Lesbian romance 'Carol' tops Golden Globes nominations

Outlander is about a British woman magically transported to 18th century Scotland, and though it debuted strong past year, it failed to win any awards - something the Globes may rectify, with nominations in the actor and actress category as well.

SURPRISE: "Mad Max: Fury Road" continues its awards season streak After winning the National Board of Review and picking up several high-profile prizes from critics' groups, "Mad Max: Fury Road" continues its march to the Oscars.

"The Martian" is first and foremost a sci-fi adventure, but it's at least peppered throughout with humor from Drew Goddard's script. "Joy", is no sure nominee, even in comedy, but it's in the more awkward position of not really containing any comedy. A four-time Oscar nominee (and one-time Globe winner), DiCaprio is gunning for his first Academy Award.

The designer, who woke up early Thursday morning in anticipation of good news following the Globes nominations announcement, considers Lady Gaga his muse and "best friend and collaborator".

It's worth noting that one of those films (Idris Elba's Beasts of No Nation) was a Netflix original release - but we'll get into more on the streaming titan's big day below. "It took just three nominations, down from nine previous year".

Oscar victor Eddie Redmayne is in the hunt for Best Actor in a Drama for "".

Notably, Netflix leads all TV networks with eight nominations, followed by Amazon with five and Hulu with just one nomination for their original production.

In-demand Fassbender is in the running for Best Performance by an actor in a Motion Picture for his performance in "Steve Jobs". The Golden Globes will air Sunday, January 10, 2016, 8 to 11 p.m., hosted by Ricky Gervais, who is sure to insult the HFPA, who are at least good sports about the whole thing. "The film studio, after taking a hit this summer with its 'Fantastic Four" reboot, finished fourth in the domestic box office race.

One notable Golden Globes snub was for Johnny Depp's performance as Boston criminal Whitey Bulger in "Black Mass", which earned him a best actor SAG nomination.

Established stars and newcomers from as far afield as Sweden, Australia and Mexico as well as the United States were honoured with Golden Globe nominations yesterday for their work in movies and television.

HBO's TV series nominees include Silicon Valley and Game of Thrones, which received only one nomination each, while Veep got two. George Miller's "Mad Max: Fury Road" was named best film by the National Board of Review.

Equally thrilled is Best Actor in a Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy nominee Mark Ruffalo: "No way!" "" was expected, but the other four nominees are big surprises.

The nominees for best animated film are Anomalisa, The Good Dinosaur, Inside Out, The Peanuts Movie, and Shaun the Sheep Movie.

Rami Malek is competing in the best TV drama actor category thanks to his part in Mr. Robot and is equally amazed to find himself mentioned alongside the likes of Jon Hamm, Wagner Moura, Bob Odenkirk and Liev Schreiber. However, the Oscar nominations don't always go hand in hand with the Golden Globes and the SAGs. The 2016 awards season, however, demonstrates a change in the television industry: the non-traditional markets have taken over.