Golden Globe 2016 Predictions

Golden Globe 2016 Predictions

It's getting near to the most wonderful time of the year.  No, not Christmas, Halloween, or Jessica Alba's birthday (April 28, not that I knew that offhand), but it's almost time for Awards season.  That wonderful time of year when Hollywood's richest and most famous get together to honor Hollywood's richest and most famous.

I'm going to share my thoughts and predictions on the 2016 Golden Globe nominations...or, as I like to call it, the Oscars' red headed stepchild.

I'll begin with the television categories.

Just kidding.  I don't really care about the television categories.  Sure, there's a lot of great television out there, but once again the Globes snubbed the best show in the history of ever, of course I'm referring to The Walking Dead.  Not only did they shut out one of the highest rated shows in cable, they also snubbed two of its great actresses for the acting and/or swordfighting categories.

So let's get to the movies!

Best Foreign Film

The Brand New Testament from Belgium

The Club from Chile

The Fencer from Finland

Mustang from France

Son of Saul from Hungary

I've never heard of any of these films, but I've heard murmurs about Son of Saul, so we'll go with that.

Biggest Snub: Goodnight Mommy

What SHOULD Win: Son of Saul

What WILL Win: Son of Saul

Best Animated Feature Film

Anomalisa

The Good Dinosaur

Inside Out

The Peanuts Movie

Shaun the Sheep Movie

Like there's any real contest here.  Although I personally loved The Peanuts Movie, nothing will stop the Pixar juggernaut Inside Out...not even the lesser quality Pixar film The Good Dinosaur.

Biggest Snub: Minions

What SHOULD Win: Inside Out

What WILL Win: Inside Out

Best Screenplay

Emma Donoghue for Room

Tom McCarthy & Josh Singer for Spotlight

Charles Randolph & Adam McKay for The Big Short

Aaron Sorkin for Steve Jobs

Quentin Tarantino for The Hateful Eight

We've got five incredible films with five great screenplays, and any one of them winning would be fantastic, but I feel this will be a race between Aaron Sorkin and two-time winner Quentin Tarantino, with the edge going to Sorkin because voters love a true-life movie.

Biggest Snub: Matt Charman, Joel Coen, Eethan Coen, "Bridge of Spies"
Who SHOULD Win: Quentin Tarantino

Who WILL Win: Aaron Sorkin

Best Director

Todd Haynes for Carol

Alejandro G. Inarritu for The Revenant

Tom McCarthy for Spotlight

George Miller for Mad Max: Fury Road

Ridley Scott for The Martian

First of all, I want to thank the Globes for recognizing such an underrated masterpiece of American cinema that is Mad Max: Fury Road.  I figured an intense action film being released in the heat of the summer would've been overlooked, but thankfully that's not the case.  That being said, he has little to no chance of winning.  As much as I loved The Martian, Inarritu is the newest IT guy in Hollywood, and I can see him redeeming himself by winning the Globe after surprisingly losing last year to Richard Linklater.

Biggest Snub: Steven Spielberg, "Bridge of Spies"
Who SHOULD Win: Ridley Scott

Who WILL Win: Alejandro G. Inarritu

Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role

 

Paul Dano for Love & Mercy

Idris Elba for Beasts of No Nation

Mark Rylance for Bridge of Spies

Michael Shannon for 99 Homes

Sylvester Stallone for Creed

For some reason, I feel this category is very lackluster.  That's not to say the actors aren't deserving or spectacular, but none of them really stick out from the rest, except for one, and that's Sylvester Stallone's return to his Oscar-nominated character, Rocky Balboa.

Biggest Snub: Michael Keaton, "Spotlight"

Who SHOULD Win: Sylvester Stallone

Who WILL Win: Sylvester Stallone

Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role

Jane Fonda for Youth

Jennifer Jason Leigh for The Hateful Eight

Helen Mirren for Trumbo

Alicia Vikander for Ex Machina

Kate Winslet for Steve Jobs

Once again, I'm not too overly excited for this category.  It's very nice to see Alicia Vikander nominated for the superb Ex Machina, but not even she holds a candle to the great Kate Winslet.

Biggest Snub: Rachel McAdams, "Spotlight"
Who SHOULD Win: Alicia Vikander

Who WILL Win: Kate Winslet

Best Actor in a Comedy or Musical

Christian Bale for The Big Short

Steve Carell for The Big Short

Matt Damon for The Martian

Al Pacino for Danny Collins

Mark Ruffalo for Infinitely Polar Bear

 

Remember The Martian?  Remember how hilarious it was when Matt Damon was left for dead on a distant planet, alone and struggling to survive?  It's like Anchorman in space!  Wait, you mean it's NOT funny, but rather a dramatic ordeal about one man's insurmountable odds to survive?  Doesn't sound that funny.  Then again, this is the same awards show that nominated The Tourist for Best Comedy as well.  That being said, I still feel Matt Damon will win, because it seems the odds are stacked in his favor here.  Typically when two actors are nominated for the same film, their votes cancel each other out, and who's even heard of Danny Collins or Infinitely Polar Bear?

