Final Golden Globe Predictions

Tomorrow morning, the nominees for the Golden Globe Awards will be announced. I made detailed predictions in my Golden Globe Musings series a few weeks ago, and now I’m debating just how much of them should be changed since the only true precursor with corresponding drama/comedy nominations is the Satellite Awards, and there were no less than eight nominees in pretty much all of the categories, something which doesn’t happen at the Globes. So the question is whether Black Swan or True Grit can overtake The Fighter and 127 Hours in the Best Motion Picture – Drama race and others. I’m fully aware that I’m predicting Made in Dagenham to receive three acting nods while Natalie Portman represents her film’s sole mention. I’m also least confident about Mark Wahlberg’s chances after seeing the film, but I think I’ll keep him in since I’m not so sure about either Bardem or Gosling to take his place. My biggest gamble, of course, is not having Jennifer Lawrence in the Best Actress category or Andrew Garfield in the supporting race. Since surprises are sure to arise, I’m inclined to keep my predictions as they are. I don’t doubt that Lawrence and Garfield can get Oscar nods, but I think they’ll resurface later on (i.e. Thursday with the SAG nods) and ultimately get nominated at the big leagues.

No guts, no glory predictions:
Noomi Rapace (The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo) for Best Motion Picture Actress – Drama
“Scott Pilgrim vs. the World” for Best Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical
“Fair Game” for Best Motion Picture – Drama

Come back all day tomorrow for hourly category analysis. Nominations should be announced at around 8:40am EST. Feel free to leave your own predictions and notes in the comments.

Best Motion Picture – Drama
The Fighter
Inception
The King’s Speech
127 Hours
The Social Network

Best Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical
The Kids Are All Right
Love and Other Drugs
Made in Dagenham
Morning Glory
Somewhere

Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama
Jeff Bridges (True Grit)
Leonardo DiCaprio (Inception)
Colin Firth (The King's Speech)
James Franco (127 Hours)
Mark Wahlberg (The Fighter)

Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama
Nicole Kidman (Rabbit Hole)
Lesley Manville (Another Year)
Natalie Portman (Black Swan)
Hilary Swank (Conviction)
Naomi Watts (Fair Game)

Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical
Robert Duvall (Get Low)
Paul Giamatti (Barney’s Version)
Robert Downey Jr. (Due Date)
Jake Gyllenhaal (Love and Other Drugs)
Kevin Spacey (Casino Jack)

Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical
Annette Bening (The Kids Are All Right)
Anne Hathaway (Love and Other Drugs)
Sally Hawkins (Made in Dagenham)
Rachel McAdams (Morning Glory)
Julianne Moore (The Kids Are All Right)

Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
Christian Bale (The Fighter)
Bob Hoskins (Made in Dagenham)
Sam Rockwell (Conviction)
Mark Ruffalo (The Kids Are All Right)
Geoffrey Rush (The King’s Speech)

Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
Amy Adams (The Fighter)
Helena Bonham Carter (The King’s Speech)
Marion Cotillard (Inception)
Melissa Leo (The Fighter)
Miranda Richardson (Made in Dagenham)

Best Director - Motion Picture
Danny Boyle (127 Hours)
Clint Eastwood (Hereafter)
David Fincher (The Social Network)
Tom Hooper (The King’s Speech)
Christopher Nolan (Inception)

Best Screenplay - Motion Picture
The Ghost Writer
Inception
The Kids Are All Right
The King’s Speech
The Social Network

Best Original Score - Motion Picture
Alice in Wonderland
The Ghost Writer
Inception
Never Let Me Go
The Way Back

Best Original Song - Motion Picture
Burlesque (Bound to You)
Country Strong (Country Strong)
How to Train Your Dragon (Sticks and Stones)
Tangled (I See the Light)
Toy Story 3 (We Belong Together)

Best Animated Feature Film
Despicable Me
How to Train Your Dragon
The Illusionist
Tangled
Toy Story 3

Best Foreign Language Film
Biutiful (Mexico)
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (Sweden)
I Am Love (Italy)
Incendies (Canada)
Of Gods and Men (France)