Golden Globes: Final Predictions (2016)
The Screen Actors Guild nominations should give us a better idea of what these categories should look like, but we’re posting our finals a day before they are announced this time.
We usually try to bring out our final predictions the day that ballots are due, we’re a little behind this time, but we think our predictions are really strong for this one.
Here are the Predictions:
Motion Picture – Drama
Spotlight
Bridge of Spies
The Revenant
Carol
Mad Max: Fury Road
Alternates
The Hateful Eight
Brooklyn
Room
Steve Jobs
Black Mass
Straight Outta Compton
Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical
The Martian
The Big Short
Joy
Trainwreck
I’ll See You in My Dreams
Alternates
Spy
Diary of a Teenage Girl
Grandma
The Lady in the Van
Infinitely Polar Bear
Tangerine
Irrational Man
Lead Actor – Drama
Michael Fassbender – Steve Jobs
Leonardo DiCaprio – The Revenant
Eddie Redmayne – The Danish Girl
Bryan Cranston – Trumbo
Johnny Depp – Black Mass
Alternates
Michael Caine – Youth
Will Smith – Concussion
Ian McKellen – Mr. Holmes
Michael B. Jordan – Creed
Lead Actress – Drama
Brie Larson – Room
Saoirse Ronan – Brooklyn
Cate Blanchett – Carol
Rooney Mara – Carol
Charlotte Rampling – 45 Years
Alternates
Alicia Vikander – The Danish Girl
Carey Mulligan – Suffragette
Marion Cotillard – MacBeth
Angelina Jolie – By the Sea
Cate Blanchett – Truth
Lead Actor Comedy or Musical
Matt Damon – The Martian
Steve Carell – The Big Short
Mark Ruffalo – Infinitely Polar Bear
Al Pacino – Danny Collins
Christian Bale – The Big Short
Alternates
Joaquin Phoenix – Irrational Man
Robert de Niro – The Intern
Bill Hader – Trainwreck
Bradley Cooper – Burnt
Lead Actress – Comedy or Musical
Jennifer Lawrence – Joy
Amy Schumer – Trainwreck
Lily Tomlin – Grandma
Meryl Streep – Ricki and the Flash
Maggie Smith – The Lady in the Van
Alternates
Blythe Danner – I’ll See You in My Dreams
Melissa McCarthy – Spy
Kitana Kiki Rodriguez – Tangerine
Sandra Bullock – Our Brand is Crisis
Bel Powley – Diary of a Teenage Girl
Patricia Clarkson – Learning to Drive
Supporting Actor
Michael Keaton – Spotlight
Mark Rylance – Bridge of Spies
Mark Ruffalo – Spotlight
Sylvester Stallone – Creed
Idris Elba – Beasts of No Nation
Alternates
Paul Dano – Love & Mercy
Jacob Tremblay – Room
Tom Hardy – The Revenant
Supporting Actress
Kate Winslet – Steve Jobs
Jennifer Jason Leigh – The Hateful Eight
Helen Mirren – Trumbo
Kristen Stewart – Clouds of Sils Maria
Joan Allen – Room
Alternates
Rachel McAdams – Spotlight
Elizabeth Banks – Love & Mercy
Isabella Rossellini – Joy
Rachel Weisz – Youth
Jane Fonda – Youth
Director
Tom McCarthy – Spotlight
Ridley Scott – The Martian
Alejandro G. Iñárritu – The Revenant
Todd Haynes – Carol
Steven Spielberg – Bridge of Spies
Alternates
George Miller – Mad Max: Fury Road
Quentin Tarantino – The Hateful Eight
Lenny Abrahamson – Room
Danny Boyle – Steve Jobs
Ryan Coogler – Creed
Screenplay
Spotlight – Tom McCarthy, Josh Singer
Carol – Phyllis Nagy
The Martian – Drew Goddard
Steve Jobs – Aaron Sorkin
Room – Emma Donoghue
Alternates
Brooklyn – Nick Hornby
Inside Out – Josh Cooley, Pete Docter, Meg LeFauve
The Hateful Eight – Quentin Tarantino
The Big Short – Adam McKay, Charles Randolph
Trainwreck – Amy Schumer
Joy – Annie Mumolo, David O. Russell
Animated Feature
Inside Out
Anomalisa
The Good Dinosaur
Shaun the Sheep Movie
Minions
Alternates
The Peanuts Movie
The Prophet
Hotel Transylvania 2
Original Score
The Hateful Eight – Ennio Morricone
Carol – Carter Burwell
The Revenant – Bryce Dessner, Carsten Nicolai, Ryûichi Sakamoto
Inside Out – Michael Giacchino
Bridge of Spies – Thomas Newman
Alternates
Sicario – Jóhann Jóhannsson
Star Wars: The Force Awakens (If Seen) – John Williams
