The internet is confused and mildly raging at this year's Golden Globes categorisation of The Martian as a comedy. The film picked up three nominations: Best Director (Ridley Scott), Best Actor in a Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy (Matt Damon), and Best Motion Picture, Comedy.



Every year this happens. And every year it remains just as baffling to people. For years, studios have been sneaking all manners of movies underneath the rug of "Comedy or Musical": The Wolf of Wall Street, Nebraska, The Tourist. The list goes on. Sometimes the motivations appear a little clearer, with films failing to create much buzz elsewhere hoping to jump on the less competitive of the categories in the hope they'll get a look in. The Tourist is a glaringly obvious example of this. Other choices, as in Wolf of Wall Street's appearance when it was already a very strong contender for the Oscars, are not so clear.



The Martian's certainly been touted as a contender for Academy nomination, and nabbing Golden Globes wins of any quality could be the possible boost this film needs to sail through the Oscars with a few, solid nods. Same goes for The Big Short, though it's not received its UK release yet. Doesn't mean people still haven't been left scratching their heads.