Fargo, True Detective, The Affair Top Golden Globe Nominations

Fargo, True Detective, The Affair and a bunch of new faces topped Thursday's Golden Globe nominations.

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Fargo led the way with five nods, including for TV movie/miniseries, where it'll compete opposite True Detective, The Normal Heart, The Missing and Olive Kitteridge.

The Affair is up for three awards, including drama series against Downton Abbey, Game of Thrones, The Good Wife and House of Cards. Stars Dominic West and Ruth Wilson are also nominated. West is up against three returning nominees — Liev Schreiber (Ray Donovan), Kevin Spacey (House of Cards) and James Spader (The Blacklist) — and fellow newbie Clive Owen (The Knick).

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Wilson will vie for drama actress honors against defending champ Robin Wright (House of Cards), Claire Danes (Homeland), Viola Davis (How to Get Away with Murder) and Julianna Margulies (The Good Wife).

In comedy, Jane the Virgin breakout Gina Rodriguez scored a nod, while the show is up for the series prize against Girls, Orange Is the New Black, Silicon Valley and Transparent. 
 
 In the film races, Boyhood, Foxcatcher, The Imitation Game, The Theory of Everything and Selma are up for drama picture. Birdman, The Grand Budapest Hotel, Into the Woods, Pride and St. Vincent will duke it out for the comedy/musical statuette.

The 72nd Golden Globe Awards airs Sunday, Jan. 11 at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT on NBC.

Check out all the nominees below.

TELEVISION
Drama Series
The Affair
 Downton Abbey
Game of Thrones
The Good Wife
 House of Cards 

Comedy Series
 Girls
Jane the Virgin
Orange Is the New Black
Silicon Valley
Transparent

TV Movie/Miniseries
Fargo
The Missing
The Normal Heart
Olive Kitteridge
True Detective

Drama Lead Actor
Clive Owen, The Knick
Liev Schreiber, Ray Donovan
Kevin Spacey, House of Cards
James Spader, The Blacklist
Dominic West, The Affair

Drama Lead Actress
 Claire Danes, Homeland 
 Viola Davis, How to Get Away with Murder 
 Julianna Margulies, The Good Wife
Ruth Wilson, The Affair 
 Robin Wright, House of Cards 

Comedy Lead Actor
Louis C.K., Louie
 Don Cheadle, House of Lies
Ricky Gervais, Derek
William H. Macy, Shameless
Jeffrey Tambor, Transparent

Comedy Lead Actress
Lena Dunham, Girls
Edie Falco, Nurse Jackie
Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Veep
Gina Rodriguez, Jane the Virgin
Taylor Schilling, Orange Is the New Black 

TV Movie/Miniseries Lead Actor 
 Martin Freeman, Fargo
 Woody Harrelson, True Detective 
 Matthew McConaughey, True Detective 
 Mark Ruffalo, The Normal Heart
Billy Bob Thornton, Fargo 

TV Movie/Miniseries Lead Actress
 Maggie Gyllenhaal, The Honourable Woman
 Jessica Lange, American Horror Story: Freak Show
Frances McDormand, Olive Kitteridge
 Frances O'Connor, The Missing
Allison Tolman, Fargo

Supporting Actor
 Matt Bomer, The Normal Heart 
 Alan Cumming, The Good Wife
Colin Hanks, Fargo
Bill Murray, Olive Kitteridge
 Jon Voight, Ray Donovan
 
Supporting Actress
 Uzo Aduba, Orange Is the New Black
Kathy Bates, American Horror Story: Freak Show
 Joanne Froggatt, Downton Abbey
Allison Janney, Mom
Michelle Monaghan, True Detective

FILM
Drama Picture 
Boyhood
Foxcatcher
The Imitation Game
The Theory of Everything
Selma

Comedy/Musical Picture
Birdman
The Grand Budapest Hotel
Into the Woods
Pride
St. Vincent

Director
 Wes Anderson, The Grand Budapest Hotel
Ava DuVernay, Selma 
 David Fincher, Gone Girl
Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu, Birdman
Richard Linklater, Boyhood

Drama Lead Actor
Steve Carell, Foxcatcher 
 Benedict Cumberbatch, The Imitation Game
 Jake Gyllenhaal, Nightcrawler
 David Oyelowo, Selma
Eddie Redmayne, The Theory of Everything

Drama Lead Actress
Jennifer Aniston, Cake
Felicity Jones, The Theory of Everything
Julianne Moore, Still Alice
Rosamund Pike, Gone Girl
Reese Witherspoon, Wild

Comedy/Musical Lead Actor
Ralph Fiennes, The Grand Budapest Hotel
Michael Keaton, Birdman
 Bill Murray, St. Vincent
 Joaquin Phoenix, Inherent Vice
Christoph Waltz, Big Eyes

Comedy/Musical Lead Actress
Amy Adams, Big Eyes
 Emily Blunt, Into the Woods
Helen Mirren, The Hundred-Foot Journey
 Julianne Moore, Maps to the Stars
Quvenzhane Wallis, Annie

Supporting Actor
Robert Duvall, The Judge
Ethan Hawke, Boyhood
Edward Norton, Birdman
 Mark Ruffalo, Foxcatcher
J.K. Simmons, Whiplash

Supporting Actress
Patricia Arquette, Boyhood
 Jessica Chastain, A Most Violent Year
 Keira Knightley, The Imitation Game
Emma Stone, Birdman
Meryl Streep, Into the Woods

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