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With Promising Young Woman up for Picture, Director and Screenplay honors - a robust show of support - expect star Carey Mulligan to take home her first career Golden Globe.

With Promising Young Woman up for Picture, Director and Screenplay honors - a robust show of support - expect star Carey Mulligan to take home her first career Golden Globe.

2020 Golden Globe Winner Predictions

February 25, 2021 by Andrew Carden in Golden Globes

Ah, the Golden Globes. How I love that Hollywood Foreign Press Association - not corrupt at all!

All kidding aside (how can I not love the HFPA when it named Sally Kirkland Best Actress in 1987?), I am pumped for this year’s ceremony, in part because the awards season remains so unsettled. There isn’t a true shoo-in to be found among the acting races here, with only Best Animated Feature and Best Foreign Language Film sporting anything in the way of overwhelming favorites.

That said, my gut says Aaron Sorkin - a nine-time Globe nominee at this point - will see his film, The Trial of the Chicago 7, make the healthiest splash of the night. Mank, the nominations leader, is close behind - and I expect David Fincher to grab the Best Director prize - with Nomadland and perhaps even Promising Young Woman, both Director/Screenplay contenders, having at least some fighting chance up in Best Drama Picture.

Oddly enough, I fear Nomadland is liable to find itself shut out here. Frances McDormand could of course triumph but she isn’t exactly a HFPA favorite, having lost for both Fargo and Olive Kittredge. Given the overall affection for Promising Young Woman, I’m going with Carey Mulligan for the Best Drama Actress win. Likewise, considering the Drama Picture nomination for The Father and lukewarm reception for Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, I’ve got Anthony Hopkins taking the Best Drama Actor prize over Chadwick Boseman - though expect the latter to still triumph at the Oscars (after a SAG win)

The Musical/Comedy categories are an absolute wasteland this year (hi, Music) but might be more competitive and exciting than you’d think. Most seem convinced a Borat sweep is on the horizon and, while I’m inclined to agree both Maria Bakalova and Sacha Baron Cohen will emerge triumphant in their respective categories, I suspect a Hamilton upset may come to fruition for the top prize. Hell, even Lin-Manuel Miranda may block Cohen from scoring two trophies. Oh, and I still don’t think Bakalova makes the Oscar cut, even if it’s tough to picture her losing here.

The Supporting categories are also tough to forecast.

Sans Helena Zengel, a newcomer whose film wasn’t otherwise much embraced, I can see a case for any of the Best Supporting Actress nominees winning. Jodie Foster is a HFPA favorite whose film scored a surprise Drama Actor nom; Glenn Close remains spectacularly overdue for that Oscar and the Globes played a key role in bolstering her campaign for The Wife; and Amanda Seyfried graces the night’s nominations leader and sure seemed like the favorite here and elsewhere until that startling SAG snub.

In the end, given the love for The Father and her flawless track record with the Globes (thus far, at least), my money has to be on Olivia Colman - but she’s a soft front-runner.

Likewise, I see Cohen as a very modest favorite in Best Supporting Actor, likely to only triumph if his film is taking the top prize. I fear it may not be Daniel Kaluuya or Leslie Odom, Jr., whose films missed in Drama Picture, who is Cohen’s greatest threat but rather surprise nominee Jared Leto, who inexplicably also surfaced at SAG and whose film (also inexplicably) has made several of the Oscar shortlists. Don’t be blindsided if he pulls this out.

Elsewhere, I do see Soul and Minari as the crystal-clear favorites in Animated Feature and Foreign Language Film. Expect Odom, Jr. to triumph in Best Original Song for his One Night in Miami tune, though Diane Warren cannot be entirely counted out for her The Life Ahead composition. Had Sophia Loren made the Drama Actress cut, I might be predicting her. Last but hardly least, Best Original Score looks like a jump ball between the two Trent Reznor-Atticus Ross contenders, with the trio of other nominees likely trailing far behind.

Below are my full rankings in each category. Who do you have winning?

