Golden Globe Madness is about to hit. Yipee! So make sure you're watching tonight (5 PM PT / 8 PM EST on NBC). We haven't forgiven Jimmy Fallon for treating T**** like a cuddly harmless celebrity instead of a Democracy destroying fascist but we don't watch awards shows for the hosts anyway (the Amy & Tina years were just a happy bonus) but for the stars who dress up, copiously drink, and win or lose graciously or otherwise.
I am quite terrible at predicting the Globes and have never claimed otherwise but I'm guessing it goes like so...
MOVIES
DRAMA will: Manchester; could/should: Moonlight
COMEDY/MUSICAL will: La La Land; could: (just La La Land); should: 20th Century Women
DIRECTOR will: Damien Chazelle, La La Land; could/should: Barry Jenkins, Moonlight
DRAMA ACTRESS will: Adams; could: Portman; should: Huppert
DRAMA ACTOR will: Affleck; could: Washington; should: since Denzel already has 3 Globes I'm rooting for Viggo
COMEDY ACTRESS will: Stone; could: (just Emma); should: Bening
COMEDY ACTOR will: Gosling; could: Reynolds; should: Gos or Grant or Farrell would be beautiful picks
SUPPORTING ACTRESS will: Viola; could: (just Viola); should: they're all so good. don't you love this lineup? I'm selfishly hoping for Naomie Harris or Nicole Kidman to shock solely because Viola's a leading lady.
SUPPORTING ACTOR will: Dev Patel (I have to predict one shock win because it's the Globes!); could/should: Mahershara Ali
MORE ON THOSE CATEGORIES IN MY COLUMN AT TOWLEROAD
SCREENPLAY will: Manchester by the Sea; could: Nocturnal Animals; should: Moonlight
SCORE will: La La Land; could: Arrival; should: no strong opinion.
SONG will/should: City of Stars; could: Cant Stop the Feeling or How Far I'll Go if they want celebrity speeches via Justin or Lin-Manuel
ANIMATED FEATURE will/should: Zootopia; could: Moana
FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM will: Elle; could: Toni Erdmann; should: Elle or Neruda
TELEVISION
DRAMA The Crown (alt: Westworld)
COMEDY Veep (alt: Mozart in Jungle)
DRAMA ACTRESS Claire Foy (alt: Winona Ryder)
DRAMA ACTOR Rami Malek (alt: Matthew Rhys)
COMEDY ACTRESS Sarah Jessica Parker (alt: Tracee Ellis Ross)
COMEDY ACTOR Donald Glover (alt: Anthony Anderson)
MINISERIES/PICTURE The People vs OJ Simpson (alt: The Night Of)
ACTRESS MINISERIES/PIC Sarah Paulson (alt: none)
ACTOR MINISERIES / PIC Riz Ahmed (alt: Courtney B Vance)
SUPPORTING ACTRESS Thandie Newton (alt: Lena Headey)
SUPPORTING ACTOR John Lithgow (alt: Sterling K Brown)
What are you expecting?