Editorials :: Golden Globe Predictions

When it comes to award season in Hollywood the Academy Awards are always thought to be the pinnacle.  However, The Golden Globes have gained just as much respect within the industry and represent not only the best of the best in film, but also in television.  One Main difference between the two is that the winners of the Golden Globes are voted on by the Hollywood Foreign Press, which means these films are of a caliber that appeal to viewers not only within the U.S., but across the world.

Each and every year the competition gets more and more tough as cinema continues to push boundaries and expand the horizons of what is possible.  We've gathered our list of top notch film and television programs to give you a glimpse at some major players that you may have missed.

Best Motion Picture, Drama
The Descendants
The Help
Hugo
The Ides of March
Moneyball
War Horse

Projected Winner:
Moneyball
Big-time star Brad Pitt, the ultimate American sport, and a true story makes Moneyball a hands down win for Best Motion Picture, Drama.

Best Performance By An Actress In A Motion Picture, Drama
Glenn Close, Albert Nobbs
Viola Davis, The Help
Rooney Mara, The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo
Meryl Streep, The Iron Lady
Tilda Swinton, We Need To Talk About Kevin

Projected Winner:
Meryl Streep, The Iron Lady
Streep did a phenomenal job portraying former prime minister Margaret Thatcher. She nailed the personality and mannerisms of Thatcher.

Best Performance By An Actor In A Motion Picture, Drama
George Clooney, The Descendants
Leonardo Dicaprio, J. Edgar
Michael Fassbender, Shame
Ryan Gosling, The Ides of March
Brad Pitt, Moneyball

Projected Winner:
Brad Pitt, Moneyball
Brad Pitt teams up with Jonah Hill and together they bring out the emotion of the audience as he goes about coaching and uniting the Oakland A’s baseball team.
Brad Pitt, as the Manager of the Oakland A’s baseball team, with partner Jonah Hill, redefine what it takes to be successful, by struggling to put together a winning team on a limited budget.

Best Motion Picture, Comedy or Musical
50/50
The Artist
Bridesmaids
Midnight in Paris
My Week With Marilyn

Projected Winner:
50/50
Who would think a movie about cancer could be funny? Key word: Jonah Hill. He pretty much bleeds ‘funny’. Then add Joseph Gordon-Levitt to the equation and the two are unstoppable.

Best Performance By An Actress In A Motion Picture, Comedy or Musical
Jodie Foster, Carnage
Charlize Theron, Young Adult
Kristen Wiig, Bridesmaids
Michelle Williams, My Week With Marilyn
Kate Winslet, Carnage

Projected Winner:
Kristen Wiig, Bridesmaids
People were crying in the theater from laughing so hard at Kristen Wiig in this film. Her role made Bridesmaids the most talked about comedy of the year.

Best Performance By An Actor In A Motion Picture, Comedy or Musical
Jean Dujardin, The Artist
Brendan Gleeson, The Guard
Joseph Gordon-Levitt, 50/50
Ryan Gosling, Crazy, Stupid, Love
Owen Wilson, Midnight In Paris

Projected Winner:
Ryan Gosling, Crazy, Stupid, Love
Lucky for Ryan, he is great eye candy and has had plenty of practice at being an ultimate stud. He was a natural playing his role as the good-looking bad boy who the guys want to be and the girls want to be with.

Best Animated Feature Film
The Adventures of Tintin
Arthur Christmas
Cars 2
Puss In Boots
Rango

Projected Winner:
Rango
Rango was so much more than a little lizard in the big desert. He was a lost soul that redefined himself and made him a legend in the town. As the town hero, he should be awarded.

Best Foreign Language Film
The Flowers of War
In The Land of Blood and Honey
The Kid With A Bike
A Separation
The Skin I Live In

Projected Winner:
In The Land of Blood and Honey
This is Angelina Jolie’s first directed film. She’s been in the movie business for so long, of course that she knew what she was doing when she directed this foreign language film.

Best Performance By An Actress In A Supporting Role In A Motion Picture
Berenice Bejo, The Artist
Jessica Chastain, The Help
Janet McTeer, Albert Nobbs
Octavia Spencer, The Help
Shailene Woodley, The Descendants

Projected Winner:
Shailene Woodley, The Descendants
Woodley is a very naive and innocent sister and daughter in the Descendants. She captured the hearts of the audience.

Best Performance By An Actor In A Supporting Role In A Motion Picture
Kenneth Branagh, My Week With Marilyn
Albert Brooks, Drive
Jonah Hill, Moneyball
Viggo Mortensen, A Dangerous Method
Christopher Plummer, Beginners

Projected Winner:
Albert Brooks, Drive
Calm, cool, and nonchalant. The film would not have been the big success that it was if he did not take part in it.

Best Director, Motion Picture
Woody Allen, Midnight In Paris
George Clooney, The Ides Of March
Michel Hazanavicius, The Artist
Alexander Payne, The Descendants
Martin Scorsese, Hugo

Projected Winner:
Michel Hazanavicius, The Artist
Everyone has been praising this film and how fabulous it is. It is a black-and-white, silent French production, so of course the Golden Globes is going to be drawn in to the uniqueness of this film.

Best Screenplay, Motion Picture
Woody Allen, Midnight In Paris
George Clooney, Heslov, Beau Willimon, The Ides Of March
Michel Hazanavicius, The Artist
Alexander Payne, Nat Faxon, Jim Rash, The Descendants
Steven Zaillian, Aaron Sorkin, Moneyball

Projected Winner:
George Clooney, Heslov, Beau Willimon, The Ides Of March
Nominated for multiple categories this year, it’s bound to win. There are so many great aspects of this movie that it should win the overall Best Screenplay, don’t you think?

