Predicting the unpredictable Hollywood Foreign Press Association is always a foolhardy task. We know the Golden Globes nominations always throw a few surprises from leftfield (remember last year’s bizarre Cate Blanchett nomination for Where’d You Go, Bernadette?). No one should ever feel confident with attempting to prognosticate this particular nomination field.
While the Golden Globes have always been a bit of a silly farce, their nominations do tend to provide an insight into how the televised awards portion of the season may go. And, more importantly, how the wave of critics awards could mean absolutely nothing to the Oscar race.
A Globe nomination for critics awards darlings Paul Raci and Youn Yuh-jung will surely strengthen their Oscar nomination chances. A snub could be the first nail in the coffin. On the flip side, we could see a surprisingly strong showing for the critically-maligned Hillbilly Elegy that might suggest its Oscar campaign isn’t completely cooked.
So, without further ado, here are my predictions for the 78th Golden Globe Awards nominations. Take them with a very large grain of salt.
BEST MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA
The Father
Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
Nomadland
One Night in Miami
The Trial of the Chicago 7
Alternates: The Father, Hillbilly Elegy, Judas and the Black Messiah
BEST ACTOR – DRAMA
Riz Ahmed – Sound of Metal
Chadwick Boseman – Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
Anthony Hopkins – The Father
Delroy Lindo – Da 5 Bloods
Gary Oldman – Mank
Alternates: Ben Affleck – The Way Back, Tom Hanks – News of the World, Mads Mikkelsen – Another Round
BEST ACTRESS – DRAMA
Viola Davis – Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
Vanessa Kirby – Pieces of a Woman
Sophia Loren – The Life Ahead
Frances McDormand – Nomadland
Carey Mulligan – Promising Young Woman
Alternates: Amy Adams – Hillbilly Elegy, Audra Day – The United States vs. Billie Holiday, Zendaya – Malcolm & Marie
BEST MOTION PICTURE – MUSICAL/COMEDY
Borat Subsequent Moviefilm
Hamilton
On the Rocks
Palm Springs
The Prom
Alternates: Emma., Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga, The Personal History of David Copperfield
BEST ACTOR – MUSICAL/COMEDY
Sacha Baron Cohen – Borat Subsequent Moviefilm
Pete Davidson – The King of Staten Island
Leslie Odom Jr. – Hamilton
Dev Patel – The Personal History of David Copperfield
Andy Samberg – Palm Springs
Alternates: Jamie Dornan – Wild Mountain Thyme, Will Ferrell – Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga, Lin-Manuel Miranda – Hamilton
BEST ACTRESS – MUSICAL/COMEDY
Maria Bakalova – Borat Subsequent Moviefilm
Emily Blunt – Wild Mountain Thyme
Michelle Pfeiffer – French Exit
Meryl Streep – The Prom
Anya Taylor-Joy – Emma.
Alternates: Rashida Jones – On the Rocks, Rosamund Pike – I Care a Lot, Meryl Streep – Let Them All Talk
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Sacha Baron Cohen – The Trial of Chicago 7
Chadwick Boseman – Da 5 Bloods
Daniel Kaluuya – Judas and the Black Messiah
Leslie Odom Jr. – One Night in Miami
Paul Raci – Sound of Metal
Alternates: Kingsley Ben-Adir – One Night in Miami, Bill Murray – On the Rocks, Mark Rylance – The Trial of the Chicago 7
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Ellen Burstyn – Pieces of a Woman
Glenn Close – Hillbilly Elegy
Olivia Colman – The Father
Amanda Seyfried – Mank
Youn Yuh-jung – Minari
Alternates: Candice Bergen – Let Them All Talk, Jodie Foster – The Mauritanian, Nicole Kidman – The Prom
BEST DIRECTOR
David Fincher – Mank
Regina King – One Night in Miami
Spike Lee- Da 5 Bloods
Aaron Sorkin – The Trial of Chicago 7
Chloé Zhao – Nomadland
Alternates: Lee Isaac Chung – Minari, Paul Greengrass – News of the World, Florian Zeller – The Father
BEST SCREENPLAY
The Father
Mank
Nomadland
One Night in Miami
The Trial of Chicago 7
Alternates: Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, Promising Young Woman, Soul
BEST SCORE
Mank
The Midnight Sky
News of the World
Soul
The Trial of the Chicago 7
Alternates: Da 5 Bloods, Minari, Tenet
BEST ORIGINAL SONG
“Hear My Voice” – The Trial of the Chicago 7
“Husavik (My Hometown)” – Eurovision Song Contest: The Tale of Fire Saga
“Io Sì (Seen)” – The Life Ahead
“Speak Now” – One Night in Miami
“Wuhan Flu” – Borat Subsequent Moviefilm
Alternates: “Fight for You” – Judas and the Black Messiah, “Everybody Cries” – The Outpost, “Wear Your Crown” – The Prom
BEST MOTION PICTURE – ANIMATED
The Croods: A New Age
Onward
Over the Moon
Soul
Wolfwalkers
Alternates: Earwig and the Witch, A Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon, The Willoughbys
BEST MOTION PICTURE – FOREIGN LANGUAGE
Another Round
I’m No Longer Here
The Life Ahead
Minari
Quo Vadis, Aida?
Alternates: Dear Comrades!, Charlatan, Two of Us
The nominations will be announced at 5:35am PT/8:35am ET on the E! News YouTube channel. Watch them live below!
