2018 Golden Globes Predictions

The Golden Globes are a very weird awards show.  It can be argued that they focus and reward more on stars and on names than the actual movies and performances nominated.  They do give us a slight idea of where the Oscars may lean, which is going to be huge this year, as the Oscar race is wide open in all categories.  So with that, here are my predictions for the 2018 Golden Globes.  I am only predicting the movie categories, as I do not watch enough television to warrant an opinion there.

 

 

 

 

BEST SONG

“Home”- Ferdinand

“Mighty River”-Mudbound

“Remember Me”-Coco

“The Star”-The Star

“This Is Me”-The Greatest Showman

• One of the tougher categories to pick.  The Greatest Showman was nominated all over the place, Coco‘s “Remember Me” is a heartbreaker, and “Mighty River” would bring Mary J. Blige to the stage.  This is doozy.

WILL WIN – “Mighty River” – Mudbound

SHOULD WIN – “Remember Me” – Coco

 

 

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE 

Carter Burwell – Three Billboards outside Ebbing, Missouri

Alexandre Desplat – The Shape of Water

Jonny Greenwood – Phantom Thread

John Williams – The Post

Hans Zimmer – Dunkirk

• This is The Shape of Water‘s to lose, but don’t be surprised if Dunkirk or Phantom Thread to pull an upset.

WILL WIN – The Shape of Water

SHOULD WIN – Dunkirk

 

 

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM

A Fantastic Woman (Chile)

First They Killed My Father (Cambodia)

In the Fade (Germany/France)

Loveless (Russia)

The Square (Sweden, Germany, France)

• I’ve only seen one of these (The Square), but First They Killed My Father is directed by Angelina Jolie, and the Hollywood Foreign Press will use this opportunity to get a star on stage.

WILL WIN – First They Killed My Father 

SHOULD WIN – The Square 

 

BEST ANIMATED FILM

The Boss Baby

The Breadwinner

Coco

Ferdinand

Loving Vincent

• Never bet against Pixar.

WILL WIN – Coco

SHOULD WIN – Coco

 

 

BEST SCREENPLAY

Guillermo Del Toro and Vanessa Taylor – The Shape of Water

Greta Gerwig – Lady Bird

Liz Hannah and Josh Singer – The Post

Martin McDonagh – Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri

Aaron Sorkin – Molly’s Game

• This is a doozy.  I’m a big fan of four of these nominees and any of the five could win.  It could be a battle between Lady Bird and Three Billboards, but you can never count out Aaron Sorkin.

WILL WIN – Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri

SHOULD WIN – Molly’s Game

 

 

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS 

Mary J. Blige – Mudbound

Hong Chau – Downsizing

Alison Janney – I, Tonya

Laurie Metcalf – Lady Bird

Octavia Spencer – The Shape of Water

• Much like the Oscar race, it’s between Janney and Metcalf.  Whomever wins here will take the lead in the Oscar race.

WILL WIN – Laurie Metcalf, Lady Bird

SHOULD WIN – Laurie Metcalf, Lady Bird

 

 

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR 

Willem DaFoe, The Florida Project

Armie Hammer, Call Me by Your Name

Richard Jenkins, The Shape of Water

Christopher Plummer, All The Money in the World

Sam Rockwell, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri

• This is always a tough category to pick.  Will the two frontrunners, DaFoe and Rockwell, separate themselves from the pack?  Or will the 11th hour nomination of Christopher Plummer make some noise?

WILL WIN – Christopher Plummer, All the Money in the World

SHOULD WIN – Sam Rockwell, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri

 

 

BEST ACTRESS – MUSICAL/COMEDY

Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture — Musical or Comedy

Judi Dench, Victoria & Abdul

Margot Robbie, I, Tonya

Saoirse Ronan, Lady Bird

Emma Stone, Battle of the Sexes

Helen Mirren, The Leisure Seeker

• It’s a two horse race between Ronan and Robbie.  Ronan as been nominated before and looks to garner a win this year.

WILL WIN – Saoirse Ronan, Lady Bird

SHOULD WIN – Margot Robbie, I, Tonya

 

 

BEST ACTOR – MUSICAL/COMEDY

Steve Carrell, Battle of the Sexes

Ansel Elgort, Baby Driver

James Franco, The Disaster Artist

Hugh Jackman, The Greatest Showman

Daniel Kaluuya, Get Out

• Jackman is a star and could pull a W here in a lesser film.  But I believe this is going to Franco and he should either bring Tommy Wiseau up on stage or do the whole speech as Wiseau.

WILL WIN – James Franco, The Disaster Artist

SHOULD WIN – James Franco, The Disaster Artist

 

 

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

Michelle Williams, All the Money in the World

• I would love to see Chastain get a W here, but it’s between Hawkins, McDormand, and Streep.  Hawkins and McDormand are in beloved films, but I’m going with McDormand for her towering performance.

WILL WIN – Francis McDormand, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri

SHOULD WIN – Jessica Chastain, Molly’s Game

 

 

BEST ACTOR – DRAMA 

Timothée Chalamet, Call Me by Your Name

Daniel Day Lewis, Phantom Thread

Tom Hanks, The Post

Gary Oldman, The Darkest Hour

Denzel Washington, Roman J. Israel, Esq.

• Much like the Oscars, it’s a battle between Chalamet and Oldman.  The HFPA loves rising stars and Oldman has been rather critical of them in recent years.  Daniel Day-Lewis, in his final role, could get some sympathy votes, so watch for an upset.

WILL WIN – Timothée Chalamet, Call Me by Your Name

SHOULD WIN – Timothée Chalamet, Call Me by Your Name

 

 

BEST DIRECTOR

Guillermo Del Toro, The Shape of Water

Martin McDonagh, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri

Christopher Nolan, Dunkirk

Ridley Scott, All the Money in the World

Steven Spielberg, The Post

• It’s Del Toro vs Nolan in an epic battle of directing mastery.  Both films are directed to perfection and both are loved by the HFPA.  I’m cool with either taking it.

WILL WIN – Christopher Nolan, Dunkirk

SHOULD WIN – Christopher Nolan, Dunkirk

 

 

BEST PICTURE – MUSICAL/COMEDY

The Disaster Artist

Get Out

The Greatest Showman

I, Tonya

Lady Bird

• The fact that Get Out is in this category is wrong, but it could definitely win.  It’s biggest competition is Lady Bird, as it received more nominations and is a true comedy.  Two Oscar favorites are going head-to-head, it’s anyone’s game.

WILL WIN – Lady Bird

SHOULD WIN – The Disaster Artist 

 

 

BEST PICTURE – DRAMA 

Call Me by Your Name

Dunkirk

The Post

The Shape of Water

Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri

• The biggest category of the night.  Rarely is there a split between Picture and Director, but I’m calling one this year.  Dunkirk could easily win, as could Three Billboards.  But I’m going with the most nominated film of the night and Guillermo Del Toro.

WILL WIN – The Shape of Water 

SHOULD WIN – Dunkirk

 

 

 

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