Final Golden Globe Predictions

I’m especially excited about this year’s Golden Globes because I feel like, more than ever before, so many of the movies have already been released, with fewer than five major movies slated for a Christmastime release. I know that won’t end up being true since we’ll still get some surprises and some foreign nominees that won’t be released until 2021, but I also feel that most of the films that are doing well with precursor organizations are ones I really like. What this will ultimately test is how well the later releases will do – namely “Fences” and “Silence” – and if other films from earlier in the year, like “Sully” and “Florence Foster Jenkins,” will have big showings. I'm not predicting much for "Hell or High Water" but I really hope it does well since it was superb. More thoughts once we have the nominees! Check back all day tomorrow for reactions by category, and leave your thoughts in the comments! Read TV predictions over at TV with Abe.

Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama
Casey Affleck (Manchester by the Sea)
Joel Edgerton (Loving)
Andrew Garfield (Hacksaw Ridge)
Tom Hanks (Sully)
Denzel Washington (Fences)

Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama
Amy Adams (Arrival)
Emily Blunt (The Girl on the Train)
Jessica Chastain (Miss Sloane)
Ruth Negga (Loving)
Natalie Portman (Jackie)

Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Comedy/Musical
Don Cheadle (Miles Ahead)
Colin Farrell (The Lobster)
Ryan Gosling (La La Land)
Hugh Grant (Florence Foster Jenkins)
Viggo Mortensen (Captain Fantastic)

Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Comedy/Musical
Kate Beckinsale (Love and Friendship)
Annette Bening (20th Century Women)
Emma Stone (La La Land)
Meryl Streep (Florence Foster Jenkins)
Renee Zellweger (Bridget Jones’s Baby)

Best Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
Mahershala Ali (Moonlight)
Jeff Bridges (Hell or High Water)
Lucas Hedges (Manchester by the Sea)
Liam Neeson (Silence)
Dev Patel (Lion)

Best Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
Viola Davis (Fences)
Greta Gerwig (20th Century Women)
Naomie Harris (Moonlight)
Nicole Kidman (Lion)
Michelle Williams (Manchester by the Sea)

Best Animated Feature Film
Finding Dory
The Little Prince
Moana
The Red Turtle
Zootopia

Best Foreign Language Film
Aquarius (Brazil)
Elle (France)
Julieta (Spain)
Neruda (Chile)
Toni Erdmann (Germany)

Best Original Score
Arrival
La La Land
Lion
Moonlight
Silence

Best Original Song
I See Victory (Hidden Figures)
Audition (La La Land)
City of Stars (La La Land)
How Far I’ll Go (Moana)
Drive It Like You Stole It (Sing Street)

Best Screenplay – Motion Picture
Fences
La La Land
Lion
Manchester by the Sea
Moonlight

Best Director – Motion Picture
Denzel Washington (Fences)
Damien Chazelle (La La Land)
Kenneth Lonergan (Manchester by the Sea)
Barry Jenkins (Moonlight)
Martin Scorsese (Silence)

Best Motion Picture – Drama
Fences
Loving
Manchester by the Sea
Moonlight
Silence

Best Motion Picture – Comedy/Musical
Florence Foster Jenkins
Hail, Caesar
La La Land
The Lobster
20th Century Women