David’s Golden Globes Predictions

The 74th Annual Golden Globes are here! Who will The Hollywood Foreign Press gift with the globe? Watch live at 8 PM EST/5 PM PST on NBC this Sunday, January 8th to find out.

Until then, check out my predictions. 2016 provided a great variety of films and TV deserving recognition. Who exactly will take home the gold? Agree or Disagree? Sound off!

Choices are in BOLD.

FILM

Best Motion Picture – Drama

Hacksaw Ridge
Hell or High Water
Lion
Manchester By The Sea
Moonlight

 

Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama

Amy Adams, Arrival
Jessica Chastain, Miss Sloane
Isabelle Huppert, Elle
Ruth Negga, Loving
Natalie Portman, Jackie

 

Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama

Casey Affleck, Manchester by the Sea
Joel Edgerton, Loving
Andrew Garfield, Hacksaw Ridge
Viggo Mortensen, Captain Fantastic
Denzel Washington, Fences

 

Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy

 20th Century Women
Deadpool
Florence Foster Jenkins
La La Land
Sing Street

 

Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy

 Annette Bening, 20th Century Women
Lily Collins, Rules Don’t Apply
Hailee Steinfeld, The Edge of Seventeen
Emma Stone, La La Land
Meryl Streep, Florence Foster Jenkins

 

Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy

Colin Farrell, The Lobster
Ryan Gosling, La La Land
Hugh Grant, Florence Foster Jenkins
Jonah Hill, War Dogs
Ryan Reynolds, Deadpool

 

Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in any Motion Picture

Viola Davis, Fences
Naomie Harris, Moonlight
Nicole Kidman, Lion
Octavia Spencer, Hidden Figures
Michelle Williams, Manchester by the Sea

 

Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in any Motion Picture

Mahershala Ali, Moonlight
Jeff Bridges, Hell or High Water
Simon Helberg, Florence Foster Jenkins
Dev Patel, Lion
Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Nocturnal Animals

 

Best Director – Motion Picture

Damien Chazelle, La La Land
Tom Ford, Nocturnal Animals
Mel Gibson, Hacksaw Ridge
Barry Jenkins, Moonlight
Kenneth Lonergan, Manchester by the Sea

 

Best Original Screenplay

Damien Chazelle, La La Land
Tom Ford, Nocturnal Animals
Barry Jenkins, Moonlight
Kenneth Lonergan, Manchester by the Sea
Taylor Sheridan, Hell or High Water

 

Best Motion Picture – Animated

Kubo and the Two Strings
Moana
My Life as Zucchini
Sing
Zootopia

 

Best Motion Picture – Foreign Language

Divines (FRANCE)
Elle (FRANCE)
Neruda (CHILE)
The Salesman (IRAN / FRANCE)
Toni Erdmann (GERMANY)

 

Best Original Score – Motion Picture

 Nicholas Britell, Moonlight
Justin Hurwitz, La La Land
Johann Johannsson, Arrival
Dustin O’Halloran, Hauschka, Lion
Hans Zimmer, Pharrell Williams, Benjamin Wallfisch, Hidden Figures

 

Best Original Song – Motion Picture

 “Can’t Stop The Feeling!,” Trolls
“City Of Stars”, La La Land
“Faith”, Sing
“Gold”, Gold
“How Far I’ll Go”, Moana

TELEVISION

 

Best Television Series – Drama

The Crown
Game of Thrones
Stranger Things
This is Us
Westworld

 

Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series

Caitriona Balfe, Outlander
Claire Foy, The Crown
Keri Russell, The Americans
Winona Ryder, Stranger Things
Evan Rachel Wood, Westworld

 

Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series – Drama

Rami Malek, Mr. Robot
Bob Odenkirk, Better Call Saul
Matthew Rhys, The Americans
Liev Schreiber, Ray Donovan
Billy Bob Thornton, Goliath

 

Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy

Atlanta
Black-ish
Mozart in the Jungle
Transparent
Veep

 

Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy

Rachel Bloom, Crazy Ex-Girlfriend
Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Veep
Sarah Jessica Parker, Divorce
Issa Rae, Insecure
Gina Rodriguez, Jane the Virgin
Tracee Ellis Ross, Black-ish

 

Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy

Anthony Anderson, Black-ish
Gael Garcia Bernal, Mozart in the Jungle
Donald Glover, Atlanta
Nick Nolte, Graves
Jeffrey Tambor, Transparent

 

Best Television Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television

American Crime
The Dresser
The Night Manager
The Night Of
The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story

 

Best Performance by an Actress in a Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television

Felicity Huffman, American Crime
Riley Keough, The Girlfriend Experience
Sarah Paulson, The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story
Charlotte Rampling, London Spy
Kerry Washington, Confirmation

 

Best Performance by an Actor in a Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television

Riz Ahmed, The Night Of
Bryan Cranston, All The Way
Tom Hiddleston, The Night Manager
John Turturro, The Night Of
Courtney B Vance, The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story

 

Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television

Olivia Colman, The Night Manager
Lena Headey, Game of Thrones
Chrissy Metz, This is Us
Mandy Moore, This is Us
Thandie Newton, Westworld

 

Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television

Sterling K. Brown, The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story
Hugh Laurie, The Night Manager
John Lithgow, The Crown
Christian Slater, Mr. Robot
John Travolta, The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story

 


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