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Blanchett up against co-star for Golden Globe

08:44 am on 11 December 2015

Carol has scored the most nominations for the 2016 Golden Globe Awards with five nods.

Cate Blanchett in Carol Photo: Supplied / StudioCanal

Cate Blanchett and Rooney Mara are both up for best actress in a drama for their roles in the 1950s-set film about a glamorous housewife who falls for a younger woman.

The film was also nominated for best film drama, original score and best director for Todd Haynes.

The Revenant, The Big Short and Steve Jobs all received four nominations.

Carol will go up against Alejandro G Inarritu's The Revenant to be named best film drama, along with Mad Max: Fury Road, kidnap drama Room and real life abuse drama Spotlight.

The best drama actress category also sees Room's Brie Larson nominated against Blanchett and Rooney Mara, as well as Saoirse Ronan for Brooklyn and Alicia Vikander for The Danish Girl.

Leonardo DiCaprio's performance in The Revenant was recognised for a best drama actor nomination, alongside Bryan Cranston in biopic Trumbo, Michael Fassbender in Steve Jobs and Will Smith in Concussion.

Eddie Redmayne, who won the award last year for his role in The Theory of Everything, is nominated again this year for his portrayal of transgender pioneer Lili Elbe in The Danish Girl.

In the musical or comedy film categories, US financial crisis movie The Big Short is up for best film, competing against Spy, Trainwreck and surprise nominees The Martian and Joy.

Jennifer Lawrence is also nominated for best actress in a musical or comedy for her role in Joy - a biopic about the inventor of the Miracle Mop - along with Melissa McCarthy for Spy, Amy Schumer in Trainwreck, Dame Maggie Smith in The Lady in the Van and Lily Tomlin in Grandma.

The best actor in a musical or comedy category sees The Big Short's Christian Bale and Steve Carell nominated with Matt Damon for The Martian, Al Pacino in Danny Collins and Mark Ruffalo in Infinitely Polar Bear.

Among the British stars nominated in the best supporting actor and actress categories include Idris Elba for Beasts of No Nation, Mark Rylance for Bridge of Spies, Dame Helen Mirren for Trumbo and Kate Winslet for Steve Jobs.

British film-maker Ridley Scott is also nominated for best director for his sci-fi blockbuster The Martian.

And singer Sam Smith also has a best original song nod for Writing's on the Wall - the theme to James Bond film Spectre.

In the television categories there was a much broader spread of nominations. American Crime, Fargo, Mr Robot, Outlander, Transparent and Wolf Hall all landed three nominations each.

BBC drama Wolf Hall is up for best TV miniseries or TV film, with its stars Mark Rylance and Damian Lewis nominated for best actor and best supporting actor.

Empire, Game of Thrones, Mr Robot, Narcos and Outlander will compete for the best drama TV series honour.

Meanwhile Casual, Mozart in the Jungle, Orange is the New Black, Silicon Valley, Transparent and Veep are all nominated for best musical or comedy TV series.

Among the best TV drama actors and actresses who received nods include Jon Hamm for the final series of Mad Men, Taraji P Henson for Empire, while Jamie Lee Curtis and Rob Lowe were also nominated for their new shows Scream Queens and The Grinder in the TV comedy categories.

Another surprise nomination came for Lady Gaga, recognised in the best actress in a miniseries for her role in American Horror Story: Hotel.

Other British stars nominated included David Oyelowo for Nightingale, Sir Patrick Stewart for Blunt Talk, Downton Abbey's Joanne Froggatt, Alan Cumming for The Good Wife and Tobias Menzies for Outlander.

The nominations and eventual winners are decided by the 93 members of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association - a group of entertainment editors and writers from 55 countries who report on the industry year-round.

Ricky Gervais will return to host the ceremony on 10 January - his third time fronting the awards.

Full list of Golden Globe 2016 nominees

FILM CATEGORIES

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 screenplay - motion picture

The Big Short

The Hateful Eight

Room

Spotlight

Steve Jobs

Best animated feature film

Anomalisa

The Good Dinosaur

Inside Out

The Peanuts Movie

Shaun the Sheep Movie

Best foreign language film

The Brand New Testament

The Club

The Fencer

Mustang

Son of Saul

Best original score - motion picture

Carol

The Danish Girl

The Hateful Eight

The Revenant

Steve Jobs

Best original song - motion picture

Love Me Like You Do, Ellie Goulding - Fifty Shades of Grey

One Kind of Love, Brian Wilson - Love & Mercy

See You Again, Wiz Khalifa featuring Charlie Puth - Fast & Furious 7

Simple Song #3, Sumi Jo - Youth

Writing's On the Wall, Sam Smith - Spectre

TELEVISION CATEGORIES

Best television series - drama

Empire

Game of Thrones

Mr Robot

Narcos

Outlander

Best television series - comedy or musical

Casual

Mozart in the Jungle

Orange is the New Black

Silicon Valley

Transparent

Veep

Best mini-series or motion picture made for television

American Crime

American Horror Story: Hotel

Fargo

Flesh and Bone

Wolf Hall

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

Best performance by an actor in a television series - comedy or musical

Aziz Ansari, Master of None

Gael Garcia Bernal, Mozart

Rob Lowe, The Grinder

Patrick Stewart, Blunt Talk

Jeffrey Tambor, Transparent

Best performance by an actress in a television series - comedy or musical

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 mini-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 performance by an actress in a mini-series or motion picture made for television

Kirsten Dunst, Fargo

Felicity Huffman, American Crime

Lady Gaga, American Horror Story: Hotel

Sarah Hay, Flesh and Bone

Queen Latifah, Bessie

Best performance by an actor in a supporting role in a series, mini-series or motion picture made for television

Alan Cumming, The Good Wife

Damian Lewis, Wolf Hall

Ben Mendelsohn, Bloodline

Tobias Menzies, Outlander

Christian Slater, Mr Robot

Best performance by an actress in a supporting role in a series, mini-series or motion picture made for television

Uzo Aduba, Orange is the New Black

Joanne Froggatt, Downton Abbey

Regina King, American Crime

Judith Light, Transparent

Maura Tierney, The Affair