'Carol' Leads 2016 Golden Globe Nominations, 'The Revenant,' 'Steve Jobs,' 'The Big Short' Also Strong

Another day, another batch of awards nominations, and after the eyebrow-raising announcements with the SAG awards, we’re sure that more surprises are to come with the reveal of the nominees for this year’s Golden Globes.  

The ‘fun,’ vaguely disreputable little brother to the Oscars, the Globes might be sneered at in serious critic circles, but they have a value with the public second only to the Academy Awards, and so while they’re not always indicative of the Oscars (“Boyhood” was the big winner last year, for instance), they can be fun in and of themselves, and can sometimes signify where the wind is blowing.

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In this case, it's blowing, pleasingly, towards Todd Haynes' "Carol," which leads the field with five nominations, including Best Picture, Best Director and Best Actress nominations for both its leading ladies (Rooney Mara is campaigning as...