
The 2017 Golden Globes nominations come out on Monday morning. Are you excited? I’m getting excited. What’s interesting is that, traditionally, people have looked at the Golden Globe film nominations as a way to figure out where the race is heading into the final months of the Oscar campaign. The Hollywood Foreign Press Association (organizers of the Globes) do a good job of culling and figuring out who goes where. But in the lead up to this year’s nominations announcement, we already have a pretty good handle on who goes where, which races are competitive, and which categories are already in the bag. Note: this is just for film. The TV categories are wide open. So here are some my predictions!
Film categories:
Diversity. The HFPA is good at recognizing diverse talent, so I expect that they’ll once again want to “show up” the Academy Awards for the ongoing Oscars So White debacle. So I expect major nominations for Moonlight, Fences (directed by Denzel Washington, starring Denzel and Viola Davis) and even Lion (a nomination for Dev Patel, please). I’m really hoping Mahershala Ali gets nominated for Best Supporting Actor. And I’ve got my fingers crossed for Ruth Negga.
Actresses. Emma Stone is likely a shoo-in for Best Actress in a Comedy/Musical for La La Land. Ruth Negga will absolutely be shortlisted in Drama. Natalie Portman is also actively campaigning for Jackie (she’ll be in the Drama category), and Michelle Williams wants to be nominated for Supporting Actress. I suspect Nicole Kidman will be nominated for Supporting for Lion. If Viola doesn’t even get a nomination for Fences, I will be mad. Here’s what I’ll be looking for: any nominations for Amy Adams. She could be nominated for Arrival OR Nocturnal Animals. I could also see Annette Benning making a late run for her lead role in 20th Century Women. And don’t forget Meryl Streep in Florence Foster Jenkins.
Actors. Casey Affleck might have Best Actor wrapped up… or maybe not. I feel like support for him might be getting soft, but that will only work if there’s someone deemed “worthy.” Who could it be? Denzel? Jake Gyllenhaal for Nocturnal Animals? Viggo Mortensen in Captain Fantastic? Joel Edgerton in Loving? Tom Hanks in Sully? Andrew Garfield in Hacksaw Ridge OR Silence? I don’t know. Out of that list, I’m hoping for Joel and Jake. Also: I want Michael Shannon to get nominated for everything, please.
Television categories:
Miniseries/TV movies: Honestly, what excites me the most is the idea that Tom Hiddleston will get nominated for The Night Manager and he’ll bring his dragonfly realness to the Globes. PLEASE LET THIS HAPPEN. Please nominate The Night Manager for everything. (Also: do you think it’s possible that Hiddles would get a Musical Actor nomination for I Saw the Light?) Beyond that, we know what will likely sweep – People vs. OJ Simpson. Probably The Night Of.
Comedy: I expect the love-affair with Silicon Valley to continue, as well as the love affair with Modern Family and Veep. The HFPA is good at recognizing new shows too, so possibly some nominations for Atlanta and Insecure.
Drama. The drama categories will be jam-packed with an embarrassment of riches. Potential nominations will be coming for Game of Thrones, Westworld, Stranger Things, The Crown, This Is Us, Mr. Robot, possibly Outlander and Better Call Saul too. I predict Lena Headey will be one of the “breakout” nominations from GoT.


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