Brie Larson, Cate Blanchett and Saoirse Ronan are also expected to get best drama actress nods.
The nominations will be announced in Los Angeles at 13:15 GMT.
You can follow our coverage as it happens on our special Entertainment Live page.
Other British stars who may get nominated include Idris Elba for Beasts of No Nation, Dame Helen Mirren for biopic Trumbo and Ridley Scott for directing sci-fi blockbuster The Martian.
In the television categories, some of the series likely to be recognised include Better Call Saul, Empire, Game of Thrones and Orange is the New Black.
The nominations and eventual winners are decided by the 93 members of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association - a group of entertainment editors and writers from 55 countries who report on the industry year-round.
Ricky Gervais will return to host the ceremony on 10 January - his third time fronting the awards.
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