69th Annual Golden Globe Awards: Nominations & Predictions

With the less serious of the major award shows set to air tonight it is only right that I offer up my predictions for tonight's awards. Since it is the go wild, drunken frat party of award shows I think its only right that I have some fun with my predictions and call out who I'd like to see win, not who will inevitably win everything coughcoughTheArtistcough.

After going through all of the television categories it has occurred to me how few television series I actually watch frequently and keep current with. So besides saying I would love to see David Duchovny take an award for Californication I have no predictions to make in that area. 

Nominee

My Predicted Winner

Actual Winner

 
Best Motion Picture - Drama

• The Descendants
• The Help
• The Ides of March
• Moneyball
• War Horse

To actually predict the winner in this category is a tough task. I will admit I haven't seen War Horse, and have no intent on seeing it in the near future but that wouldn't stop me from swaying toward The Help. 

Best Performance By An Actress In A Motion Picture - Drama

• Glenn Close - Albert Nobbs
• Viola Davis - The Help
• Rooney Mara - The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo
• Meryl Streep - Iron Lady
• Tilda Swinton - We Need To Talk About Kevin

I have a sneaking suspicion that my choice here may very well be the underdog in this category but I don't mind. I am backing Rooney Mara for best actress in a drama.

Best Performance By An Actor In A Motion Picture - Drama

• George Clooney - The Descendants
• Leonardo DiCaprio - J. Edgar
• Michael Fassbender - Shame
• Ryan Gosling - The Ides of March
• Brad Pitt - Moneyball

Can I pick Ryan Gosling for Drive? No? Okay then it is a pretty close toss up for me between DiCaprio's portrayal of J. Edgar and Mr. George Clooney. I will sway with Clooney based entirely off his heartbreaking crying scene in The Descendants.

Best Motion Picture - Comedy Or Musical

• 50/50
• The Artist
• Bridesmaids
• Midnight In Paris
• My Week With Marilyn

Midnight in Paris will probably get trounced by The Artist but I loved it and it has made its way to being one of my favorite Woody Allen films.

Best Performance By An Actress In A Motion Picture - Comedy Or Musical

• Jodie Foster - Carnage
• Charlize Theron - Young Adult
• Kristen Wiig - Bridesmaids
• Michelle Williams - My Week With Marilyn
• Kate Winslet - Carnage

I'm not fond of this category so my support is simply going to the craziest nut in the bunch Charlize Theron.

Best Performance By An Actor In A Motion Picture - Comedy Or Musical

• Jean Dujardin - The Artist
• Brendan Gleeson - The Guard
• Joseph Gordon-Levitt - 50/50
• Ryan Gosling - Crazy, Stupid, Love
• Owen Wilson - Midnight In Paris

Once again, had I be given a different Gosling character who lacked a name to put my support behind he'd be sitting pretty but instead I will have to put my vote with Joseph Gordon-Levitt. 

Best Animated Feature Film

• The Adventures of Tintin
• Arthur Christmas
• Cars 2
• Puss In Boots
• Rango

I don't think there is really any competition here. Of the films nominated Rango was the most original and standout offering.

Best Foreign Language Film

• The Flowers of War (China)
• In The Land Of Blood And Honey (United States)
• The Kid With A Bike (Belgium)
• A Separation (Iran)
• The Skin I Live In (Spain)

As I haven't seen any of these yet I will refrain from any guesses.

Best Performance By An Actress In A Supporting Role In A Motion Picture

• Berenice Bejo - The Artist
• Jessica Chastain - The Help
• Janet McTeer - Albert Nobbs
• Octavia Spencer - The Help
• Shailene Woodley - The Descendants

I am sure this award will end up in the hands of either one of The Help or The Artist but I would love to see Woodley take home the prize for her work in The Descendants.

Best Performance By An Actor In A Supporting Role In A Motion Picture

• Kenneth Branagh - My Week With Marilyn
• Albert Brooks - Drive
• Jonah Hill - Moneyball
• Viggo Mortensen - A Dangerous Method
• Christopher Plummer - Beginner

Choosing Plummer for this one needs no explanation. 

Best Director - Motion Picture

• Woody Allen - Midnight In Paris
• George Clooney - The Ides of March
• Michel Hazanavicius - The Artist
• Alexander Payne - The Descendants
• Martin Scorsese - Hugo

How can you argue against Woody Allen? His neurotic stubbornness will run you ragged until you finally give in and back him anyway.

Best Screenplay - Motion Picture

• Michel Hazanavicius - The Artist
• Nat Faxon, Alexander Payne, Jim Rash - The Descendants
• George Clooney, Grant Heslov, Beau Willimon - The Ides of March
• Woody Allen - Midnight In Paris
• Stan Chervin, Aaron Sorkin, Steven Zaillian - Moneyball

This was a tough one because there were so many great screenplays this year. The likely choice will be Moneyball because Aaron Sorkin in a pretty easy bet at the globes. I will put my money behind Allen once again though as I found that I enjoyed the dialogue of Midnight much more than Moneyball. Really the only choice in this category that will bother me to see win though is The Artist.

Best Original Score - Motion Picture

• Ludovic Bource - The Artist
• Abel Koreniowski - W.E.
• Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross - The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo
• Howard Shore - Hugo
• John Williams - War Horse

Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross win. That is all I have to say about that.

Best Original Song - Motion Picture

• "Hello Hello" - Gnomeo & Juliet
• "The Keeper" - Machine Gun Preacher
• "Lay Your Head Down" - Albert Nobbs
• "The Living Proof" - The Help
• "Masterpiece" - W.E.

I refuse to chose any of these based on the lack of songs from The Muppets being nominated.