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"
Bill, I agree that Christie will probably win her category. But that still does not have anything to do with who should fill the other four slots. I can definitely see Foster and Jolie jumping in there, despite the fact that they almost certainly won't win.
I'm very surprised by how much "The Great Debaters" is pushed in this hotsheet. Not that I have a problem with it; I just didn't expect that to happen. We'll see soon enough if my skepticalism has any backing.
Posted by: McPhearson | December 11, 2007 at 05:30 PM
It is so wonderful that Viggo Mortensen is on your list, Tom. So well deserved and late in coming.
Just feel bad that David Cronenberg is not listed under best director.
and Howard Shore's theme is so haunting.
Posted by: franni | December 11, 2007 at 05:28 PM
what about supporting?
Posted by: AJ | December 11, 2007 at 05:27 PM
The Fever doesn't even have an IMDb page... I don't know if Redgrave's getting a nom for that.
Jack Nicholson is campaigning for The Bucket List. Hanks and Hoffman are also strong contenders in his category. I can't see them overlooking all of them for Steve Carell and, um, John C. Reilly and Jim Sturgess?
Do you really think The Savages will be snubbed completely?
Posted by: RBurton | December 11, 2007 at 04:41 PM
why did you didn't pick THERE WILL BE BLOOD?
Posted by: daniel | December 11, 2007 at 04:33 PM
Tom,
I don't think Russell Crowe will be there. James McAvoy was very good in "Atonement". I'll bet hes on the list.
Posted by: Rick | December 11, 2007 at 04:32 PM
I agree with most Tom but not Angelina Jolie or Jodie Foster. This category is Julie Christie's to lose.
Posted by: bill | December 11, 2007 at 02:38 PM
i sense "there will be blood" will be dropped from best drama, but the list seems very accurate.
now, mr. o'neil, what about "best original score", and "best original song"? those are also categories in competition. any picks?
Posted by: ehren | December 11, 2007 at 02:34 PM
What about Lost???
Posted by: Dana | December 11, 2007 at 02:18 PM