Best Motion Picture - Drama

  1. The Trial of the Chicago 7

  2. Mank

  3. Nomadland

  4. Promising Young Woman

  5. The Father

Best Motion Picture - Musical/Comedy

  1. Hamilton

  2. Borat Subsequent Moviefilm

  3. The Prom

  4. Palm Springs

  5. Music

Best Director

  1. David Fincher, Mank

  2. Chloe Zhao, Nomadland

  3. Regina King, One Night in Miami

  4. Aaron Sorkin, The Trial of the Chicago 7

  5. Emerald Fennell, Promising Young Woman

Best Screenplay

  1. Aaron Sorkin, The Trial of the Chicago 7

  2. Florian Zeller and Christopher Hampton, The Father

  3. Emerald Fennell, Promising Young Woman

  4. Jack Fincher, Mank

  5. Chloe Zhao, Nomadland

Best Actress - Drama

  1. Carey Mulligan, Promising Young Woman

  2. Frances McDormand, Nomadland

  3. Vanessa Kirby, Pieces of a Woman

  4. Viola Davis, Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom

  5. Andra Day, The United States vs. Billie Holiday

Best Actor - Drama

  1. Anthony Hopkins, The Father

  2. Chadwick Boseman, Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom

  3. Gary Oldman, Mank

  4. Riz Ahmed, Sound of Metal

  5. Tahar Rahim, The Mauritanian

Best Actress - Musical/Comedy

  1. Maria Bakalova, Borat Subsequent Moviefilm

  2. Michelle Pfeiffer, French Exit

  3. Kate Hudson, Music

  4. Anya Taylor-Joy, Emma

  5. Rosamund Pike, I Care a Lot

Best Actor - Musical/Comedy

  1. Sacha Baron Cohen, Borat Subsequent Moviefilm

  2. Lin-Manuel Miranda, Hamilton

  3. Andy Samberg, Palm Springs

  4. James Corden, The Prom

  5. Dev Patel, The Personal History of David Copperfield

Best Supporting Actress

  1. Olivia Colman, The Father

  2. Amanda Seyfried, Mank

  3. Glenn Close, Hillbilly Elegy

  4. Jodie Foster, The Mauritanian

  5. Helena Zengel, News of the World

Best Supporting Actor

  1. Sacha Baron Cohen, The Trial of the Chicago 7

  2. Jared Leto, The Little Things

  3. Daniel Kaluuya, Judas and the Black Messiah

  4. Leslie Odom, Jr., One Night in Miami

  5. Bill Murray, On the Rocks

Best Animated Feature

  1. Soul

  2. Over the Moon

  3. Wolfwalkers

  4. Onward

  5. The Croods: A New Age

Best Foreign Language Film

  1. Minari

  2. Another Round

  3. The Life Ahead

  4. La Llorona

  5. Two of Us

Best Original Score

  1. Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross, Mank

  2. Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross and Jon Batiste, Soul

  3. Ludwig Goransson, Tenet

  4. James Newton Howard, News of the World

  5. Alexandre Desplat, The Midnight Sky

Best Original Song

  1. “Speak Now,” One Night in Miami

  2. “lo si (Seen),” The Life Ahead

  3. “Hear My Voice,” The Trial of the Chicago 7

  4. “Fight for You,” Judas and the Black Messiah

  5. “Tigress & Tweed,” The United States vs. Billie Holiday

February 25, 2021 /Andrew Carden
Golden Globes
Golden Globes
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Sophia Loren (The Life Ahead) is among the many awards season hopefuls who, while not making a splash with the critics’ prizes, may rebound with the Golden Globes and/or SAG Awards.

Sophia Loren (The Life Ahead) is among the many awards season hopefuls who, while not making a splash with the critics’ prizes, may rebound with the Golden Globes and/or SAG Awards.

2020 Golden Globe/SAG Nomination Predictions

January 28, 2021 by Andrew Carden in Golden Globes, Guild Awards, SAG

At last!

I haven’t made a set of awards season predictions since my stab at Oscar nominations back in September - a list that included the likes of C’mon, C’mon, The Humans and Respect, none of which ultimately scored qualifying runs for this cycle.

I’m going to continue holding off on the Oscars until the Globes and SAG have had their say. With these nominations on the horizon next week, you know what time it is…TIME FOR PREDICTIONS!!

First off, I feel reasonably confident these precursors will look at least a tad different from what the critics’ awards have thus far offered up.

Mank, for instance, didn’t exactly catch fire among the critics but expect the Hollywood Foreign Press Association to shower it with at least a modest showing of love. The HFPA may also be more inclined to embrace the likes of News of the World and especially Borat Subsequent Moviefilm and The Prom, the latter two taking advantage of the ghost towns that are this year’s Comedy/Musical categories. Likewise, over at SAG, the likes of Amy Adams and Glenn Close, headlining a film decidedly not adored by the critics, are liable to surface.

The likes of Paul Raci and Youn Yuh-jung have proven fierce contenders with the critics but are hardly shoo-ins with these voting bodies. And then there’s Maria Bakalova, who’s charged out of the starting gates as something of a Supporting Actress front-runner but will be contending in Lead at the Globes - and is no guarantee at SAG (or BAFTA after that).

Pictures like The Personal History of David Copperfield and Wild Mountain Thyme, neither of which have much in the way of momentum, may also take advantage of the barren nature of the Comedy/Musical lineups at the Globes - only to still have no prayer on Oscar noms morning.

