With Ricky
Gervais back as host, the show’s sure to be interesting. Tina Fey and Amy
Poehler were good, for sure, but I think a change this year will be good. I’m
looking forward to it, as much as I am to finding out how the HFPA will
surprise us this year.
If there’s
one thing we’ve learnt about the Golden Globe Awards in the last few years, it’s
that things can be quite unpredictable, especially in television. With shows
such as BROOKLYN NINE-NINE and THE AFFAIR taking away the big prizes one year,
and then being left out of the race completely the next, is a clear indication
that newness is rewarded. Gone are the days when popular favorites would walk
away with gold year after year. So let’s dive into the categories and weigh the
possibilities. We’ll start with the TV nominees.
Best Television Series –
Drama
EMPIRE (Fox)
GAME OF
THRONES (HBO)
MR. ROBOT (USA)
NARCOS
(Netflix)
OUTLANDER
(Starz)
Will GAME OF
THRONES finally win, like it did at the Emmys last September? It’s possible,
but I think the HFPA will prove to be particularly unpredictable with this
category. It could be last year’s breakout hit EMPIRE, or it could be MR.
ROBOT, one of last year’s most spoken about new shows. I’m putting my money on
MR. ROBOT.
Best Television Series –
Comedy or Musical
CASUAL (Hulu)
MOZART IN THE
JUNGLE (Amazon)
ORANGE IS THE
NEW BLACK (Netflix)
SILICON
VALLEY (HBO)
TRANSPARENT
(Amazon)
VEEP (HBO)
VEEP has
never won, and interestingly, the show has never even been nominated in this
category before. That could mean that they’ll finally recognize its excellent
approach to comedy. And I think that’s what’s going to happen.
Best Limited Series or
Motion Picture Made for Television
AMERICAN
CRIME (ABC)
AMERICAN
HORROR STORY: HOTEL (FX)
FARGO (FX)
FLESH AND
BONE (Starz)
WOLF HALL
(BBC)
I think FARGO
will win again.
Best Performance by an
Actress in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television
Kirsten Dunst, FARGO
Lady Gaga,
AMERICA HORROR STORY: HOTEL
Sarah Hay,
FLESH AND BONE
Felicity
Huffman, AMERICAN CRIME
Queen
Latifah, BESSIE
They could
give it to Lady Gaga for her highly spoken-about role, but the HFPA hasn’t been
all that generous to AMERICAN HORROR STORY in the past, even the times when
Jessica Lange was a nominee. On the other hand, Kirsten Dunst was unpredictably
brilliant in FARGO, so I really think she should win, and something tells me
she will.
Best Performance by an
Actor in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television
Idris Elba,
LUTHER
Oscar Isaac,
SHOW ME A HERO
David Oyelowo, NIGHTINGALE
Mark Rylance,
WOLF HALL
Patrick
Wilson, FARGO
Best Performance by an
Actress in a Television Series - Drama
Caitriona
Balfe, OUTLANDER
Viola Davis,
HOW TO GET AWAY WITH MURDER
Eva Green,
PENNY DREADFUL
Taraji P. Henson, EMPIRE
Robin Wright,
HOUSE OF CARDS
Viola Davis
would be a popular choice for this one, but since they didn’t acknowledge her
last year, I don’t think it’ll happen this year either. On the other hand, the
HFPA has been quite generous with recognizing EMPIRE, so I think they’ll go in
that direction in this category.
Best Performance by an
Actor in a Television Series - Drama
Jon Hamm, MAD
MEN
Rami Malek, MR. ROBOT
Wagner Moura,
NARCOS
Bob Odenkirk,
BETTER CALL SAUL
Liev
Schreiber, RAY DONOVAN
They could
give it to Jon Hamm, but the HFPA have recognized his performance on MAD MEN
before, so they might not feel the need to do so again, even if this is the
last time he’ll have been nominated for the role. I think Bob Odenkirk should
win, but I suspect they’ll go with Rami Malek.
Best Performance by an
Actress in a Television Series - Comedy or Musical
Rachel Bloom, CRAZY EX-GIRLFRIEND
Jamie Lee
Curtis, SCREAM QUEENS
Julia
Louis-Dreyfus, VEEP
Gina
Rodriguez, JANE THE VIRGIN
Lily Tomlin,
GRACE AND FRANKIE
They should
give it to Julia Louis-Dreyfus, especially since they’ve never acknowledged her
brilliance on VEEP. However, I think they’ll go with Rachel Bloom, for her quirky,
crazy performance as the titular ex-girlfriend.