Biggest Snub: John Cusack, "Love & Mercy"
Who SHOULD Win: Steve Carell

Who WILL Win: Matt Damon

Best Actress in a Comedy or Musical

Jennifer Lawrence for Joy

Melissa McCarthy for Spy

Amy Schumer for Trainwreck

Maggie Smith for The Lady in the Van

Lily Tomlin for Grandma

This time, the Globes got it right.  Here are five actual comedies, and two of which were box office hits.  Not only that, but we got a battle of the BFFs with Lawrence and Schumer duking it out.  As much as I loved Melissa in Spy, I think the Globe will go to awards darling Lawrence.

Biggest Snub: Meryl Streep, "Ricky & The Flash"
Who SHOULD Win: Melissa McCarthy

Who WILL Win: Jennifer Lawrence

Best Actor in a Drama

Bryan Cranston for Trumbo

Leonardo DiCaprio for The Revenant

Michael Fassbender for Steve Jobs

Eddie Redmayne for The Danish Girl

Will Smith for Concussion

Generally, I would be screaming: What?  No Johnny Depp?  No Tom Hanks?  What the heck?  But when you look at these five nominees, there isn't one among them that doesn't deserve it, which will make this a huge race to contend for.  While there's big buzz over DiCaprio finally ending his losing streak, I feel that the voters will go for Redmayne's portrayal of Lili Elbe, one of the first recipiants of sex reassignment surgery.  This will mark his second win in a row after his win last year as Stephen Hawking for The Theory of Everything.

Biggest Snub: Johnny Depp, "Black Mass"
Who SHOULD Win: Leonardo DiCaprio

Who WILL Win: Eddie Redmayne 

Best Actress in a Drama

Cate Blanchett for Carol

Brie Larson for Room

Rooney Mara for Carol

Saoirse Ronan for Brooklyn

Alicia Vikander for The Danish Girl

Cate Blanchett has been nominated for five Golden Globes and winning two of them.  Brie Larson is a newbie who delievered a compelling performance as a mother whose trapped in a room with her five year old son.  Larson's performance is bring hailed the world over, but Blanchett stars in a movie that centers on a topic the voters love...LESBIANS!
Anyway, I feel Blanchett would've been a lock if she wasn't nominated alongside her co-star Rooney Mara.  Like I said before, this tends to split the votes, so I feel Larson will deservedly walk away with the win.

Biggest Snub: Charlotte Rampling, "45 Years"
Who SHOULD Win: Brie Larson

Who WILL Win: Brie Larson 

Best Motion Picture: Comedy or Musical

The Big Short

Joy

The Martian

Spy

Trainwreck

Once again, I am angered that The Martian is considered a comedy.  It's a farce and a disservice to the other four films that are actual comedies.  Although I wouldn't mind it winning, I'd much prefer the Comedy category to go to a film that was...you know...funny.  So for that, I'm betting on Amy Schumer's Trainwreck.

Biggest Snub: "Love & Mercy"
What SHOULD Win: Trainwreck
What WILL Win: Trainwreck

Best Motion Picture: Drama

Carol

Mad Max: Fury Road

The Revenant

Room

Spotlight

This category should've been expanded to ten so they could include Concussion, The Danish Girl, Steve Jobs, Bridge of Spies and Black Mass, but since there's just five it should be easy to pick.  Once again, kudos for nominating Mad Max: Fury Road, but I feel it's The Revenant's to lose.

Biggest Snub: "Steve Jobs"
What SHOULD Win: The Revenant

What WILL Win: The Revenant

So here are my picks to win the Golden Globes:
Foreign Film - Son of Saul

Animated Film - Inside Out

Screenplay - Aaron Sorkin

Director - Alejandro G. Inarritu

Supporting Actor - Sylvester Stallone

Supporting Actress - Kate Winslet

Actor in Comedy/Musical - Matt Damon

Actress in Comedy/Musical - Jennifer Lawrence

Actor in a Drama - Eddie Redmayne

Actress in a Drama - Brie Larson

Best Picture Comedy/Musical - Trainwreck

Best Picture Drama - The Revenant

We'll see if my picks were correct when the Golden Globes airs on Sunday, January 10th.