James R | On 10, Dec 2015

Amazon has overtaken Netflix for the first time in the race for awards.

The online retailer’s streaming service has landed a whopping 13 nods in the 2016 Golden Globe nominations, comfortably outstripping Netflix, which has 10 to its name.

Amazon made history at 2015’s Golden Globes when its ground-breaking show Transparent became the first web-only programme to pick up one the main prizes for Best Series. Transparent was named Best TV Series, Comedy or Musical and the show’s second season has done it again, landing a nomination in the Best Series category, as well as a nod for Jeffrey Tambor in the Best Actor (Musical or Comedy) category and Judith Light for Best Supporting Actress.

Amazon’s award clout looked set to be limited to only Jill Soloway’s critical darling, but this year’s nominations have extended its prize-winning potential to Mozart in the Jungle, which is also nominated for Best Series (Musical or Comedy) and has picked up a nod for Best Actor (Musical or Comedy) for Gael Garcia Bernal to boot.

Netflix’s original shows have had an equally successful year, with Narcos squaring off against Game of Thrones and Empire for Best Series (Drama) and Orange Is the New Black up for Best Series (Musical or Comedy). Wagner Moura picked up a Best Actor (Drama) nomination as well, as the drug thriller took the baton from House of Cards’ previous nominations for Kevin Spacey and Best Drama. The political juggernaut remains at the table, though, with Robin Wright once again being nominated for Best Actress (Drama).

Netflix can also claim credit, though, for Better Call Saul’s Best Actor (Drama) nomination for Bob Odenkirk, thanks to the SVOD service’s exclusive distribution of AMC’s show on UK soil.

While Netflix has often been lauded for its superior library of TV shows, though, Amazon’s smart acquisitions in the last year have built an formidable line-up for UK Prime Video subscribers: the site is now the British home of Outlander and Mr. Robot, both of which are up for Best Drama alongside Narcos. Mr. Robot also has a Best Actor (Drama) nod for Rami Malek and Best Supporting Actor nod for Christian Slater, Outlander’s Caitriona Balfe, meanwhile, is also up Best Actress (Drama), and her co-star Tobias Menzies is up for Best Supporting Actor.

That means Amazon outnumbers Netflix two to one in both the Best Drama Series and Best Comedy Series stakes. The latter also sees another streaming contender enter the fray: Hulu, whose Casual has picked up one nomination in total.

Netflix’s Daredevil and Jessica Jones and Amazon’s The Man in the High Castle are sadly missing from the list of nominees, but it’s a sign of how much the industry has transformed that we’ve moved from seeing streaming services receive one or two token nods at the Golden Globes to expecting to see their output up there with the traditional networks’ nominees.

Both Amazon and Netflix, though, may well see their shows trumped by Sky and NOW. Well, in one category, at least: after being ineligible last year, Eva Green fans will be delighted to see that she has received a well-deserved nomination for her performance in the horror drama Penny Dreadful.

The rise of VOD can also be seen in the film section of the contenders too, as Netflix bags its first acting nomination ever for a feature film with Idris Elba in Beasts of No Nation. As both Amazon and Netflix step up their feature film production, how different will the line-up look in 2017?

Here is the full list of 2016 Golden Globe nominees:

Film

Best Motion Picture, Drama

Carol
Mad Max: Fury Road
The Revenant
Room
Spotlight

Best Motion Picture, Comedy

The Big Short
Joy
The Martian
Spy
Trainwreck

Best Director – Motion Picture

Todd Haynes, Carol
Alejandro Iñárritu, The Revenant
Tom McCarthy, Spotlight
George Miller, Mad Max
Ridley Scott, The Martian

Best Actress in a Motion Picture, Drama

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

Best Actress in a Motion Picture, Comedy

Jennifer Lawrence, Joy
Melissa McCarthy, Spy
Amy Schumer, Trainwreck
Maggie Smith, Lady in the Van
Lily Tomlin, Grandma

Best Supporting Actress 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 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 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 Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture

Paul Dano, Love & Mercy
Idris Elba, Beasts 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 Animated Feature Film

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

Best Original Song

“Love Me Like You Do” 50 Shades of Grey
“One Kind of Love” Love and Mercy
“See You Again” Furious 7
“Simple Song No. 3” Youth
“Writing’s on the Wall” Spectre

Best Original Score

Carter Burwell, Carol
Alexandre Desplat, The Danish Girl
Ennio Morricone, The Hateful Eight
Daniel Pemberton, Steve Jobs
Ryuichi Sakamoto Alva Noto, The Revenant

Best Motion Picture, Foreign Language

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

TV

Best TV Series, Drama


Empire
Game of Thrones
Mr. Robot
Narcos
Outlander

Best TV Series, Comedy

Casual
Mozart in the Jungle
Orange Is the New Black
Silicon Valley
Transparent
Veep

Best TV Movie or Limited-Series

American Crime
American Horror Story: Hotel
Fargo
Flesh and Bone
Wolf Hall

Best Actor in a TV Series, Drama

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

Best 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 Actor in a TV Series, Comedy

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

Best Actress in a TV Series, Comedy

Rachel Bloom, Crazy Ex Girlfriend
Jamie Lee Curtis, Scream Queens
Julia Louis Dreyfus, Veep
Gina Rodriguez, Jane the Virgin
Lilly Tomlin, Grace & Frankie

Best Supporting Actress in a Series, Limited-Series, or TV Movie

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

Best Supporting Actor in a Series, Limited-Series or TV Movie

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

Best Actor in a Limited-Series or TV Movie

Idris Elba, Luther
Oscar Isaac, Show Me a Hero
David Oyelowo, Nightingale
Mark Rylance, Wolf Hall
Patrick Wilson, Fargo

Best Actress in a Limited-Series or TV Movie

Kirsten Dunst, Fargo
Lady Gaga, American Horror Story: Hotel
Sarah Hay, Flesh & Bone
Felicity Huffman, American Crime
Queen Latifah, Bessie

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