Golden Globes 2011

I don’t take the Golden Globes too seriously. Only about 100 people vote for this thing. It’s fun to watch because of the drunken acceptance speeches and because Ricky Gervais is hosting again. This will bide the time until the Oscar nominations are announced in a couple weeks (Jan 25). Here are my predictions:

Best Motion Picture – Drama
Black Swan; The Fighter; Inception; The King’s Speech; The Social Network
WHO I THINK WILL WIN: The King’s Speech

Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama
Halle Berry (Frankie and Alice); Nicole Kidman (Rabbit Hole); Jennifer Lawrence (Winter’s Bone); Natalie Portman (Black Swan); Michelle Williams (Blue Valentine)
WHO I THINK WILL WIN: Natalie Portman

Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama
Jesse Eisenberg (The Social Network); Colin Firth (The King’s Speech); James Franco (127 Hours); Ryan Gosling (Blue Valentine); Mark Wahlberg (The Fighter)
WHO I THINK WILL WIN: Colin Firth

Best Motion Picture – Comedy Or Musical
Alice in Wonderland; Burlesque; The Kids Are All Right; Red; The Tourist
WHO I THINK WILL WIN: The Kids are All Right

Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Comedy Or Musical
Annette Bening (The Kids Are All Right); Anne Hathaway (Love And Other Drugs); Angelina Jolie (The Tourist); Julianne Moore (The Kids Are All Right); Emma Stone (Easy A)
WHO I THINK WILL WIN: Annette Benning

Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Comedy Or Musical
Johnny Depp (Alice in Wonderland); Johnny Depp (The Tourist); Paul Giamatti (Barney’s Version); Jake Gyllenhaal (Love And Other Drugs); Kevin Spacey (Casino Jack)
WHO I THINK WILL WIN: Paul Giamatti

Best Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture
Amy Adams (The Fighter); Helena Bonham Carter (The King’s Speech); Mila Kunis (Black Swan); Melissa Leo (The Fighter); Jacki Weaver (Animal Kingdom)
WHO I THINK WILL WIN: Helena Bonham Carter

Best Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture
Christian Bale (The Fighter); Michael Douglas (Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps); Andrew Garfield (The Social Network); Jeremy Renner (The Town); Geoffrey Rush (The King’s Speech)
WHO I THINK WILL WIN: Geoffrey Rush

Best Animated Feature Film
Despicable Me; How To Train Your Dragon; The Illusionist; Tangled; Toy Story 3
WHO I THINK WILL WIN: How to Train Your Dragon

Best Foreign Language Film
Biutiful; The Concert ; The Edge ; I Am Love ; In A Better World
WHO I THINK WILL WIN: Biutiful

Best Director – Motion Picture
Darren Aronofsky (Black Swan); David Fincher (The Social Network); Tom Hooper (The King’s Speech); Christopher Nolan (Inception); David O. Russell (The Fighter)
WHO I THINK WILL WIN: David Fincher

Best Screenplay – Motion Picture
Simon Beaufoy, Danny Boyle (127 Hours); Christopher Nolan (Inception); Stuart Blumberg, Lisa Cholodenko (The Kids Are All Right); David Seidler (The King’s Speech); Aaron Sorkin (The Social Network)
WHO I THINK WILL WIN: Aaron Sorkin

Best Original Score – Motion Picture
Alexandre Desplat (The King’s Speech); Danny Elfman (Alice in Wonderland); A. R. Rahman (127 Hours); Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross (The Social Network); Hans Zimmer (Inception)
WHO I THINK WILL WIN: Hans Zimmer

Best Original Song – Motion Picture
“Bound To You” (Burlesque); “Coming Home” (Country Strong); “I See The Light” (Tangled); “There’s A Place For Us” (The Voyage Of The Dawn Treader)
WHO I THINK WILL WIN: “Coming Home”

Best Television Series – Drama
Boardwalk Empire ; Dexter ; The Good Wife ; Mad Men ; The Walking Dead
WHO I THINK WILL WIN: Mad Men

Best Actress In A Television Series – Drama
Julianna Margulies (The Good Wife); Elisabeth Moss (Mad Men); Piper Perabo (Covert Affairs); Katey Sagal (Sons Of Anarchy); Kyra Sedgwick (The Closer)
WHO I THINK WILL WIN: Julianna Margulies

Best Actor In A Television Series – Drama
Steve Buscemi (Boardwalk Empire); Bryan Cranston (Breaking Bad); Michael C. Hall (Dexter); Jon Hamm (Mad Men); Hugh Laurie (House)
WHO I THINK WILL WIN: Bryan Cranston

Best Television Series – Comedy
30 Rock; The Big Bang Theory; The Big C; Glee; Modern Family; Nurse Jackie
WHO I THINK WILL WIN: Modern Family

Best Actress In A Television Series – Comedy
Toni Collette (United States Of Tara); Edie Falco (Nurse Jackie); Tina Fey (30 Rock); Laura Linney (The Big C); Lea Michele (Glee)
WHO I THINK WILL WIN: Toni Collette

Best Actor In A Television Series – Comedy
Alec Baldwin (30 Rock); Steve Carell (The Office); Thomas Jane (Hung); Matthew Morrison (Glee); Jim Parsons (The Big Bang Theory)
WHO I THINK WILL WIN: Jim Parsons

Best Mini-Series or TV Movie
Carlos ; The Pacific; Pillars Of The Earth; Temple Grandin; You Don’t Know Jack
WHO I THINK WILL WIN: The Pacific

Best Actress In A Mini-series or TV Movie
Hayley Atwell (Pillars Of The Earth); Claire Danes (Temple Grandin); Judi Dench (Return To Cranford); Romola Garai (Emma); Jennifer Love Hewitt (The Client List)
WHO I THINK WILL WIN: Claire Danes

Best Actor in a Mini-Series or TV Movie
Idris Elba (Luther); Ian McShane (Pillars Of The Earth); Al Pacino (You Don’t Know Jack); Dennis Quaid (The Special Relationship); Edgar Ramirez (Carlos)
WHO I THINK WILL WIN: Al Pacino

Best Supporting Actress in a Series, Mini-Series or TV Movie
Hope Davis (The Special Relationship); Jane Lynch (Glee); Kelly MacDonald (Boardwalk Empire); Julia Stiles (Dexter); Sofia Vergara (Modern Family)
WHO I THINK WILL WIN: Jane Lynch

Best Supporting Actor in a Series, Mini-Series or TV Movie
Scott Caan (Hawaii Five-O); Chris Colfer (Glee); Chris Noth (The Good Wife); Eric Stonestreet (Modern Family); David Strathairn (Temple Grandin)
WHO I THINK WILL WIN: David Strathairn

There you go. Enjoy the Globes. (They're on Sunday)