There are also late-breaking contenders, like Judas and the Black Messiah and Malcolm and Marie, hoping to make a splash. The former’s Daniel Kaluuya appears destined for that second Oscar nom but it remains a question mark how much it’ll be embraced in other categories. And then there’s the latter film’s Zendaya and John David Washington, who’ve generated heaps of chatter for their robust turns but will need to overcome crowded categories and Malcolm and Marie’s otherwise mixed reviews.

Even in a more slender season as this, these are tough races to forecast - and it’s easy to picture the Globes and SAG producing very different quintets in the acting fields, ultimately leaving it to BAFTA to provide some clarity.

Anyway, here’s what I’m thinking goes down next week. Who do you have scoring GG/SAG glory?

Golden Globes:

Best Motion Picture - Drama

  1. Nomadland

  2. Da 5 Bloods

  3. Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom

  4. The Trial of the Chicago 7

  5. Mank
    —

  6. One Night in Miami

  7. Promising Young Woman

  8. Judas and the Black Messiah

  9. News of the World

  10. The Father

Best Motion Picture - Musical/Comedy

  1. The Prom

  2. Borat Subsequent Moviefilm

  3. Hamilton

  4. Emma

  5. The Personal History of David Copperfield
    —

  6. Wild Mountain Thyme

  7. Palm Springs

  8. The King of Staten Island

  9. On the Rocks

  10. Enola Holmes

Best Director

  1. Chloe Zhao, Nomadland

  2. Spike Lee, Da 5 Bloods

  3. David Fincher, Mank

  4. Lee Isaac Chung, Minari

  5. Regina King, One Night in Miami
    —

  6. Paul Greengrass, News of the World

  7. Aaron Sorkin, The Trial of the Chicago 7

  8. Emerald Fennell, Promising Young Woman

  9. George C. Wolfe, Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom

  10. George Clooney, The Midnight Sky

Best Screenplay

  1. Chloe Zhao, Nomadland

  2. Aaron Sorkin, The Trial of the Chicago 7

  3. Lee Isaac Chung, Minari

  4. Ruben Santiago-Hudson, Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom

  5. Jack Fincher, Mank
    —

  6. Emerald Fennell, Promising Young Woman

  7. Florian Zeller and Christopher Hampton, The Father

  8. Spike Lee, Danny Bilson, Paul De Meo and Kevin Willmott, Da 5 Bloods

  9. Kemp Powers, One Night in Miami

  10. Kelly Reichardt and Jonathan Raymond, First Cow

Best Actress - Drama

  1. Frances McDormand, Nomadland

  2. Viola Davis, Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom

  3. Carey Mulligan, Promising Young Woman

  4. Sophia Loren, The Life Ahead

  5. Zendaya, Malcolm and Marie
    —

  6. Vanessa Kirby, Pieces of a Woman

  7. Andra Day, The People vs. Billie Holiday

  8. Kate Winslet, Ammonite

  9. Amy Adams, Hillbilly Elegy

  10. Sidney Flanigan, Never Rarely Sometimes Always

Best Actor - Drama

  1. Chadwick Boseman, Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom

  2. Riz Ahmed, Sound of Metal

  3. Anthony Hopkins, The Father

  4. Gary Oldman, Mank

  5. Tom Hanks, News of the World
    —

  6. Delroy Lindo, Da 5 Bloods

  7. Steven Yeun, Minari

  8. John David Washington, Malcolm and Marie

  9. Ben Affleck, The Way Back

  10. George Clooney, The Midnight Sky

Best Actress - Musical/Comedy

  1. Meryl Streep, The Prom

  2. Maria Bakalova, Borat Subsequent Moviefilm

  3. Michelle Pfeiffer, French Exit

  4. Anya Taylor-Joy, Emma

  5. Emily Blunt, Wild Mountain Thyme
    —

  6. Millie Bobby Brown, Enola Holmes

  7. Meryl Streep, Let Them All Talk

  8. Cristin Milioti, Palm Springs

  9. Rashida Jones, On the Rocks

  10. Rachel McAdams, Eurovision Song Contest

Best Actor - Musical/Comedy

  1. Sacha Baron Cohen, Borat Subsequent Moviefilm

  2. Dev Patel, The Personal History of David Copperfield

  3. Andy Samberg, Palm Springs

  4. Pete Davidson, The King of Staten Island

  5. Jamie Dornan, Wild Mountain Thyme
    —

  6. Leslie Odom, Jr., Hamilton

  7. Lin-Manuel Miranda, Hamilton

  8. James Corden, The Prom

  9. Will Ferrell, Eurovision Song Contest

  10. Mel Gibson, Fatman

Best Supporting Actress

  1. Amanda Seyfried, Mank

  2. Olivia Colman, The Father

  3. Glenn Close, Hillbilly Elegy

  4. Ellen Burstyn, Pieces of a Woman

  5. Jodie Foster, The Mauritanian
    —

  6. Youn Yuh-jung, Minari

  7. Helena Zengel, News of the World

  8. Nicole Kidman, The Prom

  9. Saoirse Ronan, Ammonite

