Golden Globe Predictions

The Golden Globes are hard to predict. There are not that many people voting for this thing. The Hollywood Foreign press has less than 100 members; it’s like Family Feud. The Globes used to be considered a good predictor of the Oscars but lately they’ve been picking completely random people, just to see what they’re going to say. The two things I like most about the Golden Globes is that they try to honour comedies and because of the free alcohol, the winners are often a little tipsy. Looking forward to Tina Fey and Amy Poehler leading the festivities once again. It’s gonna be a fun show. Here’s who I think will win and want to win. Oh yeah, and I don’t do miniseries (but if I were betting, I would probably go for Behind the Candelabra.)

  

BEST MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA

12 Years a Slave | Captain Phillips | Gravity | Philomena | Rush

Will Win: 12 Years a Slave

Want to Win: Gravity

BEST ACTOR – DRAMA

Chiwetel Ejiofor [12 Years a Slave] | Idris Elba [Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom] | Tom Hanks [Captain Phillips] | Matthew McConaughey [Dallas Buyers Club] | Robert Redford [All is Lost]

Will Win: Chiwetel Ejiofor (12 Years a Slave)

Want to Win: Chiwetel Ejiofor (12 Years a Slave)

BEST ACTRESS – DRAMA

Cate Blanchett [Blue Jasmine] | Sandra Bullock [Gravity] | Judi Dench [Philomena] | Emma Thompson [Saving Mr. Banks] | Kate Winslet [Labor Day]

Will Win: Cate Blanchett (Blue Jasmine)

Want to Win: Sandra Bullock (Gravity)

BEST MOTION PICTURE – COMEDY

American Hustle | Her | Inside Llewyn Davis | Nebraska | The Wolf of Wall Street

Will Win: American Hustle

Want to Win: American Hustle

BEST ACTOR – COMEDY

Christian Bale [American Hustle] | Bruce Dern [Nebraska] | Leonardo DiCaprio [The Wolf of Wall Street] | Oscar Isaac [Inside Llewyn Davis] | Joaquin Phoenix [Her]

Will Win: Leonardo DiCaprio (The Wolf of Wall Street)

Want to Win: Christian Bale (American Hustle)

BEST ACTRESS – COMEDY

Amy Adams [American Hustle] | Julie Delpy [Before Midnight] | Greta Gerwig [Francis Ha] | Julia Louis-Dreyfus [Enough Said] | Meryl Streep [August: Osage County]

Will Win: Amy Adams (American Hustle)

Want to Win: Amy Adams (American Hustle)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR - FILM

Barkhad Abdi [Captain Phillips] | Daniel Bruhl [Rush] | Bradley Cooper [American Hustle] | Michael Fassbender [12 Years a Slave] | Jared Leto [Dallas Buyers Club]

Will Win: Jared Leto (Dallas Buyers Club)

Want to Win: Bradley Cooper (American Hustle)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS - FILM

Sally Hawkins [Blue Jasmine] | Jennifer Lawrence [American Hustle] | Lupita Nyong’o [12 Years a Slave] | Julia Roberts [August: Osage County] | June Squibb [Nebraska]

Will Win: Jennifer Lawrence (American Hustle)

Want to Win: Jennifer Lawrence (American Hustle)

BEST DIRECTOR

Alfonso Cuaron [Gravity] | Paul Greengrass [Captain Phillips] | Steve McQueen [12 Years a Slave] | Alexander Payne [Nebraska] | David O. Russell [American Hustle]

Will Win: Alfonso Cuaron (Gravity)

Want to Win: Alfonso Cuaron (Gravity)

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE FILM

The Croods | Despicable Me 2 | Frozen

Will Win: Frozen

Want to Win: Despicable Me 2

BEST FOREGIN LANGUAGE FILM

Blue is the Warmest Color [France] | The Great Beauty [Italy] | The Hunt [Denmark] | The Past [Iran] | The Wind Rises [Japan]

Will Win: Blue is the Warmest Color (France)

Want to Win: Blue is the Warmest Color (France)

BEST SCREENPLAY

Spike Jonze [Her] | Bob Nelson [Nebraska] | Jeff Pope & Steve Coogan [Philomena] | John Ridley [12 Years a Slave] | Eric Warrant Singer & David O. Russell [American Hustle]

Will Win: Eric Singer & David O Russell (American Hustle)

Want to Win: Eric Singer & David O Russell (American Hustle)

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE

All is Lost | Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom | Gravity | The Book Thief | 12 Years a Slave

Will Win: The Book Thief

Want to Win: Gravity

BEST ORIGINAL SONG

“Atlas” - Coldplay [Catching Fire] | “Let It Go” – Idina Menzel [Frozen] | “Ordinary Love” – U2 [Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom] | “Please Mr. Kennedy” – Justin Timberlake [Inside Llewyn Davis] | “Sweeter Than Fiction” – Taylor Swift [One Chance]

Will Win: “Let it Go” – Idina Menzel (Frozen)

Want to Win: “Let it Go” – Idina Menzel (Frozen)

BEST TV SERIES – DRAMA

Breaking Bad | Downton Abbey | The Good Wife | House of Cards | Masters of Sex

Will Win: Breaking Bad

Want to Win: Breaking Bad

BEST ACTOR – DRAMA

Bryan Cranston [Breaking Bad] | Liev Schreiber [Ray Donovan] | Michael Sheen [Masters of Sex] | Kevin Spacey [House of Cards] | James Spader [The Blacklist]

Will Win: Bryan Cranston (Breaking Bad)

Want to Win: Kevin Spacey (House of Cards)

BEST ACTRESS – DRAMA

Julianna Margulies [The Good Wife] | Tatiana Maslany [Orphan Black] | Taylor Schilling [Orange is the New Black] | Kerry Washington [Scandal] | Robin Wright [House of Cards]

Will Win: Kerry Washington (Scandal)

Want to Win: Tatiana Maslany (Orphan Black)

BEST TV SERIES – COMEDY 

The Big Bang Theory | Brooklyn Nine-Nine | Girls | Modern Family | Parks & Recreation

Will Win: Modern Family

Want to Win: The Big Bang Theory

BEST ACTOR – COMEDY

Jason Bateman [Arrested Development] | Don Cheadle [House of Lies] | Michael J Fox [The Michael J Fox Show] | Jim Parsons [The Big Bang Theory] | Andy Samberg [Brooklyn Nine-Nine]

Will Win: Michael J Fox (The Michael J Fox Show)

Want to Win: Andy Samberg (Brooklyn Nine-Nine)

BEST ACTRESS – COMEDY

Zooey Deschanel [New Girl] | Lena Dunham [Girls] | Edie Falco [Nurse Jackie] | Julia Louis-Dreyfus [Veep] | Amy Poehler [Parks & Recreation]

Will Win: Julia Louis-Dreyfus (Veep)

Want to Win: Amy Poehler (Parks & Recreation)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR - TELEVISION

Josh Charles [The Good Wife] | Rob Lowe [Behind the Candelabra] | Aaron Paul [Breaking Bad] | Corey Stoll [House of Cards] | Jon Voight [Ray Donovan]

Will Win: Aaron Paul (Breaking Bad)

Want to Win: Aaron Paul (Breaking Bad)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS – TELEVISION

Jacqueline Bisset [Dancing on the Edge] | Janet McTeer [White Queen] | Hayden Panettiere [Nashville] | Monica Potter [Parenthood] | Sofia Vergara [Modern Family]

Will Win: Sofia Vergara (Modern Family)

Want to Win: Monica Potter (Parenthood)

Let’s see how I do this year.