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Those behind 鈥淛oy鈥� and 鈥淭he Martian,鈥� movies which had missed out on earlier nods like those by the Screen Actors Guild Awards, are no doubt happy to see the movies appear as best comedy or musical nominees. However, because the HFPA nominates movies in two categories, not all these movies will get a nod for Best Picture. Chances seem extremely slim, for example, that 鈥淪py鈥� or 鈥淭rainwreck鈥� will appear on the Oscar Best Picture ballot.聽

As for the movie acting races, Bryan Cranston was nominated for 鈥淭rumbo鈥� in the best actor in a drama category, as were Leonardo DiCaprio for 鈥淭he Revenant,鈥� Michael Fassbender for 鈥淪teve Jobs,鈥� Will Smith for 鈥淐oncussion,鈥� and Eddie Redmayne for 鈥淭he Danish Girl.鈥� This is almost the exact same list that was named by the SAG Awards 鈥� now Smith and Johnny Depp, who was nominated by the SAG Awards for 鈥淏lack Mass,鈥� may be vying for the last slot in this category for the Oscars.聽

The list for the best actress in a drama race was a bit different than that for the SAG Awards. Cate Blanchett was nominated for 鈥淐arol,鈥� as was Saoirse Ronan for 鈥淏rooklyn,鈥� Rooney Mara for "Carol," Alicia Vikander for "The Danish Girl," and Brie Larson for 鈥淩oom." For the SAG Awards, 鈥淐arol鈥� actress Mara and 鈥淕irl鈥� actress Alicia Vikander were nominated in the supporting category, but those behind the Globes put them in the lead actress category.聽

As for the comedy/musical acting races, the contenders for the best actor in a comedy or musical prize are "The Big Short" actors 海角大神 Bale and Steve Carell, Al Pacino of "Danny Collins," Matt Damon in "The Martian," and Mark Ruffalo in "Infinitely Polar Bear." The actress contenders for a comedy or musical are "Trainwreck" actress Amy Schumer, Maggie Smith of "The Lady in the Van," "Grandma" actress Lily Tomlin, Jennifer Lawrence in "Joy," and "Spy" actress Melissa McCarthy.

For the Globes, the best supporting actor race for drama, musicals, and comedy are combined. For best supporting actress, Kate Winslet was nominated for 鈥淪teve Jobs,鈥� as were Vikander for 鈥淓x Machina,鈥� Jennifer Jason Leigh for 鈥淭he Hateful Eight,鈥� Helen Mirren for 鈥淭rumbo,鈥� and Jane Fonda for 鈥淵outh.鈥澛�

Other than Winslet, the nominees in this category were completely different than those for the SAG Awards. Vikander was nominated in the SAG category but for a different movie (鈥淭he Danish Girl鈥�), and Leigh and Fonda were nowhere to be seen. Rachel McAdams was nominated for a SAG Award for 鈥淪potlight鈥� but is missing for the Globes.聽

Those who earned nods in the best supporting actor category were Idris Elba for 鈥淏easts of No Nation,鈥� Mark Rylance for 鈥淏ridge of Spies,鈥� Michael Shannon for 鈥�99 Homes,鈥� Sylvester Stallone for 鈥淐reed,鈥� and Paul Dano for 鈥淟ove and Mercy.鈥澛�

Elba, Rylance, and Shannon seem like sure things for this race after receiving SAG and Golden Globes nods, while Stallone and Dano鈥檚 nods are crucial after having missed out on a SAG nomination.