  10. Candice Bergen, Let Them All Talk

Best Supporting Actor

  1. Leslie Odom, Jr., One Night in Miami

  2. Sacha Baron Cohen, The Trial of the Chicago 7

  3. Daniel Kaluuya, Judas and the Black Messiah

  4. Chadwick Boseman, Da 5 Bloods

  5. Bill Murray, On the Rocks
    —

  6. Paul Raci, Sound of Metal

  7. Mark Rylance, The Trial of the Chicago 7

  8. Frank Langella, The Trial of the Chicago 7

  9. Kingsley Ben-Adir, One Night in Miami

  10. David Strathairn, Nomadland

Best Animated Feature

  1. Soul

  2. Over the Moon

  3. Onward

  4. Wolfwalkers

  5. The Croods: A New Age
    —

  6. Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon

  7. Trolls World Tour

  8. The Willloughbys

  9. SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run

  10. No. 7 Cherry Lane

Best Foreign Language Film

  1. Minari

  2. Another Round

  3. The Life Ahead

  4. Quo Vadis, Aida?

  5. Night of the Kings
    —

  6. Never Gonna Snow Again

  7. Apples

  8. A Sun

  9. My Little Sister

  10. I’m No Longer Here

Best Original Score

  1. Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross, Mank

  2. Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross, Soul

  3. James Newton Howard, News of the World

  4. Emile Mosseri, Minari

  5. Hans Zimmer and David Fleming, Hillbilly Elegy
    —

  6. Christopher Willis, The Personal History of David Copperfield

  7. Terence Blanchard, One Night in Miami

  8. Daniel Pemberton, The Trial of the Chicago 7

  9. Ludwid Göransson, Tenet

  10. Terence Blanchard, Da 5 Bloods

Best Original Song

  1. “Speak Now,” One Night in Miami

  2. “Seen,” The Life Ahead

  3. “Hear My Voice,” The Trial of the Chicago 7

  4. “Wear Your Crown,” The Prom

  5. “Carried Me with You,” Onward
    —

  6. “Rocket to the Moon,” Over the Moon

  7. “Queen Bee,” Emma

  8. “Hometown,” Eurovision Song Contest

  9. “The Wuhan Flu,” Borat Subsequent Moviefilm

  10. “Turntables,” All In: The Fight for Democracy

Screen Actors Guild Awards:

Best Motion Picture Ensemble

  1. Da 5 Bloods

  2. One Night in Miami

  3. The Trial of the Chicago 7

  4. Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom

  5. Minari
    —

  6. The Prom

  7. Mank

  8. Promising Young Woman

  9. Nomadland

  10. The Boys in the Band

Best Female Actor in a Leading Role

  1. Viola Davis, Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom

  2. Frances McDormand, Nomadland

  3. Carey Mulligan, Promising Young Woman

  4. Vanessa Kirby, Pieces of a Woman

  5. Amy Adams, Hillbilly Elegy
    —

  6. Meryl Streep, The Prom

  7. Sophia Loren, The Life Ahead

  8. Elisabeth Moss, The Invisible Man

  9. Zendaya, Malcolm and Marie

  10. Kate Winslet, Ammonite

Best Male Actor in a Leading Role

  1. Chadwick Boseman, Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom

  2. Riz Ahmed, Sound of Metal

  3. Delroy Lindo, Da 5 Bloods

  4. Anthony Hopkins, The Father

  5. Gary Oldman, Mank
    —

  6. Kingsley Ben-Adir, One Night in Miami

  7. Tom Hanks, News of the World

  8. Steven Yeun, Minari

  9. John David Washington, Malcolm and Marie

  10. Ben Affleck, The Way Back

Best Female Actor in a Supporting Role

  1. Amanda Seyfried, Mank

  2. Ellen Burstyn, Pieces of a Woman

  3. Olivia Colman, The Father

  4. Glenn Close, Hillbilly Elegy

  5. Saoirse Ronan, Ammonite
    —

  6. Maria Bakalova, Borat Subsequent Moviefilm

  7. Youn Yuh-jung, Minari

  8. Helena Zengel, News of the World

  9. Toni Collette, I’m Thinking of Ending Things

  10. Candice Bergen, Let Them All Talk

Best Male Actor in a Supporting Role

  1. Chadwick Boseman, Da 5 Bloods

  2. Leslie Odom, Jr., One Night in Miami

  3. Sacha Baron Cohen, The Trial of the Chicago 7

  4. Daniel Kaluuya, Judas and the Black Messiah

  5. Paul Raci, Sound of Metal
    —

  6. Frank Langella, The Trial of the Chicago 7

  7. Glynn Turman, Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom

  8. David Strathairn, Nomadland

  9. Mark Rylance, The Trial of the Chicago 7

  10. Bill Murray, On the Rocks

January 28, 2021 /Andrew Carden
Golden Globes, Guild Awards, SAG
Golden Globes, Guild Awards, SAG
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Perhaps I’ll be proven wrong but my hunch is Parasite goes 3-for-3 - in Best Director/Screenplay/Foreign Language Film - at the Golden Globes.

