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Here is the official list of nominations for the 2016 Golden Globes

Updated Dec 10th, 2015 11:21AM EST
Golden Globes 2016 Nominees
Image: Open Road Films

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On Thursday morning, each and every one of nominations for the 73rd annual Golden Globes were announced on a live stream. There are plenty of expected choices on the list, but a few pleasant surprises as well, especially the inclusion of Mad Max: Fury Road as a contender for best drama of the year.

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Full list of nominations:

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 Motion Picture – Animated

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

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 Screenplay — Motion Picture

  • 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

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 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 – 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 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 and Mercy
  • Idris Elba, Beasts of No Nation
  • Mark Rylance, Bridge of Spies
  • Michael Shannon, 99 Homes
  • Sylvester Stallone, Creed

Best Score — Motion Picture

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

Best Original Song – Motion Picture

  • “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

Best Television Series – Drama

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

Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy

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

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 Garcia Bernal, Mozart in the Jungle
  • Rob Lowe, The Grinder
  • Patrick Stewart, Blunt Talk
  • Jeffrey Tambor, Transparent

Best Performance By an Actress in a Television Series – Drama

  • Viola Davis, How to Get Away With Murder
  • Caitrona Balfe, Outlander
  • Eva Green, Penny Dreadful
  • Taraji P. Henson, Empire
  • Robin Wright, House of Cards

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

Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role (TV)

  • Alan Cumming, The Good Wife
  • Damien Lewis, Wolf Hall
  • Ben Mendelsohn, Bloodline
  • Tobias Menzies, Outlander
  • Christian Slater, Mr. Robot

Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role (TV)

  • Uzo Aduba, Orange in the New Black
  • Joanne Froggat, Downton Abbey
  • Regina King, American Crime
  • Judith Light, Transparent
  • Maura Tierney, The Affair

Best Television Limited Series

  • American Crime
  • American Horror Story
  • Fargo
  • Flesh & Bone
  • Wolf Hall

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 Actor in a Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television

  • Oscar Isaac, Show Me a Hero
  • Patrick Wilson, Fargo
  • Idris Elba, Luther
  • David Oyelowo, Nightingale
  • Mark Rylance, Wolf Hall

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)
Jacob Siegal
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Jacob Siegal is Associate Editor at BGR, having joined the news team in 2013. He has over a decade of professional writing and editing experience, and helps to lead our technology and entertainment product launch and movie release coverage.