Friday, January 13, 2012
Predicting the Globes
Mostly because many of the big awards are pretty figured out in a series of pre-cursor awards when Oscar time rolls around and the Golden Globes are sort of the unofficial start to that.
But also because the Golden Globes are chosen by the Hollywood Foreign Press. A small, crony-ish group of reporters for foreign news agencies. And they are so fickle and tough to pin down.
So my accuracy rate at the Globes is pretty low, but I'm going to give it a go anyway. I'm only listing who I think will win in each category. If you want to see the full list of nominees, you can click here.
Best Motion Picture-Drama
I'm torn here. But I think, ultimately, it will be:
The Descendants
Actress in a Motion Picture--Drama
Viola Davis, The Help
Actor in a Motion Picture--Drama
George Clooney, The Descendants
Best Motion Picture--Comedy or Musical
The Artist
Actress in a Motion Picture--Comedy or Musical
Charlize Theron, Young Adult
Actor in a Motion Picture--Comedy or Musical
It's going to be one of these:
Ryan Gosling, Crazy, Stupid, Love
Jean Dujardin, The Artist
Best Animated Feature
The Adventures of Tintin
Best Foreign Language Film
A Separation, Iran
Best Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture
Octavia Spender, The Help
Best Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture
Kenneth Branagh, My Week With Marilyn
Best Director of a Motion Picture
Michel Hazanavicius, The Artist
Best Screenplay, Motion Picture
Woody Allen, Midnight in Paris
Original Score, Motion Picture
Ludovic Bource, The Artist
Original Song, Motion Picture
"The Living Proof," The Help
Best Television Series--Drama
Boardwalk Empire
Best Actress in a Television Drama
Julianna Margulies, The Good Wife
Best Actor in a Television Drama
I'm torn again here. One of these:
Bryan Cranston, Breaking Bad
Kelsey Grammer, Boss
Best Television Comedy or Musical
Episodes
Best Actress in a Television Comedy or Musical
Laura Linney, The Big C
Best Actor in a Television Comedy or Musical
Alec Baldwin, 30 Rock
Best Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
Downton Abbey
Best Actress in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
Elizabeth McGovern, Downton Abbey
Best Actor in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
Idris Elba, Luther
Best Supporting Actress in Series, Mini-Series, or Motion Picture Made for Television
Sofia Vergara, Modern Family
Best Supporting Actor in a Series, Mini-Series, or Motion Picture Made for Television
Eric Stonestreet, Modern Family
The Golden Globes are this Sunday, my friends! And you can bet that I'll be play-by-playing all the action.
Even though I'm REALLY grumpy that Gervais moron is hosting again...
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Guess I need to up my movie and TV watching, because most of those I've never seen. Tintin will probably win, but think I'd go out on a limb and say Rango for best animation.
ReplyDeleteI need to see the Descendents. :)
ReplyDeleteI hope you're right about Viola Davis. She was so great in The Help.
ReplyDeleteWhat Alex said...
ReplyDeleteI'm so glad you posted this. You reminded me that there are quite a few movies I need to add to my Netflix queue - even though I rarely g et around to watching them. Ugh!
ReplyDeleteAnyway, I actually love Ricky Gervais. I loved him in the British original of The Office. I did not see the Golden Globes last year and I do know that he was quite controversial. I've seen some recent interviews with him concerning this and I have to agree he seems somewhat clueless about why his jokes were offensive. I'm hoping to watch this year and see for myself. I hope I don't end up hating him.
Its terribly embarrassing that I haven't seen a single movie/Tv series on this list. I have some catching up to do! Midnight in Paris is at the top of that list. I don't hate Dicky Gervais... I find him somewhat entertaining and hope he can breathe some life into this awards show.
ReplyDeleteUgh... did my comment disappear!? Anyway... I haven't seen a single Tv show/movie on this list, sadly. Have much catching up to do... at the top of that list is Midnight in Paris. And I don't mind Gervais...at least he's entertaining and I hope he can breathe some life into the awards show.
ReplyDeleteAlso, I hope you're wrong about best actress in a comedy. I'm shooting for Zooey!
ReplyDeleteI really want to see The Descendants. Also, I'm really glad Matt LeBlanc one. He looked so surprised.
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