Perhaps I’ll be proven wrong but my hunch is Parasite goes 3-for-3 - in Best Director/Screenplay/Foreign Language Film - at the Golden Globes.

2019 Golden Globe Winner Predictions

January 02, 2020 by Andrew Carden in Golden Globes

I have a bad feeling about this - that maybe, just maybe, Joaquin Phoenix isn’t the only Joker nominee emerging triumphant at the Golden Globes.

With a Best Director nom for Todd Phillips, it’s painfully plausible that Best Picture and Best Original Score wins also come to fruition. Hell, even Phillips himself could perhaps prevail, leading to a Joker sweep. My head says this remains an unlikely scenario - and that it is Parasite that actually makes the most significant splash on the big night - but I am feeling a tad queasy.

Joker fears aside, I suspect the Hollywood Foreign Press Association will be inclined to spread the love among this year’s awards season contenders. The Irishman, Marriage Story and Once Upon a Time in Hollywood should pick up a prize or two each but a commanding sweep from any of them seems like a stretch.

There are several legit barn burners in the acting races - Taron Egerton vs. Eddie Murphy is all but a coin flip, as is Scarlett Johansson vs. Renee Zellweger. And don’t you dare think anyone is a lock. Laura Dern and Brad Pitt, for instance, may be the front-runners in their respective categories but are hardly shoo-ins for victory. It’s plausible to imagine an upset like Margot Robbie or even, looking at the race in Best Screenplay, Anthony McCarten for The Two Popes.

All that said, here are my two cents on how the Globes will probably go down, from most to least likely to triumph…

Best Motion Picture - Drama

  1. The Irishman

  2. Joker

  3. Marriage Story

  4. 1917

  5. The Two Popes

Best Motion Picture - Musical/Comedy

  1. Once Upon a Time in Hollywood

  2. Jojo Rabbit

  3. Knives Out

  4. Rocketman

  5. Dolemite Is My Name

Best Director

  1. Bong Joon-ho, Parasite

  2. Quentin Tarantino, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood

  3. Martin Scorsese, The Irishman

  4. Todd Phillips, Joker

  5. Sam Mendes, 1917

Best Screenplay

  1. Bong Joon-ho, Parasite

  2. Quentin Tarantino, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood

  3. Anthony McCarten, The Two Popes

  4. Noah Baumbach, Marriage Story

  5. Steven Zaillian, The Irishman

Best Actress - Drama

  1. Renee Zellweger, Judy

  2. Scarlett Johansson, Marriage Story

  3. Saoirse Ronan, Little Women

  4. Charlize Theron, Bombshell

  5. Cynthia Erivo, Harriet

Best Actor - Drama

  1. Joaquin Phoenix, Joker

  2. Adam Driver, Marriage Story

  3. Antonio Banderas, Pain and Glory

  4. Jonathan Pryce, The Two Popes

  5. Christian Bale, Ford v Ferrari

Best Actress - Musical/Comedy

  1. Awkwafina, The Farewell

  2. Ana de Armas, Knives Out

  3. Beanie Feldstein, Booksmart

  4. Emma Thompson, Late Night

  5. Cate Blanchett, Where’d You Go, Bernadette

Best Actor - Musical/Comedy

  1. Taron Egerton, Rocketman

  2. Eddie Murphy, Dolemite Is My Name

  3. Leonardo DiCaprio, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood

  4. Roman Griffin Davis, Jojo Rabbit

  5. Daniel Craig, Knives Out

Best Supporting Actress

  1. Laura Dern, Marriage Story

  2. Jennifer Lopez, Hustlers

  3. Margot Robbie, Bombshell

  4. Kathy Bates, Richard Jewell

  5. Annette Bening, The Report

Best Supporting Actor

  1. Brad Pitt, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood

  2. Joe Pesci, The Irishman

  3. Al Pacino, The Irishman

  4. Anthony Hopkins, The Two Popes

  5. Tom Hanks, A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood

Best Animated Feature

  1. Frozen II

  2. Missing Link

  3. Toy Story 4

  4. The Lion King

  5. How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World

Best Foreign Language Film

  1. Parasite

  2. The Farewell

  3. Portrait of a Lady on Fire

  4. Pain and Glory

  5. Les Miserables

Best Original Score

  1. Thomas Newman, 1917

  2. Hildur Guðnadóttir, Joker

  3. Alexandre Desplat, Little Women

  4. Randy Newman, Marriage Story

  5. Daniel Pemberton, Motherless Brooklyn

Best Original Song

  1. “I’m Gonna Love Me Again,” Rocketman

  2. “Into the Unknown,” Frozen II

  3. “Spirit,” The Lion King

  4. “Stand Up,” Harriet

  5. “Beautiful Ghosts,” Cats

January 02, 2020 /Andrew Carden
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Golden Globes
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Thus far, Martin Scorsese’s The Irishman is firing on all cylinders with precursors. Expect this lovefest to continue with the Golden Globes and SAG.

