The
Golden Globes are on this Sunday so it’s time for the Golden Globes guessing
game. With less than 100 members voting, it’s pretty much a crapshoot. Hopefully,
the virtual format will be interesting. At least Tina Fey and Amy Poehler are
funny hosts. Here are my predictions.
BEST MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA
The
Father | Mank | Nomadland | Promising Young Woman | The Trial of the Chicago 7
Will Win:
Nomadland
Want to Win:
The Trial of the Chicago 7
BEST ACTOR – DRAMA
Riz Ahmed [Sound of
Metal] | Chadwick Boseman [Ma
Rainey’s Black Bottom] | Anthony Hopkins
[The Father] | Gary Oldman [Mank] | Tahar Rahim [The Mauritanian]
Will Win:
Chadwick Boseman [Ma Rainey’s Black
Bottom]
Want to Win:
Riz Ahmed [Sound of Metal]
BEST ACTRESS – DRAMA
Viola Davis [Ma Rainey’s
Black Botom] | Andra Day [The United
States vs Billie Holiday] | Vanessa
Kirby [Pieces of a Woman] | Frances
McDormand [Nomadland] | Carey
Mulligan [Promising Young Woman]
Will Win:
Carey Mulligan [Promising Young
Woman]
Want to Win:
Frances McDormand [Nomadland]
BEST MOTION PICTURE – COMEDY
Borat
Subsequent Moviefilm | Hamilton | Music | Palm Springs | The Prom
Will Win:
Borat Subsequent Moviefilm
Want to Win:
Palm Springs
BEST ACTOR – COMEDY
Sacha Baron Cohen [Borat
Subsequent Moviefilm] | James Corden [The
Prom] | Lin-Manuel Miranda [Hamilton]
| Dev Patel [David Copperfield] | Andy Samberg [Palm Springs]
Will Win:
Sacha Baron Cohen [Borat Subsequent
Moviefilm]
Want to Win:
Andy Samberg [Palm Springs]
BEST ACTRESS – COMEDY
Maria Bakalova [Borat
Subsequent Moviefilm] | Kate Hudson [Music] | Michelle Pfeiffer [French Exit] | Rosamund Pike [I Care a Lot] | Anya Taylor-Joy [Emma.]
Will Win:
Maria Bakalova [Borat Subsequent
Moviefilm]
Want to Win:
Maria Bakalova [Borat Subsequent
Moviefilm]
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR - FILM
Sacha Baron Cohen [The Trial
of the Chicago 7] | Daniel Kaluuya [Judas
and the Black Messiah] | Jared Leto [The
Little Things] | Bill Murray [On the
Rocks] | Leslie Odom Jr. [One Night
in Miami…]
Will Win:
Leslie Odom Jr. [One Night in Miami…]
Want to Win:
Sacha Baron Cohen [The Trial of the
Chicago 7]
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS - FILM
Glenn Close [Hillbilly
Elegy] | Olivia Colman [The Father] | Jodie Foster [The Mauritanian] | Amanda Seyfried [Mank] | Helena Zengel [News of the World]
Will Win:
Amanda Seyfried [Mank]
Want to Win:
Amanda Seyfried [Mank]
BEST DIRECTOR
Emerald Fennell [Promising
Young Woman] | David Fincher [Mank] | Regina King [One Night in Miami…] | Aaron Sorkin [The Trial of the Chicago
7] | Chloe Zhao [Nomadland]
Will Win:
Chloe Zhao [Nomadland]
Want to Win:
Aaron Sorkin [The Trial of the Chicago 7]
BEST ANIMATED FEATURE FILM
The Croods: A New Age | Onward | Over the Moon | Soul | Wolfwalkers
Will Win: Soul
Want to Win: Soul
BEST FOREGIN LANGUAGE FILM
Another
Round [Denmark] | La
Llorona [France] | The Life Ahead [Italy] | Minari
[USA] | Two of Us [France/USA]
Will Win:
Minari [USA]
Want to Win:
Minari [USA]
BEST SCREENPLAY
Emerald Fennell [Promising
Young Woman] | Jack Fincher [Mank] | Aaron Sorkin [The Trial of the
Chicago 7] | Christopher Hampton &
Florian Zeller [The Father] | Chloe
Zhao [Nomadland]
Will Win:
Aaron Sorkin [The Trial of the Chicago 7]
Want to Win:
Aaron Sorkin [The Trial of the Chicago 7]