Best Performance by an
Actor in a Television Series - Comedy or Musical
Aziz Ansari, MASTER OF NONE
Gael Garcia
Bernal, MOZART IN THE JUNGLE
Rob Lowe, THE
GRINDER
Patrick
Stewart, BLUNT TALK
Jeffrey Tambor,
TRANSPARENT
Jeffrey
Tambor could win again, but considering the HFPA’s penchant for rewarding
newness in terms of quality and theme, I don’t think they’d let Aziz Ansari’s
endearing performance in MASTER OF NONE go unrecognized.
Best Performance by an
Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for
Television
Uzo Aduba, ORANGE IS THE NEW BLACK
Joanne
Froggatt, DOWNTON ABBEY
Regina King,
AMERICAN CRIME
Judith Light,
TRANSPARENT
Maura
Tierney, THE AFFAIR
Aduba’s the popular
favorite, and I think in this category, the popular favorite will win.
Best Performance by an
Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for
Television
Alan Cumming,
THE GOOD WIFE
Damian Lewis,
WOLF HALL
Ben Mendelsohn, BLOODLINE
Tobias
Menzies, OUTLANDER
Christian
Slater, MR. ROBOT
Every year
the HFPA goes in a different direction, and miniseries/TV movies are definitely
not sidelined. This year though, I think they’ll give it to Ben Mendelsohn. His
effective performance as the black sheep of the family will be recognized.
Another possibility is Damian Lewis.
And here’s a
quick look at the movie nominations, and my predictions:
Best Motion Picture -
Drama
Carol
Mad Max: Fury Road
The Revenant
Room
Spotlight
Best Motion Picture -
Comedy or Musical
The Big Short
Joy
The Martian
Spy
Trainwreck
Best Performance by an
Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama
Cate Blanchett, Carol
Brie Larson, Room
Rooney Mara, Carol
Saoirse
Ronan, Brooklyn
Alicia Vikander,
The Danish Girl
Best Performance by an
Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama
Bryan
Cranston, Trumbo
Leonardo DiCaprio, The
Revenant
Michael
Fassbender, Steve Jobs
Eddie
Redmayne, The Danish Girl
Will Smith, Concussion
Best Performance by an
Actress in a Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical
Jennifer Lawrence, Joy
Melissa
McCarthy, Spy
Amy Schumer, Trainwreck
Maggie Smith,
The Lady in the Van
Lily Tomlin, Grandma
Best Performance by an
Actor in a Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical
Christian
Bale, The Big Short
Steve Carell,
The Big Short
Matt Damon, The
Martian
Al Pacino, Danny Collins
Mark Ruffalo,
Infinitely Polar Bear
Best Performance by an
Actress in a Supporting Role in Any Motion Picture
Jane Fonda, Youth
Jennifer
Jason Leigh, The Hateful Eight
Helen Mirren,
Trumbo
Alicia
Vikander, Ex Machina
Kate Winslet, Steve
Jobs
Best Performance by an
Actor in a Supporting Role in Any Motion Picture
Paul Dano, Love & Mercy
Idris Elba, Beasts of
No Nation
Mark Rylance,
Bridge of Spies
Michael
Shannon, 99 Homes
Sylvester
Stallone, Creed
Best Director - Motion
Picture
Todd Haynes, Carol
Alejandro G.
Inarritu, The Revenant
Tom McCarthy,
Spotlight
George Miller, Mad
Max: Fury Road
Ridley Scott,
The Martian
Best Screenplay - Motion
Picture
Emma
Donoghue, Room
Tom McCarthy,
Josh Singer, Spotlight
Charles Randolph, Adam McKay, The Big Short
Aaron Sorkin,
Steve Jobs
Quentin
Tarantino, The Hateful Eight
Best Animated Feature
Film
Anomalisa
The Good Dinosaur
Inside Out
The Peanuts Movie
Shaun the Sheep Movie
Best Foreign-Language
Film
The Brand New Testament
(Belgium/France/Luxembourg)
The Club (Chile)
The Fencer (Finland/Germany/Estonia)
Mustang (France)
Son of Saul (Hungary)
Best Original Score -
Motion Picture
Carter
Burwell, Carol
Alexandre Desplat, The
Danish Girl
Ennio
Morricone, The Hateful Eight
Daniel
Pemberton, Steve Jobs
Ryuichi
Sakamoto, Alva Noto, The Revenant
Best Original Song -
Motion Picture
"Love me
Like You Do" – Fifty Shades of Grey,
written by Max Martin, Savan Kotecha, Ali Payami, Ilya Salmanzadeh
"One
Kind of Love" – Love & Mercy,
written by Brian Wilson, Scott Bennett
"See You Again" – Furious 7, written by Justin Franks, Andrew Cedar, Charlie Puth,
Cameron Thomaz
"Simple
Song #3" – Youth, written by
David Lang
"Writing’s
on the Wall" – Spectre, written
by Sam Smith, Jimmy Napes
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