The TV network is also absent in the running for best comedy series.
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Also nominated in that category was Saoirse Ronan for “Brooklyn”, a 1950s tale about immigration.
The movie has been nominated in the best motion picture? drama alongside “Mad Max: Fury Road”, “The Revenant”, “Spotlight” and “Room“.
A Globes nomination can give a show, film or actor not only a bump in audience, but an edge in Hollywood’s crowded awards season.
In the best motion picture – musical or comedy category, the nominees include “The Big Short”, Matt Damon-starrer “The Martian”, Jennifer Lawrence’s “Joy”, “Spy” and “Trainwreck”.
“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.
For best actor in a drama, the nominees are Cranston, Redmayne, Leonardo DiCaprio for “The Revenant”, Michael Fassbender for “Steve Jobs” and Will Smith for “Concussion“, a story about a pathologist who diagnosed degenerative brain disease in American football players.
In total, digital originals account for 12 nominations at this year’s Golden Globes, nearly double from last year’s list. In the acting prize, Idris Elba, Mark Rylance, and Lily Tomlin who have already gotten a nod each in movie category add another to their collection in TV department.
The nominees for best animated feature film are: “Anomalisa”, “Inside Out”, “The Good Dinosaur”, “The Peanuts Movie” and “Shaun the Sheep Movie”.
The 2015 Golden Globe nominations have been announced, and the list of nominees provides irrefutable proof of the growing status of digital-only content within the world of television and film. Veep will compete against representatives from every major SVOD: Orange is the New Black, Casual, Transparent and Amazon’s Mozart in the Jungle.
Caitriona Balfe was nominated for a Golden Globe for best actress in a TV drama series for her role in “Outlander”, which was nominated for best drama..
Fox, shut out a year ago, landed four nominations thanks to two for “Empire”, plus Rob Lowe in the comedy actor category on its freshman “The Grinder” and Jamie Lee Curtis in its new horror-comedy “Scream Queens“. It will be hosted by comedian Ricky Gervais.
On the television front, no single series stood out from the pack, with six earning three Globes nominations each – “American Crime”, “Fargo”, “Mr. Robot”, “Outlander”, “Transparent”, and “Wolf Hall”.
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In other film news of geeky interest, The Martian received a nominee for best motion picture in a comedy/musical.
