Saturday, February 27, 2021

2021 Golden Globes Preview

 



Television

Best Limited/Anthology Series or TV Movie

"Normal People"

"The Queen's Gambit"

"Small Axe"

"The Undoing"

"Unorthodox"

This seems like an easy choice. Maybe "Unorthodox" pulls off an upset, but all the hype is going with The Queen's Gambit.




Best Actress, Supporting
Gillian Anderson "The Crown"
Helena Bonham Carter "The Crown"
Julia Garner "Ozark"
Annie Murphy "Schitt's Creek"
Cynthia Nixon "Ratched"


Those two actresses for "The Crown" could be contenders, but I'm going with Annie Murphy.




Best Actor, Supporting
John Boyega "Small Axe"
Brendan Gleeson "The Comey Rule"
Dan Levy "Schitt's Creek"
Jim Parsons "Hollywood"
Donald Sutherland "The Undoing"

This seems more straightforward, with Dan Levy




Best Actress, Limited Series/TV Movie
Cate Blanchett "Mrs. America"
Daisy Edgar-Jones "Normal People"
Shira Haas "Unorthodox"
Nicole Kidman "The Undoing"
Anya Taylor-Joy "The Queen's Gambit"

You can never count out with Nicole Kidman, but with "The Queen's Gambit" being such a force this past year, this should be going to Anya Taylor-Joy.




Best Actor, Limited Series/TV Movie
Bryan Cranston "Your Honor"
Jeff Daniels "The Comey Rule"
Hugh Grant "The Undoing"
Ethan Hawke "The Good Lord Bird"
Mark Ruffalo "I Know This Much Is True"

Ethan Hawke could take this, with the critically acclaimed "The Good Lord Bird", but I think "The Undoing" is going to take home some award, so Hugh Grant gets this award.




Best Actress, Musical or Comedy
Lily Collins "Emily In Paris"
Kaley Cuoco "The Flight Attendant"
Elle Fanning "The Great"
Jane Levy "Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist"
Catherine O'Hara "Schitt's Creek"

Kaley Cuoco may be a dark horse here, but much like the Emmy's, I see something resembling something like a "Schitt's Creek" sweep, so Catherine O'Hara takes this home.




Best Actress, Drama
Olivia Coleman "The Crown"
Jodie Comer "Killing Eve"
Emma Corrin "The Crown"
Laura Linney "Ozark"
Sarah Paulson "Ratched"

Nothing seems quite set in stone here. With that being said, I'm leaning towards Olivia Coleman.




Best Actor, Musical or Comedy
Don Cheadle "Black Monday"
Nicholas Hoult "The Great"
Eugene Levy "Schitt's Creek"
Jason Sudeikis "Ted Lasso"
Ramy Youssef "Ramy"

I'm hedging my bets a bit. Eugene Levy in all likelihood will get this, but I'm going with a bit of an upset with Jason Sudeikis. It may take a 2nd season for "Ted Lasso" to start its awards haul, but I wouldn't be surprised with this result.




Best Actor, Drama
Jason Bateman "Ozark"
Josh O'Connor "The Crown"
Bob Odenkirk "Better Call Saul"
Al Pacino "Hunters"
Matthew Rhys "Perry Mason"

This pick is probably more  along the lines of my own personal preferences, but I'm going out on a limb with Matthew Rhys.




Best TV Series, Musical Or Comedy
"Emily In Paris"
"The Flight Attendant"
"The Great"
"Schitt's Creek"
"Ted Lasso"

As stone cold lock of a pick as you can get, Schitt's Creek




Best TV Series, Drama
"The Crown"
"Lovecraft Country"
"The Mandalorian"
"Ozark"
"Ratched"

I'm going the safe route here with The Crown.





Films

Best Music, Original Song
"Fight For You" ("Judas and the Black Messiah")
"Hear My Voice" ("The Trial of the Chicago 7")
"Io Si (Seen)" ("The Life Ahead")
"Speak Now" ("One Night In Miami")
"Tigress & Tweed" ("The United States vs. Billie Holiday")

A strong contender based on this awards season is "Io Si (Seen)", but I'm leaning towards "Fight For You" by H.E.R.




