"Carol," "Trainwreck," "Mr. Robot" Among 2016 Golden Globe Nominees

The supremely talented trio of Angela Bassett, America Ferrera and Chloë Grace Moretz took turns announcing the 2016 Golden Globe nominees this morning at the Beverly Hills Hotel in Beverly Hills, California. Several of the Oscar season's most buzzed-about titles were included, though their categorization is guaranteed to revive the annual debates regarding what constitutes a comedy or a drama.

Two pure comedies, Paul Feig's "Spy" and Judd Apatow's "Trainwreck," were nominated in the Best Motion Picture—Comedy category alongside three films comprised of considerably more dramatic fare: Adam McKay's exploration of the modern financial crisis, "The Big Short," David O. Russell's profile of an entrepreneur, "Joy," and  Ridley Scott's sci-fi adventure, "The Martian." The category of Best Motion Picture—Drama was easier to predict, favoring such critical darlings as Todd Haynes's "Carol," George Miller's "Mad Max: Fury Road" (which many viewers would consider quite comedic), Alejandro González Iñárritu's "The Revenant" and Todd McCarthy's "Spotlight." Perhaps the biggest victor here is Lenny Abrahamson's claustrophobic thriller, "Room," which was also nominated for Best Actress (Brie Larson) and Screenplay (Emma Donoghue), boding well for its Oscar chances. 

On the TV front, FOX's "Empire" and USA's "Mr. Robot" scored nominations for Best TV Series—Drama, alongside HBO's "Game of Thrones," Netflix's "Narcos" and STARZ's "Outlander." The Best TV Series—Comedy category was stretched slightly to make room for six nominees: Hulu's "Casual," Amazon's "Mozart in the Jungle," Netflix's "Orange Is the New Black," Amazon's "Transparent," and HBO's dynamic duo of "Silicon Valley" and "Veep."

Host Ricky Gervais will be presiding over the 2016 Golden Globes telecast on Sunday, January 10th. See below for the complete list of nominees. 

2016 FILM NOMINEES

Motion picture, drama

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

Motion picture, comedy

"The Big Short"
"Joy"
"The Martian"
"Spy" 
"Trainwreck" 

Foreign language film

"The Brand New Testament" (Belgium/France/Luxembourg)
"The Club" (Chile)
"The Fencer" (Finland/Germany/Estonia)
"Mustang" (France)
"Son Of Saul" (Hungary)

Animated feature film

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

Director

Todd Haynes, "Carol"
Alejandro G. Iñárritu, "The Revenant"
Tom Mccarthy, "Spotlight"
George Miller, "Mad Max: Fury Road"
Ridley Scott, "The Martian"

Actress in a motion picture, drama

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

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"

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"

Actor in a motion picture, comedy

Christian Bale, "The Big Short"
Steve Carell, "The Big Short"
Matt Damon, "The Martian"
Al Pacino, "Danny Collins"
Mark Ruffalo, "Infinitely Polar Bear"

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"

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"

Screenplay

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

Original song

"Love Me Like You Do" ("50 Shades of Grey")
“One Kind of Love” ("Love and Mercy")
"See You Again" ("Furious 7")
"Simple Song #3" ("Youth")
"Writing's on the Wall" ("Spectre")

Score

Carter Burwell, "Carol"
Alexandre Desplat, "The Danish Girl"
Ennio Morricone, "The Hateful Eight
Daniel Pemberton, "Steve Jobs"
Ryuichi Sakamoto and Alva Noto, "The Revenant"

TV series, drama

"Empire"
"Game of Thrones"
"Mr. Robot"
"Narcos"
"Outlander"

TV series, comedy

"Casual"
"Mozart in the Jungle" 
"Orange Is the New Black"
"Silicon Valley"
"Transparent"
"Veep"

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 and Frankie"

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"