Golden Globe Predictions

 
The Golden Globes are this Sunday and this year it’ll be Tina Fey and Amy Poehler bringing the laughs. Again the Hollywood Foreign Press Association is made up of less than 100 people who just want to mingle with celebrities so take the awards with a grain a salt. The highlight is that the celebrities are a little tipsy and may make some entertaining speeches. Here are my predictions for this year:

Best Motion Picture - Drama
Argo | Django Unchained | Life of Pi | Lincoln | Zero Dark Thirty
Who I Think Will Win: Zero Dark Thirty
Who I Want To Win: Argo

Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama
Jessica Chastain (Zero Dark Thirty) | Marion Cotillard (Rust and Bone) | Helen Mirren (Hitchcock) | Naomi Watts (The Impossible) | Rachel Weisz (The Deep Blue Sea)
Who I Think Will Win: Naomi Watts (The Impossible)
Who I Want To Win: Naomi Watts (The Impossible)

Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama
Daniel Day-Lewis (Lincoln) | Richard Gere (Arbitrage) | John Hawkes (The Sessions) | Joaquin Phoenix (The Master) | Denzel Washington (Flight)
Who I Think Will Win: Daniel Day-Lewis (Lincoln)
Who I Want To Win: Daniel Day-Lewis (Lincoln)

Best Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical
The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel | Les Miserables | Moonrise Kingdom | Salmon Fishing in the Yemen | Silver Linings Playboook
Who I Think Will Win: Les Miserables
Who I Want To Win: Moonrise Kingdom

Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical
Emily Blunt (Salmon Fishing in the Yemen) | Judi Dench (The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel) | Jennifer Lawrence (Silver Linings Playbook) | Maggie Smith (Quartet) | Meryl Streep (Hope Springs)
Who I Think Will Win: Judi Dench (The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel)
Who I Want To Win: Jennifer Lawrence (Silver Linings Playbook)

Best Actor in Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical
Jack Black (Bernie) | Bradley Cooper (Silver Linings Playbook) | Hugh Jackman (Les Miserables) | Ewan McGregor (Salmon Fishing in the Yemen) | Bill Murray (Hyde Park on Hudson)
Who I Think Will Win: Hugh Jackman (Les Miserables)
Who I Want To Win: Hugh Jackman (Les Miserables)

Best Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture
Amy Adams (The Master) | Sally Field (Lincoln) | Anne Hathaway (Les Miserables) | Helen Hunt (The Sessions) | Nicole Kidman (The Paperboy)
Who I Think Will Win: Anne Hathaway (Les Miserables)
Who I Want To Win: Anne Hathaway (Les Miserables)

Best Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture
Alan Arkin (Argo) | Leonardo diCaprio (Django Unchained) | Philip Seymour Hoffman (The Master) | Tommy Lee Jones (Lincoln) | Christoph Waltz (Django Unchained)
Who I Think Will Win: Leonardo diCaprio (Django Unchained)
Who I Want To Win: Anyone but Philip Seymour Hoffman

Best Animated Feature Film
Brave | Frankenweenie | Hotel Transylvania | Rise of the Guardians | Wreck-It Ralph
Who I Think Will Win: Brave
Who I Want To Win: Wreck-It Ralph

Best Foreign Language Film
Amour (Austria) | A Royal Affair (Denmark) | The Intouchables (France) | Kon-Tiki (Norway) | Rust and Bone (France)
Who I Think Will Win: Amour (Austria))
Who I Want To Win: Amour (Austria)  

Best Director – Motion Picture
Ben Affleck (Argo) | Kathryn Bigelow (Zero Dark Thirty) | Ang Lee (Life of Pi) | Steven Spielberg (Lincoln) | Quentin Tarantino (Django Unchained)
Who I Think Will Win: Kathryn Bigelow (Zero Dark Thirty)
Who I Want To Win: Ben Affleck (Argo)  

Best Screenplay – Motion Picture
Mark Boal (Zero Dark Thirty) | Tony Kushner (Lincoln) | David O Russell (Silver Linings Playbook) | Quentin Tarantino (Django Unchained) | Chris Terrio (Argo)
Who I Think Will Win: Mark Boal (Zero Dark Thirty)
Who I Want To Win: Quentin Tarantino (Django Unchained)

