Golden Globe Predictions

After considerable reporting last year on the problematic makeup of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association and the enthusiasm heaped upon programs that paid for expensive European trips, the Golden Globes have fallen out of favor with most this year. Just as I don’t necessarily give any one organization – even the Academy Awards – any adoration, I still enjoy making predictions for their nominations, especially since I’ve been doing so consistently for more than fifteen years.

Because the group hasn’t been prominently featured or in good graces, they’re going ahead without official category placements, which means that some shows or movies might be ineligible, while others, including “Being the Ricardos” and “Respect,” could easily be classified as drama or comedy. Without much to go on, here are my guesses for what will be announced this coming Monday morning. More once the list is officially unveiled! TV picks are here.

Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama
Javier Bardem (Being the Ricardos)
Benedict Cumberbatch (The Power of the Dog)
Joaquin Phoenix (C’mon C’mon)
Will Smith (King Richard)
Denzel Washington (The Tragedy of Macbeth)

Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama
Jessica Chastain (The Eyes of Tammy Faye)
Olivia Colman (The Lost Daughter)
Lady Gaga (House of Gucci)
Nicole Kidman (Being the Ricardos)
Kristen Stewart (Spencer)

Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Comedy/Musical
Leonardo DiCaprio (Don’t Look Up)
Peter Dinklage (Cyrano)
Adam Driver (Annette)
Andrew Garfield (Tick Tick Boom)
Cooper Hoffman (Licorice Pizza)

Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Comedy/Musical
Leslie Grace (In the Heights)
Alana Haim (Licorice Pizza)
Jennifer Hudson (Respect)
Emma Stone (Cruella)
Rachel Zegler (West Side Story)

Best Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
Ben Affleck (The Tender Bar)
Jamie Dornan (Belfast)
Troy Kotsur (CODA)
Jared Leto (House of Gucci)
J.K. Simmons (Being the Ricardos)

Best Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
Caitriona Balfe (Belfast)
Ariana DeBose (West Side Story)
Kirsten Dunst (The Power of the Dog)
Aunjanue Ellis (King Richard)
Ruth Negga (Passing)

Best Animated Film
Belle
Encanto
Luca
The Mitchells vs. the Machines
Raya and the Last Dragon

Best Foreign Film
Benedetta
Drive My Car
A Hero
I’m Your Man
The Worst Person in the World

Best Original Score
Dune
House of Gucci
Last Night in Soho
The Power of the Dog
Spencer

Best Original Song
Down to Joy (Belfast)
Every Letter (Cyrano)
Colombia, Mi Encanto (Encanto)
Be Alive (King Richard)
No Time to Die (No Time to Die)

Best Screenplay – Motion Picture
Being the Ricardos
Belfast
The Lost Daughter
The Power of the Dog
Tick Tick Boom

Best Director – Motion Picture
Aaron Sorkin (Being the Ricardos)
Kenneth Branagh (Belfast)
Jane Campion (The Power of the Dog)
Lin-Manuel Miranda (Tick Tick Boom)
Steven Spielberg (West Side Story)

Best Motion Picture – Drama
Being the Ricardos
Belfast
CODA
King Richard
The Power of the Dog

Best Motion Picture – Comedy/Musical
Cyrano
The French Dispatch
Licorice Pizza
Tick Tick Boom
West Side Story