Here’s a quick little feature regarding my predictions for the SAG and Golden Globe nominations, which are coming shortly.

*SAG AWARDS*

BEST FILM ENSEMBLE

Joy
The Martian
Room
Spotlight
Steve Jobs

(alternate: Carol)

BEST LEADING ACTOR

Matt Damon – The Martian
Johnny Depp – Black Mass
Leonardo DiCaprio –  The Revenant
Michael Fassbender – Steve Jobs
Eddie Redmayne – The Danish Girl

(alternate: Will Smith – Concussion)

BEST LEADING ACTRESS

Cate Blanchett – Carol
Brie Larson – Room
Jennifer Lawrence – Joy
Carey Mulligan – Suffragette
Saoirse Ronan – Brooklyn

(alternate: Lily Tomlin – Grandma)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR

Paul Dano – Love & Mercy
Michael Keaton – Spotlight
Mark Ruffalo – Spotlight
Mark Rylance – Bridge Of Spies
Jacob Tremblay – Room

(alt: Sylvester Stallone – Creed)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS

Joan Allen – Room
Rooney Mara – Carol
Rachel McAdams – Spotlight
Alicia Vikander – The Danish Girl
Kate Winslet – Steve Jobs

(alt: Elizabeth Banks – Love & Mercy

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*GOLDEN GLOBES*

BEST PICTURE (DRAMA)

Carol
Mad Max: Fury Road
The Revenant
Room
Spotlight

(alt: Steve Jobs)

BEST PICTURE (COMEDY/MUSICAL)

The Big Short
Joy
The Martian
Trainwreck
Spy

(alt: Grandma)

BEST ACTOR (DRAMA)

Johnny Depp – Black Mass
Leonardo DiCaprio – The Revenant
Michael Fassbender – Steve Jobs
Michael B. Jordan – Creed
Eddie Redmayne – The Danish Girl

(alt: Will Smith – Concussion)

BEST ACTOR (COMEDY/MUSICAL)

Steve Carell – The Big Short
Bradley Cooper – Burnt
Matt Damon – The Martian
Robert DeNiro – The Intern
Bill Hader – Trainwreck

(alt: Mark Ruffalo – Infinitely Polar Bear)

BEST ACTRESS (DRAMA)

Cate Blanchett – Carol
Brie Larson – Room
Rooney Mara – Carol
Saoirse Ronan – Brooklyn
Charlize Theron – Mad Max: Fury Road

(alt: Alicia Vikander – The Danish Girl)

BEST ACTRESS (COMEDY/MUSICAL)

Jennifer Lawrence – Joy
Melissa McCarthy – Spy
Amy Schumer – Trainwreck
Meryl Streep – Ricki & The Flash
Lily Tomlin – Grandma

(alt: Maggie Smith – The Lady In The Van)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR

Paul Dano – Love & Mercy
Michael Keaton – Spotlight
Mark Ruffalo – Spotlight
Mark Rylance – Bridge Of Spies
Sylvester Stallone – Creed

(alt: Jacob Tremblay – Room)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS

Joan Allen – Room
Elizabeth Banks – Love & Mercy
Jennifer Jason-Leigh – The Hateful Eight
Rachel McAdams – Spotlight
Kate Winslet – Steve Jobs

(alt: Kristen Stewart – Clouds Of Sils Maria)

BEST DIRECTOR

Alejandro G. Inarritu – The Revenant
Tom McCarthy – Spotlight
George Miller – Mad Max: Fury Road
David O. Russell – Joy
Ridley Scott – The Martian

(alt: Todd Haynes – Carol)

BEST SCREENPLAY

The Hateful Eight
Joy
Spotlight
Steve Jobs
Room

(alt: The Martian)

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE

Carol
The Danish Girl
The Hateful Eight
Inside Out
Star Wars: The Force Awakens

(alt: Bridge Of Spies)

BEST ORIGINAL SONG

“Better When I’m Dancin” – The Peanuts Movie
“Deep In The Meadow” – The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2
“Love Me Like You Do” – 50 Shades Of Grey
“See You Again” – Furious 7
“Writings’ On The Wall” – Spectre

(alt: “Cold One” – Ricki & The Flash)

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE

Anomalisa
The Good Dinosaur
Inside Out
Minions
The Peanuts Movie

(alt: The Shaun The Sheep Movie)

BEST FOREIGN FILM

Goodnight Mommy
Labyrinth Of Lies
Mustang
Son Of Saul
The Wave

(alt: Dark Horse)

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Oh, and one more thing – this is the shortlist for Best Visual Effects. Usually they just release a shortlist of ten films. This year, they released a shortlist of 20 films and then later this month, they’ll narrow it down to ten.

By far the biggest surprise on this list is Bridge Of Spies, while the most surprising omission is probably Pan.

Ant-Man
The Avengers: Age Of Ultron
Bridge Of Spies
Chappie
Everest
Ex Machina
Furious 7
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2
In The Heart Of The Sea
Jupiter Ascending
Jurassic World
Mad Max: Fury Road
The Martian
Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation
The Revenant
Spectre
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Terminator Genisys
Tomorrowland
The Walk