Golden Globes 2021 Predictions in All Categories

It’s always both a thrill and a chore to predict the winners of the Golden Globe Awards.  The Hollywood Foreign Press Association is a tricky organization to predict and their voters could go either or.  I would say this year is actually trickier than normal.  The pandemic has hit the movie industry and the result, the award season is limping right along.  Plus, there is really no clear cut frontrunner.  Will the Hollywood Foreign Press Association continue to try to be the Oscar predictor and choose “Nomadland” or will it be a rebel and pick “Promising Young Woman” or “The Trial of the Chicago 7.”  One thing’s for sure – I’m missing the inclusion of “Minari” as a solid contender and not just relegated to the foreign film competition.  Since it’s a trickier Globes this year, I grouped my predictions with either “will win” or “may win” and if I’m really sure, I even added “should win.”

We’ll find out the winners this Sunday at 5 pm Pacific with the live broadcast of the 78^th Golden Globes with Tina Fey and Amy Poehler hosting (I’m excited for that!).  Also, follow me on my Facebook page as we slice and dice the Golden Globes live!

Here’s my complete Golden Globes predictions for both film and TV categories.

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Best Motion Picture, Drama

The Father
Mank
Nomadland – WILL WIN
Promising Young Woman
The Trial of the Chicago 7  — MAY WIN

Best Picture, Musical or Comedy

Borat Subsequent Moviefilm – WILL WIN
Hamilton – MAY WIN
Music
Palm Springs
The Prom

Best Director, Motion Picture

Emerald Fennell, “Promising Young Woman”
David Fincher, “Mank”
Regina King, “One Night in Miami”
Aaron Sorkin, “The Trial of the Chicago 7” – MAY WIN
Chloe Zhao, “Nomadland” – WILL WIN

Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture, Drama

Carey Mulligan, “Promising Young Woman” – WILL WIN
Frances McDormand, “Nomadland” – MAY WIN
Vanessa Kirby, “Pieces of a Woman”
Viola Davis, “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom”
Andra Day, “The United States Vs. Billie Holiday”

Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture, Drama

Riz Ahmed, “Sound of Metal”
Chadwick Boseman, “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom” – WILL WIN
Anthony Hopkins, “The Father” – MAY WIN
Gary Oldman, “Mank”
Tahar Rahim, “The Mauritanian”

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

Maria Bakalova, “Borat Subsequent Moviefilm” – WILL WIN
Kate Hudson, “Music”
Michelle Pfeiffer, “French Exit”
Rosamund Pike, “I Care a Lot”
Anya Taylor-Joy, “Emma” – MAY WIN

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

Sacha Baron Cohen, “Borat Subsequent Moviefilm” – WILL WIN
James Corden, “The Prom”
Lin-Manuel Miranda, “Hamilton” – MAY WIN
Dev Patel, “The Personal History of David Copperfield”
Andy Samberg, “Palm Springs”

Best Supporting Actress, Motion Picture

Glenn Close, “Hillbilly Elegy” – MAY WIN
Olivia Colman, “The Father”
Jodie Foster, “The Mauritanian”
Amanda Seyfried, “Mank” – WILL WIN
Helena Zengel, “News of the World”

Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture

Sacha Baron Cohen, “Borat Subsequent Moviefilm” – MAY WIN
Daniel Kaluuya, “Judas and the Black Messiah” – WILL WIN
Jared Leto, “The Little Things”
Bill Murray, “On the Rocks”
Leslie Odom Jr, “One Night in Miami”

Best Screenplay, Motion Picture

Emerald Fennell, “Promising Young Woman” – MAY WIN
Jack Fincher, “Mank”
Aaron Sorkin, “The Trial of the Chicago 7” – WILL WIN
Christopher Hampton & Florian Zeller, “The Father”
Chloe Zhao, “Nomadland”

Best Motion Picture, Animated

The Croods: A New Age
Onward
Over The Moon
Soul – WILL WIN
Wolfwalkers – MAY WIN

Best Picture, Foreign Language

Another Round
La Llorona
The Life Ahead
Minari – WILL WIN AND SHOULD WIN
Two Of Us

