel” Sarah Hay, “Flesh & Bone” Felicity Huffman, “American Crime” Queen Latifah, “Bessie” Best Supporting Actor in a Series, Limited-Series or TV Movie Alan Cumming, “The Good Wife” Damian Lewis, “Wolf Hall” Ben Mendelsohn, “Bloodline” Tobias Menzies, “Outlander” Christian Slater, “Mr. Robot” Best Supporting Actress in a Series, Limited-Series, or TV Movie Uzo Aduba, “Orange is the New Black” Joanne Froggatt, “Downton Abbey” Regina King, “American Crime” Judith Light, “Transparent” Maura Tierney, “The Affair” We're not going anywhere. 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Streaming services and “Carol” are top contenders at the 73rd annual Golden Globe nominations, which the Hollywood Foreign Press Association announced Thursday morning. “Carol,” the story of a romance that unfolds between two women in the 1950s, received five nominations, including Best Actress nods for co-stars Cate Blanchett and Rooney Mara. Director Todd Haynes also received a Best Director nomination. It was followed by four nominations each for “The Big Short,” which covered the subprime housing crisis, “The Revenant,” for which star Leonardo diCaprio received a nomination, and “Steve Jobs.” “Carol” will face off against “Mad Max: Fury Road,” “The Revenant,” “Room” and “Spotlight” for Best Motion Picture in the Drama category. The Best Motion Picture for Musical or Comedy nominees are “The Big Short,” “Joy,” “Spy,” “Trainwreck” and “The Martian,” whose nomination as a comedy drew criticism when it was announced in November. In the television categories, Netflix led the pack with eight nominations, including Best Series nods for “Orange is the New Black” in the Musical/Comedy category and “Narcos” for Drama. HBO followed closely behind with seven nominations for television, while streaming services Hulu and Amazon also received nods. PBS miniseries “Wolf Hall” received a nomination in the Best TV Movie or Limited-Series category. The winners will be announced at a ceremony hosted by Ricky Gervais on Jan. 10, 2016, at 8 p.m. EST on NBC. Read the full list of nominations below. Best Motion Picture – Drama “Carol” “Mad Max: Fury Road” “The Revenant” “Room” “Spotlight” Best Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical “The Big Short” “Joy” “The Martian” “Spy” “Trainwreck” 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 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 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 Actress in a Motion Picture – Comedy Jennifer Lawrence, “Joy” Melissa McCarthy, “Spy” Amy Schumer, “Trainwreck” Maggie Smith, “The Lady in the Van” Lily Tomlin, “Grandma” Best Supporting Actor 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 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 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” Best Original Score Carter Burwell, “Carol” Alexandre Desplat, “The Danish Girl” Ennio Morricone, “The Hateful Eight” Daniel Pemberton, “Steve Jobs” Ryuichi Sakamoto Alva Noto, “The Revenant” Best Original Song “Love Me Like You Do” from “Fifty Shades of Grey” “One Kind of Love” from “Love & Mercy” “See You Again” from “Furious 7” “Simple Song No. 3” from “Youth” “Writing’s on the Wall” from “Spectre” Best Animated Feature Film “Anomalisa” “The Good Dinosaur” “Inside Out” “The Peanuts Movie” “Shaun the Sheep Movie” Best Motion Picture – Foreign Language “The Brand New Testament” “The Club” “The Fencer” “Mustang” “Son of Saul” Best TV Series – Drama “Empire” “Game of Thrones” “Mr. Robot” “Narcos” “Outlander” Best TV Series – Comedy “Casual” “Mozart in the Jungle” “Orange Is the New Black” “Silicon Valley” “Transparent” “Veep” Best TV Movie or Limited Series “American Crime” “American Horror Story: Hotel” “Fargo” “Flesh and Bone” “Wolf Hall” Best Actor in a TV Series – Drama Jon Hamm, “Mad Men” Rami Malek, “Mr. Robot” Wagner Moura, “Narcos” Bob Odenkirk, “Better Call Saul” Liev Schreiber, “Ray Donovan” Best Actress in a TV Series – Drama 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 Actor in a TV Series – Comedy 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 TV Series – Comedy Rachel Bloom, “Crazy Ex Girlfriend” Jamie Lee Curtis, “Scream Queens” Julia Louis-Dreyfus, “Veep” Gina Rodriguez, “Jane the Virgin” Lily Tomlin, “Grace & Frankie” Best Actor in a Limited-Series or TV Movie Idris Elba, “Luther” Oscar Isaac, “Show Me a Hero” David Oyelowo, “Nightingale” Mark Rylance, “Wolf Hall” Patrick Wilson, “Fargo” Best Actress in a Limited-Series or TV Movie Kirsten Dunst, “Fargo” Lady Gaga, “American Horror Story: Hotel” Sarah Hay, “Flesh & Bone” Felicity Huffman, “American Crime” Queen Latifah, “Bessie” Best Supporting Actor in a Series, Limited-Series or TV Movie Alan Cumming, “The Good Wife” Damian Lewis, “Wolf Hall” Ben Mendelsohn, “Bloodline” Tobias Menzies, “Outlander” Christian Slater, “Mr. Robot” Best Supporting Actress in a Series, Limited-Series, or TV Movie Uzo Aduba, “Orange is the New Black” Joanne Froggatt, “Downton Abbey” Regina King, “American Crime” Judith Light, “Transparent” Maura Tierney, “The Affair” We're not going anywhere. 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