The Hollywood Foreign Press announced the nominees for the 2016 Golden Globes.

There were many surprises and welcome nominations, as well as some shocking snubs.

Sylvester Stallone was nominated for Best Supporting Actor for reprising the role of Rocky Balboa in the box office smash and critically acclaimed film Creed.  Stallone was previously nominated for the character as Best Actor for the original 1976 Rocky. 

Mad Max: Fury Road continues it's surprising contention in the Awards Season race after being named The National Board of Review's 2015 Best Film of the Year. With its Golden Globe nomination for Best Motion Picture Drama, the film is now a true contender for a possible Academy Award Best Picture nomination. The film's director, George Miller (he directed all three of the original Mad Max trilogy films as well), was also nominated. 

Some surprising snubs shocked some fans as well.

Despite a SAG nomination, Black Mass actor Johnny Depp was snubbed for a Best Actor Golden Globe nomination. Tom Hardy, thought to be a sure nominee for either Legend or The Revenant, was also snubbed. Straight Outta Compton, the box office and critically heralded hit, was also left out of the mix for a possible Best Motion Picture nomination. 

Spotlight, one of the most critically heralded films of the year thus far, was shunned in the acting categories. No nominations despite solid performances by Michael Keaton, Mark Ruffalo (he WAS nominated for the otherwise forgotten Infinitely Polar Bear), Rachel McAdams, and John Slattery.

What shocked many was two The Big Short actors — Christian Bale and Steve Carrell — nabbing two coveted Best Actor in a Musical or Comedy spots. 

It should be noted that curiously, The Martian was nominated as a Musical or Comedy Best Motion Picture. 

On the television front, The Walking Dead was shunned once again. Even more surprising was the absence of Homeland, which has had one of its most powerful seasons and was recently well represented in the SAG nominations. Not even Golden Globe-winning Clair Daines was nominated for the show. 

Mr. Robot was a welcome addition, but certainly no surprise given the success of the show. And it's nice to finally see that Golden Globe nominee for Best Performance in a Supporting Role Christian Slater has finally found success on television after a handful of failed previous attempts. 

Overall, the Awards Season is now in full swing. Enjoy the full list of Golden Globe nominees below. 

The Golden Globes will air on January 10th at 8 p.m. ET on NBC. Ricky Gervais is set as host.

FILM

Best Motion Picture, Drama

Carol
Mad Max: Fury Road
The Revenant
Room
Spotlight

Best Motion Picture, Musical, or Comedy

The Big Short
Joy
The Martian
Spy
Trainwreck

Best Performance By an Actress in a Motion Picture, Drama

Cate Blanchett, Carol
Brie Larson, Room
Rooney Mara, Carol
Saoirse Ronin, Brooklyn
Alicia Vikander, The Danish Girl

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, Musical or Comedy

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 Motion Picture, Musical, or Comedy

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 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 Performance By an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture

Paul Dano, Love
Idris Elba, Beast of No Nation
Mark Rylance, Bridge of Spies
Michael Shannon, 99 Homes
Sylvester Stallone, Creed

Best Screenplay, Motion Picture

Emma Donoghue, Room
Tom McCarthy, Josh Singer, Spotlight
Charles Randolph & Adam McKay, The Big Short
Aaron Sorkin, Steve Jobs
Quentin Tarantino, The Hateful Eight

Best Motion Picture, Foreign Language

The Brand New Testament
The Club
The Fencer 
Mustang
Son of Saul

Best Motion Picture, Animated

Anomalisa
The Good Dinosaur
Inside Out
The Peanuts Movie
Shaun the Sheep Movie

Original Score, Motion Picture

Carter Burwell, Carol
Alexander Desplat, The Danish Girl
Ennio Morricone, The Hateful Eight
Daniel Pemberton, Steve Jobs
Ryuchi Sakamoto, The Revanant

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

TELEVISION

Best Television Series, Drama

Empire, Fox
Game of Thrones, HBO
Mr. Robot, USA
Narcos, Netflix
Outlander, Starz

Best Television Series, Musical or Comedy

Casual, Hulu
Mozart in the Jungle, Amazon Video
Orange Is the New Black, Netflix
Silicon Valley, HBO
Transparent, Amazon Video
Veep, HBO

Best Television Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television

American Crime, ABC
American Horror Story: Hotel, FX
Fargo, FX
Flesh and Bone, Starz
Wolf Hall, PBS

Best Performance By an Actor in a Television Series, Drama

Jon Hamm, Mad Men
Rami Malek, Mr. Robot
Wagner Moura, Narcos 
Bob Odenkirk, Better Call Saul
Liev Schreiber, Ray Donovan

Best Performance by an Actress in a TV 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 Actress in a Supporting Actress in a Series, Limited Series, or Motion Picture Made for Television

Uzo Aduba, Orange Is the New Black
Joanna Froggatt, Downton Abbey
Regina King, American Crime
Judith Light, Transparent
Maura Tierney, The Affair

Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Series, Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
Kirsten Dunst, Fargo
Lady Gaga, American Horror Story: Hotel
Sarah Hay, Flesh and Bone
Felicity Huffman, American Crime
Queen Latifah, Bessie

Best Performance By an Actress in a Television Series, Musical, or Comedy

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 Television Series, Musical, or Comedy

Aziz Ansari, Master of None
Gael García Bernal, Mozart in the Jungle
Rob Lowe, The Grinder
Patrick Stewart, Blunt Talk
Jeffrey Tambor, Transparent

Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Series, Limited 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 Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Limited Series, or Motion Picture Made for Television

Alan Cumming, The Good Wife
Damien Lewis, Wolf Hall
Ben Mendelson, Bloodline
Tobias Menzies, Outlander
Christian Slater, Mr. Robot