Golden Globe Predictions

Tonight are the Golden Globes, the most fun of the award shows. I'm looking forward to Ricky Gervais's hosting skills, he's always pretty quick-witted and hilarious. He veers towards the "almost-too-awkward-to-be-funny" humor, but most of the time it toes the line just right. Below are my Golden Globe predictions in bold.

Best Motion Picture, Drama
'Avatar'
'The Hurt Locker'
'Inglourious Basterds'
'Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire'
'Up in the Air'

Best Motion Picture, Comedy or Musical
'(500) Days of Summer'
'The Hangover'
'It's Complicated'
'Julie & Julia'
'Nine'

Best Director - Motion Picture
Kathryn Bigelow - 'The Hurt Locker'
James Cameron - 'Avatar'
Clint Eastwood - 'Invictus'
Jason Reitman- 'Up in the Air'
Quentin Tarantino- 'Inglourious Basterds'

Best Actor in a Motion Picture, Drama
Jeff Bridges - 'Crazy Heart'
George Clooney- 'Up in the Air'
Colin Firth- 'A Single Man'
Morgan Freeman - 'Invictus'
Tobey Maguire - 'Brothers'

Best Actress in a Motion Picture, Drama
Emily Blunt- 'The Young Victoria'
Sandra Bullock - 'The Blind Side'
Helen Mirren - 'The Last Station'
Carey Mulligan - 'An Education'
Gabourey Sidibe - 'Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire'

Best Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture
Matt Damon - 'Invictus'
Woody Harrelson - 'The Messenger'
Christopher Plummer - 'The Last Station'
Stanley Tucci - 'The Lovely Bones'
Christoph Waltz - 'Inglourious Basterds'

Best Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture
Penelope Cruz- 'Nine'
Vera Farmiga - 'Up in the Air'
Anna Kendrick - 'Up in the Air' (close 2nd)
Mo'Nique - 'Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire'
Julianne Moore - 'A Single Man'

Best Actor in a Motion Picture, Comedy
Matt Damon - 'The Informant!'
Daniel Day-Lewis - 'Nine'
Robert Downey, Jr. - 'Sherlock Holmes'
Joseph Gordon-Levitt - '(500) Days of Summer
Michael Stuhlbarg - 'A Serious Man'

Best Actress in a Motion Picture, Comedy
Sandra Bullock - 'The Proposal'
Marion Cotillard - 'Nine'
Julia Roberts - 'Duplicity'
Meryl Streep - 'It's Complicated'
Meryl Streep - 'Julie and Julia'

Best Screenplay - Motion Picture
'The Hurt Locker' - Mark Boal
'District 9' - Neill Blomkamp, Terri Tatchell
'Inglourious Basterds' - Quentin Tarantino
'It's Complicated' - Nancy Meyers
'Up in the Air' - Jason Reitman, Sheldon Turner

Best Animated Feature Film
'Coraline'
'Fantastic Mr. Fox'
'Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs'
'The Princess and the Frog'
'Up'

Best Television Series, Drama
'Big Love'
'Dexter'
'House'
'Mad Men'
'True Blood'

Best Television Series, Comedy or Musical
'30 Rock'
'Entourage'
'Glee'
'Modern Family'
'The Office'

Best Actor in a Television Series, Drama
Simon Baker - 'The Mentalist'
Michael C. Hall - 'Dexter'
Jon Hamm - 'Mad Men'
Hugh Laurie - 'House'
Bill Paxton - 'Big Love'

Best Actress in a Television Series, Drama
Julianna Margulies - 'The Good Wife'
Glenn Close - 'Damages'
January Jones - 'Mad Men'
Anna Paquin - 'True Blood' (my personal choice, but I don't think they'll pick a sci fi/fantasy show to win it)
Kyra Sedgwick - 'The Closer'

Best Actor in a Television Series, Comedy or Musical
Alec Baldwin - '30 Rock'
Steve Carell - 'The Office'
Thomas Jane - 'Hung'
David Duchovny - 'Californication'
Matthew Morrison - 'Glee'

Best Actress in a Television Series, Comedy or Musical
Toni Collette - 'United States of Tara'
Courteney Cox - 'Cougar Town'
Tina Fey - '30 Rock'
Edie Falco - 'Nurse Jackie'
Lea Michele - 'Glee'

Best Supporting Actor in a Series, Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television
Neil Patrick Harris - 'How I Met Your Mother'
Michael Emerson - 'Lost'
Jeremy Piven - 'Entourage'
William Hurt - 'Damages'
John Lithgow - 'Dexter'

Best Supporting Actress in a Series, Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television
Jane Adams - 'Hung'
Rose Byrne - 'Damages'
Jane Lynch - 'Glee'
Janet McTeer - 'Into the Storm'
Chloe Sevigny - 'Big Love'


"Up in the Air" may have the most nominations, but I don't think it's going to win the most. I think "Inglorious Basterds" could take the most home - Best Screenplay, Best Supporting, and I even think it has a shot at Best Picture. It's just such a well done movie, and impressive that it seamlessly weaves through 3 languages. Who do you guys think will be taking home the awards?