Best Original Song, Motion Picture

“IO SÌ (SEEN)” — “The Life Ahead”
Music by:   Diane Warren
Lyrics by:   Diane Warren, Laura Pausini, Niccolò Agliardi

“SPEAK NOW” — “One Night in Miami” – WILL WIN
Music by:   Leslie Odom Jr, Sam Ashworth
Lyrics by:   Leslie Odom Jr, Sam Ashworth

“TIGRESS & TWEED” — “The United States Vs. Billie Holiday”
Music by:   Andra Day, Raphael Saadiq
Lyrics by:   Andra Day, Raphael Saadiq

“FIGHT FOR YOU” — “Judas and the Black Messiah” – MAY WIN
Music by:   H.E.R., Dernst Emile II
Lyrics by:   H.E.R., Tiara Thomas

“HEAR MY VOICE” — “The Trial of the Chicago 7”
Music by:   Daniel Pemberton
Lyrics by:   Daniel Pemberton, Celeste Waite

Best Original Score, Motion Picture

The Midnight Sky
Tenet
News of the World
Mank
Soul – WILL WIN AND SHOULD WIN

TELEVISION

Best Television Series, Drama

The Crown – WILL WIN
Lovecraft Country – MAY WIN
The Mandalorian
Ozark
Ratched

Best Television Series, Musical or Comedy

Emily in Paris
The Flight Attendant
The Great
Schitt’s Creek – WILL WIN
Ted Lasso – MAY WIN

Best Limited Series, Anthology Series or a Motion Picture made for Television

Normal People
The Queen’s Gambit – WILL WIN AND SHOULD WIN
Small Axe
The Undoing
Unorthodox

Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series, Drama

Olivia Colman, “The Crown”
Jodie Comer, “Killing Eve”
Emma Corrin, “The Crown” – WILL WIN AND SHOULD WIN
Laura Linney, “Ozark”
Sarah Paulson, “Ratched”

Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series, Drama

Jason Bateman, “Ozark”
Josh O’Connor, “The Crown” – WILL WIN AND SHOULD WIN
Bob Odenkirk, “Better Call Saul”
Matthew Rhys, “Perry Mason”
Al Pacino, “Hunters”

Best Actress in a TV Series, Musical or Comedy

Lily Collins, “Emily in Paris”
Kaley Cuoco, “The Flight Attendant”
Elle Fanning, “The Great” – MAY WIN
Catherine O’Hara, “Schitt’s Creek” – WILL WIN
Jane Levy, “Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist”

Best Actor in a TV Series, Musical or Comedy Series

Don Cheadle, “Black Monday”
Eugene Levy, “Schitt’s Creek” – WILL WIN
Nicholas Hoult, “The Great”
Jason Sudeikis, “Ted Lasso” – MAY WIN
Ramy Youssef, “Ramy”

Best Supporting Actor, Television

John Boyega, “Small Axe” – MAY WIN
Brendan Gleeson, “The Comey Rule”
Dan Levy, “Schitt’s Creek” – WILL WIN
Jim Parsons, “Hollywood”
Donald Sutherland, “The Undoing”

Best Supporting Actress, Television

Gillian Anderson, “The Crown” – MAY WIN
Helena Bonham Carter, “The Crown”
Julia Garner, “Ozark”
Annie Murphy, “Schitt’s Creek” – WILL WIN
Cynthia Nixon, “Ratched”

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

Anya Taylor-Joy, “The Queen’s Gambit” – WILL WIN AND SHOULD WIN
Shira Haas, “Unorthodox”
Nicole Kidman, “The Undoing”
Cate Blanchett, “Mrs. America”
Daisy Edgar-Jones, “Normal People”

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

Bryan Cranston, “Your Honor”
Jeff Daniels, “The Comey Rule”
Ethan Hawke, “The Good Lord Bird” – MAY WIN
Hugh Grant, “The Undoing” – WILL WIN
Mark Ruffalo, “I Know This Much Is True”