2016 Golden Globes Predictions

Is this really our second awards show season since starting this website?  As always, we’re excited to share with you our picks.  Unfortunately we’ll have to wait until next year to complain about Star Wars getting snubbed. 

Best Motion Picture - Drama

• Carol
• Mad Max: Fury Road (K)
• The Revenant
• Room
• Spotlight (C)

Kelly: Well, with Star Wars out of the running, I’m going with Mad Max: Fury Road.  Based on what I’ve heard from friends, and my lovely co-host, this movie is the one to beat.
Christina: Who knows, maybe Star Wars will be next year’s surprise pick.  With the number of blockbusters coming out they’ll have to nominate at least one.  I’m going with Spotlight.  It has all the elements of award show bait and is low enough profile to be a good sleeper pick.  Because we know voters like to be snooty about films few people have seen.

Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama

• Cate Blanchett, Carol
• Brie Larson, Room (C)
• Rooney Mara, Carol
• Saoirse Ronan, Brooklyn (K)
• Alicia Vikander, The Danish Girl

Christina: I want it to go to Rooney Mara because I love her.  She gives a stellar performance, and I want other awards shows to freak out justifying putting her in their Supporting Actress category.  Legit though, I think it will actually go to Brie Larson.
Kelly: All these women are strong competitors, but I’m going to predict the person who I’d most like to see win and that’s Saoirse Ronan.  I love her and I want her to win and watch the presenter struggle with her cool Irish name.

Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama

• Bryan Cranston, Trumbo
• Leonardo DiCaprio, The Revenant (K) (C)
• Michael Fassbender, Steve Jobs
• Eddie Redmayne, The Danish Girl
• Will Smith, Concussion

Kelly: All five of these men deserve this win and while I want Eddie Redmayne to win it, I’d also like to see Leonardo DiCaprio win this so he can be one step closer to that elusive Oscar.
Christina: DiCaprio.  Remember, this isn’t the Oscars.  He’s already won two Golden Globes (The Aviator, The Wolf of Wall Street).
Kelly: I said one step CLOSER.

Best Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy

• The Big Short (C)
• Joy
• The Martian (K)
• Spy
• Trainwreck

Christina: I’m pretty sure the Golden Globes and I have different definitions of “Musical or Comedy.”  But it will probably be The Martian or The Big Short.  So I’ll go with the second.
Kelly: I don’t know why, but I’m inclined to say The Martian.

Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy

• Jennifer Lawrence, Joy

• Melissa McCarthy, Spy
• Amy Schumer, Trainwreck (C)
• Maggie Smith, The Lady in the Van
• Lily Tomlin, Grandma (K)

Kelly: I’d like to see Lily Tomlin win this because she is a comedic genius and deserves to win a comedy award.  I’d also be okay with Jennifer Lawrence or Maggie Smith.
Christina: It will be Jennifer Lawrence or Amy Schumer because that’s how these award shows work.
Kelly: Besties!
Christina: I think I need to go with Schumer though, because I’ve heard Jennifer Lawrence wasn’t quite a fit for Joy.  
Kelly: Ugh….
Christina: If I were voting though it would be Lily Tomlin all the way.
Kelly: Good girl.

Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy

• Christian Bale, The Big Short

• Steve Carrell, The Big Short
• Matt Damon, The Martian (K) (C)
• Al Pacino, Danny Collins
• Mark Ruffalo, Infinitely Polar Bear

Christina: Matt Damon.  Christian Bale and Steve Carrell will probably split the vote some.
Kelly: I just want Matt Damon to win this and I can’t give a good reason why.

Best Motion Picture - Animated

• Anomalisa

• The Good Dinosaur
• Inside Out (K) (C)
• The Peanuts Movie
• Shaun The Sheep Movie

Kelly: I think Inside Out is going to take this home.  I feel like I really missed out on some great animated movies this year, though.  I need to be sick less and see more movies.
Christina: I saw Inside Out and it was great.  It was surprisingly deep for a kids animated feature.  Plus I love me some Arizmendi pizza.

Best Motion Picture - Foreign Language

• The Brand New Testament (Belgium/France/Luxembourg)

• The Club (Chile)
• The Fencer (Finland/Germany/Estonia)
• Mustang (France)
• Son of Saul (Hungary) (K) (C)

Christina: Son of Saul.  Because I’m Hungarian.  That’s a reasonable justification, right?
Kelly: I never know what to predict with foreign films because I don’t know anything about them.  I’m going to just randomly pick one and say Hungary.