Thus far, Martin Scorsese’s The Irishman is firing on all cylinders with precursors. Expect this lovefest to continue with the Golden Globes and SAG.

2019 Golden Globe/SAG Nomination Predictions

December 06, 2019 by Andrew Carden in Golden Globes, SAG, Guild Awards

It’s the most wonderful time of the year!

Yes, I sure do love the Golden Globes and SAG Awards - what human being, after all, wouldn’t be enamored with precursors that once gave Jodie Foster, Shirley MacLaine and Sigourney Weaver a Best Actress three-way tie or awards that bestowed recognition upon not only Nathan Lane but Hank Azaria too for The Birdcage?

Especially in a season this chaotic, expect no shortage of jaw-droppers, both on nominations morning and awards night.

At the Globes, beyond the expected showering of nominations on The Irishman and Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, prepare for heaps of affection toward the likes of Jojo Rabbit and Joker too - even if they don’t make as heavy a splash later on with the Oscars. The Hollywood Foreign Press Association is liable to go gaga for the starry Little Women and generally goes bananas for a movie musical…even if it isn’t a good one (hello, Best Picture nominees The Phantom of the Opera and The Producers). Hence, even if Cats is a stinker, it could still make a nice showing here.

Don’t be surprised if the SAG nominations look considerably different than what the Globes serve up.

I’m keeping an especially close eye on Best Supporting Actor and Best Supporting Actress, where it’s so easy to see veterans like Alan Alda, John Lithgow and Maggie Smith emerge at SAG after Globe snubs.

Speaking of Dame Maggie, the SAG Awards used to eat up Downton Abbey in a huge way when it competed for television prizes, including three victories in the top Best Drama Ensemble category. If this at all translates to the film awards, it is completely plausible the film earns a Film Ensemble nom here. Keep an eye out too for real stunners like Elisabeth Moss (Her Smell) and Mary Kay Place (Diane), who could perhaps flabbergast awards season followers on a Sarah Silverman (I Smile Back)-level.

Oh, and Helen Mirren, GG/SAG/BAFTA nominee for Hitchcock, could easily land at either or both of these for The Good Liar.

Happy predicting! :)

Golden Globes:

Best Motion Picture - Drama

  1. The Irishman

  2. Marriage Story

  3. 1917

  4. Joker

  5. Little Women
    —

  6. Bombshell

  7. The Two Popes

  8. Richard Jewell

  9. Ford v Ferrari

  10. Avengers: Endgame

Best Motion Picture - Musical/Comedy

  1. Once Upon a Time in Hollywood

  2. Jojo Rabbit

  3. Rocketman

  4. Hustlers

  5. Cats
    —

  6. Knives Out

  7. The Peanut Butter Falcon

  8. Dolemite Is My Name

  9. Booksmart

  10. Yesterday

Best Director

  1. Martin Scorsese, The Irishman

  2. Quentin Tarantino, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood

  3. Sam Mendes, 1917

  4. Greta Gerwig, Little Women

  5. Todd Phillips, Joker
    —

  6. Taika Waititi, Jojo Rabbit

  7. Noah Baumbach, Marriage Story

  8. Bong Joon-ho, Parasite

  9. Clint Eastwood, Richard Jewell

  10. Tom Hooper, Cats

Best Screenplay

  1. Quentin Tarantino, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood

  2. Noah Baumbach, Marriage Story

  3. Steven Zaillian, The Irishman

  4. Taika Waititi, Jojo Rabbit

  5. Greta Gerwig, Little Women
    —

  6. Anthony McCarten, The Two Popes

  7. Bong Joon-ho and Jin Won Han, Parasite

  8. Rian Johnson, Knives Out

  9. Lulu Wang, The Farewell

  10. Charles Randolph, Bombshell

Best Actress - Drama

  1. Renee Zellweger, Judy

  2. Scarlett Johansson, Marriage Story

  3. Charlize Theron, Bombshell

  4. Saoirse Ronan, Little Women

  5. Helen Mirren, The Good Liar
    —

  6. Lupita Nyong’o, Us

  7. Cynthia Erivo, Harriet

  8. Felicity Jones, The Aeronauts

  9. Alfre Woodard, Clemency

  10. Elisabeth Moss, Her Smell

Best Actor - Drama

  1. Joaquin Phoenix, Joker

  2. Adam Driver, Marriage Story

  3. Robert De Niro, The Irishman

  4. Jonathan Pryce, The Two Popes

  5. Antonio Banderas, Pain and Glory
    —

  6. Adam Sandler, Uncut Gems

  7. Christian Bale, Ford v Ferrari

  8. George MacKay, 1917

  9. Paul Walter Hauser, Richard Jewell

  10. Mark Ruffalo, Dark Waters

Best Actress - Musical/Comedy

  1. Awkwafina, The Farewell

  2. Constance Wu, Hustlers

  3. Emma Thompson, Late Night

  4. Ana de Armas, Knives Out

  5. Francesca Hayward, Cats
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  6. Cate Blanchett, Where’d You Go, Bernadette?

  7. Dakota Johnson, The Peanut Butter Falcon

  8. Charlize Theron, Long Shot

  9. Beanie Feldstein, Booksmart

  10. Angelina Jolie, Maleficent: Mistress of Evil

Best Actor - Musical/Comedy

  1. Leonardo DiCaprio, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood

  2. Taron Egerton, Rocketman

  3. Eddie Murphy, Dolemite Is My Name

  4. Daniel Craig, Knives Out

  5. Shia LaBeouf, The Peanut Butter Falcon
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  6. Roman Griffin Davis, Jojo Rabbit

  7. Himesh Patel, Yesterday

  8. Will Smith, Aladdin

  9. Bryan Cranston, The Upside

  10. Zachary Levi, Shazam!

Best Supporting Actress

  1. Laura Dern, Marriage Story

  2. Jennifer Lopez, Hustlers

  3. Scarlett Johansson, Jojo Rabbit

  4. Margot Robbie, Bombshell

  5. Florence Pugh, Little Women
    —

  6. Maggie Smith, Downton Abbey

  7. Penelope Cruz, Pain and Glory

  8. Zhao Shuzhen, The Farewell

  9. Nicole Kidman, Bombshell

  10. Kathy Bates, Richard Jewell

Best Supporting Actor

  1. Brad Pitt, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood

  2. Al Pacino, The Irishman

  3. Joe Pesci, The Irishman

  4. Tom Hanks, A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood

  5. Anthony Hopkins, The Two Popes
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  6. Timothee Chalamet, Little Women

  7. Shia LaBeouf, Honey Boy

  8. Willem Dafoe, The Lighthouse

  9. Jamie Bell, Rocketman

  10. Taika Waititi, Jojo Rabbit

Best Animated Feature

  1. Toy Story 4

  2. Frozen II

  3. How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World

  4. Missing Link

  5. Abominable
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  6. The Addams Family

  7. Spies in Disguise

  8. Weathering with You

  9. Okko’s Inn

  10. I Lost My Body

Best Foreign Language Film

  1. Parasite

  2. The Farewell

  3. Pain and Glory

  4. Portrait of a Lady on Fire

  5. Les Miserables
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  6. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind

  7. Monos

  8. Atlantics

  9. The Painted Bird

  10. Dear Ex

Best Original Score

  1. Thomas Newman, 1917

  2. Alexandre Desplat, Little Women

  3. Michael Giacchino, Jojo Rabbit

  4. Hildur Guðnadóttir, Joker

  5. Marco Beltrami and Buck Sanders, Ford v Ferrari
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  6. Randy Newman, Marriage Story

  7. Steven Price, The Aeronauts

  8. Nate Heller, A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood

  9. Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross, Waves

  10. Alan Silvestri, Avengers: Endgame

Best Original Song

  1. “I’m Gonna Love Me Again,” Rocketman

  2. “Into the Unknown,” Frozen II

  3. “Beautiful Ghosts,” Cats

  4. “I Can’t Let You Throw Yourself Away,” Toy Story 4

  5. “Speechless,” Aladdin
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  6. “Stand Up,” Harriet

  7. “I’m Standing with You,” Breakthrough

  8. “Don’t Call Me (Angel),” Charlie’s Angels

  9. “One Little Soldier,” Bombshell

  10. “Spirit,” The Lion King

Screen Actors Guild Awards:

Best Motion Picture Ensemble

  1. Once Upon a Time in Hollywood

  2. The Irishman

  3. Marriage Story

  4. Bombshell

  5. Hustlers
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  6. Little Women

  7. Knives Out

  8. Downton Abbey

  9. Avengers: Endgame

  10. Jojo Rabbit

Best Female Actor in a Leading Role

  1. Renee Zellweger, Judy

  2. Charlize Theron, Bombshell

  3. Awkwafina, The Farewell

  4. Scarlett Johansson, Marriage Story

  5. Alfre Woodard, Clemency
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  6. Saoirse Ronan, Little Women

  7. Helen Mirren, The Good Liar

  8. Cynthia Erivo, Harriet

  9. Lupita Nyong’o, Us

  10. Mary Kay Place, Diane

Best Male Actor in a Leading Role

  1. Adam Driver, Marriage Story

  2. Robert De Niro, The Irishman

  3. Joaquin Phoenix, Joker

  4. Antonio Banderas, Pain and Glory

  5. Jonathan Pryce, The Two Popes
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  6. Eddie Murphy, Dolemite Is My Name

