The Golden Globes nominations list is finally here and surprise, surprise many fan favorite movies, TV shows and actors were snubbed this year.
Nominations for the 2016 Golden Globes were announced on Thursday morning. And surprisingly Steve Jobs cast members Michael Fassbender and Kate Winslet earned nominations for best actor and actress in a motion picture drama, and it’s not too surprising to see Empire’s Taraji P. Henson nominated for a Golden Globe this year either.
The Golden Globes will air on January 10, 2016 with the host Ricky Gervais, who is back for the fourth time.
Here is the full list of nominees.
Motion picture, drama
Carol
Mad Max: Fury Road
The Revenant
Room
Spotlight
Motion picture, comedy
The Big Short
Joy
The Martian
Spy
Trainwreck
Actress in a motion picture, drama
Cate Blanchett
Brie Larson
Rooney Mara
Saoirse Ronan
Alicia Vikander
Actress in a motion picture, comedy
Jennifer Lawrence
Melissa McCarthy
Amy Schumer
Maggie Smith
Lily Tomlin
Actor in a motion picture, drama
Bryan Cranston
Leonardo DiCaprio
Michael Fassbender
Eddie Redmayne
Will Smith
Actor in a motion picture, comedy
Christian Bale
Steve Carell
Matt Damon
Al Pacino
Mark Ruffalo
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 supporting role in a motion picture
Jane Fonda
Jennifer Jason Leigh
Helen Mirren
Alicia Vikander
Kate Winslet
Actor in a supporting role in a motion picture
Paul Dano
Idris Elba
Mark Rylance
Michael Shannon
Sylvester Stallone
TV movie or miniseries
American Crime
American Horror Story: Hotel
Fargo
Flesh and Bone
Wolf Hall
Actress in a TV series, comedy
Rachel Bloom
Jamie Lee Curtis
Julia Louis-Dreyfus
Gina Rodriguez
Lily Tomlin
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
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
Actor in a TV series, comedy
Aziz Ansari, Master Of None
Gael García Bernal, Mozart In The Jungle
Rob Lowe, The Grinder
Patrick Stewart, Blunt Talk
Jeffrey Tambor, Transparent
Animated feature film
Anomalisa
The Good Dinosaur
Inside Out
The Peanuts Movie
Shaun The Sheep
Supporting actor in a TV series, limited series or TV movie
Alan Cumming
Damian Lewis
Ben Mendelsohn
Tobias Menzies
Christian Slater
Supporting actress in a TV 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
Actor in a TV movie or limited series
Oscar Isaac
Patrick Wilson
Idris Elba
David Oyelowo
Mark Rylance
Director
Todd Haynes, Carol
Alejandro G. Iñárritu, The Revenant
Tom Mccarthy, Spotlight
George Miller, Mad Max: Fury Road
Ridley Scott, The Martian
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
Actress in a TV movie ot limited series
Kirsten Dunst
Queen Latifah
Felicity Huffman
Sarah Hay
Lady Gaga
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)
Foreign language film
The Brand New Testament (Belgium / France / Luxembourg)
The Club (Chile)
The Fencer (Finland / Germany / Estonia)
Mustang (France)
Son Of Saul (Hungary)
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
But, there were also a ton of movies, actors and TV shows that were snubbed this year including Creed and Johnny Depp.
Here is the breakdown of the 10 Golden Globe snubs:
10. Creed
Michael B. Jordan and Ryan Coogler were not nominated, despite box office success. However, Sylvester Stallone did get nominated for Best Supporting Actor-Drama
9. Mad Men
Even though Jon Hamm was nominated, the final season of AMC’s Mad Men failed to get any other nominations for Golden Globes.
8. Straight Outta Compton
Despite beating box office expectations and wowing critics, Straight Outta Compton failed to get any nominations.
7. Johnny Depp
Johnny Depp is a jack of all trades. Despite his praise for his role as gangster James “Whitey” Bulger, Johnny Depp failed to get a nomination for Best Actor-Drama.
6. Kevin Spacey
Kevin Spacey is the true definition of an actor. But, despite starring in House of Cards Spacey did not get nominated for his performance as Frank Underwood this year, even though he won Best Actor in a TV drama last year for the same show.
5. Amy Schumer
Amy Schumer took over the industry this year with several hit movies and TV shows. Even though the actress’ movie Trainwreck got a nomination, the comedian failed to get one for her Comedy Central sketch series, Inside Amy Schumer.
4. Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
Ellie Kemper surprised audience in the hit Netflix series Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt. However, she and the show failed to receive any Golden Globe nominations this year.
3. NBC
NBC managed not to get a single nomination for the Golden Globes this year and they premiered the final season of Parks and Recreation.
2. The Walk
Despite being a long movie about walking across the Twin towers, the Joseph Gordon Levitt biopic of the high-wire artist Philippe Petit and his walk between the World Trade Center tower failed to get a single nomination despite being called an early Best Picture movie.
1.Benicio Del Toro
Oscar winning actor Benicio Del Toror did not get a single nomination for his portrayal of a drug enforcement agent Alejandro despite surprising critics and fans alike in the critically acclaimed thriller Sicario.
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