2016 Golden Globe nominations announced

Financial crisis film "The Big Short," revenge thriller "The Revenant" and biopic "Steve Jobs" followed close behind with four nominations each for the Globes, which will be handed out in Beverly Hills on January 10.

The announcement sent Hollywood's awards season into high gear, ahead of the all-important Oscars in February.

Apart from "Carol", the other best motion picture drama nominees are "Mad Max: Fury Road," "The Revenant," harrowing kidnap tale "Room" and "Spotlight," which recounts the Boston Globe's investigation into sex abuse in the Catholic Church.

In the race for best comedy or musical film are "The Big Short," "Joy," The Martian," "Spy" and "Trainwreck."

The Globes nominations were announced a day after the Screen Actors Guild award contenders. "Trumbo" topped that list with three nods, including best ensemble cast and best lead actor for Bryan Cranston. 

Although more high-profile than the SAGs, the Golden Globes are seen as less of an indicator of Oscars glory, as a relatively small group of non-US journalists -- the Hollywood Foreign Press Association -- chooses the winners, rather than the industry itself.

On the television front, no series stood out on its own, with six earning three Globes nominations each -- "American Crime," "Fargo," "Mr. Robot," "Outlander," "Transparent," and "Wolf Hall." 

Streaming pioneer Netflix led the television nominations with eight.

FILM AWARDS

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

Todd Haynes, Carol

Alejandro Iñarritu, 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 or Musical

Jennifer Lawrence, Joy

Melissa McCarthy, Spy

Amy Schumer, Trainwreck

Maggie Smith, The Woman in the Van

Lily Tomlin, Grandma

Best Supporting Actor in any 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 any Motion Picture

Jennifer Jason Leigh, The Hateful Eight

Kate Winslet, Steve Jobs

Alicia Vikander, Ex Machina

Helen Mirren, Trumbo

Jane Fonda, Youth

Best Screenplay

Emma Donaghue, Room

Tom McCarthy, Josh Singer, Spotlight

Charles Randolph, Adam McKay, The Big Short

Aaron Sorkin, Steve Jobs

Quentin Tarantino, The Hateful 8

Best Original Song in a Motion Picture

"Love Me Like You Do," 50 Shades of Grey

"One Kind of Love," Love & Mercy

"See You Again," Furious 7

"Simple Song #3," Youth

"Writing’s On The Wall," Spectre

Best Original Score in a Motion Picture

Carter Burwell, Carol 

Alexandre Desplat, The Danish Girl

Ennio Morricone, The Hateful Eight

Daniel Pemberton, Steve Jobs

Ryuichi Sakamoto, Alva Not

Best Motion Picture, Foreign Language

The Brand New Testament (Belgium/France/Luxembourg)

The Club (Chile)

The Fencer (Finland/Germany/Estonia)

Mustang (France)

Son of Saul (Hungary)

Best Animated Feature

Anomalisa

The Good Dinosaur

Inside Out

The Peanuts Movie

Shaun the Sheep

TELEVISION AWARDS

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 Television Limited Series or Motion Picture made for Television

American Crime

American Horror Story

Fargo

Flesh and Bone

Wolf Hall

Best 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 Actress in a Television 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 Television 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 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 Actor in a Television Limited Series or Motion Picture made for Television

Idris Elba, Luther

Oscar Isaac, Show me a hero

David Oyelowo, Nightingale

Mark Rylance, Wolf Hall

Patrick Wilson, Fargo

Best Actress in a Television Limited Series or Motion Picture made for Television

Kirsten Dunst, Fargo

Lady Gaga, American Horror Story

Sarah Hay, Flesh & Bone

Felicity Huffman, American Crime

Queen Latifah, Bessie

Best Supporting Actor in a Television Drama, Comedy, Limited Series, or Made for TV Movie

Alan Cumming, The Good Wife

Damien Lewis, Wolf Hall

Ben Mendelson, Bloodline

Tobias Menzies, Outlander

Christian Slater, Mr. Robot

Best Supporting Actress in a Television Drama, Comedy, Limited Series, or Made for TV Movie

Uzo Aduba, Orange is the New Black

Joanne Frogatt, Downton Abbey

Regina King, American Crime

Maura Tierney, The Affair

Judith Light, Transparent