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

• Jane Fonda, Youth

• Jennifer Jason Leigh, The Hateful Eight
• Helen Mirren, Trumbo
• Alicia Vikander, Ex Machina (C)
• Kate Winslet, Steve Jobs (K)

Kelly: Kate Winslet is awesome in everything.  I’d like to see her take this home.  I’d also be okay with Helen Mirren because….come on, she’s Helen Mirren.
Christina: Alicia Vikander is having a good year, and I think this is her best shot at taking home a trophy.  I really need to see that movie.

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

• Paul Dano, Love & Mercy (K)

• Idris Elba, Beasts of No Nation
• Mark Rylance, Bridge of Spies
• Michael Shannon, 99 Homes
• Sylvester Stallone, Creed (C)

Kelly: I don’t know why I’m inclined to say that Paul Dano is going to win this.  I just have a feeling….
Christina: Is it because you love The Beach Boys?
Kelly: I do love The Beach Boys.  I didn’t even know that was their movie.
Christina: He plays Brian Wilson.  But I’m going with Stallone because he has the sentimental vote.  And I want Harrison Ford to get that next year.
Kelly: My love for Harrison Ford knows no bounds.

Best Director - Motion Picture

• Todd Haynes, Carol

• Alejandro G. Iñárritu, The Revenant (K)
• Tom McCarthy, Spotlight
• George Miller, Mad Max: Fury Road
• Ridley Scott, The Martian (C)

Kelly: So many worthy directors in this category.  Can I just say that any one of these guys could win it?  If not, I’ll go with The Revenant, but I reserve the right to say “called it!” if any of them win.
Christina: Ridley Scott.  And you’ll take credit for any of them?  That seems like cheating…
Kelly: It’s my podcast and I’ll do what I want.

Best Screenplay - Motion Picture

• Emma Donoghue, Room

• Tom McCarthy, Josh Singer, Spotlight (C)
• Charles Randolph, Adam McKay, The Big Short
• Aaron Sorkin, Steve Jobs
• Quentin Tarantino, The Hateful Eight (K)

Christina: Spotlight.  I mean, I did pick it to win Best Picture.
Kelly: I think at this point, it’s pretty obvious that I haven’t seen any of these movies and so I’m just picking randomly.  I choose Quentin Tarantino because the HFPA seems to like him and his last name is similar to mine.

Best Original Score - Motion Picture

• Carter Burwell, Carol (C) (K)

• Alexandre Desplat, The Danish Girl
• Ennio Morricone, The Hateful Eight
• Daniel Pemberton, Steve Jobs
• Ryuichi Sakamoto, The Revenant

Christina: Carter Burwell.  I love the music even in the ads.
Kelly: I’m almost embarrassed to say that I loved the Twilight music, but I did and that’s why I want Carter Burwell to win this.  Also, because of Christina’s reason.  That makes me sound less ridiculous.

Best Original Song - Motion Picture

• “Love Me Like You Do” (Max Martin, Savan Kotecha, Ali Payami, Ilya Salmanzadeh), Fifty Shades of Grey
• “One Kind Of Love” (Brian Wilson, Scott Bennett), Love & Mercy (C)
• “See You Again” (Justin Franks, Andrew Cedar, Charlie Puth, Cameron Thomaz), Furious 7
• “Simple Song #3” (David Lang), Youth
• “Writing’s On The Wall” (Sam Smith, Jimmy Napes), Spectre (K)

Christina: “One Kind of Love” because it’s a song written by the guy being portrayed in the film.  That can’t happen very often?  But I’d love to see “See You Again” take it because of sentiment.
Kelly: I just can’t say anything about Fifty Shades of Grey deserves any sort of award ever.  That being said, even though I love “See You Again”, I think “Writing’s On The Wall” is going to take this home.  Good job, Sam Smith!

Best Television Series - Drama

• Empire
• Game of Thrones
• Mr. Robot (K) (C)
• Narcos
• Outlander

Kelly: I know what Christina is going to pick and therefore, I will second that motion.
Christina: Mr. Robot!

Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Drama

• Caitriona Balfe, Outlander (K)
• Viola Davis, How To Get Away With Murder
• Eva Green, Penny Dreadful
• Taraji P Henson, Empire (C)
• Robin Wright, House of Cards

Christina: I’ve actually watched all these shows with the exception of House of Cards.  Oh man, this is a hard one.  My gut is telling me Taraji, but I’ve seen few performances in recent years as gritty and impressive as Balfe’s.
Kelly: I’ve heard some amazing things about Outlander so I’m going with Caitriona Balfe because that show deserves some love.

Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Drama

• Jon Hamm, Mad Men (K)
• Rami Malek, Mr. Robot (C)
• Wagner Moura, Narcos
• Bob Odenkirk, Better Call Saul
• Liev Schreiber, Ray Donovan

Kelly: Jon Hamm deserves this for his final run on the show, but I’d also love to see Rami Malek take this because he’s adorable and I love him.
Christina: Rami Malek DESERVES this.  There really isn’t a performance like his on television today.

