Rooney Mara was nominated in Lead for 'Carol,'- will Oscar follow suit?
The Hollywood Foreign Press today somewhat mitigated the flat out wackiness of yesterday's SAG nominations, by choosing many of the full-blooded Oscar contenders here, including Spotlight, Carol, The Revenant, Room and The Martian in major categories. But they did leave some films out, most surprisingly Brooklyn, which got a sole Best Actress nomination for Saoirse Ronan, undoubtedly leaving Brie Larson the frontrunner for the Globe win, since Room landed Best Picture AND Best Screenplay noms. Looks like Ronan's not running away with that like I thought. The Big Short was also on the rise again, landing noms for Screenplay, Picture, Steve Carell and Christian Bale, so we definitely need to look out for that one as a latebreaker. And even though Spotlight got the major nominations it was supposed to, its actors were completely shut out today, with no one from its praised ensemble getting in due to vote-splitting. Time for Open Road to move Michael Keaton into lead I think, in order to try to get at least one of these guys in, instead of crowding everyone into supporting, where they're cannibalizing each other. But it's important to remember that the HFPA is NOT the industry, so even though I expect many of these films to get recognition, the Academy and the guild voters are going to go their own way- maybe they'll love Brooklyn a lot more, for example.
Best Film Drama
"Carol"
"Mad Max: Fury Road"
"The Revenant"
"Room"
"Spotlight"
Best Film Drama Actor
Bryan Cranston, "Trumbo"
Leonardo DiCaprio, "The Revenant"
Michael Fassbender, "Steve Jobs"
Eddie Redmayne, "The Danish Girl"
Will Smith, "Concussion"
Best Film Drama Actress
Cate Blanchett, "Carol"
Brie Larson, "Room"
Rooney Mara, "Carol"
Saoirse Ronan, "Brooklyn"
Alicia Vikander, "The Danish Girl"
Best Film Comedy/Musical
"The Big Short"
"Joy"
"The Martian"
"Spy"
"Trainwreck"
Best Film Comedy/Musical Actor
Christian Bale, "The Big Short"
Steve Carell, "The Big Short"
Matt Damon, "The Martian"
Al Pacino, "Danny Collins"
Mark Ruffalo, "Infinitely Polar Bear"
Best Film Comedy/Musical Actress
Jennifer Lawrence, "Joy"
Melissa McCarthy, "Spy"
Amy Schumer, "Trainwreck"
Maggie Smith, "The Lady in the Van"
Lily Tomlin, "Grandma"
Best Film Supporting Actor
Paul Dano, "Love and Mercy"
Idris Elba, "Beasts of No Nation"
Mark Rylance, "Bridge of Spies"
Michael Shannon, "99 Homes"
Sylvester Stallone, "Creed"
Best Film Supporting Actress
Jane Fonda, "Youth"
Jennifer Jason Leigh, "The Hateful Eight"
Helen Mirren, "Trumbo"
Alicia Vikander, "Ex Machina"
Kate Winslet, "Steve Jobs"
Best Director
Todd Haynes, "Carol"
Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu, "The Revenant"
Tom McCarthy, "Spotlight"
George Miller, "Mad Max: Fury Road"
Ridley Scott, "The Martian"
Best Screenplay
"Room"
"Spotlight"
"The Big Short"
"Steve Jobs"
"The Hateful Eight"
Best Score
"Carol"
"The Danish Girl"
"The Hateful Eight"
"Steve Jobs"
"The Revenant"
Best Song
"Love Me Like You Do" - "Fifty 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"
Best Animated Feature
"Anomalisa"
"The Good Dinosaur"
"Inside Out"
"The Peanuts Movie"
"Shaun the Sheep"
Best Foreign Language Film
"The Brand New Testament"
"The Club"
"The Fencer"
"Mustang"
"Son of Saul"
In the comedy categories, I'm predicting Amy Schumer will likely take that Globe win over Jennifer Lawrence and Melissa McCarthy, although kudos to the Globes for finally nominating McCarthy, along with Spy for Best Picture. About time. Another fun fact here: Aaron Sorkin has been nominated by the HFPA for every single film he's ever written- no kidding. Best Picture comedy is between The Big Short and The Martian, obviously, but The Martian missed a Screenplay nod, so that's going to be a tight race. I actually think the Best Director nominees here may match Oscar exactly, when they're revealed in January, and another kudos to the Globes for nominating Mad Max in Best Picture drama. It's still a fight for that Oscar nod though, even if George Miller gets in for director.
'The Big Short' is coming up strong with SAG and HFPA- will the industry follow their lead?
