2017 Golden Globe Winners

Congratulations to all of this year's Golden Globe winners!

Best Motion Picture, Drama
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri

Best Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy
Lady Bird

Best Director
Guillermo del Toro, The Shape of Water

Best Actor, Motion Picture, Drama
Gary Oldman, Darkest Hour

Best Actress, Motion Picture, Drama
Frances McDormand, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri

Best Actor, Motion Picture, Comedy
James Franco, The Disaster Artist

Best Actress, Motion Picture, Comedy
Saoirse Ronan, Lady Bird

Best Supporting Actor, Motion Picture
Sam Rockwell, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri

Best Supporting Actress, Motion Picture
Allison Janney, I, Tonya

Best Screenplay
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri

Best Original Score
Alexandre Desplat, The Shape of Water

Best Original Song
“This Is Me,“ The Greatest Showman

Best Animated Feature
Coco

Best Foreign Language Film
In the Fade

2017 Golden Globe Predictions

Here we go! Truth be told, I don't feel terribly confident about most of these - the exceptions being Best Director, Best Animated Feature and Best Original Song, with the only true shoo-in of the evening landing in that middle category, for the unstoppable Coco.

My hunch is next Sunday will prove a strong evening for both The Shape of Water and Lady Bird, knocking the likes of The Post, Three Billboards and Get Out down a few rungs. It is hardly inconceivable, however, to think the Hollywood Foreign Press Association could fall for The Post and/or even go with Get Out in Musical/Comedy Picture, despite that one missing in both Director and Screenplay.

Will Oscar front-runner Gary Oldman's past jabs at the Globes damage his chances here? I suspect so but then again, the HFPA sure does like to try predicting the Oscar winners (and Oldman will remain the Oscar front-runner, albeit a softer one, even if he does lose here). 

Both Lead Actress categories are legit jump balls here, ditto Supporting Actress, where Allison Janney hopes to put a dent in Laurie Metcalf's front-runner status. And speaking of tough categories to forecast, there's Best Screenplay, where Globe favorite Aaron Sorkin could totally score another Steve Jobs-level upset with Molly's Game.

Oh, and don't you dare underestimate that dark horse Christopher Plummer down in Supporting Actor, especially with Oscar front-runner Willem Dafoe's film evidently not much resonating with the HFPA.

All that said, check out my predictions below, ranked from most to least likely to prevail. And of course, feel free to chime in with your own two cents as well!

Best Motion Picture – Drama:

1. The Shape of Water
2. The Post
3. Call Me By Your Name
4. Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
5. Dunkirk

Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy:

1. Lady Bird
2. Get Out
3. The Disaster Artist
4. I, Tonya
5. The Greatest Showman

Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama:

1. Timothee Chalamet, Call Me By Your Name
2. Daniel Day-Lewis, Phantom Thread
3. Tom Hanks, The Post
4. Gary Oldman, Darkest Hour
5. Denzel Washington, Roman J. Israel, Esq.

Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama:

1. Sally Hawkins, The Shape of Water
2. Meryl Streep, The Post
3. Frances McDormand, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
4. Jessica Chastain, Molly's Game
5. Michelle Williams, All the Money in the World

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

1. James Franco, The Disaster Artist
2. Daniel Kaluuya, Get Out
3. Hugh Jackman, The Greatest Showman
4. Steve Carell, Battle of the Sexes
5. Ansel Elgort, Baby Driver

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

1. Saoirse Ronan, Lady Bird
2. Margot Robbie, I, Tonya
3. Judi Dench, Victoria & Abdul
4. Emma Stone, Battle of the Sexes
5. Helen Mirren, The Leisure Seeker

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

1. Christopher Plummer, All the Money in the World
2. Willem Dafoe, The Florida Project
3. Sam Rockwell, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
4. Armie Hammer, Call Me By Your Name
5. Richard Jenkins, The Shape of Water

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

1. Laurie Metcalf, Lady Bird
2. Allison Janney, I, Tonya
3. Hong Chau, Downsizing
4. Mary J. Blige, Mudbound
5. Octavia Spencer, The Shape of Water

Best Director – Motion Picture:

1. Guillermo del Toro, The Shape of Water
2. Christopher Nolan, Dunkirk
3. Steven Spielberg, The Post
4. Martin McDonagh, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
5. Ridley Scott, All the Money in the World

Best Screenplay:

1. Greta Gerwig, Lady Bird
2. Martin McDonagh, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
3. Aaron Sorkin, Molly's Game
4. Liz Hannah and Josh Singer, The Post
5. Guillermo del Toro, The Shape of Water

Best Motion Picture – Foreign Language:

1. A Fantastic Woman
2. In the Fade
3. First They Killed My Father
4. The Square
5. Loveless

Best Motion Picture – Animated:

1. Coco
2. Loving Vincent
3. The Breadwinner
4. Ferdinand
5. The Boss Baby

Best Original Song – Motion Picture:

1. "Remember Me," Coco
2. "This Is Me," The Greatest Showman
3. "Mighty River," Mudbound
4. "The Star," The Star
5. "Home," Ferdinand

Best Original Score – Motion Picture:

1. Alexandre Desplat, The Shape of Water
2. Jonny Greenwood, Phantom Thread
3. Hans Zimmer, Dunkirk
4. John Williams, The Post
5. Carter Burwell, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri

2017 Golden Globe Nominations

Congratulations to this year's Golden Globe nominees! (Oh, and never again will I underestimate their infatuation with Denzel and Dame Helen.)

