My fearless, peerless, 100% accurate Golden Globe predictions
Daring to forecast the unpredictable Golden Globes is much like cliffdiving, which should always be done with a bit of bravado. While preparing this list, I've powwowed with lots of showbiz insiders and sources close to members of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, so many of these are not blind calls. But, granted, making any Globe call is always risky. And always humbling after the list of final nominees is revealed, which will be done this week early Thursday morning.
BEST DRAMA PICTURE
"American Gangster"*
"Atonement"
"The Great Debaters"
"Michael Clayton"
"No Country For Old Men"
* amended prediction: changed from initial listing of "There Will Be Blood"
BEST DRAMA ACTOR
George Clooney, "Michael Clayton"
Russell Crowe, "American Gangster"
Daniel Day-Lewis, "There Will Be Blood"
Viggo Mortensen, "Eastern Promises"
Denzel Washington, "The Great Debaters"
BEST DRAMA ACTRESS
Cate Blanchett, "Elizabeth: The Golden Age"
Julie Christie, "Away From Her"
Jodie Foster, "The Brave One"
Angelina Jolie, "A Mighty Heart"
Keira Knightley, "Atonement"
BEST COMEDY/MUSICAL PICTURE
"Across the Universe"
"Enchanted"
"Hairspray"
"Juno"
"Sweeney Todd"
BEST COMEDY/MUSICAL ACTOR
Steve Carell, "Dan in Real Life"
Johnny Depp, "Sweeney Todd"
Ryan Gosling, "Lars and the Real Girl"
John C. Reilly, "Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story
Jim Sturgess, "Across the Universe"
BEST COMEDY/MUSICAL ACTRESS
Amy Adams, "Enchanted"
Nikki Blonsky, "Hairspray"
Helena Bonham Carter, "Sweeney Todd"
Marion Cotillard, "La Vie en Rose"
Ellen Page, "Juno"
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Javier Bardem, "No Country for Old Men"
Sasha Baron Cohen, "Sweeney Todd"
Philip Seymour Hoffman, "Charlie Wilson's War"
John Travolta, "Hairspray"
Tom Wilkinson, "Michael Clayton"
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Cate Blanchett, "I'm Not There"
Saoirse Ronan, "Atonement" *
Julia Roberts, "Charlie Wilson's War"
Amy Ryan, "Gone Baby Gone"
Tilda Swinton, "Michael Clayton"
* Revised prediction from Romola Garai
BEST DIRECTOR
Tim Burton, "Sweeney Todd"
Joel Coen & Ethan Coen, "No Country for Old Men"
Julian Schnabel, "Diving Bell and the Butterfly"
Joe Wright, "Atonement"
Denzel Washington, "The Great Debaters"
BEST SCREENPLAY
Diablo Cody, "Juno"
Joel Coen & Ethan Coen, "No Country for Old Men
Christopher Hampton, "Atonement"
Ronald Harwood, "The Diving Bell and the Butterfly"
Sean Penn, "Into the Wild"
BEST ANIMATED FEATURE
"Bee Movie"
"Beowulf"
"Ratatouille"
BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
"The Counterfeiters" (Austria)
"4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days (Romania)
"The Diving Bell & the Butterfly" (France/USA)
"The Kite Runner" (USA)
"Lust, "Caution" (Taiwan)
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BEST DRAMA SERIES
"Big Love"
"Damages"
"Dexter"
"Grey's Anatomy"
"Mad Men"
BEST DRAMA ACTOR
Kyle Chandler, "Friday Night Lights"
James Gandolfini, "The Sopranos"
Michael C. Hall, "Dexter"
Eddie Izzard, "The Riches"
Hugh Laurie, "House"
BEST DRAMA ACTRESS
Glenn Close, "Damages"
Minnie Driver, "The Riches"
Sally Field, "Brothers & Sisters"
Holly Hunter, "Saving Grace"
Kyra Sedgwick, "The Closer"
BEST COMEDY SERIES
"Entourage"
"The Office"
"30 Rock"
"Pushing Daisies"
"Ugly Betty"
BEST COMEDY ACTOR
Alec Baldwin, "30 Rock"
Steve Carell, "The Office"
David Duchovny, "Californication"
Kelsey Grammer, "Back to You"
Lee Pace, "Pushing Daisies"
BEST COMEDY ACTRESS
Christina Applegate, "Samantha Who?