Best Television Series - Musical or Comedy

• Casual
• Mozart in the Jungle (K)
• Orange is the New Black
• Silicon Valley
• Transparent (C)
• Veep

Christina: Is it just me or is streaming programming taking over awards shows?  But I’m going with Transparent.
Kelly: I don’t know why I’m picking it, but I’m going with Mozart in the Jungle.
Christina: Probably because Amazon is running commercials for it nonstop.

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

• Rachel Bloom, Crazy Ex-Girlfriend
• Jamie Lee Curtis, Scream Queens
• Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Veep (C)
• Gina Rodriguez, Jane the Virgin
• Lily Tomlin, Grace and Frankie (K)

Kelly: Finally a category where I’ve seen two of the shows.  I’m going to start out by saying that what I said last year about Gina Rodriguez was wrong.  She’s great in Jane the Virgin, but Lily Tomlin needs to take this prize home.
Christina: I think it will be Julia Louis-Dreyfus.  But I want it to be Lily Tomlin.

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

• Aziz Ansari, Master of None
• Gael García Bernal, Mozart in the Jungle
• Rob Lowe, The Grinder
• Patrick Stewart, Blunt Talk
• Jeffrey Tambor, Transparent (K) (C)

Christina: It will probably be Jeffrey Tambor again.  The Grinder and Rob Lowe seemed to take a nosedive in public opinion after his semi-racist tweeting.
Kelly: After the Transparent craze at last year’s awards, I’m thinking that Jeffrey Tambor will probably take it again.  However, Aziz Ansari’s show has been killing it and I wouldn’t at all be surprised to see him come out from behind and win this.

Best Television Limited Series or Motion Picture made for Television

• American Crime
• American Horror Story: Hotel
• Fargo (C) (K)
• Flesh & Bone
• Wolf Hall

Kelly: I’m going with Fargo because I’ve heard it’s really good.  Also, NOT American Horror Story, please.
Christina: Fargo.  Can we just stop with American Horror Story already?

Best Performance by an Actress in a Limited Series or Motion Picture made for Television

• Kirsten Dunst, Fargo (C)
• Lady Gaga, American Horror Story: Hotel
• Sarah Hay, Flesh & Bone
• Felicity Huffman, American Crime (K)
• Queen Latifah, Bessie

Christina: Kirsten Dunst.  See above.
Kelly: I’ve seen Felicity Huffman in a few things and seem to always like her work and since I don’t know much about this category, I’m just going to choose her

Best Performance by an Actor in a Limited Series or Motion Picture made for Television

• Idris Elba, Luther (C) (K)
• Oscar Isaac, Show Me A Hero
• David Oyelowo, Nightingale
• Mark Rylance, Wolf Hall
• Patrick Wilson, Fargo

Kelly: I so badly want to say Oscar Isaac because he’s OSCAR ISAAC, but I would also love to see Idris Elba win this.  Can I just love both of them and call it a day?
Christina: Idris Elba.  The new series of Luther was epic mostly due to his performance.  But I spent the night it aired at the theater watching Oscar Isaac fly an X-Wing.  So who’s the real winner here?
Kelly: Christina, I’m truly shocked by your choice. </sarcasm>  Also, I was also in the theatre watching StormPilot blossom and I think that makes us BOTH winners in that situation…..well, us, Poe Dameron, and Finn.
Christina: At least we’ll get lots of Oscar Isaac red carpet interviews.
Kelly: Can his new nickname just be “The Hair”?
Christina: He does have a fabulous head of hair.

Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Limited Series, or Motion Picture made for Television

• Uzo Aduba, Orange is the New Black (C)
• Joanne Froggatt, Downton Abbey (K)
• Regina King, American Crime
• Judith Light, Transparent
• Maura Tierney, The Affair

Christina: Uzo Aduba.  I honestly haven’t seen any of these shows and I like her.
Kelly: I’ve heard that Joanne Froggatt is great in this show and since it’s their farewell season, I’m going with her.

Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Limited Series, or Motion Picture made for Television

• Alan Cumming, The Good Wife
• Damian Lewis, Wolf Hall
• Ben Mendelsohn, Bloodline
• Tobias Menzies, Outlander
• Christian Slater, Mr. Robot (K) (C)

Kelly: I mean, come on.  Christian Slater, ladies! (And gentlemen, too.  I don’t want to seem heteronormative.)
Christina: Christian Slater.  But Tobias Menzies definitely would get the award for most talked about scene on television this year.