The awards season has really kicked into gear today with the release of the nominations for the 2017 Golden Globe Awards.
Colin Farrell, Ruth Negga, and Sing Street are flying the flag for Ireland. Farrell was nominated in the Best Actor in a Comedy Film category for his role in The Lobster while Negga was nominated in the Best Actress for a Drama Film category for her performance in Loving.
There was a surprise nomination for Sing Street with John Carney's film being recognised in the Best Comedy/Musical category. There were few surprises elsewhere, with the likes of Arrival, Nocturnal Animals, Hell or High Water, La La Land and Manchester by the Sea all getting nods in various categories.
Here's the full list of nominations for the motion picture awards:
Best Drama
Hacksaw Ridge
Hell or High Water
Lion
Manchester by the Sea
Moonlight
Best Comedy/Musical
20th Century Women
Florence Foster Jenkins
Deadpool
La La Land
Sing Street
Best Film Drama Actor
Casey Affleck "Manchester by the Sea"
Joel Edgerton "Loving"
Andrew Garfield "Hacksaw Ridge"
Viggo Mortensen "Captain Fantastic"
Denzel Washington "Fences"
Best Film Drama Actress
Amy Adams "Arrival"
Jessica Chastain "Ms. Sloane"
Isabelle Huppert "Elle"
Ruth Negga "Loving"
Natalie Portman "Jackie"
Best Film Comedy/Musical Actor
Colin Farrell "The Lobster"
Ryan Gosling "La La Land"
Hugh Grant "Florence Foster Jenkins"
Jonah Hill "War Dogs"
Ryan Reynolds "Deadpool"
Best Film Comedy/Musical Actress
Annette Bening "20th Century Women"
Lily Collins "Rules Don't Apply"
Hailee Steinfeld "Edge of Seventeen"
Emma Stone "La La Land"
Meryl Streep "Florence Foster Jenkins
Best Film Supporting Actor
Mahershala Ali, “Moonlight”
Jeff Bridges, “Hell or High Water”
Simon Helberg, “Florence Foster Jenkins”
Dev Patel, “Lion”
Aaron Taylor Johnson, “Nocturnal Animals”
Best Film Supporting Actress
Viola Davis "Fences"
Naomie Harris "Moonlight"
Nicole Kidman "Lion"
Octavia Spencer "Hidden Figures"
Michelle Williams "Manchester by the Sea"
Best Film Director
Damien Chazelle "La La Land"
Tom Ford "Nocturnal Animals"
Mel Gibson "Hacksaw Ridge"
Kenneth Lonnergan "Manchester by the Sea"
Barry Jenkins "Moonlight"
Best Screenplay
Damien Chazelle, “La La Land”
Tom Ford, “Nocturnal Animals”
Barry Jenkins, “Moonlight”
Kenneth Lonergan, “Manchester by the Sea”
Taylor Sheridan, “Hell or High Water”
Best Animated Film
“Kubo and the Two Strings”
“Moana”
“My Life as a Zucchini”
“Sing”
“Zootopia”
Best Foreign Language Film
“Divines”
“Elle”
“Neruda”
“The Salesman”
“Toni Erdmann”
Best Film Score
“Moonlight,” Nicholas Brittell
“La La Land,” Justin Hurwitz
“Arrival,” Jóhann Jóhannsson
“Lion,” Dustin O’Halloran & Hauschka
“Hidden Figures,” Benjamin Wallfisch, Pharrell Williams and Hans Zimmer
Best Film Song
“Can’t Stop the Feeling” from “Trolls”
“City of Stars” from “La La Land”
“Faith” from “Sing”
“Gold” from “Gold”
“How Far I’ll Go” from “Moana”