America Ferrera, "Ugly Betty
Anna Friel, "Pushing Daisies"
Felicity Huffman, "Desperate Housewives"
Mary-Louise Parker, "Weeds"
BEST TV MOVIE/MINISERIES
"As You Like It"
"Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee"
"The Company"
"For One More Day"
"The Starter Wife"
BEST TV MOVIE/MINI ACTOR
Adam Beach, "Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee"
Jim Broadbent, "Longford
Michael Imperioli, "For One More Day"
Kevin Kline, "As You Like It"
Chris O'Donnell, "The Company"
BEST TV MOVIE/MINI ACTRESS
Ellen Burstyn, "For One More Day"
Bryce Dallas Howard, "As You Like It"
Queen Latifah, "Life Support"
Debra Messing, "The Starter Wife"
Vanessa Redgrave, "The Fever"
WOW TOM!! you predicted Across the Universe. Totally didn't see that coming...nice catch.
Posted by: mikeylikesit | December 13, 2007 at 08:05 AM
Across the Universe! You have to be kidding. A serious contender for worst film of the year. And no best score nomination for There Will be Blood? Crazy. It's one of the best scores of the past decade. These guys are idiots.
Posted by: Thebaldprod | December 13, 2007 at 06:17 AM
Across the Universe! You have to be kidding. A serious contender for worst film of the year. And no best score nomination for There Will be Blood? Crazy. It's one of the best scores of the past decade. These guys are idiots.
Posted by: Thebaldprod | December 13, 2007 at 06:17 AM
yeah i agree
Posted by: lice | December 12, 2007 at 07:54 PM
Where the hell are the accolades for the best movie of the year, Into The Wild??? Hal Holbrook for Best Supporting, Catherine Keener for Best Supporting and Emile Hershe for Best Actor and Sean Penn for Director. Plus the divine Eddie Vedder for soundtrack!
Posted by: Irma CMD | December 12, 2007 at 05:32 PM
I also thought Josh Brolin was great in No Country for Old Men and in American Gangster. Wonder if he will get a nod. I like the rest of your predictions.
Posted by: Jill | December 12, 2007 at 05:22 PM
what about emile hirsch for into the wild
Posted by: alish | December 12, 2007 at 03:43 PM
Tom, your predictions for Lead Actress TV Comedy are so off. Have you even watched Desperate Housewives this season? If you have, you would see that Marcia Cross has been more impressive than Felicity Huffman this season.
Marcia Cross deserves to be on this list over Huffman without a doubt. Marcia has had a fine return to form in season 4 and has much lighter stuff to work with that has been a hell of a lot more enjoyable than the baity cancer storyline that Lynette has had.
I would even go as far as to put Teri next in line before Felicity
Award shows need to wake up and realize that there are other talented actresses on DH besides Felicity Huffman. At this point this is getting ridiculous.
But this is the Golden Globes - a big popularity contest so I expect a bunch of crap nominees while more deserving actresses get left off the ballot.
Posted by: Shantae | December 12, 2007 at 03:35 PM
Not George Clooney again! He already won his award. I'm really rooting for Viggo ~ Hope he wins! Also think Keri Russell deserves recognition for the movie Waitress, along with Adrienne Shelly. Oh, and I just noticed Hal Holbrook is missing from the Best Supporting Actor category ~ I thought for sure he would be nominated.
Posted by: Ariella | December 12, 2007 at 02:33 PM
What, no "Heroes" for best TV drama?
Posted by: Ray | December 12, 2007 at 01:47 PM
Tom, last year they had six in each category. They may do the same this year. Allowing Laura Linney in "The Savages" to place in Comedy, where they unfortunately put it...She'd win in Drama.
