2019 was a great year for television and film as many popular TV shows aired new seasons and long-awaited films made their debut. The nominee list for the 2020 Golden Globes has just been released and there is lots of buzz surrounding who deserves to take the Globe home in each respective category.
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Before I reveal my predictions of who I think should win the Globe in each category, it can’t go without mentioning that the Golden Globes nominee list is lacking two major players in TV and film. Black actors and actresses were rarely nominated this year with the exception of Billy Porter in his astonishing role in FX’s Pose and the casts of Harriet and Dolemite Is My Name. Phenomenal performances by actors such as Zendaya (Euphoria), Lupita Nyong’o (Us), Jharrel Jerome (When They See Us), Regina King (Watchmen) as well as many others were all overlooked in the nomination process. Women were also missing from the Best Director’s list which has disappointed but sadly not surprised the community. Olivia Wilde’s Booksmart, Marielle Heller’s A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood, Kasi Lemmon’s Harriet and Greta Gerwig’s Little Women were all snubbed of the Best Director nomination despite all having nominations in other categories. Year after year, men, and most prevalently, white men, have dominated the TV and film industry and their award shows despite mesmerizing and captivating performances and directing from black and female creators.
With the nominations list out, there are a lot of predictions being made about who will take home the Golden Globe for each category. Despite me being a relatively irrelevant college student whose opinion will not shape the minds of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, I would like to share my top picks for who will win in each category. However, I must disclose that these are purely based on my opinions and may or may not be clouded based on what my favorite TV shows and movies were this past year. Now… without further ado, here are my predictions for the 2020 Golden Globe Awards!
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Television
Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series — Musical or Comedy
Michael Douglas (The Kominsky Method)
Bill Hader (Barry)
Ben Platt (The Politician)
Paul Rudd (Living with Yourself)
Ramy Youssef (Ramy)
Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series — Musical or Comedy
Christina Applegate (Dead to Me)
Rachel Brosnahan (The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel)
Kirsten Dunst (On Becoming a God in Central Florida)
Natasha Lyonne (Russian Doll)
Phoebe Waller-Bridge (Fleabag)
Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series — Drama
Brian Cox (Succession)
Kit Harington (Game of Thrones)
Rami Malek (Mr. Robot)
Tobias Menzies (The Crown)
Billy Porter (Pose)
Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series — Drama
Jennifer Aniston (The Morning Show)
Olivia Colman (The Crown)
Jodie Comer (Killing Eve)
Nicole Kidman (Big Little Lies)
Reese Witherspoon (Big Little Lies)
Best Performance by an Actor in a Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
Christopher Abbott (Catch-22)
Sacha Baron Cohen (The Spy)
Russell Crowe (The Loudest Voice)
Jared Harris (Chernobyl)
Sam Rockwell (Fosse/Verdon)
Best Performance by an Actress in a Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
Kaitlyn Dever (Unbelievable)
Joey King (The Act)
Helen Mirren (Catherine the Great)
Merritt Wever (Unbelievable)
Michelle Williams (Fosse/Verdon)
Best Television Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
Catch-22
Chernobyl
Fosse/Verdon
The Loudest Voice
Unbelievable
Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
Patricia Arquette (The Act)
Helena Bonham Carter (The Crown)
Toni Collette (Unbelievable)
Meryl Streep (Big Little Lies)
Emily Watson (Chernobyl)
Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
Alan Arkin (The Kominsky Method)
Kieran Culkin (Succession)
Andrew Scott (Fleabag)
Stellan Skarsgård (Chernobyl)
Henry Winkler (Barry)
Best Television Series — Drama
Big Little Lies
The Crown
Killing Eve
The Morning Show
Succession
Best Television Series — Musical or Comedy
Barry
Fleabag
The Kominsky Method
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
The Politician
Movies:
Best Motion Picture — Musical or Comedy
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
Jojo Rabbit
Knives Out
Rocketman
Dolemite Is My Name
Best Motion Picture — Drama
The Irishman
Marriage Story
1917
Joker
The Two Popes
Best Motion Picture — Foreign Language
The Farewell
Pain and Glory
Portrait of a Lady on Fire
Parasite
Les Misérables
Best Screenplay — Motion Picture
Noah Baumbach (Marriage Story)
Bong Joon-ho and Han Jin-won (Parasite)
Anthony McCarten (The Two Popes)
Quentin Tarantino (Once Upon a Time in Hollywood)
Steven Zaillian (The Irishman)
Best Original Song — Motion Picture
“Beautiful Ghosts” (Cats)
“(I’m Gonna) Love Me Again” (Rocketman)
“Into the Unknown” (Frozen II)
“Spirit” (The Lion King)
“Stand Up” (Harriet)
Best Actor in a Supporting Role in Any Motion Picture
Tom Hanks (A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood)
Anthony Hopkins (The Two Popes)
Al Pacino (The Irishman)
Joe Pesci (The Irishman)
Brad Pitt (Once Upon a Time in Hollywood)
Best Actress in a Supporting Role in Any Motion Picture
Kathy Bates (Richard Jewell)
Annette Bening (The Report)
Laura Dern (Marriage Story)
Jennifer Lopez (Hustlers)
Margot Robbie (Bombshell)
Best Actor in a Motion Picture — Musical or Comedy
Daniel Craig (Knives Out)
Roman Griffin Davis (Jojo Rabbit)
Leonardo DiCaprio (Once Upon a Time in Hollywood)
Taron Egerton (Rocketman)
Eddie Murphy (Dolemite Is My Name)
Best Motion Picture — Animated
Frozen II
How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World
Missing Link
Toy Story 4
Lion King
Best Actor in a Motion Picture — Drama
Christian Bale (Ford v Ferrari)
Antonio Banderas (Pain and Glory)
Adam Driver (Marriage Story)
Joaquin Phoenix (Joker)
Jonathan Pryce (The Two Popes)
Best Actress in a Motion Picture — Drama
Cynthia Erivo (Harriet)
Scarlett Johansson (Marriage Story)
Saoirse Ronan (Little Women)
Charlize Theron (Bombshell)
Renée Zellweger (Judy)
Best Actress in a Motion Picture — Musical or Comedy
Awkwafina (The Farewell)
Ana de Armas (Knives Out)
Cate Blanchett (Where’d You Go, Bernadette)
Beanie Feldstein (Booksmart)
Emma Thompson (Late Night)
Best Actor in a Motion Picture — Musical or Comedy
Daniel Craig (Knives Out)
Roman Griffin Davis (Jojo Rabbit)
Leonardo Dicaprio (Once Upon a Time… In Hollywood)
Taron Egerton (Rocketman)
Eddie Murphy (Dolemite Is My Name)
Best Director — Motion Picture
Bong Joon-ho (Parasite)
Sam Mendes (1917)
Todd Phillips (Joker)
Martin Scorsese (The Irishman)
Quentin Tarantino (Once Upon a Time in Hollywood)
My predictions, while mostly based on my opinions, are also based on how widely received the TV show or movie was. For instance, Marriage Story and The Irishman were two films that have been dominating the film industry lately and have already won several awards (Adam Driver most recently won a Gotham Independent Film Award for Marriage Story). Jan. 5, 2020 will be a big day for all of these shows and films. Regardless of whether they win or lose, they each portrayed a story and did it successfully.
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