Taking A Fourth Crack At Golden Globe Predictions

Believe it or not, we’re only about two weeks away from the Golden Globe nominations being announced. Somehow, we’ve spent months checking in on this precursor from time to time, so there actually isn’t that much more to say. Early next month, right before the announcement, we’ll have a full piece with some final analysis on what could be (right now, I have Once Upon a Time in…Hollywood having an extraordinarily good day, which may be an overestimation). Today, however, it’s just going to be new predictions to share. Take a look at these and sit tight for one final update the weekend before the announcement, which is Monday, December 9th. Check back then, but today…new predictions!

Here now, without any further delay, is a penultimate look at the Golden Globes:

Best Picture (Drama)

1. The Irishman
2. Marriage Story
3. 1917
4. The Two Popes
5. Joker

If there’s a sixth: Ford v. Ferrari
If there’s a seventh: A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood
One more to consider: Bombshell

Best Picture (Comedy or Musical)

1. Once Upon a Time in…Hollywood
2. Jojo Rabbit
3. Rocketman
4. Dolemite Is My Name
5. Uncut Gems

If there’s a sixth: Hustlers
If there’s a seventh: Booksmart
One more to consider: Cats

Best Actor (Drama)

1. Joaquin Phoenix – Joker
2. Adam Driver – Marriage Story
3. Jonathan Pryce – The Two Popes
4. Antonio Bandaras – Pain and Glory
5. Christian Bale – Ford v. Ferrari

If there’s a sixth: Robert De Niro – The Irishman
If there’s a seventh: Kelvin Harrison Jr. – Waves
One more to consider: Matt Damon – Ford v. Ferrari

Best Actor (Comedy or Musical)

1. Eddie Murphy – Dolemite is My Name
2. Taron Egerton – Rocketman
3. Leonardo DiCaprio – Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
4. Adam Sandler – Uncut Gems
5. Daniel Craig – Knives Out

If there’s a sixth: Shia LaBeouf – The Peanut Butter Falcon
If there’s a seventh: Will Smith – Aladdin
One more to consider: Seth Rogen – Long Shot

Best Actress (Drama)

1. Renée Zellweger – Judy
2. Charlize Theron – Bombshell
3. Scarlett Johansson – Marriage Story
4. Saoirse Ronan – Little Women
5. Lupita Nyong’o – Us

If there’s a sixth: Alfre Woodard – Clemency
If there’s a seventh: Cynthia Erivo – Harriet
One more to consider: Felicity Jones – The Aeronauts

Best Actress (Comedy or Musical)

1. Beanie Feldstein – Booksmart
2. Charlize Theron – Long Shot
3. Awkwafina – The Farewell
4. Kaitlyn Dever – Booksmart
5. Emma Thompson – Late Night

If there’s a sixth: Jillian Bell – Brittany Runs a Marathon
If there’s a seventh: Constance Wu – Hustlers
One more to consider: Ana de Armas – Knives Out

Best Supporting Actor

1. Brad Pitt – Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
2. Al Pacino – The Irishman
3. Anthony Hopkins – The Two Popes
4. Tom Hanks – A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood
5. Shia LaBeouf – Honey Boy

If there’s a sixth: Joe Pesci – The Irishman
If there’s a seventh: Jamie Foxx – Just Mercy
One more to consider: John Lithgow – Bombshell

Best Supporting Actress

1. Laura Dern – Marriage Story
2. Jennifer Lopez – Hustlers
3. Maggie Smith – Downton Abbey
4. Scarlett Johansson – Jojo Rabbit
5. Margot Robbie – Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (or Bombshell)

If there’s a sixth: Florence Pugh – Little Women
If there’s a seventh: Nicole Kidman – Bombshell
One more to consider: Thomasin McKenzie – Jojo Rabbit

Best Director

1. Quentin Tarantino – Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
2. Martin Scorsese – The Irishman
3. Bong Joon-Ho – Parasite
4. Noah Baumbach – Marriage Story
5. Sam Mendes – 1917

If there’s a sixth: James Mangold – Ford v. Ferrari
If there’s a seventh: Todd Phillips – Joker
One more to consider: Greta Gerwig – Little Women

Best Screenplay

1. Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
2. Marriage Story
3. Jojo Rabbit
4. The Irishman
5. Joker

If there’s a sixth: Knives Out
If there’s a seventh: Little Women
One more to consider: Parasite

Best Animated Feature

1. Toy Story 4
2. Frozen 2
3. Missing Link
4. I Lost My Body
5. How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World

One more to consider: Klaus

Best Original Score

1. Ad Astra
2. Marriage Story
3. Waves
4. 1917
5. A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood

One more to consider: Avengers: Endgame

Best Original Song

1. Frozen 2
2. Cats
3. Rocketman
4. Toy Story 4
5. Aladdin

One more to consider: Motherless Brooklyn

Best Foreign Film

1. Parasite
2. Pain and Glory
3. Portrait of a Lady on Fire
4. Atlantics
5. The Whistlers

One more to consider: Les Miserables

Stay tuned for a final update to these early next month!