Posted by: Stephen Holt | December 12, 2007 at 09:33 AM
I think that Desperate Housewives will make it into Best Comedy/Musical, and I also think that a second Housewife (likely Cross) will get a nod for Best Actress in a Comedy/Musical. The Globes are always kinder to DH than the other awards shows are, and this year many have noticed the stellar season the show has been having.
Posted by: Jack | December 12, 2007 at 09:27 AM
You are forgetting Golden Globe Golden Girl Nicole Kidman for Margot at the Wedding.
Posted by: Silvio | December 12, 2007 at 09:27 AM
It's ridiculous that Marcia Cross and Eva Longoria keep getting overlooked. Felicity Huffman is not the only good actress on that show.
Posted by: Julian | December 12, 2007 at 09:18 AM
I love your predictions, I do think they are solid and also in tune with the Golden Globes. Cate Blanchett will win Best Supporting Actress and may very well be a heavy contender for Best Actress, there were several scenes in Elizabeth where the depth and passion in her acting was just superb.
Also, I must say that even though Grey's Anatomy has lost a little steam it still has a great ensemble cast and Chandra Wilson is still as great as ever and deserves a nod, and I feel that Sandra Oh has been overlooked as well, but Glenn Close may have that one in the bag.
Also, I think that Juno is a HEAVY contender this year in every category.
What are your thoughts about Best Score??
Posted by: Shaun | December 12, 2007 at 08:36 AM
I agree with all specially for BEST ACTRESS,I can see JODIE FOSTER there,she gave the most sincere female performace of the year in The Brave One.She deserves this nomination!
Posted by: rodrigo | December 12, 2007 at 08:28 AM
Persepolis will be nominated for Best Foreign Lanhuage Film.
Laura Linney has more chances than Carter or Blonsky.
Across The Universe will not be nominated for anything. That prediction is just a wishful thinking.
Russell Crowe for AG would be a joke.
Charlie Wilson's War and Tom Hanks will be nominated in the comedy or musical categories.
Posted by: VHS | December 12, 2007 at 05:01 AM
Are you sure that they won't nominate Desperate Housewives?
Posted by: Someone | December 12, 2007 at 03:05 AM
What about Tina Fey for 30 Rock? She did start out rough during the 1st half of season 1 but she has been on fire in season 2. Definitely more comedic than any of the housewives in DH
Posted by: Sherri | December 12, 2007 at 02:05 AM
You put way too much faith in the fact that the Globes will skew pretentious in the drama category. This is the awards show that snubbed the West Wing and the Sopranos. My guess would be Lost, House, Grey's, Dexter and Damages.
Posted by: jeff! | December 12, 2007 at 12:55 AM
You all can't think of the Golden Globes as being the Emmys. They vote on what's new and cool...not often on "old" shows like Lost.
Also, no pic nom for Charlie Wilson's War? Even though it's up for comedy? I find that hard to believe.
Posted by: Kevin | December 11, 2007 at 11:12 PM
Great Debaters??? Now, I remember Tom predicting "Antwonee Fisher" a few years back and that wiped out at the Globes. My bet is that this does the same.
Posted by: Kev | December 11, 2007 at 11:09 PM
Good year to skip Into The Wild was great and the rest please.
Posted by: robin | December 11, 2007 at 08:10 PM
Best Picture Drama is solid, although not entirely sure about The Great Debaters. But last year they nominated Bobby, for Christ's sake, and it got a SAG ensemble nod too. I don't think Russell Crowe will be nominated for best actor drama. Substitute him for James McAvoy (surely he'll finally get some attention). I don't think The Savages will be completely snubbed, because they did honor The Squid and the Whale with picture, actor, and actress noms. I'm hoping Jolie will pull up an upset and beat Christie in the lead actress drama category. But that's probably not going to happen.
Posted by: afchandler | December 11, 2007 at 07:47 PM
Coming from someone who's never been a fan til now, Desperate Housewives is high caliber ensemble comedy. It's absolutely on fire this season. No cast member overshadows anyone, it's that solid. Marcia Cross certainly deserves a nomination. The should be a competitor at the Globes. The writing has been very tight.
Posted by: Jackson | December 11, 2007 at 05:36 PM