2020 Golden Globes Preview

Television

Best Limited Series or TV Movie:
Catch-22
Chernobyl
Fosse/Verdon
The Loudest Voice
Unbelievable

The absence of "When They See Us" is just baffling. With that being said, that should further open the door for Chernobyl.

Best Actress, Supporting:
Patricia Arquette (The Act)
Helena Bonham Carter (The Crown)
Toni Collette (Unbelievable)
Meryl Streep (Big Little Lies)
Emily Watson (Chernobyl)

The Globes can tend to go outside the norm with its awards, but I'm going with the safe bet here with Chernobyl's Emily Watson.

Best Actor, Supporting:
Alan Arkin (The Kominsky Method)
Kieran Culkin (Succession)
Andrew Scott (Fleabag)
Stellan Skarsgard (Chernobyl)
Henry Winkler (Barry)

I could see this going to Andrew Scott, but I think we see the awards breakthrough of Succession, starting here with Kieran Culkin.

Best Actress, Limited Series/TV Movie:
Kaitlyn Dever (Unbelievable)
Joey King (The Act)
Helen Mirren (Catherine The Great)
Merritt Weaver (Unbelievable)
Michelle Williams (Fosse/Verdon)

Now we reach a category, where for no rhyme or reason I'm going to make a pure guess......Fosse/Verdon's Michelle Williams.

Best Actor, Limited Series/TV Movie:
Christopher Abbott (Catch-22)
Sacha Baron Cohen (The Spy)
Russell Crowe (The Loudest Voice)
Jared Harris (Chernobyl)
Sam Rockwell (Fosse/Verdon)

Once again, with the absence of any nomination for "When They See Us", I'm going with Chernobyl's Jared Harris.

Best Actress, 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)

If there's any justice, this will go to Phoebe Waller-Bridge. The second season of Fleabag was simply brilliant.

Best Actress, Drama:
Jennifer Aniston (The Morning Show)
Olivia Colman (The Crown)
Jodie Comer (Killing Eve)
Nicole Kidman (Big Little Lies)
Reese Witherspoon (The Morning Show)

Hopefully this goes to Jodie Comer. She just added even more layers to her character last season on Killing Eve.

Best Actor, Musical or Comedy:
Michael Douglas (The Kominsky Method)
Bill Hader (Barry)
Ben Platt (The Politician)
Paul Rudd (Living With Yourself)
Ramy Youssef (Ramy)

This is where I'm making my guess with consideration of how the Globes like to go outside the box. With that being said, I'm going with Ramy Youssef.

Best Actor, Drama:
Brian Cox (Succession)
Kit Harrington (Game Of Thrones)
Rami Malek (Mr. Robot)
Tobias Menzies (The Crown)
Billy Porter (Pose)

Succession  could easily snatch up another award here with Brian Cox, but I'm leaning towards Billy Porter. He's been outstanding on Pose.

Best TV Series, Musical or Comedy:
Barry
Fleabag
The Kominsky Method
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
The Politican

This should go to Fleabag. Its second season was somehow able to top the high bar it set with its first, and for that it should get highly rewarded.

Best TV Series, Drama:
Big Little Lies
The Crown
Killing Eve
The Morning Show
Succession

Hopefully it'll catch up on its deserved recognition during next year's Emmy's, but I see this going to Succession. It saw a breakout over the last year.

Movies

Best Music, Original Song:

"Beautiful Ghosts" (Cats)

"I'm Gonna Love Me Again" (Rocketman)

"Into The Unknown" (Frozen 2)

"Spirit" (The Lion King)

"Stand Up" (Harriet)

A number of ways this could go. "Into The Unknown" is a strong contender, but I'm going with Beyonce and "Spirit".

Best Music, Original Score:

Alexandre Desplat (Little Women)

Hildur Guonadottir (Joker)

Randy Newman (Marriage Story)

Thomas Newman (1917)

Daniel Pemberton (Motherless Brooklyn)

From Desplat and Randy Newman to Thomas Newman, best original score is shaping up to be an interesting category as we head towards the Oscars. I'm leaning towards 1917's Thomas Newman.

Best Actress, Supporting:

Kathy Bates (Richard Jewell)

Annette Bening (The Report)

Laura Dern (Marriage Story)

Jennifer Lopez (Hustlers)

Margot Robbie (Bombshell)

I'm going with Laura Dern. She's been on a good streak roles-wise over the last several years.

Best Actor, Supporting:

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)

He's been getting a head start in the early stages of awards season, so I'm going with Joe Pesci.

Best Animated Feature:

Frozen 2

How To Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World

The Lion King

Missing Link

Toy Story 4

I'm going with the safe bet here, Toy Story 4.

Best Actress, Musical Or Comedy:

Ana de Armas (Knives Out)

Awkwafina (The Farewell)

Cate Blanchett (Where'd You Go, Bernadette)

Beanie Feldstein (Booksmart)

Emma Thompson (Late Night)

I'm picking Ana de Armas. She's been getting a lot of buzz for Knives Out.

Best Actress, Drama:

Cynthia Ervio (Harriet)

Scarlett Johansson (Marriage Story)

Saoirse Ronan (Little Women)

Charlize Theron (Bombshell)

Renee Zellweger (Judy)

Scarlett should be in contention here, but I'm going with Renee Zellweger. Judy should be the right vehicle to land her a trove of awards.

Best Actor, 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)

Unless there's an outside the box pick, I'm going with Leonardo DiCaprio.

Best Actor, Drama:

Christian Bale (Ford v. Ferrari)

Antonio Banderas (Pain and Glory)

Adam Driver (Marriage Story)

Joaquin Phoenix (Joker)

Jonathan Pryce (The Two Popes)

There will be think-pieces galore if Phoenix takes this. Luckily, I don't think that'll come to pass, as Adam Driver takes this award home.

Best Foreign Language Film:

The Farewell (USA)

Les Miserables (France)

Pain and Glory (Spain)

Parasite (South Korea)

Portrait Of A Lady On Fire (France)

Like with "Roma" last year, this should be a shoe-in for Parasite, as it continues its Oscar campaign for Best Picture.

Best Screenplay:

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)

The Globes could (and heck, probably will) go with the safe pick and Tarantino, but I'm betting on Bong Joon Ho and Han Jin Won.

Best Director:

Bong Joon Ho (Parasite)

Sam Mendes (1917)

Todd Phillips (Joker)

Martin Scorsese (The Irishman)

Quentin Tarantino (Once Upon A Time In Hollywood)

This features some heavy-hitters in Scorsese and Tarantino, but I'm going with Bong Joon Ho. 

Best Picture, Musical or Comedy:

Dolemite Is My Name

Jojo Rabbit

Knives Out

Once Upon A Time In Hollywood

Rocketman

This is where I'm going with the safe bet in Once Upon A Time In Hollywood. If it loses out on say Knives Out, that would be a bad omen for its own best picture campaign.

Best Picture, Drama:

The Irishman

Marriage Story

1917

Joker

The Two Popes

A number of ways this go, with either Marriage Story or 1917 being strong contenders, but I'm leaning towards The Irishman, setting up a potential three-way race for Best Picture with "The Irishman", "Once Upon A Time In Hollywood", and "Parasite".