Category kerfuffle adds to drama of Golden Globe nominations

The Golden Globe nominations, which will be announced by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association in Beverly Hills, California, on Thursday morning, are at the center of the drama surrounding the categorization of this year's movies and actors.

A day after receiving supporting actress nominations from the Screen Actors Guild Awards, for example, Rooney Mara ("Carol") and Alicia Vikander ("The Danish Girl") will be considered for a best actress Globes nod.

The Martian," a box-office hit and a possible Oscar favorite, stands a better chance of winning best picture at the Globes as a comedy than as a drama, where the field includes Tom McCarthy's acclaimed Boston Globe drama "Spotlight," Todd Haynes' '50s romance "Carol" and Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu's frontier epic "The Revenant.

Judd Apatow, whose own Amy Schumer comedy "Trainwreck" will compete in the category, earlier scoffed at such category hijinks: "Trying to dominate the comedy category when you are really a drama afraid of dramatic competition is a punk move," he said on Twitter.

"Spotlight" comes into the Globes enjoying the status as Academy Awards front runner, but stinging slightly after two of its stars, Mark Ruffalo and Michael Keaton, failed to land supporting actor nominees from the Screen Actors on Wednesday.