Best Original Score – Motion Picture
Mychael Danna (Life of Pi) | Alexandre Desplat (Argo) | Dario Marianelli (Anna Karenina) | Tom Tykwer (Cloud Atlas) | John Williams (Lincoln)
Who I Think Will Win: Dario Marianelli (Anna Karenina)
Who I Want To Win: John Williams (Lincoln)

Best Original Song – Motion Picture
“For You” (Act of Valor – Keith Urban) | “Not Running Anymore” (Stand Up Guys – Jon Bon Jovi) | “Safe & Sound” (The Hunger Games – Taylor Swift) | “Skyfall” (Skyfall – Adele) | “Suddenly” (Les Miserables)
Who I Think Will Win: “Skyfall” (Skyfall – Adele)
Who I Want To Win: “Safe & Sound” (The Hunger Games – Taylor Swift)

Best Television Series – Drama
Breaking Bad | Boardwalk Empire | Downton Abbey | Homeland | The Newsroom
Who I Think Will Win: Homeland
Who I Want To Win: Homeland

Best Actress in a Television Series – Drama
Connie Britton (Nashville) | Glenn Close (Damages) | Claire Danes (Homeland) | Michelle Dockery (Downton Abbey) | Julianna Margulies (The Good Wife)
Who I Think Will Win: Claire Danes (Homeland)
Who I Want To Win: Claire Danes (Homeland)  

Best Actor in a Television Series – Drama
Steve Buscemi (Boardwalk Empire) | Bryan Cranston (Breaking Bad) | Jeff Daniels (The Newsroom) | Jon Hamm (Mad Men) | Damian Lewis (Homeland)
Who I Think Will Win: Bryan Cranston (Breaking Bad)
Who I Want To Win: Jon Hamm (Mad Men)

Best Television Series – Comedy
The Big Bang Theory | Episodes | Girls | Modern Family | Smash
Who I Think Will Win: Modern Family
ho I Want To Win: Modern Family

Best Actress in a Television Series – Comedy
Zooey Deshanel (New Girl) | Julia Louis-Dryfus (Veep) | Lena Dunham (Girls) | Tina Fey (30 Rock); Amy Poehler (Parks and Recreation)
Who I Think Will Win: Julia Louis-Dryfus (Veep)
Who I Want To Win: Amy Poehler (Parks and Recreation)

Best Actor in a Television Series – Comedy
Alec Baldwin (30 Rock) | Don Cheadle (House of Lies) | Louis CK (Louie) | Matt LeBlanc (Episodes) | Jim Parsons (The Big Bang Theory)
Who I Think Will Win: Alec Baldwin (30 Rock)
Who I Want To Win: Louis CK (Louie)

Best Supporting Actress in a Television Series
Hayden Panettiere (Nashville) | Archie Panjabi (The Good Wife) | Sarah Pauson (Game Change) | Maggie Smith (Downton Abbey) | Sofia Vergara (Modern Family)
Who I Think Will Win: Maggie Smith (Downton Abbey)
Who I Want To Win: Maggie Smith (Downton Abbey)

Best Supporting Actor in a Television Series
Max Greenfield (New Girl) | Ed Harris (Game Change) | Danny Huston (Magic City) | Mandy Patinkin (Homeland) | Eric Stonestreet (Modern Family)
Who I Think Will Win: Eric Stonestreet (Modern Family)
Who I Want To Win: Max Greenfield (New Girl)

Best Mini-Series or TV Movie
Game Change | The Girl | Hatfields & McCoys | The Hour | Political Animals
Who I Think Will Win: Game Change
Who I Want To Win: Game Change

Best Actress in a Mini-Series or TV Movie
Nicole Kidman (Hemingway & Gellhorn) | Jessica Lange (American Horror Story: Asylum) | Sienna Miller (The Girl) | Julianne Moore (Game Change) | Sigourney Weaver (Political Animals)
Who I Think Will Win: Julianne Moore (Game Change)
Who I Want To Win: Julianne Moore (Game Change)  

Best Actor in a Mini-Series or TV Movie
Kevin Costner (Hatfields & McCoys) | Benedict Cumberbatch (Sherlock) | Woody Harrelson (Game Change) | Toby Jones (The Girl) | Clive Owen (Hemingway & Gelhorn)
Who I Think Will Win: Kevin Costner (Hatfields & McCoys)
Who I Want To Win: Benedict Cumberbatch (Sherlock)

Let’s see how I do this year.