The Hollywood Foreign Press Association
(HFPA) love to hand out Golden Globes to shows and performers who haven’t won
before. And I think this year, we’ll see a lot of that again—no repeat wins in
fact. Here’s how I see things going for the television categories at this
Sunday’s 77th Golden Globe Awards
Best Television Series – Drama
BIG LITTLE LIES
THE CROWN
KILLING EVE
THE MORNING SHOW
SUCCESSION
This one really should go to
SUCCESSION. Even though THE CROWN does come close, SUCCESSION really did stand
out this year, and I think the HFPA will see things that way as well.
Best Performance By An Actress In A
Television Series – Drama
Jennifer Aniston – THE MORNING SHOW, as
Alex Levy
Olivia Colman – THE
CROWN, as Queen Elizabeth II
Jodie Comer – KILLING
EVE, as Oksana Astankova / Villanelle
Nicole Kidman – BIG
LITTLE LIES, as Celeste Wright
Reese Witherspoon – THE
MORNING SHOW, as Bradley Jackson
Olivia Colman deserves this
for her incredibly restrained, yet marvelously moving performance as the queen.
But Jennifer Aniston also deserves this for her power-packed performance in THE
MORNING SHOW, conveying all of Alex Levy’s ambition, desperation, exasperation,
rage and ruthlessness so well with just her eyes. And I think Aniston will win.
She’ll bring the star power to the stage, and this—her first TV lead role since
FRIENDS—and THE MORNING SHOW itself, have been among the most talked about TV
phenomena of the year.
Best Performance By An Actor In A
Television Series – Drama
Brian Cox – SUCCESSION, as
Logan Roy
Kit Harington – GAME
OF THRONES, as Jon Snow
Rami Malek – MR.
ROBOT, as Elliot Alderson
Tobias Menzies – THE
CROWN, as Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
Billy Porter – POSE, as Pray Tell
Brian Cox could win this if
the HFPA want to go all out with their appreciation of SUCCESSION. However, I
think Billy Porter will win this.
Best Television Series – Musical Or
Comedy
BARRY
FLEABAG
THE KOMINSKY METHOD
THE MARVELOUS MRS. MAISEL
THE POLITICIAN
This is FLEABAG’s and Phoebe
Waller-Bridge’s year. FLEABAG is winning this. I don’t think anyone expects
otherwise.
Best Performance By An Actress In A
Television Series – Musical Or Comedy
Christina
Applegate – DEAD TO ME, as Jen Harding
Rachel Brosnahan – THE
MARVELOUS MRS. MAISEL, as Miriam "Midge" Maisel
Kirsten Dunst – ON
BECOMING A GOD IN CENTRAL FLORIDA, as Krystal Stubbs
Natasha Lyonne – RUSSIAN
DOLL, as Nadia Vulvokov
Phoebe Waller-Bridge – FLEABAG, as
Fleabag
This is Phoebe Waller-Bridge’s
year indeed. All odds are in her favor. She’s winning this for sure and she
deserves it.
Best Performance By An Actor In A
Television Series – Musical Or Comedy
Michael Douglas – THE
KOMINSKY METHOD, as Sandy Kominsky
Bill Hader – BARRY, as Barry Berkman /
Barry Block
Ben Platt – THE
POLITICIAN, as Payton Hobart
Paul Rudd – LIVING
WITH YOURSELF, as Miles Elliot / Miles Elliot's Clone
Ramy Youssef – RAMY, as
Ramy Hassan
Michael Douglas could win
again, but the HFPA tend to not repeat winners in categories (at least not in
the last decade or so for lead actor, comedy). In fact, their love for first-time
nominated performances opens this up to Ben Platt, Paul Rudd and Ramy Youssef.
However, I think they’ll give it to Bill Hader since he lost out on the Globe
last time.
Best Television Limited Series Or Motion
Picture Made For Television
CATCH-22
CHERNOBYL
FOSSE/VERDON
THE LOUDEST VOICE
UNBELIEVABLE
The HFPA do have a tendency to
award series and performers who haven’t been recognized yet at any major awards
show. If they’re to live up to this, they’ll go with UNBELIEVABLE. Though I suspect
that the awards favorite CHERNOBYL will take this home.
Best Performance By An Actress In A
Television Limited Series Or Motion Picture Made For Television
Kaitlyn Dever – UNBELIEVABLE, as
Marie Adler
Joey King – THE ACT, as Gypsy
Rose Blanchard
Helen Mirren – CATHERINE
THE GREAT, as Catherine the Great
Merritt Wever – UNBELIEVABLE, as
Det. Karen Duvall
Michelle Williams – FOSSE/VERDON, as Gwen
Verdon
Michelle Williams will win
this one. UNBELIEVABLE stands a good chance, but votes split between its two
nominees will be Williams’ gain. Besides, FOSSE/VERDON has received tremendous critically
acclaim after being considered underrated.
Best Performance By An Actor In A
Television Limited Series Or Motion Picture Made For Television
Christopher
Abbott – CATCH-22, as Capt. John Yossarian
Sacha Baron Cohen – THE
SPY, as Eli Cohen / Kamel Amin Thaabet
Russell Crowe – THE
LOUDEST VOICE, as Roger Ailes
Jared Harris – CHERNOBYL, as Valery
Legasov
Sam Rockwell – FOSSE/VERDON, as Bob
Fosse
Again, if the Globes want fresh
winners, this will go to Sacha Baron Cohen. However, a fresh winner would also
be Jared Harris, since he lost out on the Emmy for CHERNOBYL. Whether or not
that’s the reason he’ll win, I still believe the odds are in his favor.
Best Performance By A Supporting Actress
In A Series, Limited Series Or Motion Picture Made For Television
Alan Arkin – THE
KOMINSKY METHOD, as Norman Newlander
Kieran Culkin – SUCCESSION, as
Roman Roy
Andrew Scott – FLEABAG, as The Priest
Stellan Skarsgård – CHERNOBYL, as Boris
Shcherbina
Henry Winkler – BARRY, as
Gene Cousineau
All odds are in favor of
Andrew Scott, who did indeed add exceptional value to an already brilliant
series. I think he should win and I believe he will.
Best Performance By A Supporting Actor
In A Series, Limited Series Or Motion Picture Made For Television
Patricia Arquette – THE
ACT, as Dee Dee Blanchard
Helena Bonham Carter – THE CROWN, as Princess
Margaret
Toni Collette – UNBELIEVABLE, as
Det. Grace Rasmussen
Meryl Streep – BIG
LITTLE LIES, as Mary Louise Wright
Emily Watson – CHERNOBYL, as
Ulana Khomyuk
This will come down to either
Meryl Streep or Helena Bonham Carter. While Streep was exquisite in BIG LITTLE
LIES, it will be painful to see Bonham Carter not win for her layered and
complex performance in THE CROWN, especially since this gem of an actress has never
won a Golden Globe (or even an Oscar or an Emmy for that matter!) I’d put my
money on Helena Bonham Carter winning.
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