Best Music, Original Score
Alexandre Desplat ("The Midnight Sky")
Ludwig Goransson ("Tenet")
James Newton Howard ("News of the World")
Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross ("Mank")
Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross, Jon Batiste ("Soul")

I'm going with Soul here. The score from Reznor, Ross & Batiste was just spectacular.




Best Actress, Supporting
Glenn Close "Hillbilly Elegy"
Olivia Colman "The Father"
Jodie Foster "The Mauritanian"
Amanda Seyfried "Mank"
Helena Zengel "News of the World"

Despite the film being an absolute mess, this is probably going to Glenn Close.




Best Actor, Supporting
Sacha Baron Cohen "The Trial of the Chicago 7"
Daniel Kaluuya "Judas and the Black Messiah"
Jared Leto "The Little Things"
Bill Murray "On the Rocks"
Leslie Odom Jr. "One Night in Miami"

Daniel Kaluuya is a strong contender, but I'm leaning with Leslie Odom Jr.




Best Animated Feature
"The Croods: A New Age"
"Onward"
"Over the Moon"
"Soul"
"Wolfwalkers"

"Wolfwalkers" could be a contender, but I'm going with "Soul".




Best Actress, Musical or Comedy
Maria Bakalova "Borat Subsequent Moviefilm"
Kate Hudson "Music"
Michelle Pfeiffer "French Exit"
Rosamund Pike "I Care a Lot"
Anya Taylor-Joy "Emma"

Maria Bakalova really deserves this for her breakout role in Borat.




Best Actress, Drama
Viola Davis "Ma Rainey's Black Bottom"
Andra Day "The United States vs. Billie Holiday"
Vanessa Kirby "Pieces of a Woman"
Frances McDormand "Nomadland"
Carey Mulligan "Promising Young Woman"

Carey Mulligan could easily take these, but I'm slightly leaning towards Frances McDormand.




Best Actor, Musical or Comedy
Sacha Baron Cohen "Borat Subsequent Moviefilm"
James Corden "The Prom"
Lin-Manuel Miranda "Hamilton"
Dev Patel "The Personal History of David Copperfield"
Andy Samberg "Palm Springs"

I don't know if the Globes are going to reward "Hamilton" years after the fact. With that set aside, I'm going with Sacha Baron Cohen.




Best Actor, Drama
Riz Ahmed "Sound of Metal"
Chadwick Boseman "Ma Rainey's Black Bottom"
Anthony Hopkins "The Father"
Gary Oldman "Mank"
Tahar Rahim "The Mauritanian"

Chadick Boseman should posthumously get this award. 




Best Foreign Language Film
"Another Round" (Denmark)
"La Llorna" (Guatemala/France)
"The Life Ahead" (Italy)
"Minari" (USA)
"Two of Us" (France/USA)

Minari probably should have gotten a Best Picture nomination, but it should take this award.




Best Screenplay
Emerald Fennell "Promising Young Woman"
Jack Fincher "Mank"
Aaron Sorkin "The Trial of the Chicago 7"
Florian Zeller, Christopher Hampton "The Father"
Chloe Zhao "Nomadland"

A number of ways this could go. Emerald Fennell is in the running, but I'm going with Chloe Zhao.




Best Director
Emerald Fennell "Promising Young Woman"
David Fincher "Mank"
Regina King "One Night in Miami"
Aaron Sorkin "The Trial of the Chicago 7"
Chloe Zhao "Nomadland"

Just like with screenplay, I have Chloe Zhao taking this.




Best Picture, Musical or Comedy
"Borat Subsequent Moviefilm"
"Hamilton"
"Music"
"Palm Springs"
"The Prom"

"Hamilton" is a strong contender, but as I said before I'm not sure how the Globes will judge a recorded stage production, so I'm going with "Borat Subsequent Moviefilm"




Best Picture. Drama
"The Father"
"Mank"
"Nomadland"
"Promising Young Woman"
"The Trial of the Chicago 7"

With this past year, its going to be tough to gauge who is the Oscar favorite. As for this field, "Mank" would be a disappointing safe pick. I think the hype right now is with "Nomadland".


 















































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