The Golden Globes are announcing tomorrow morning and even though their choices are mediorce at best sometimes, they do have been known to surprise us every now and again.  I had recent predictions posted the other day but after a few of my colleagues and YOU readers e-mailed informing me of certain switches in categories, I had to take a second look.  Make sure to share yours.

Best Motion Picture (Drama)
The Descendants
Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close
Hugo
The Help
War Horse

Alternates:
Moneyball
The Tree of Life
The Ides of March
Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

Best Motion Picture (Comedy or Musical)
The Artist
Bridesmaids
Midnight in Paris
My Week with Marilyn
Young Adult

Alternates:
50/50
Carnage
We Bought a Zoo
Crazy, Stupid, Love
Win Win

Best Actor (Drama)
George Clooney – The Descendants
Leonardo DiCaprio – J. Edgar
Michael Fassbender – Shame
Gary Oldman – Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy
Brad Pitt – Moneyball

Alternates:
Michael Shannon – Take Shelter
Ryan Gosling – The Ides of March
Ryan Gosling – Drive
Demian Bichir – A Better Life
Hunter McCracken – The Tree of Life

Best Actor (Musical or Comedy)
Johnny Depp – The Rum Diary
Jean Dujardin – The Artist
Paul Giamatti – Win Win
Joseph Gordon-Levitt – 50/50
Owen Wilson – Midnight in Paris

Alternates:
Christoph Waltz – Carnage
Steve Carell – Crazy, Stupid, Love
Matt Damon – We Bought a Zoo
Justin Timberlake – Friends with Benefits
John C. Reilly – Carnage

Best Actress (Drama)
Glenn Close – Albert Nobbs
Viola Davis – The Help
Kirsten Dunst – Melancholia
Meryl Streep – The Iron Lady
Tilda Swinton – We Need to Talk About Kevin

Alternates:
Elizabeth Olsen – Martha Marcy May Marlene
Felicity Jones – Like Crazy
Rooney Mara – The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Michelle Yeoh – The Lady
Keira Knightley – A Dangerous Method

Best Actress (Musical or Comedy)
Jodie Foster – Carnage
Julia Roberts – Larry Crowne
Charlize Theron – Young Adult
Kristen Wiig – Bridesmaids
Michelle Williams – My Week with Marilyn

Alternates:
Berenice Bejo – The Artist
Kate Winslet – Carnage
Cameron Diaz – Bad Teacher
Julianne Moore – Crazy, Stupid, Love
Mila Kunis – Friends with Benefits

Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
Kenneth Branagh – My Week with Marilyn
Albert Brooks – Drive
Jonah Hill – Moneyball
Nick Nolte – Warrior
Christopher Plummer – Beginners

Alternates:
Max Von Sydow – Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close
Armie Hammer – J. Edgar
Brad Pitt- The Tree of Life
Patton Oswalt – Young Adult
Ben Kingsley – Hugo

Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
Jessica Chastain – The Help
Melissa McCarthy – Bridesmaids
Vanessa Redgrave – Coriolanus
Octavia Spencer – The Help
Shailene Woodley – The Descendants

Alternates:
Berenice Bejo – The Artist
Carey Mulligan – Shame
Judi Dench – J. Edgar
Janet McTeer – Albert Nobbs
Sandra Bullock – Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close

Best Director – Motion Picture
Michel Hazanavicius – The Artist
Terrence Malick – The Tree of Life
Alexander Payne – The Descendants
Martin Scorsese – Hugo
Steven Spielberg – War Horse

Alternates:
Clint Eastwood – J. Edgar
George Clooney – The Ides of March
Bennett Miller – Moneyball
Woody Allen – Midnight in Paris
Tomas Alfredson – Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy

Best Screenplay – Motion Picture
The Artist
The Descendants
Midnight in Paris
Moneyball
War Horse

Alternates:
Hugo
Young Adult
The Help
The Iron Lady
The Tree of Life

Best Original Score
Ludovic Bource – The Artist
Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross – The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Howard Shore – Hugo
Alexander Desplat – The Tree of Life
John Williams – War Horse

Alternates:
Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close
Rango
The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn
The Help
Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy

Best Original Song
“Hello Hello” from Gnomeo & Juliet
“The Living Proof” from The Help
“The Keeper” from Machine Gun Preacher
“Pictures in my Head” from The Muppets
“Life’s a Happy Song” from The Muppets

Alternates:
“Man or Muppet” from The Muppets
“Coeur Volant” from Hugo
“The Backsong” from Winnie the Pooh
“Fake ID” from Footloose
“Think You Can Wait” from Win Win

Best Animated Feature
The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn
Arthur Christmas
Puss n Boots
Rango
Winnie the Pooh

Alternates:
Happy Feet Two
Gnomeo & Juliet
Rio
Kung Fu Panda 2
Wrinkles

Best Foreign Language Film
In Darkness
Happy Happy
The Skin I Live In
A Separation
Where Do We Go Now?

Alternates:
Pina
Miss Bala
Postcard

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