LGBT Entertainment Shines With Announcement of Golden Globes Nominations 

The nominations for the 73rd Golden Globe Awards were announced today, and they're very LGBT-inclusive.

Two queer-themed films received several nominations: Carol received five noms, including for Best Motion Picture, Drama, and Todd Haynes for Best Director; and The Danish Girl received three, including a best actor and actress nominations in a drama for Eddie Redmayne and Alicia Vikander.

Lily Tomlin was nominated for both her role in the movie Grandma and for her Netflix series Grace and Frankie.Both Judith Light and Jeffrey Tambor were recognized for their pivotal roles in Transparent, which was also nominated for Best Comedy in the TV categories.

Sam Smith's theme song for the James Bond film Spectre, "Writing's on the Wall," received a nomination. Some surprises in the nominations this year include Lady Gaga's nom for her role in American Horror Story: Hotel, and she's competing in the same category as Queen Latifah for her role in Bessie, as the bisexual blues singer Bessie Smith.

The 2016 Golden Globes ceremony will be held January 10. Three-time host Ricky Gervais will return to emcee the gala once again.

Check out the full list of nominees below:

Motion Picture, Drama

Carol
Mad Max: Fury Road
The Revenant
Room
Spotlight

Motion Picture, Comedy

The Big Short
Joy
The Martian
Spy
Trainwreck

Director

Todd Haynes for Carol
Alejandro G. Inarritu for The Revenant
Tom Mccarthy for Spotlight
George Miller for Mad Max: Fury Road
Ridley Scott for The Martian

Actress in a Motion picture, Drama

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

Actress in a Motion Picture, Comedy

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

Actor in a Motion picture, Drama

Bryan Cranston for Trumbo
Leonardo DiCaprio for The Revenant
Michael Fassbender for Steve Jobs
Eddie Redmayne for The Danish Girl
Will Smith for Concussion

Actor in a Motion Picture, Comedy

Christian Bale for The Big Short
Steve Carell for The Big Short
Matt Damon for The Martian
Al Pacino for Danny Collins
Mark Ruffalo for Infinitely Polar Bear

TV Series, Drama

Empire
Game of Thrones
Mr. Robot
Narcos
Outlander

TV Series, Comedy

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

Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture

Jane Fonda for Youth
Jennifer Jason Leigh for The Hateful Eight
Helen Mirren for Trumbo
Alicia Vikander for Ex Machina
Kate Winslet for Steve Jobs

Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture

Paul Dano for Love & Mercy
Idris Elba for Beasts of No Nation
Mark Rylance for Bridge of Spies
Michael Shannon for 99 Homes
Sylvester Stallone for Creed

TV Movie or Miniseries

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

Screenplay

Spotlight
Steve Jobs
The Hateful Eight
Room
The Big Short

Actor in a TV Series, Comedy

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

Actress in a TV Series, Comedy

Rachel Bloom for Crazy Ex-Girlfriend
Jamie Lee Curtis for Scream Queens
Julia Louis-Dreyfus for Veep
Gina Rodriguez for Jane the Virgin
Lily Tomlin for Grace and Frankie

Actor in a TV Series, Drama

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

Actress in a TV Series, Drama

Caitriona Balfe for Outlander
Viola Davis for How to Get Away With Murder
Eva Green for Penny Dreadful
Taraji P. Henson for Empire
Robin Wright for House of Cards

Animated Feature Film

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

Supporting Actor in a TV series, Miniseries or TV Movie

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

Supporting Actress in a TV series, Miniseries or TV Movie

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

Actor in a TV Movie or Limited Series

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

Actress in a TV Movie or Limited Series

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

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 #3" (Youth)
"Writing's on the Wall" (Spectre)

Score

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

Foreign Language Film

The Brand New Testament (Belgium / France / Luxembourg)
The Club (Chile)
The Fencer (Finland / Germany / Estonia)
Mustang (France)
Son of Saul (Hungary)