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Best of 2015 - Golden Globes

The Golden Globes are an award show hosted by Hollywood Foreign Press. Televised on January 10, 2016, here are their nominations and winners for 2015:

73 Golden Globe Awards:

Best motion picture, drama
“Mad Max: Fury Road”
“Carol”
“The Revenant” -Winner
“Room”
“Spotlight”

Best motion picture, musical or comedy
“Joy”
“Spy”
“The Big Short”
“The Martian” -Winner
“Trainwreck”

Best performance by an actress in a motion picture, drama
Saoirse Ronin, “Brooklyn”
Cate Blanchett, “Carol”
Rooney Mara, “Carol”
Brie Larson, “Room”-Winner
Alicia Vikander, “The Danish Girl”

Best performance by an actress in a motion picture, musical or comedy
Jennifer Lawrence, “Joy” -Winner
Melissa McCarthy, “Spy”
Amy Schumer, “Trainwreck”
Maggie Smith, “The Lady in the Van”
Lily Tomlin, “Grandma”

Best performance by an actor in a motion picture, drama
Bryan Cranston, “Trumbo”
Leonardo DiCaprio, “The Revenant” -Winner
Michael Fassbender, “Steve Jobs”
Eddie Redmayne, “The Danish Girl”
Will Smith, “Concussion”

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” -Winner

Best performance by 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” -Winner

Best director, motion picture
Alejandro González Iñárritu, “The Revenant” -Winner
Todd Haynes, “Carol”
Tom McCarthy, , “Spotlight”
George Miller, “Mad Max: Fury Road”
Ridley Scott, “The Martian”

Best performance by an actor in a motion picture, musical or comedy
Christian Bale, “The Big Short”
Steve Carell, “The Big Short”
Matt Damon, “The Martian” -Winner
Al Pacino, “Danny Collins”
Mark Ruffalo, “Infinitely Polar Bear”

Best screenplay, motion picture
Emma Donoghue, “Room”
Tom McCarthy and Josh Singer, “Spotlight”
Charles Randolph and Adam McKay, “The Big Short”
Aaron Sorkin, “Steve Jobs” -Winner
Quentin Tarantino, “The Hateful Eight”

Best original score, motion picture
Carter Burwell, “Carol”
Alexander Desplat, “The Danish Girl”
Ennio Morricone, “The Hateful Eight” -Winner
Daniel Pemberton, “Steve Jobs”
Ryuchi Sakamoto, “The Revenant”

Best motion picture, animated
“Anomalisa”
“The Good Dinosaur”
“Inside Out” -Winner
“The Peanuts Movie”
“Shaun the Sheep Movie”

Best original song, motion picture
“Love Me Like You Do,” “Fifty Shades of Grey”
“One Kind of Love,” “Love & Mercy”
“See You Again,” “Furious 7”
“Simple Song #3,” “Youth”
“Writing’s on the Wall,” “Spectre” -Winner

More details about the movies mentioned in this post…

Mad Max: Fury Road

Mad Max: Fury Road

Expect road rage, burning sand and flying bullets.

Carol

Carol

Two women of opposite age and social standing find themselves attracted to one another.

The Revenant

The Revenant

Never mess with a man who's been mauled by a bear.

Room

Room

Love cannot be contained.

Spotlight

Spotlight

A news teams sheds light on a dark secret.

Joy

Joy

One bright idea after another.

Anomalisa

Anomalisa

In the vastness of humanity, where can human connection be found?

Spy

Spy

Pick me! Pick me!

Inside Out

Inside Out

Emotions can sometimes get the better of you.

The Big Short

The Big Short

Every game has winners and losers.

The Martian

The Martian

Left behind.

The Good Dinosaur

The Good Dinosaur

Best friends can come in any shape or size.

The Peanuts Movie

The Peanuts Movie

Life is just like that, Charlie Brown.

Danny Collins

Danny Collins

Money can't buy you love...

Trainwreck

Trainwreck

Sometimes life can feel like you've been railroaded into disaster.

The Hateful Eight

The Hateful Eight

If three is a crowd, then eight is critical mass just waiting to explode.

Love & Mercy

Love & Mercy

The Beach Boys' Brian Wilson needs all the compassion and understanding he can get.

Shaun the Sheep Movie

Shaun the Sheep Movie

Far away pastures seldom turn out to be greener.

Ex Machina

Ex Machina

Intelligence: Real verses Artificial.

Creed

Creed

You're not out until they count to ten!

Spectre

Spectre

James Bond won't stop until he's uncovered the secrets of SPECTRE.

Furious 7

Furious 7

The street race must go on.

Fifty Shades of Grey

Fifty Shades of Grey

His control issues extend from the board room to the bedroom...

Youth

Youth

Remembering the not-so-good old days.

Bridge of Spies

Bridge of Spies

An unsuspecting lawyer becomes the bridge between American and Soviet relations in a tense situation during the Cold War.

Brooklyn

Brooklyn

Can Irish eyes find a reason to smile in a new home?

Concussion

Concussion

One too many hits to the head.

Steve Jobs

Steve Jobs

Genius. Visionary. Flawed.

The Lady in the Van

The Lady in the Van

Some people take advantage of kindness.

Trumbo

Trumbo

A Hollywood witch hunt is afoot.

The Danish Girl

The Danish Girl

Always Danish, but not always a girl.