Golden Globe Movie Predictions

Sunday (Jan. 17) is the 67th Annual Golden Globe Awards Ceremony.  GGs are awarded in 25 categories for movies and television shows and performances.  Awards are also given for directing and writing for movies, but not television.  These awards are given by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association for the year ending Dec. 31, 2009.  173 live-action feature films (105 dramas and 68 comedies or musicals), 15 animated feature films, 133 television series (79 drama and 54 comedies), 33 mini-series or telefilms, and a record 69 foreign language films have qualified for 2010 Golden Globes. 

These awards are often unpredictable and fairly meaningless, except some think they are some indication of what the Academy Awards will be.  Here are my predictions for the movie portion of the awards.  I will post my television award predictions shortly. 

Best Picture: Drama -- Nominees -- Avatar, The Hurt Locker, Inglourious Basterds, Precious and Up in the Air

I have only seen one of these (Up in the Air), which I didn't think was all that.  However, it may likely win.  It does have the most nominations.  I've heard really good things about The Hurt Locker, and it is on my Netflix queue, but I think I'll go with box office smash Avatar as my guess.

Best Actress in a Film Drama -- Nominees -- Emily Blunt (The Young Victoria), Sandra Bullock (The Blind Side), Helen Mirren (The Last Station), Carey Mulligan (An Education), and Gabourey Sidibe (Precious)

Though I haven't seen any of these films, I did see the trailer for The Blind Side and Precious, and based on that, I think Sandra Bullock should start writing her acceptance speech. 

Best Actor in a Film Drama -- Nominees -- Jeff Bridges (Crazy Heart), George Clooney (Up in the Air), Colin Firth (A Single Man), Morgan Freeman (Invictus), and Tobey Maquire (Brothers)

I think this will be close between Bridges and Clooney.  However, I think the award will go to Jeff Bridges for this Tender Mercies/Coal Miner's Daughter type film.

Best Picture: Comedy or Musical -- Nominees -- (500) Days of Summer, The Hangover, It's Complicated, Julie & Julia, and Nine

I've only see one of these films, but it was my favorite film of last year.  I'm hoping Julie and Julia wins.

Best Actress in a Film Comedy or Musical -- Nominees -- Sandra Bullock (The Proposal), Marion Cotillard (Nine), Julia Roberts (Duplicity), Meryl Streep (It's Complicated and Julie and Julia)

I think Meryl Streep's performance as Julia Child was amazing.  There is no competition here.

Best Actor  in a Film Comedy or Musical -- Nominees -- Matt Damon (The Informant!), Daniel Day-Lewis (Nine), Robert Downey Jr. (Sherlock Holmes), Joseph Gordon-Levitt ((500) Days of Summer), and Michael Stuhlbarg (A Serious Man)

This category is a toss up for me.  I think the foreign press seems to like Downey (like I know the foreign press), but I am going to guess Joseph Gordon-Levitt is going to win.  I used to like him on Third Rock, and I hope he wins. 

Best Animated Feature Film -- Nominees -- Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, Coraline, Fantastic Mr. Fox, The Princess and the Frog and Up

I think Up will win.  It is next on my Netflix queue and I'm looking forward to it based on clips I've already seen. 

Best Foreign Language Film -- Nominees -- Baaria (Italy), Broken Embraces (Spain), The Maid (Chile), A Prophet (France), and The White Ribbon (Germany)

You have to go with Pedro Almodovar and Penelope Cruz here and pick Broken Embraces. 

Best Supporting Actress in a Film - Nominees -- Penelope Cruz (Nine), Vera Farminga (Up in the Air), Anna Kendrick (Up in the Air), Mo'nique (Precious), and Julianne Moore (A Single Man)

I like Anna Kendrick very much in Up in the Air, but I can't see how Mo'nique can't win.  I'd bet on it.

Best Supporting Actor in a Film - Nominees -- Matt Damon (Invictus), Woody Harrelson (The Messenger), Christopher Plummer (The Last Station), Stanley Tucci (The Lovely Bones), and Christoph Waltz (Inglourious Basterds)

This is a hard one.  I loved Stanely Tucci in Julie and Julia, but he plays the murderer in the Lovely Bones.  I'm going to guess Matt Damon gets it for Invictus.

Best Director -- Nominees -- Kathryn Bigelow (The Hurt Locker), James Cameron (Avatar), Clint Eastwood (Invictus), Jason Reitman (Up in the Air), and Quentin Tarantino (Inglourious Bastereds)

I think this will go to James Cameron for Avatar. 

Best Screenplay -- Nominees -- District Nine, The Hurt Locker, It's Complicated, Up in the Air, Inglourious Basterds

I think this will go to Up in the Air, though I think I would give it to District Nine.  District Nine was original and interesting and better than Up in the Air in my mind.  I also think The Hurt Locker has a good chance, but I haven't seen it yet and have only heard it is good.  My pick to win is Up in the Air. 

Best Score -- Nominees -- Up, The Informant!, Avatar, A Single Man, and Where the Wild Things Are

I am sorry that the music from Away We Go did not get nominated for this category. I loved that score.  I will guess that Avatar will win.

Best Original Song -- Nominees -- Cinema Italiano (Nine), I Want  to Come Home (Everybody's Fine), I See You (Avatar), The Weary Kind (Crazy Heart), and Winter (Brothers)

I have no idea, as I've not heard any of these songs to my knowledge.  I think Weary Kind will win, though I Want to Come Home is the longest title, and I have a theory that longer titles often win.  I'm sticking with Weary Kind.