The Oscar season is in full effect and the picture will start to become clearer this week as nominations for the 78th Golden Globes will be revealed on Wednesday. The Hollywood Foreign Press Association always throws some curveballs at us and this year’s curveball may be in the form of Hillybilly Elegy as I currently have Glenn Close as Supporting Actress, while Amy Adams as a clear cut threat to Zendaya’s 5th spot.
Along with Elegy, New of the World may surprise folks in categories on nomination morning. Here are my predictions for all the film categories for the 78th Golden Globe Awards.
Best Motion Picture – Drama
“Nomadland” (Searchlight)
“The Trial of the Chicago 7” (Netflix)
“One Night in Miami” (Amazon Studios)
“Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom” (Netflix)
“Mank” (Netflix”)
Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy
“Borat Subsequent Moviefilm” (Amazon)
“The Prom” (Netflix)
“On the Rocks” (AppleTV+/A24)
“Hamilton” (Disney+)
“Palm Springs” (Hulu)
Chadwick Boseman (“Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom”)
Anthony Hopkins (“The Father”)
Gary Oldman (“Mank”)
Delroy Lindo (“Da 5 Bloods”)
Tom Hanks (“News of the World”)
Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama
Viola Davis (“Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom”)
Frances McDormand (“Nomadland”)
Vanessa Kirby (“Pieces of a Woman”)
Zendaya (“Malcolm & Marie”)
Carey Mulligan (“Promising Young Woman”)
Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy
Sacha Baron Cohen (“Borat Subsequent Moviefilm”)
Lin-Manuel Miranda (“Hamilton”)
Andy Samberg (“Palm Springs”)
Leslie Odom, Jr. (“Hamilton”)
James Corden (“The Prom”)
Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy
Maria Bakalova (“Borat Subsequent Moviefilm”)
Meryl Streep (“The Prom”)
Cristin Milioti (“Palm Springs”)
Michelle Pfeiffer (“French Exit”)
Rashida Jones (“On the Rocks”)
Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in Any Motion Picture
Leslie Odom, Jr. (“One Night in Miami”)
Sacha Baron Cohen (“The Trial of the Chicago 7”)
Paul Raci (“Sound of Metal”)
Daniel Kaluuya (“Judas and the Black Messiah”)
Bill Murray (“On the Rocks”)
Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in Any Motion Picture
Amanda Seyfried (“Mank”)
Olivia Colman (“The Father”)
Ellen Burstyn (“Pieces of a Woman”)
Glenn Close (“Hillbilly Elegy”)
Yuh-Jung Youn (Minari)
Best Director
Chloé Zhao (“Nomadland”)
Regina King (“One Night in Miami”)
David Fincher (“Mank”)
Aaron Sorkin (“The Trial of the Chicago 7”)
Spike Lee (“Da 5 Bloods”)
Best Screenplay – Motion Picture
Aaron Sorkin (“The Trial of the Chicago 7”)
Emerald Fennell (“Promising Young Woman”)
Florian Zeller (“The Father”)
Kemp Powers (“One Night in Miami”)
Jack Fincher (“Mank”)
Best Original Score – Motion Picture
James Newton Howard (“News of the World”)
Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross (“Mank”)
Ludwig Göransson (“Tenet”)
Alexandre Desplat (“The Midnight Sky”)
Terence Blanchard (“Da 5 Bloods”)
Best Original Song – Motion Picture Nominees
“Speak Now” (“One Night in Miami”)
“Is Si (Seen)” (“The Life Ahead”)
“Turntables” (“All In: The Fight for Democracy”)
“Wuhan Flu” (“Borat Subsequent Moviefilm”)
“Just Sing” (“Trolls: World Tour”)
Best Animated Feature Film Nominees
“Soul”
“Wolfwalkers”
“Over the Moon”
“Onward”
“The Croods: A New Age”
Best Foreign-Language Film Nominees
“Another Round” (Denmark)
“Minari” (U.S.)
“Dear Comrades!” (Russia)
“I’m No Longer Here” (Mexico)
“The Life Ahead” (Italy)
