Globes Predictions-Film

With the Golden Globes being less than a week away, I figured I needed to get a jump start on making my picks for who I think will win each category.  This particular award ceremony I am not looking forward to as much as I have all others.  As excited as I am to see Ricky Gervais host again this year, I am not fully committed to a lot of my picks.  There are many categories where I have not seen any of the movies or shows, or only know of one of them, which leaves me with a very biased opinion.  Therefore, many of my picks were made based on the picks of the experts I trust most. 

Today I will make my picks for the film categories, and then tomorrow I will do the TV categories.

Best Drama Picture:

The Descendants

Hugo

The Help

War Horse

Moneyball

The Ides of March

Who I want to win: I honestly have not gotten around to seeing any of these movies yet, so I have no opinion. 

Who I think will win: The Descendants.  People will not stop talking about how good it is, and the odds are pretty much in its favor.  

Best Comedy/Musical Picture:

The Artist

Midnight in Paris

Bridesmaids

My Week with Marilyn

50/50

Who I want to win: Most people would want Bridesmaids, and since this award went to Hangover 2 years back, I wouldn’t be super surprised if the voters went for a raunchy comedy again. I would love it if anything could pull an upset on The Artist.

Who I think will win: The Artist.  It has a 2/5 odds of winning and is at the top of everyone’s Oscar list.

Best Drama Actor:

George Clooney (The Descendants)

Brad Pitt (Moneyball)

Michael Fassbender (Shame)

Leonardo DiCaprio (J. Edgar)

Ryan Gosling (The Ides of March)

Who I want to win: All of these men are on Hollywood’s hottest actors’ list, so I would be fine to see any of them in a tux on the stage accepting their statue.  I am going to give the award to the least known, Michael Fassbender who is extremely handsome and goes full frontal nude in this movie. 

Who I think will win: George Clooney.  Many say this is his best acting in a movie yet.  However, I would not be surprised to see an upset from any of the other actors, this is a very close race. 

Best Comedy/Musical Actor:

Jean Dujardin (The Artist)

Joseph Gordon Levitt (50/50)

Owen Wilson (Midnight in Paris)

Ryan Gosling (Crazy Stupid Love)

Brendan Gleeson (The Guard)

Who I want to win: Once again, I have no opinion, so I am just hoping for Gosling since he should win at least one of his categories just for being beautiful.

Who I think will win: Jean Dujardin.  The Artist is probably going to dominate in every category. 

Best Drama Actress:

Meryl Streep (The Iron Lady)

Viola Davis (The Help)

Glenn Close (Albert Nobbs)

Tilda Swinton (We Need to Talk About Kevin)

Rooney Mara (The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo)

Who I want to win: Rooney Mara.  When I read the Milienum Trilogy, it was hard to picture anybody good enough to play Lisbeth Salander.  Mara exceeded my expectations by far.

Who I think will win: Meryl Streep.  She is perfect in every role she plays, and voters love her playing real-life people.  However, this race is very close and a hard one to call. 

Best Comedy/Musical Actress:

Michelle Williams (My Week with Marylin)

Charlize Theron (Young Adult)

Kristen Wiig (Bridsmaids)

Kate Winslet (Carnage)

Jodie Foster (Carnage)

Who I want to win: Michelle Williams.  I adore her and she channels Monroe so well.

Who I think will win: Michelle Williams.  She is not just a globe favorite, but an Oscar favorite as well. 

Best Supporting Actor:

Christoper Plummer (Beginners)

Albert Brooks (Drive)

Kenneth Branagh (My Week with Marylin)

Jonah Hill (Moneyball)

Viggo Mortensen (A Dangerous Method)

Who I want to win: Once again, I have no real opinion, but because my sister and brother-in-law saw Moneyball (which they throw in my face as often as possible) and liked Jonah Hill in it, I am going to say him, especially because he was still fat when he made the movie and now that he is skinny he creeps me out. 

Who I think will win: This is a close race, so the experts all have different picks on who they think will win, but it seems like Plummer has a little more of an edge.  I personally have a gut feeling about Branagh though. 

Best Supporting Actress:

Octavia Spencer (The Help)

Berenice Bejo (The Artist)

Shaliene Woodley (The Descendants)

Jessica Chastain (The Help)

Janet McTeer (Albert Nobbs)

Who I want to win: Shailene Woodley.  The girl went from an ABC Family show to being in a movie with Clooney, she deserves some credit.

Who I think will win: Berenice Bejo.  Once again, the Artist will probably win. 

Best Director:

Michel Hazanavicius (The Artist)

Alexander Payne (The Descendants)

Martin Scorsese (Hugo)

Woody Allen (Midnight in Paris)

George Clooney (The Ides of March)

Who I want to win: David Fincher.  Oh wait sorry, he isn’t on this list (He better make the Oscar list!) I will actually say I want The Artist to win in this category.  Since it is a silent movie, Hazanavicius had to put extra work in to ensure its perfection.

Who I think will win: Hazanavicius.  The movie is not as traditional as most movies, and he will most likely be rewarded for his creativity.