Golden Globes Predictions 2015

2015/01/img_2079.jpgI’ve seen a lot of the movies nominated for Golden Globes this year, but not all. My general rule is to see everything before the Academy Awards. With most Awards-baiting movies playing in limited release until after the holiday season, it’s tough to get to everything before the Globes. I’ll try my best to predict the winners (note: I never get these right). My choice for winner of each award will be in bold.

Best Motion Picture – Drama
Nominees:
Boyhood WINNER
Selma
The Imitation Game
Foxcatcher
The Theory of Everything

Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy
Nominees:
Birdman
The Grand Budapest Hotel WINNER
St. Vincent
Into the Woods
Pride

Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama
Nominees:
Steve Carell for Foxcatcher
Benedict Cumberbatch for The Imitation Game
Jake Gyllenhaal for Nightcrawler
Eddie Redmayne for The Theory of Everything WINNER
David Oyelowo for Selma

Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama
Nominees:
Jennifer Aniston for Cake
Julianne Moore for Still AliceWINNER
Rosamund Pike for Gone Girl
Reese Witherspoon for Wild
Felicity Jones for The Theory of Everything

Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy
Nominees:
Michael Keaton for Birdman WINNER
Ralph Fiennes for The Grand Budapest Hotel
Christoph Waltz for Big Eyes
Bill Murray for St. Vincent
Joaquin Phoenix for Inherent Vice

Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy
Nominees:
Amy Adams for Big Eyes WINNER
Emily Blunt for Into the Woods
Julianne Moore for Maps to the Stars
Helen Mirren for The Hundred-Foot Journey
Quvenzhané Wallis for Annie

Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
Nominees:
Mark Ruffalo for Foxcatcher
Ethan Hawke for Boyhood
J.K. Simmons for Whiplash WINNER
Robert Duvall for The Judge
Edward Norton for Birdman

Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
Nominees:
Patricia Arquette for Boyhood WINNER
Keira Knightley for The Imitation Game
Emma Stone for Birdman
Meryl Streep for Into the Woods Jessica Chastain for A Most Violent Year

Best Director – Motion Picture
Nominees:
Alejandro González Iñárritu for Birdman
Richard Linklater for Boyhood WINNER
Ava DuVernay for Selma
David Fincher for Gone Girl
Wes Anderson for The Grand Budapest Hotel

Best Screenplay – Motion Picture
Nominees:
Boyhood: Richard Linklater
Birdman: Alejandro González Iñárritu, Nicolás Giacobone, Alexander Dinelaris, Armando Bo WINNER
Gone Girl: Gillian Flynn
The Imitation Game: Graham Moore, Andrew Hodges
The Grand Budapest Hotel: Wes Anderson, Hugo Guinness

Best Original Song – Motion Picture
Nominees:
Big Eyes: Lana Del Rey(Big Eyes)
Selma: John Legend, Common(Glory) WINNER
Noah: Patti Smith, Lenny Kaye(Mercy Is)
Annie: Sia(Opportunity)
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1: Lorde(Yellow Flicker Beat)

Best Original Score – Motion Picture
Nominees:
The Imitation Game: Alexandre Desplat
The Theory of Everything: Jóhann Jóhannsson WINNER
Gone Girl: Trent Reznor
Birdman: Antonio Sanchez
Interstellar: Hans Zimmer

Best Animated Film
Nominees:
The Book of Life
The Boxtrolls
Big Hero 6
How to Train Your Dragon 2 WINNER
The Lego Movie

Best Foreign Language Film
Nominees:
Ida
Leviathan WINNER
Force Majeure
Gett: The Trial of Viviane Amsalem
Tangerines

Best Television Series – Drama
Nominees:
“Downton Abbey”
“The Good Wife”
House of Cards
“Game of Thrones”
“The Affair” WINNER

Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy
Nominees:
“Girls”
“Orange Is the New Black”
Transparent” WINNER
“Silicon Valley”
“Jane the Virgin”

Best Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
Nominees:
“Olive Kitteridge”
True Detective
“Fargo” WINNER
“The Missing”
The Normal Heart

Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series – Drama
Nominees:
Kevin Spacey for “House of Cards” WINNER
Liev Schreiber for “Ray Donovan”
James Spader for “The Blacklist”
Dominic West for “The Affair”
Clive Owen for “The Knick”

Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series – Drama
Nominees:
Robin Wright for “House of Cards”
Julianna Margulies for “The Good Wife”
Viola Davis for “How to Get Away with Murder”
Claire Danes for “Homeland”
Ruth Wilson for “The Affair” WINNER

Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy
Nominees:
Don Cheadle for “House of Lies”
Ricky Gervais for “Derek”
Jeffrey Tambor for “Transparent” WINNER
William H. Macy for “Shameless”
Louis C.K. for “Louie”

Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy
Nominees:
Lena Dunham for “Girls”
Edie Falco for “Nurse Jackie”
Julia Louis-Dreyfus for “Veep”
Taylor Schilling for “Orange Is the New Black”
Gina Rodriguez for “Jane the Virgin” WINNER

Best Performance by an Actor in a Mini-Series or a Motion Picture Made for Television
Nominees:
Martin Freeman for “Fargo”
Billy Bob Thornton for “Fargo” WINNER
Matthew McConaughey for “True Detective”
Woody Harrelson for “True Detective”
Mark Ruffalo for The Normal Heart

Best Performance by an Actress in a Mini-Series or a Motion Picture Made for Television
Nominees:
Jessica Lange for “American Horror Story”
Maggie Gyllenhaal for “The Honourable Woman” WINNER
Frances McDormand for “Olive Kitteridge”
Frances O’Connor for “The Missing”
Allison Tolman for “Fargo”

Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
Nominees:
Jon Voight for “Ray Donovan”
Alan Cumming for “The Good Wife”
Bill Murray for “Olive Kitteridge”
Colin Hanks for “Fargo”
Matt Bomer for The Normal Heart WINNER

Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
Nominees:
Allison Janney for “Mom”
Uzo Aduba for “Orange Is the New Black”
Kathy Bates for “American Horror Story”
Michelle Monaghan for “True Detective”
Joanne Froggatt for “Downton Abbey” WINNER

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