Best Original Score, Motion Picture
Ludovic Bource, The Artist
Abel Korzeniowski, W.E.
Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross, The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo
Howard Shore, Hugo
John Williams, War Horse

Projected Winner:
John Williams, War Horse
War Horse is an original Steven Spielberg war story. Of course, having the big name ‘Steven Spielberg’ associated with the film will automatically draw the attention to the film.

Best Original Song, Motion Picture
Hello Hello, Gnomeo & Juliet
The Keeper, Machine Gun Preacher
Lay Your Head Down, Albert Nobbs
The Living Proof, The Help
Masterpiece, W.E.

Projected Winner:
Masterpiece, W.E.
It’s a superstar Madonna song. The title alone says it’s a masterpiece.

Best Television Series, Drama
American Horror Story
Boardwalk Empire
Boss
Game Of Thrones
Homeland

Projected Winner:
Boss
Everyone knows why this show is the best, and if you don’t, then you need to watch just one episode. You will get hooked and have a better understanding of why people pay extra for the Starz channels.

Best Performance By An Actress In A Television Series, Drama
Claire Danes, Homeland
Mireille Enos, The Killing
Julianna Margulies, The Good Wife
Madeleine Stowe, Revenge
Callie Thorne, Necessary Roughness

Projected Winner:
Claire Danes, Homeland
Claire Danes has kept fans of “Homeland” in a state of high anxiety all season, so it’s only fair that now she’ll be the one in suspense

Best Performance By An Actor In A Television Series, Drama
Steve Buscemi, Boardwalk Empire
Bryan Cranston, Breaking Bad
Kelsey Grammer, Boss
Jeremy Irons, The Borgias
Damian Lewis, Homeland

Projected Winner:
Steve Buscemi, Boardwalk Empire
He won best performance by an actor last year, and he’s still amazing. He can easily get two wins in two years.

Best Television Series, Comedy or Musical
Enlightened
Episodes
Glee
Modern Family
New Girl

Projected Winner:
New Girl
Zooey Deschanel takes comedy to a whole other level. Her quirkiness and awkwardness will have you laughing nonstop as she makes a complete fool of herself in front of her three male roommates.

Best Performance By An Actress In A Television Series, Comedy or Musical
Laura Dern, Enlightened
Zooey Deschanel, New Girl
Tina Fey, 30 Rock
Laura Linney, The Big C
Amy Poehler, Parks And Recreation

Projected Winner:
Tina Fey, 30 Rock
Fey’s performance as Liz Lemon has earned her an Emmy, two Golden Globes, three SAG Awards and a People’s Choice Award. So let the winning streak continue.

Best Performance By An Actor In A Television Series, Comedy Or Musical
Alec Baldwin, 30 Rock
David Duchovny, Californication
Johnny Galecki, The Big Bang Theory
Thomas Jane, Hung
Matt Leblanc, Episodes

Projected Winner:
Johnny Galecki, The Big Bang Theory
Big Bang Theory is a funny show in general, but hands down, the most comedic character is Johnny Galecki’s.

Best Mini-Series Or Motion Picture Made For Television
Cinema Verite
Downton Abbey
The Hour
Mildred Pierce
Too Big To Fail

Projected Winner:
Too Big To Fail
Too Big To Fail has a lot of movie stars in it so it could easily sneak a win. Plus, the series can’t walk out with nothing— it’s ‘too big to fail’.

Best Performance By An Actress In A Mini-Series Or Motion Picture Made For Television
Romola Garai, The Hour
Diane Lane, Cinema Verite
Elizabeth McGovern, Downton Abbey
Emily Watson, Appropriate Adult
Kate Winslet, Mildred Pierce

Projected Winner:
Kate Winslet
Look at her competition. There is none.

Best Performance By An Actor In A Mini-Series Or Motion Picture Made For Television
Hugh Bonneville, Downtown Abbey
Idris Elba, Luther
William Hurt, Too Big To Fail
Bill Nighy, Page Eight
Dominic West, The Hour

Projected Winner:
Bill Nighy, Page Eight
Nighy plays a veteran officer who is forced out of his job while investigating the death of his boss. It’s a very intriguing role.

Best Performance By An Actress In A Supporting Role In A Series, Mini-Series, Or Motion Picture Made For Television
Jessica Lange, American Horror Story
Kelly MacDonald, Boardwalk Empire
Maggie Smith, Downtown Abbey
Sofia Vergara, Modern Family
Evan Rachel Wood, Mildred Pierce

Projected Winner:
Maggie Smith, Downtown Abbey
Downtown Abbey has been winning awards all across the globe. Maggie Smith, is known for her withering put-downs in the ITV drama and adds to the mini-series beautifully.

Best Performance By An Actor In A Supporting Role In A Series, Mini-Series, Or Motion Picture Made For Television
Peter Dinklage, Game Of Thrones
Paul Giamatti, Too Big To Fail
Guy Pearce, Mildred Pierce
Tim Robbins, Cinema Verite
Eric Stonestreet, Modern Family

Projected Winner:
Paul Giamatti, Too Big To Fail
Giamatti has been in multiple successful movies and shows. Too Big To Fail is just one more win to add to his impressive resume.