Best Motion Picture, Drama

Call Me by Your Name
Dunkirk
The Post
The Shape of Water
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri

Best Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy

The Disaster Artist
Get Out
The Greatest Showman
I, Tonya
Lady Bird

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

Best Actor, Motion Picture, Drama

Timothée Chalamet, Call Me by Your Name
Denzel Washington, Roman J. Israel, Esq.
Tom Hanks, The Post
Daniel Day-Lewis, Phantom Thread
Gary Oldman, Darkest Hour

Best Actress, Motion Picture, 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

Best Actor, Motion Picture, Comedy

Steve Carell, Battle of the Sexes
Ansel Elgort, Baby Driver
James Franco, The Disaster Artist
Hugh Jackman, The Greatest Showman
Daniel Kaluuya, Get Out

Best Actress, Motion Picture, Comedy

Judi Dench, Victoria & Abdul
Margot Robbie, I, Tonya
Saoirse Ronan, Lady Bird
Emma Stone, Battle of the Sexes
Helen Mirren, The Leisure Seeker

Best Supporting Actor, Motion Picture

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
Christopher Plummer, All the Money in the World

Best Supporting Actress, Motion Picture

Mary J. Blige, Mudbound
Hong Chau, Downsizing
Allison Janney, I, Tonya
Laurie Metcalf, Lady Bird
Octavia Spencer, The Shape of Water

Best Screenplay

The Shape of Water
Lady Bird
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
The Post
Molly’s Game

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

Best Original Song

“Home,” Ferdinand
“Mighty River,” Mudbound
“Remember Me,” Coco
“The Star,” The Star
“This Is Me,“ The Greatest Showman

Best Animated Feature

The Boss Baby
The Breadwinner
Coco
Ferdinand
Loving Vincent

Best Foreign Language Film

A Fantastic Woman
First They Killed My Father
In the Fade
Loveless
The Square

2017 Golden Globe Nomination Predictions

Ah, the Golden Globes. Truth be told, I'm not their number one fan.

Sure, on occasion, they produce an awesome winner (Sally Kirkland! Sigourney Weaver twice in '88!!) but this is the Hollywood Foreign Press Association we're talking about, the group that has infamously handed out honors to the likes of Sharon Stone (love her but that bizarre nom for The Muse was legit the result of Rolex watches she sent every member), Pia Zadora and others in exchange for glitzy goodies.

That said, I do of course still get some pleasure of the Globes and predicting them. I love that I can list the likes of Sam Elliott, Aubrey Plaza and Debra Winger, none of who have a prayer at surfacing on Oscar nominations morning.

So, here's my hunch on how the 2017 Golden Globe nominations might just pan out, ranked from most to least likely to be nominated.

Enjoy reading and of course feel free to offer up your own two cents too!

Best Motion Picture - Drama

1. Dunkirk
2. The Post
3. The Shape of Water
4. Call Me By Your Name
5. Phantom Thread
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6. Darkest Hour
7. Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
8. The Florida Project
9. Mudbound
10. Wonder Woman

Best Motion Picture - Comedy/Musical

1. Lady Bird
2. Get Out
3. The Disaster Artist
4. I, Tonya
5. Victoria & Abdul
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6. The Big Sick
7. Baby Driver
8. Beauty and the Beast
9. The Greatest Showman
10. Downsizing

Best Director

1. Guillermo del Toro, The Shape of Water
2. Christopher Nolan, Dunkirk
3. Steven Spielberg, The Post
4. Luca Guadagnino, Call Me By Your Name
5. Greta Gerwig, Lady Bird
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6. Jordan Peele, Get Out
7. Paul Thomas Anderson, Phantom Thread
8. Joe Wright, Darkest Hour
9. Martin McDonagh, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
10. Patty Jenkins, Wonder Woman

Best Screenplay

1. James Ivory, Call Me By Your Name
2. Greta Gerwig, Lady Bird
3. Jordan Peele, Get Out
4. Paul Thomas Anderson, Phantom Thread
5. Aaron Sorkin, Molly's Game
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6. Scott Neustadter and Michael H. Weber, The Disaster Artist
7. Martin McDonagh, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
8. Liz Hannah and Josh Singer, The Post
9. Guillermo del Toro, The Shape of Water
10. Christopher Nolan, Dunkirk

