The Hollywood Foreign Press Association will deliver their winners in the 70th annual Golden Globe Awards hosted by nominees Tina Fey and Amy Poehler.  The SNL alumni will be taking the reigns from three-time host Ricky Gervais and expectations are very high in terms of what this team can deliver.

As Oscar nominations were announced last Thursday morning and the Critics Choice Movie Awards handed out their favorites the same day, the Golden Globes have an opportunity to start (or stop) some momentum for many actors and films.  Is Daniel Day-Lewis’ Oscar all sewn up at this point?  Can Argo manage to overcome the snub of director Ben Affleck?  Can any Animated Feature become the frontrunner in the category?  While we won’t get clear answers on Sunday night, the fog will settle where we can see certain aspects begin to stand out.

Before anyone attempts to crucify anyone for the predictions keep in mind:

1. The last time the Golden Globe Winner for Picture (Drama) won the Oscar was Slumdog Millionaire (2008), and EVERYONE knew that film was winning in the end.  No obvious frontrunner this year.

2. They love stars but international projects warm their heart more, that is why I suspect Ang Lee and Life of Pi might have a stronger showing here than many think.

3. Don’t be surprised if Ben Affleck wins Best Director becoming the first person since Clint Eastwood won for Bird (1988) to win the award but not be nominated for an Academy Award.  What’s more ironic is Eastwood was also an actor-turned-director.  Sign of great things to come in the future from Affleck?

4. If Leonardo DiCaprio manages a win from the HFPA, which he very well might, he’d be the first person since Richard Benjamin in The Sunshine Boys (1975), over 35 years, to win the Globe for Supporting Actor and not be nominated for Oscar.  Something noteworthy, Benjamin was passed over in favor of co-star George Burns, who DID win the Oscar.  Could that spell an Oscar win for co-star Christoph Waltz?

5. With the controversy surrounding Zero Dark Thirty, I have a sneaking suspicion that Jessica Chastain could lose at the Globes leaving an opening for Naomi Watts to squeeze in.  If Chastain does lose, count Jennifer Lawrence (or possibly Emmanuelle Riva) as the next Oscar winners for Best Actress.

6. The race between Silver Linings Playbook and Les Miserables is the tightest of all films, especially in Best Picture and Best Actor.  I think the fact that Les Mis is an internationally beloved musical and SLP is as American as movies can get, they may stick with what makes them feel comfortable.

Listed below are the final predictions for the winners.  Make sure to include your own in the comment section below and tell us who you think will win?

Best Motion Picture (Drama)

• Argo
• Django Unchained
• Life of Pi
• Lincoln
• Zero Dark Thirty

Prediction: Life of Pi
Alternate: Lincoln
Surprise: Argo

Best Motion Picture (Musical or Comedy)

• The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
• Les Miserables
• Moonrise Kingdom
• Salmon Fishing in the Yemen
• Silver Linings Playbook

Prediction: Les Miserables
Alternate: Silver Linings Playbook
Surprise: Moonrise Kingdom

Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role (Drama)

• Daniel Day-Lewis – Lincoln
• Richard Gere – Arbitrage
• John Hawkes – The Sessions
• Joaquin Phoenix – The Master
• Denzel Washington – Flight

Prediction: Daniel Day-Lewis
Alternate: Joaquin Phoenix
Surprise: John Hawkes

Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role (Drama)

• Jessica Chastain – Zero Dark Thirty
• Marion Cotillard – Rust & Bone
• Helen Mirren – Hitchcock
• Naomi Watts – The Impossible
• Rachel Weisz – The Deep Blue Sea

Prediction: Jessica Chastain
Alternate: Naomi Watts
Surprise: Rachel Weisz

Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role (Musical or Comedy)

• Jack Black – Bernie
• Bradley Cooper – Silver Linings Playbook
• Hugh Jackman – Les Miserables
• Ewan McGregor – Salmon Fishing in the Yemen
• Bill Murray – Hyde Park on Hudson

Prediction: Hugh Jackman
Alternate: Bradley Cooper
Surprise: Jack Black

Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role (Musical or Comedy)

• Emily Blunt – Salmon Fishing in the Yemen
• Judi Dench – The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
• Jennifer Lawrence – Silver Linings Playbook
• Maggie Smith – Quartet
• Meryl Streep – Hope Springs

Prediction: Jennifer Lawrence
Alternate: Judi Dench
Surprise: Meryl Streep

Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture

• Alan Arkin – Argo
• Leonardo DiCaprio – Django Unchained
• Philip Seymour Hoffman – The Master
• Tommy Lee Jones – Lincoln
• Christoph Waltz – Django Unchained

Prediction: Christoph Waltz
Alternate: Philip Seymour Hoffman
Surprise: Leonardo DiCaprio

Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture

• Amy Adams – The Master
• Sally Field – Lincoln
• Anne Hathaway – Les Miserables
• Helen Hunt – The Sessions
• Nicole Kidman – The Paperboy

Prediction: Anne Hathaway
Alternate: Sally Field
Surprise: Nicole Kidman

Best Director – Motion Picture

• Ben Affleck – Argo
• Kathryn Bigelow – Zero Dark Thirty
• Ang Lee – Life of Pi
• Steven Spielberg – Lincoln
• Quentin Tarantino – Django Unchained

