Golden Globes 2019: Film Nominations Predictions

Welcome to the most wonderful time of the year. Forget Christmas and Hanukkah, I’m more interested in awards season. Various film circles and independent festivals have already handed out awards, but tomorrow marks the first major ceremony to announce their nominations in the Golden Globes. Many believe that the Globes are inferior to the Oscars, which may be the case, but I use it as a barometer to see the nominations and see how voters react to certain categories in order to see if it sets the tone for the rest of awards season. I personally enjoy watching the Globes more than the Oscars because it involves both film and television and every person at the ceremony gets wasted. What more could you want in an awards show?

The nominations will be announced at 8 a.m. ET on Dec. 6, but I wanted to get a head start on the announcement by listing my predictions for the film categories. I have an idea as to how the nominations will go, but per usual, there will be some surprises. Here are my predictions.

Best Motion Picture – Drama 

A Star Is Born
If Beale Street Could Talk
Black Panther
BlacKkKlansman
Widows

Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy

Green Book
The Favourite
Mary Poppins Returns
Vice
Eighth Grade

Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama

Bradley Cooper – A Star Is Born
Rami Malek – Bohemian Rhapsody
Ryan Gosling – First Man
Ethan Hawke – First Reformed
John David Washington – BlacKKKlansman

Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama

Lady Gaga – A Star Is Born
Glenn Close – The Wife
Melissa McCarthy – Can You Ever Forgive Me?
Viola Davis – Widows
Yalitza Aparicio – Roma

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

Viggo Mortensen – Green Book
Christian Bale – Vice
Steve Carell – Welcome to Marwen
Lin-Manuel Miranda – Mary Poppins Returns
Robert Redford – The Old Man and the Gun

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

Olivia Colman – The Favourite
Emily Blunt – Mary Poppins Returns
Elsie Fisher – Eighth Grade
Constance Wu – Crazy Rich Asians
Charlize Theron – Tully

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

Mahershala Ali – Green Book
Sam Elliot – A Star Is Born
Timothee Chalamet – Beautiful Boy
Adam Driver – BlacKKKlansman
Richard E. Grant – Can You Ever Forgive Me?

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

Emma Stone – The Favourite
Regina King – If Beale Street Could Talk
Rachel Weisz – The Favourite
Claire Foy – First Man
Amy Adams – Vice

Best Director – Motion Picture Nominees

Alfonso Cuaron – Roma
Bradley Cooper – A Star Is Born
Yorgos Lanthimos – The Favourite
Damien Chazelle – First Man
Barry Jenkins – If Beale Street Could Talk

Best Screenplay – Motion Picture

The Favourite
If Beale Street Could Talk
A Star Is Born
BlacKKKlansman
Green Book

Best Original Score – Motion Picture

Alexandre Desplat – Isle of Dogs
Ludwig Göransson – Black Panther
Justin Hurwitz – First Man
Hans Zimmer – Widows
Nicholas Brittel – If Beale Street Could Talk

Best Original Song – Motion Picture Nominees

Shallow – A Star Is Born
All The Stars – Black Panther
I’ll Never Love Again – A Star Is Born
The Place Where Lost Things Go – Mary Poppins Returns
Here Comes The Change – On The Basis of Sex

Best Animated Feature Film Nominees

The Incredibles 2
Isle of Dogs
Ralph Breaks The Internet
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
The Grinch

Best Foreign Language Film

Roma
Cold War
Burning
Shoplifters
Never Look Away