  7. Taron Egerton, Rocketman

  8. Leonardo DiCaprio, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood

  9. Mark Ruffalo, Dark Waters

  10. Christian Bale, Ford v Ferrari

Best Female Actor in a Supporting Role

  1. Laura Dern, Marriage Story

  2. Jennifer Lopez, Hustlers

  3. Maggie Smith, Downton Abbey

  4. Penelope Cruz, Pain and Glory

  5. Nicole Kidman, Bombshell
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  6. Annette Bening, The Report

  7. Margot Robbie, Bombshell

  8. Florence Pugh, Little Women

  9. Zhao Shuzhen, The Farewell

  10. Scarlett Johansson, Jojo Rabbit

Best Male Actor in a Supporting Role

  1. Brad Pitt, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood

  2. Al Pacino, The Irishman

  3. Joe Pesci, The Irishman

  4. Alan Alda, Marriage Story

  5. John Lithgow, Bombshell
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  6. Tom Hanks, A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood

  7. Anthony Hopkins, The Two Popes

  8. Sterling K. Brown, Waves

  9. Willem Dafoe, The Lighthouse

  10. Song Kang-ho, Parasite

December 06, 2019 /Andrew Carden
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2018 Golden Globe Nominations

December 06, 2018 by Andrew Carden in Golden Globes

Congratulations to this year’s Golden Globe nominees!

Best Motion Picture – Drama

Black Panther
BlacKkKlansman
Bohemian Rhapsody
If Beale Street Could Talk
A Star Is Born

Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy

Crazy Rich Asians
The Favourite
Green Book
Mary Poppins Returns
Vice

Best Motion Picture – Animated

Incredibles 2
Isle of Dogs
Mirai
Ralph Breaks the Internet
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse

Best Motion Picture – Foreign Language

Capernaum (Lebanon)
Girl (Belgium)
Never Look Away (Germany)
Roma (Mexico)
Shoplifters (Japan)

Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama

Glenn Close, The Wife
Lady Gaga, A Star Is Born
Nicole Kidman, Destroyer
Melissa McCarthy, Can You Ever Forgive Me?
Rosamund Pike, A Private War

Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama

Bradley Cooper, A Star Is Born
Willem Dafoe, At Eternity’s Gate
Lucas Hedges, Boy Erased
Rami Malek, Bohemian Rhapsody
John David Washington, BlacKkKlansman

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

Emily Blunt, Mary Poppins Returns
Olivia Colman, The Favourite
Elsie Fisher, Eighth Grade
Charlize Theron, Tully
Constance Wu, Crazy Rich Asians

Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy

Christian Bale, Vice
Lin-Manuel Miranda, Mary Poppins Returns
Viggo Mortensen, Green Book
Robert Redford, The Old Man & The Gun
John C. Reilly, Stan & Ollie

Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture

Amy Adams, Vice
Claire Foy, First Man
Regina King, If Beale Street Could Talk
Emma Stone, The Favourite
Rachel Weisz, The Favourite

Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture

Mahershala Ali, Green Book
Timothee Chalamet, Beautiful Boy
Richard E. Grant, Can You Ever Forgive Me?
Sam Rockwell, Vice
Adam Driver, BlacKkKlansman

Best Director – Motion Picture

Bradley Cooper, A Star Is Born
Alfonso Cuaron, Roma
Peter Farrelly, Green Book
Spike Lee, BlacKkKlansman
Adam McKay, Vice

Best Screenplay – Motion Picture

Alfonso Cuaron, Roma
Deborah Davis, Tony McNamara, The Favourite
Barry Jenkins, If Beale Street Could Talk
Adam McKay, Vice
Nick Vallelonga, Brian Currie, Peter Farrelly, Green Book

Best Original Score – Motion Picture

Marco Beltrami, A Quiet Place
Alexandre Desplat, Isle Of Dogs
Ludwig Goransson, Black Panther
Justin Hurwitz, First Man
Marc Shaiman, Mary Poppins Returns

Best Original Song – Motion Picture

“All The Stars,” Black Panther
“Girl in the Movies,” Dumplin’
“Requiem For A Private War,” A Private War
“Revelation,” Boy Erased
“Shallow,” A Star Is Born

December 06, 2018 /Andrew Carden
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