Prediction: Ang Lee
Alternate: Ben Affleck
Surprise: Steven Spielberg

Best Screenplay – Motion Picture

• Argo – Chris Terrio
• Django Unchained – Quentin Tarantino
• Lincoln – Tony Kushner
• Silver Linings Playbook – David O. Russell
• Zero Dark Thirty – Mark Boal

Prediction: Silver Linings Playbook
Alternate: Lincoln
Surprise: Argo

Best Original Song

• Act of Valor – “For You” – Monty Powell, Keith Urban
• The Hunger Games – “Safe and Sound” – Taylor Swift, John Paul White, Joy Williams, T-Bone Burnett
• Les Miserables – “Suddenly” – Claude-Michel Schönberg, Alain Boublil, Herbert Kretzmer
• Skyfall – “Skyfall” – Adele, Paul Epworth
• Stand Up Guys – “Not Running Anymore” – Jon Bon Jovi

Prediction: Skyfall – “Skyfall”
Alternate: Les Miserables – “Suddenly”
Surprise: The Hunger Games – “Safe and Sound”

Best Original Score

• Anna Karenina – Dario Marianelli
• Argo – Alexandre Desplat
• Cloud Atlas – Reinhold Heil, Johnny Klimek, Tom Tywker
• Life of Pi – Mychael Danna
• Lincoln – John Williams

Prediction: Lincoln
Alternate: Life of Pi
Surprise: Cloud Atlas

Best Animated Film

• Brave
• Frankenweenie
• Hotel Transylvania
• Rise of the Guardians
• Wreck-It Ralph

Prediction: Frankenweenie
Alternate: Brave
Surprise: Wreck-It Ralph

Best Foreign Language Film

• Amour
• The Intouchables
• Kon-Tiki
• A Royal Affair
• Rust & Bone

Prediction: Amour
Alternate: The Intouchables
Surprise: Rust & Bone

Best Television Series – Drama

• “Boardwalk Empire”
• “Breaking Bad”
• “Downton Abbey”
• “Homeland”
• “The Newsroom”

Prediction: Homeland
Alternate: Breaking Bad
Surprise: Downton Abbey

Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy

• “The Big Bang Theory”
• “Episodes”
• “Girls”
• “Modern Family”
• “Smash”

Prediction: Modern Family
Alternate: Girls
Surprise: Episodes

Best Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television

• “Game Change”
• “The Girl”
• “Hatfields & McCoys”
• “The Hour”
• “Political Animals”

Prediction: Game Change
Alternate: Hatfields & McCoys
Surprise: The Girl

Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series – Drama

• Steve Buscemi – “Boardwalk Empire”
• Bryan Cranston – “Breaking Bad”
• Jeff Daniels – “The Newsroom”
• Jon Hamm – “Mad Men”
• Damien Lewis – “Homeland”

Prediction: Damien Lewis
Alternate: Jon Hamm
Surprise: Bryan Cranston

Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series – Drama

• Connie Britton – “Nashville”
• Glenn Close – “Damages”
• Claire Danes – “Homeland”
• Michelle Dockery – “Downton Abbey”
• Julianna Marguilles – “The Good Wife”

Prediction: Claire Danes
Alternate: Julianne Marguilles
Surprise: Michelle Dockery

Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy

• Alec Baldwin – “30 Rock”
• Don Cheadle – “House of Lies”
• Louie C.K. – “Louie”
• Matt LeBlanc – “Episodes”
• Jim Parsons – “The Big Bang Theory”

Prediction: Louie C.K.
Alternate: Alec Baldwin
Surprise: Matt LeBlanc

Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy

• Zooey Deschanel – “New Girl”
• Lena Dunham – “Girls”
• Tina Fey – “30 Rock”
• Julia Louis-Dreyfuss – “Veep”
• Amy Poehler – “Parks and Recreation”

Prediction: Tina Fey
Alternate: Amy Poehler
Surprise: Lena Dunham

Best Performance by an Actor in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television

• Kevin Costner – “Hatfields & McCoys”
• Benedict Cumberbatch – “Sherlock”
• Woody Harrelson – “Game Change”
• Toby Jones – “The Girl”
• Clive Owen – “Hemingway & Gelhorn”

Prediction: Kevin Costner
Alternate: Woody Harrelson
Surprise: Clive Owen

Best Performance by an Actress in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television

• Nicole Kidman – “Hemingway & Gelhorn”
• Jessica Lange – “American Horror Story: Asylum”
• Sienna Miller – “The Girl”
• Julianne Moore – “Game Change”
• Sigourney Weaver – “Political Animals”

Prediction: Julianne Moore
Alternate: Jessica Lange
Surprise: Nicole Kidman

Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series, or Motion Picture Made for Television

• Max Greenfield – “New Girl”
• Ed Harris – “Game Change”
• Danny Huston – “Magic City”
• Mandy Patinkin – “Homeland”
• Eric Stonestreet – “Modern Family”

Prediction: Ed Harris
Alternate: Eric Stonestreet
Surprise: Max Greenfield

Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series, or Motion Picture Made for Television

• Hayden Panettiere – “Nashville”
• Archie Punjabi – “The Good Wife”
• Sarah Paulson – “Game Change”
• Maggie Smith – “The Good Wife”
• Sofia Vergara – “Modern Family”

Prediction: Maggie Smith
Alternate: Sarah Paulson
Surprise: Sofia Vergara

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