2017 Golden Globe Predictions

Tomorrow, they announce the nominations for the Golden Globes, arguably the most important precursor to the Oscars. So, here are my predictions for what’s going to be nominated.

BEST PICTURE (Drama)

Call Me By Your Name
Dunkirk
The Post
Three Billboards outside Ebbing, Missouri
The Shape Of Water

(alternate: Darkest Hour)

BEST PICTURE (Comedy/Musical)

The Big Sick
The Disaster Artist
Get Out
I, Tonya
Lady Bird

(alternate: Downsizing)

BEST ACTOR (Drama)

Timothée Chalamet – Call Me By Your Name
Daniel Day-Lewis – Phantom Thread
Jake Gyllenhaal – Stronger
Tom Hanks – The Post
Gary Oldman – Darkest Hour

(alternate: Andrew Garfield – Breathe)

BEST ACTOR (Comedy/Musical)

Steve Carell – Battle Of The Sexes
James Franco – The Disaster Artist
Daniel Kaluuya – Get Out
Kumail Nanjiani – The Big Sick
Adam Sandler – The Meyerowitz Stories

(alternate: Matt Damon – Downsizing)

BEST ACTRESS (Drama)

Jessica Chastain – Molly’s Game
Sally Hawkins – The Shape Of Water
Frances McDormand – Three Billboards outside Ebbing, Missouri
Meryl Streep – The Post
Kate Winslet – Wonder Wheel

(alternate: Jennifer Lawrence – mother!)

BEST ACTRESS (Comedy/Musical)

Judi Dench – Victoria And Abdul
Margot Robbie – I, Tonya
Saoirse Ronan – Lady Bird
Emma Stone – Battle Of The Sexes
Emma Watson – Beauty And The Beast

(alternate: Zoe Kazan – The Big Sick)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR

Willem Dafoe – The Florida Project
Armie Hammer – Call Me By Your Name
Richard Jenkins – The Shape Of Water
Sam Rockwell – Three Billboards outside Ebbing, Missouri
Michael Stuhlbarg – Call Me By Your Name

(alternate: Patrick Stewart – Logan)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS

Tiffany Haddish – Girls Trip
Holly Hunter – The Big Sick
Allison Janney – I, Tonya
Laurie Metcalf – Lady Bird
Octavia Spencer – The Shape Of Water

(alternate: Hong Chau – Downsizing)

BEST DIRECTOR

Guillermo Del Toro – The Shape Of Water
Greta Gerwig – Lady Bird
Christopher Nolan – Dunkirk
Steven Spielberg – The Post
Jordan Peele – Get Out

(alternate: Martin McDonagh – Three Billboards)

BEST SCREENPLAY

Get Out
Lady Bird
The Post
The Shape Of Water
Three Billboards outside Ebbing. Missouri

(alternate: Call Me By Your Name)

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE

Darkest Hour
Dunkirk
Phantom Thread
The Post
The Shape Of Water

(alternate: Wonderstruck)

BEST ORIGINAL SONG

“Evermore” – Beauty And The Beast
“The Mystery Of Love” – Call Me By Your Name
“Remember Me” – Coco
“Stand Up For Something” – Marshall
“This Is Me” – The Greatest Showman

(alternate: “To Be Human” – Wonder Woman)

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE

The Breadwinner
Cars 3
Coco
The Lego Batman Movie
Loving Vincent

(alternate: The Boss Baby)

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM

BPM (Beats Per Minute)
A Fantastic Woman
First They Killed My Father
The Square
Thelma

(alternate: In The Fade)


By the way, my Critics Choice predictions averaged out to about 77%. Not bad, but let’s hope my Globes predictions are a little more accurate.

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