Idris Elba, Uzo Aduba, David Oyelowo & More Bag Golden Globe Nominations

The nominees list for the 2016 edition of the Golden Globe Awards are out. As usual our African stars are making the continent very proud. British-Ghanaian actor Idris Elba, Nigeria’s David Oyelowo and Uzo Aduba have all bagged in several nominations.

Hit shows such as Game Thrones and Empire’s hard work paid off as they were not left out. Check out the full nominees list below:

Best Performance By an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Limited Series, or Motion Picture Made for Television

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

Best Television Series – Comedy or Musical

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

Best Animated Feature Film

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

Best Performance By an Actress in a Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television

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

Best Performance By an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Limited Series, or Motion Picture Made for Television

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

Best Original Song – Motion Picture

“Love Me Like You Do” from Fifty Shades of Grey
“One Kind of Love” from Love & Mercy
“See You Again” from Furious 7
“Simple Song #3” from Youth
“Writing’s On the Wall” from Spectre

Best Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television

American Crime
American Horror Story
Fargo
Flesh and Bone
Wolf Hall

Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series – Comedy or Musical

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

Best Screenplay – Motion Picture

Emma Donoghue, Room
Tom McCarthy and Josh Singer, Spotlight
Charles Randolph and Adam McKay, The Big Short
Aaron Sorkin, Steve Jobs
Quentin Tarantino, The Hateful Eight

Best Performance By an Actor in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy

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

Best Performance By an Actress in a Television Series – Drama

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

Best Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical

The Big Short
Joy
The Martian
Spy
Trainwreck

Best Television Series – Drama

Empire
Game of Thrones
Mr. Robot
Narcos
Outlander

Best Performance By an Actor in a Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical

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

Best Director – Motion Picture

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

Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series – Drama

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

Best Performance By an Actress in a Supporting Role 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 Performance By an Actor in a Supporting Role 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 Performance By an 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 Performance By an Actress in a Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical

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

Best Performance By an Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama

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

Best Motion Picture – Drama

Carol
Mad Max: Fury Road
The Revenant
Room
Spotlight

Best Original Score

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

Best Motion Picture – Foreign Language

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