Cate Blanchett’s ‘Carol’ takes the lead with 5 nominations, including Best Director, while British stars Kate Winslet, Eddie Redmayne, Idris Elba and Michael Fassbender lead the way in strong categories.

The Golden Globes, which take place in Hollywood on January 10th, are the biggest indication of who will be nominated for an Oscar later on in the awards season. ‘Carol’, ‘Mad Max: Fury Road’ and ‘Spotlight’ are all nominated for a globe for Best Motion Picture for a Drama, while Matt Damon’s ‘The Martian,’ ‘Spy’ and ‘Trainwreck’ are all on the list for Best Motion Picture in a Comedy or Musical.

Perhaps this will be Will Smith’s lucky year as he is nominated for his role in ‘Concussion’ while newcomer Alicia Vikander is also nominated in two categories. Ridley Scott and Alejandro G Inarritu are both up for Best Director, while veteran actress Maggie Smith is nominated for her comical role in ‘The Lady in the Van.’ But critics favourite Jennifer Lawrence was left out of the list this year.

Surprise nominees included Lady Gaga for her supporting part in ‘American Horror Story,’ but as was expected musical sensation ‘Empire’ was nominated for Best TV series, as well as Taraji P Henson for a Best Actress award. See some of the big nominations below and the leading categories for 2016…

Golden Globe 2016 Nominations

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 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 - 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 - 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 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 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

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 director - motion picture

Todd Haynes, Carol
Alejandro G Inarritu, The Revenant
Tom McCarthy, Spotlight
George Miller, Max Max: Fury Road
Ridley Scott, The Martian

Best television series - drama

Empire
Game of Thrones
Mr Robot
Narcos
Outlander

Best performance by an actor in a television series - drama

Jon Hamm, Mad Men
Rami Malek, Mr Robot
Wagner Maura, Narcos
Bob Odenkirk, Better Call Saul
Liev Schreiber, Ray Donovan

Best performance by an 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