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 "Carol," the story of a married older woman who falls in love
with a young shopgirl in the 1950s, garnered five nominations
including best drama film, director, score and acting nods for
Cate Blanchett and Rooney Mara.
"Carol" is up for best drama against Pioneer-era movie "The
Revenant," psychological thriller "Room," Catholic Church abuse
probe "Spotlight" and thriller "Mad Max: Fury Road," a surprise
contender in the category, which rarely sees a blockbuster
action nominee.
"The Big Short," which takes a quirky look at the housing bubble
collapse that led to the 2008 U.S. recession, led the comedy
nominees with four nods; best comedy, screenplay and actor for
Christian Bale and Steve Carell.
"We really tried to craft a movie that was energetic and
entertaining, that could bring people to this issue with some
excitement as opposed to being very dry," director and co-writer
Adam McKay told Reuters.
It will compete with blockbuster space adventure "The Martian,"
Melissa McCarthy caper "Spy," coming-of-age comedy "Trainwreck"
and "Joy," inspired by the story of the woman who designed the
household Miracle Mop.
The Golden Globe winners will be announced at a televised
ceremony in Los Angeles on Jan. 10, hosted by comedian Ricky
Gervais.
In December last year, showbiz satire "Birdman" and
coming-of-age movie "Boyhood" were already established as Oscar
frontrunners. "Birdman" eventually edged out "Boyhood" for the
best picture Oscar.
But this year, the race is wide open with numerous contenders
for the coveted best picture award, and not necessarily the most
obvious ones, said Tom O'Neil, founder of awards tracker
Goldderby.com.
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"The giant made-for-Oscars studio contenders are falling out,"
O'Neil said, citing Focus Features' "The Danish Girl," Universal
Pictures' "Steve Jobs" and Disney's Tom Hanks movie "Bridge of
Spies."
"Instead we see 'Room' and 'Spotlight,' little indie films, and
that's sending a powerful message to Hollywood that size doesn't
matter and they may have to try harder."
But the inclusion of "Mad Max" shows that voters are not dismissing
blockbuster, special effects-laden fare - rather, "they're just not
going for the ones we thought they would," O'Neil said.
The Globes, announced next month, are seen as one of the indicators
of Oscar contenders. In recent years, "Argo" and "12 Years a Slave"
both won the best drama film Golden Globe and went on to win the
best picture Oscar.
The Globes' lead actor group features Bryan Cranston for "Trumbo,"
Leonardo DiCaprio for "The Revenant," Michael Fassbender for "Steve
Jobs," Eddie Redmayne for "The Danish Girl" and Will Smith for
"Concussion."
Blanchett and Mara will be up against Brie Larson for "Room,"
Saoirse Ronan for Irish immigrant tale "Brooklyn" and Alicia
Vikander for transgender movie "The Danish Girl" in the best actress
race.
(Reporting By Piya Sinha-Roy; Editing by Jill Serjeant and Frances
Kerry)
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