Golden Globe Predictions

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It’s never too early to take a look at all the major precursors that will shape the events of the season. If we’re looking at the Oscar Predictions, why not take a look at the biggest party in Hollywood in January, the Golden Globe Awards. Star-lovers that do often make questionable choices based on power than actual quality (I’m looking at you Renee Zellweger, Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason).

Take a look at the predictions listed below:

GOLDEN GLOBE FINAL PREDICTIONS

Updated 01/12/2013

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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