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
Alexandre Desplat [The
Midnight Sky] | Ludwig Goransson [Tenet] | James Newton Howard [News of the
World] | Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross
[Mank] | Trent Reznor & Atticus
Ross & Jon Batiste [Soul]
Will Win:
Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross & Jon Batiste [Soul]
Want to Win:
Alexandre Desplat [The Midnight Sky]
BEST ORIGINAL SONG
“Fight for You” [Judas and
the Black Messiah] | “Hear My Voice” [The
Trial of the Chicago 7] | “IoSi (Seen)” [The
Life Ahead] | “Speak Now” [One Night
in Miama…] | “Tigress & Tweed” [The
United States vs Billie Holiday]
Will Win:
“Speak Now” [One Night in Miami…]
Want to Win:
“Speak Now” [One Night in Miami…]
BEST TV SERIES – DRAMA
The
Crown | Lovecraft Country | The Mandalorian | Ozark | Ratched
Will Win:
The Crown
Want to Win:
The Mandalorian
BEST ACTOR – DRAMA
Jason Bateman [Ozark] | Josh O’Connor [The Crown] | Bob Odenkirk [Better Call Saul] | Al Pacino [Hunters] | Matthew Rhys [Perry Mason]
Will Win:
Josh O’Connor [The Crown]
Want to Win:
Bob Odenkirk [Better Call Saul]
BEST ACTRESS – DRAMA
Olivia Colman [The Crown] | Jodie Comer [Killing Eve] | Emma Corrin [The Crown] | Laura Linney [Ozark] | Sarah Paulson [Ratched]
Will Win:
Emma Corrin [The Crown]
Want to Win:
Emma Corrin [The Crown]
BEST TV SERIES – COMEDY
Emily in Paris | The Flight Attendant | The Great | Schitt’s Creek | Ted
Lasso
Will Win:
Ted Lasso
Want to Win:
Ted Lasso
BEST ACTOR – COMEDY
Don Cheadle [Black
Monday] | Nicholas Hoult [The Great]
| Eugene Levy [Schitt’s Creek] | Jason Sudeikis [Ted Lasso] | Ramy Youssef [Ramy]
Will Win:
Jason Sudeikis [Ted Lasso]
Want to Win:
Jason Sudeikis [Ted Lasso]
BEST ACTRESS – COMEDY
Lily Collins [Emily in
Paris] | Kaley Cuoco [The Flight
Attendant] | Elle Fanning [The Great] | Jane Levy [Zoey’s Extraordinary
Playlist] | Catherine O’Hara [Schitt’s
Creek]
Will Win:
Catherine O’Hara [Schitt’s Creek]
Want to Win:
Kaley Cuoco [The Flight Attendant]
BEST LIMITED SERIES/TV MOVIE
Normal People | The Queen’s Gambit | Small Axe | The Undoing | Unorthodox
Will Win:
The Queen’s Gambit
Want to Win:
The Queen’s Gambit
BEST ACTOR – LIMITED SERIES/TV MOVIE
Bryan Cranston [Your Honor] | Jeff Daniels [The Comey Rule] | Hugh Grant [The Undoing] | Ethan Hawke [The Good Lord Bird] | Mark Ruffalo [I Know This Much is
True]
Will Win:
Mark Ruffalo [I Know This Much is True]
Want to Win:
Hugh Grant [The Undoing]
BEST ACTRESS – LIMITED SERIES/TV MOVIE
Cate Blanchett [Mrs.
America] | Daisy Edgar-Jones [Normal
People] | Shira Haas [Unorthodox] | Nicole Kidman [The Undoing] | Anya Taylor-Joy [The Queen’s Gambit]
Will Win:
Anya Taylor-Joy [The Queen’s Gambit]
Want to Win:
Anya Taylor-Joy [The Queen’s Gambit]
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR - TELEVISION
John Boyega [Small Axe] | Brendan Gleeson [The Comey Rule] | Daniel Levy [Schitt’s Creek] | Jim Parsons [Hollywood] | Donald Sutherland [The Undoing]
Will Win:
John Boyega [Small Axe]
Want to Win:
Brendan Gleeson [The Comey Rule]
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS – TELEVISION
Gillian Anderson [The Crown] | Helena Bonham Carter [The
Crown] | Julia Garner [Ozark] | Annie Murphy [Schitt’s Creek] | Cynthia Nixon [Ratched]
Will Win:
Gillian Anderson [The Crown]
Want to Win:
Gillian Anderson [The Crown]
Let’s
see how I do this year.
