Snubs and surprises from the 2016 Golden Globe nominations

While she was a likely nominee for her role as the wife of transgender artist Lili Elbe in "The Danish Girl," it was quite a surprise to also see her recognized for her supporting performance in Alex Garland's elegant thriller "Ex Machina," where she plays the beguiling Artificial Intelligence creation Ava.

Mark Ruffalo gave one of the year's finest performances in the ensemble drama "Spotlight" as the excitable reporter Michael Rezendes, but the HFPA went a different direction in honoring Ruffalo, picking out his performance as a bipolar adult in the little-seen indie "Infinitely Polar Bear."

[...] Spotlight" received no acting nominations from the HFPA despite its best drama nomination and its rising status as one of the Oscar race's top contenders.

Veteran actress Charlotte Rampling has been a big part of the best actress conversation for her work in the affecting marital drama "45 Years," but was locked out of the best actress, drama category, possibly because Rooney Mara and Cate Blanchett were both nominated as leads in "Carol."

USA Network's cult conspiracy show "Mr. Robot" took the TV categories by storm with unexpected nominations for the show and actors Rami Malek and Christian Slater.

The N.W.A biopic "Straight Outta Compton" got a boost on Wednesday when it was included among the Screen Actors Guild Award nominees for best ensemble drama.