Final Golden Globe Predictions

My revised and completed predictions aren’t much different from my musings posted during Thanksgiving week. I’ve made changes in the asterisked categories only, putting more faith in “An Education,” “Up in the Air,” and “The Hurt Locker,” replacing “The Lovely Bones,” which I don’t think will make the cut anymore. I also don’t believe that Christian McKay will be able to manage a nomination either. Dark horses are “Inglorious Basterds” and “The Messenger,” which could both place in a number of categories. I haven't seen it yet, but "Avatar" is coming out of the gate in an incredibly strong way, so it may show up here and knock out another film. I expect to see some other surprises, though I’m hopeful that they’ll be good ones. Nominees will be announced at 8:30am Eastern Time tomorrow morning, and check back all day after the announcement for analysis of each category.

Best Motion Picture – Drama*
An Education
The Hurt Locker
Invictus
Precious
Up in the Air

Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama
Jeff Bridges, Crazy Heart
George Clooney, Up in the Air
Colin Firth, A Single Man
Morgan Freeman, Invictus
Jeremy Renner, The Hurt Locker

Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama
Abbie Cornish, Bright Star
Penelope Cruz, Broken Embraces
Helen Mirren, The Last Station
Carey Mulligan, An Education
Gabourey Sidibe, Precious

Best Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy
The Informant!
It’s Complicated
Julie & Julia
Nine
A Serious Man

Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy
Alec Baldwin, It’s Complicated
George Clooney, The Men Who Stare At Goats
Matt Damon, The Informant!
Daniel Day-Lewis, Nine
Michael Stuhlbarg, A Serious Man

Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy
Amy Adams, Julie & Julia
Sandra Bullock, The Proposal
Marion Cotillard, Nine
Meryl Streep, It’s Complicated
Meryl Streep, Julie & Julia

Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture*
Matt Damon, Invictus
Alfred Molina, An Education
Christopher Plummer, The Last Station
Stanley Tucci, Julie & Julia
Christoph Waltz, Inglorious Basterds

Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
Mariah Carey, Precious
Penelope Cruz, Nine
Anna Kendrick, Up in the Air
Julianne Moore, A Single Man
Mo’Nique, Precious

Best Director - Motion Picture*
Kathryn Bigelow, The Hurt Locker
Lee Daniels, Precious
Clint Eastwood, Invictus
Rob Marshall, Nine
Jason Reitman, Up in the Air

Best Screenplay - Motion Picture*
An Education
Invictus
Precious
A Serious Man
Up in the Air

Best Original Score - Motion Picture
Avatar
Invictus
The Lovely Bones
Up
Up in the Air

Best Original Song - Motion Picture
Brothers, “Winter”
Crazy Heart, “The Weary Kind”
Nine, “Cinema Italiano”
The Princess and the Frog, “Almost There”
Where the Wild Things Are, “All in Love”

Best Foreign Language Film
Broken Embraces
Coco Before Chanel
I Killed My Mother
A Prophet
The White Ribbon

Best Animated Feature Film
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs
Coraline
Fantastic Mr. Fox
The Princess and the Frog
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