Best Lead Actor - Drama

1. Timothee Chalamet, Call Me By Your Name
2. Daniel Day-Lewis, Phantom Thread
3. Tom Hanks, The Post
4. Gary Oldman, Darkest Hour
5. Christian Bale, Hostiles
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6. Jake Gyllenhaal, Stronger
7. Robert Pattinson, Good Time
8. Hugh Jackman, Logan
9. Denzel Washington, Roman J. Israel, Esq.
10. Jacob Tremblay, Wonder

Best Lead Actress - Drama

1. Meryl Streep, The Post
2. Sally Hawkins, The Shape of Water
3. Frances McDormand, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
4. Jessica Chastain, Molly's Game
5. Jennifer Lawrence, mother!
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6. Vicky Krieps, Phantom Thread
7. Annette Bening, Film Stars Don't Die in Liverpool
8. Gal Gadot, Wonder Woman
9. Daniela Vega, A Fantastic Woman
10. Isabelle Huppert, Happy End

Best Lead Actor - Comedy/Musical

1. James Franco, The Disaster Artist
2. Daniel Kaluuya, Get Out
3. Adam Sandler, The Meyerowitz Stories
4. Hugh Jackman, The Greatest Showman
5. Ali Fazal, Victoria & Abdul
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6. Steve Carell, Battle of the Sexes
7. Sam Elliott, The Hero
8. Ansel Elgort, Baby Driver
9. Kumail Nanjani, The Big Sick
10. Matt Damon, Downsizing

Best Lead Actress - Comedy/Musical

1. Saoirse Ronan, Lady Bird
2. Judi Dench, Victoria & Abdul
3. Margot Robbie, I, Tonya
4. Emma Stone, Battle of the Sexes
5. Salma Hayek, Beatriz at Dinner
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6. Emma Watson, Beauty and the Beast
7. Allison Williams, Get Out
8. Debra Winger, The Lovers
9. Helen Mirren, The Leisure Seeker
10. Aubrey Plaza, Ingrid Goes West

Best Supporting Actor

1. Willem Dafoe, The Florida Project
2. Sam Rockwell, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
3. Armie Hammer, Call Me By Your Name
4. Idris Elba, Molly's Game
5. Michael Stuhlbarg, Call Me By Your Name
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6. Ben Mendelsohn, Darkest Hour
7. Michael Shannon, The Shape of Water
8. Mark Rylance, Dunkirk
9. Richard Jenkins, The Shape of Water
10. Patrick Stewart, Logan

Best Supporting Actress

1. Laurie Metcalf, Lady Bird
2. Allison Janney, I, Tonya
3. Octavia Spencer, The Shape of Water
4. Tiffany Haddish, Girls Trip
5. Julia Roberts, Wonder
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6. Lesley Manville, Phantom Thread
7. Kristin Scott Thomas, Darkest Hour
8. Holly Hunter, The Big Sick
9. Mary J. Blige, Mudbound
10. Melissa Leo, Novitiate

Best Animated Feature

1. Coco
2. Loving Vincent
3. The Breadwinner  
4. The Lego Batman Movie
5. Despicable Me 3
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6. The Star
7. Ferdinand
8. Cars 3
9. The Girl Without Hands
10. The Boss Baby

Best Foreign Language Film

1. First They Killed My Father (Cambodia)
2. A Fantastic Woman (Chile)
3. In the Fade (Germany)
4. BPM (Beats Per Minute) (France)
5. A Letter to the President (Afghanistan)
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6. Her Love Boils Bathwater (Japan)
7. A Taxi Driver (South Korea)
8. The Square (Sweden)
9. Summer 1993 (Spain)
10. Foxtrot (Israel)

Best Original Score

1. Jonny Greenwood, Phantom Thread
2. Alexandre Desplat, The Shape of Water
3. Hans Zimmer, Dunkirk
4. Dario Marianelli, Darkest Hour
5. Thomas Newman, Victoria & Abdul
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6. Michael Giacchino, Coco 
7. John Williams, Star Wars: The Last Jedi
8. John Debney, Benj Pasek and Justin Paul, The Greatest Showman
9. Carter Burwell, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
10. Carter Burwell, Wonderstruck

Best Original Song

1. "Remember Me," Coco
2. "Evermore," Beauty and the Beast
3. "The Mystery of Love," Call Me By Your Name
4. "This Is Me," The Greatest Showman
5. "I Don't Wanna Live Forever," Fifty Shades Darker
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6. "The Star," The Star
7. "Prayers for This World," Cries from Syria
8. "Mighty River," Mudbound
9. "There's Something Special," Despicable Me 3
10. "Home," Ferdinand