This weekend, the 74th Golden Globe awards will be dished out in a lavish ceremony in Beverly Hills. This year, taking over hosting duties from Ricky Gervais is The Tonight Show‘s Jimmy Fallon, and it’ll be the usual glitzy affair – probably without all of the near the knuckle jokes – which, frankly we’ll miss as we continue our awards tradition and get hideously drunk as we continue to update the site with who won what.
We’ll be live-blogging on the night but ahead of the ceremony, we thought we’d deliver our winners predictions, and who we THINK will win, and who we’d LIKE to win…
So, here goes, staring with the big ones where we kind of explain our reasons. We’ll be constantly referring to this list as we tweet our way through the evening on Sunday. The fun kicks off at 11pm UK time on Sunday night so make sure you’re hanging around our Twitter page around then…
Here goes.
Best Motion Picture – Drama
Hacksaw Ridge
Hell Or High Water
Lion
Manchester By The Sea
Moonlight
Who will win? Manchester By The Sea
Who do we want to win? Manchester By The Sea
This one is 50/50. While we really like all of the nominees, particularly Moonlight, which could be its only big rival, we think that the big award will go to Manchester By The Sea. The film has it all – stunning acting, direction, pacing and production design. It leaves the viewer absolutely exhausted with emotion once those final credits roll. We saw the film back in September and are still haunted by its themes – in a good way though. It’s such a memorable cinematic experience. The film is released across the UK on Friday.
Best Motion Picture — Musical or Comedy
20th Century Women
Deadpool
Florence Foster Jenkins
La La Land
Sing Street
Who will win? La La Land
Who do we want to win? La La Land
There is no contest here. La La Land has delighted audiences since it debut at the Venice Film Festival back in late August, and then the Toronto Film Festival just a week or so later. That’s where we first saw the film, and our feet haven’t stopped tapping ever since. A story of hope, music, dreams, love and heartbreak. It too opens across the UK next week and we can’t wait to see it again. While we really hope Deadpool snatches it (it won’t), we will be very disappointed if Damien Chazelle’s musical masterpiece doesn’t manage to nab it.
Here’s what we thought of the rest:
Best Director — Motion Picture
Damien Chazelle, La La Land
Tom Ford, Nocturnal Animals
Mel Gibson, Hacksaw Ridge
Barry Jenkins, Moonlight
Kenneth Lonergan, Manchester by the Sea
Who will win? Kenneth Lonergan, Manchester By The Sea
Who do we want to win? Barry Jenkins, Moonlight
Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture — Drama
Amy Adams, Arrival
Jessica Chastain, Miss Sloane
Isabelle Huppert, Elle
Ruth Negga, Loving
Natalie Portman, Jackie
Who will win? Amy Adams, Arrival
Who do we want to win? Isabelle Huppert, Elle
Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture — Drama
Casey Affleck, Manchester by the Sea
Joel Edgerton, Loving
Andrew Garfield, Hacksaw Ridge
Viggo Mortensen, Captain Fantastic
Denzel Washington, Fences
Who will win? Casey Affleck, Manchester by the Sea
Who do we want to win? Casey Affleck, Manchester by the Sea
Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture — Comedy or Musical
Colin Farrell, The Lobster
Ryan Gosling, La La Land
Hugh Grant, Florence Foster Jenkins
Jonah Hill, War Dogs
Ryan Reynolds, Deadpool
Who will win? Ryan Gosling, La La Land
Who do we want to win? Ryan Reynolds, Deadpool
Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture — Comedy or Musical
Annette Bening, 20th Century Women
Lily Collins, Rules Don’t Apply
Hailee Steinfeld, The Edge of Seventeen
Emma Stone, La La Land
Meryl Streep, Florence Foster Jenkins
Who will win? Meryl Streep, Florence Foster Jenkins
Who do we want to win? Emma Stone, La La Land
Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in any Motion Picture
Viola Davis, Fences
Naomie Harris, Moonlight
Nicole Kidman, Lion
Octavia Spencer, Hidden Figures
Michelle Williams, Manchester By The Sea
Who will win? Viola Davis, Fences
Who do we want to win? Michelle Williams, Manchester By The Sea
Best Performance By an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
Mahershala Ali, Moonlight
Jeff Bridges, Hell or High Water
Simon Helberg, Florence Foster Jenkins
Dev Patel, Lion
Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Nocturnal Animals
Who will win? Jeff Bridges, Hell or High Water
Who do we want to win? Jeff Bridges, Hell or High Water
Best Screenplay, Motion Picture
La La Land
Nocturnal Animals
Moonlight
Manchester By The Sea
Hell Or High Water
Who will win? Manchester By The Sea
Who do we want to win? Hell or High Water
Original Score, Motion Picture
Arrival
Lion
La La Land
Moonlight
Hidden Figures
Who will win? La La Land
Who do we want to win? La La Land
Best Motion Picture, Animated
Kubo and the Two Strings
Moana
My Life as a Zucchini
Sing
Zootropolis (Zootopia)
Who will win? Zootropolis (Zootopia)
Who do we want to win? Zootropolis (Zootopia)
Best Original Song, Motion Picture
“Cant Stop The Feeling,” Trolls – Justin Timberlake, Max Martin, Shellback
“City Of Stars,” La La Land – Justin Hurwitz, Benj Pasek, Justin Paul
“Faith,” Sing – Ryan Tedder, Benny Blanco
“Gold,” Gold
“How Far I’ll Go,” Moana – Lin-Manuel Miranda
Who will win? “City Of Stars,” La La Land – Justin Hurwitz, Benj Pasek, Justin Paul
Who do we want to win? “City Of Stars,” La La Land – Justin Hurwitz, Benj Pasek, Justin Paul
Best Motion Picture, Foreign Language
Divines, France
Elle, France
Neruda, Chile
The Salesman, Iran/France
Toni Erdmann, Germany
Who will win? Toni Erdmann
Who do we want to win? Elle
Check out the full list of nominees over here.
The 74th Golden Globes will be dished out at The Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, California beginning at 5:00 p.m. PST / 8:00 p.m. EST. You can catch full coverage on the site and on our Twiiter page throughout the evening.