Spotlight – Howard Shore
Creed – Ludwig Göransson
Mad Max: Fury Road – Junkie XL
Original Song
Love & Mercy – “One Kind of Love”
The Hunting Ground – “Till It Happens to You”
Furious 7 – “See You Again”
Ricki and the Flash – “Cold One”
He Named Me Malala – “Story to Tell”
Alternates
Spectre – “Writings on the Wall”
Youth – “Simple Song #3”
Fifty Shades of Grey – “Love Me Like You Do”
Southpaw – “Phenomenal”
I’ll See You in My Dreams – “I’ll See You in My Dreams”
Documentary
Amy
The Look of Silence
He Named Me Malala
The Hunting Ground
Scientology and the Prison of Belief
Alternates
Stray Dog
Cartel Land
The Wolfpack
Heart of the Dog
Listen to Me Marlon
Seymour: An Introduction
Where to Invade Next
Foreign Film
Son of Saul
The Assassin
Mustang
The Second Mother
Labyrinth of Lies
Alternates
Goodnight Mommy
Embrace the Serpent
Felix and Meira
Lamb
The Throne
A War
Void
TV Series – Drama
Game of Thrones
Empire
Downton Abbey
Better Call Saul
Mad Men
Alternates
Bloodline
The Affair
The Knick
House of Cards
Mr. Robot
TV Series – Comedy
Transparent
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
Veep
The Last Man on Earth
Master of None
Alternates
Silicon Valley
Black-ish
Jane the Virgin
Orange is the New Black
Parks and Recreation
TV Lead Actor – Drama
Clive Owen – The Knick
Bob Odenkirk – Better Call Saul
Liev Schreiber – Ray Donovan
Kevin Spacey – House of Cards
Kyle Chandler – Bloodline
Alternates
Jon Hamm – Mad Men
Dominic West – The Affair
Rami Malek – Mr. Robot
Wagner Moura – Narcos
Sam Heughan – Outlander
Terrence Howard – Empire
TV Lead Actress – Drama
Taraji P. Henson – Empire
Viola Davis – How to Get Away with Murder
Robin Wright – House of Cards
Ruth Wilson – The Affair
Claire Danes – Homeland
Alternates
Tatiana Maslany – Orphan Black
Julianna Margulies – The Good Wife
Elisabeth Moss – Mad Men
Caitriona Balfe – Outlander
Krysten Ritter – Jessica Jones
TV Lead Actor – Comedy
Jeffrey Tambor – Transparent
Will Forte – The Last Man on Earth
Aziz Ansari – Master of None
William H. Macy – Shameless
Don Cheadle – House of Lies
Alternates
Anthony Anderson – Black-ish
Patrick Stewart – Blunt Talk
Louis CK – Louie
Matt LeBlanc – Episodes
Tim Robbins – The Brink
Rob Lowe – The Grinder
TV Lead Actress – Comedy
Ellie Kemper – Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
Julia Louis-Dreyfus – Veep
Gina Rodriguez – Jane the Virgin
Lily Tomlin – Grace and Frankie
Jane Fonda – Grace and Frankie
Alternates
Amy Poehler – Parks and Recreation
Edie Falco – Nurse Jackie
Jamie Lee Curtis – Scream Queens
Taylor Schilling – Orange is the New Black
Constance Wu – Fresh Off the Boat
TV Mini-Series or Movie
Fargo
American Crime
Show Me a Hero
Bessie
Wolf Hall
Alternates
American Horror Story: Hotel
Luther
Nightingale
The Book of Negroes
TV Lead Actor – Mini-Series or Movie
Patrick Wilson – Fargo
Mark Rylance – Wolf Hall
Timothy Hutton – American Crime
Idris Elba – Luther
Oscar Isaac – Show Me a Hero
Alternates
David Oyelowo – Nightingale
Matt Bomer – American Horror Story: Hotel
James Earl Jones – Driving Miss Daisy
Rick Gervais – Derek Special
TV Lead Actress – Mini-Series or Movie
Queen Latifah – Bessie
Felicity Huffman – American Crime
Kirsten Dunst – Fargo
Lady Gaga – American Horror Story: Hotel
Nicole Kidman – Grace of Monaco
Alternates
Saoirse Ronan – Stockholm, Pennsylvania
Kathy Bates – American Horror Story: Hotel
Angela Lansbury – Driving Miss Daisy
Rachel McAdams – True Detective
Aunjanue Ellis – The Book of Negroes
TV Supporting Actor – Series, Mini-Series, or Movie
Jonathan Banks – Better Call Saul
Peter Dinklage – Game of Thrones
Tituss Burgess – Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
Michael Kenneth Williams – Bessie
Ben Mendelsohn – Bloodline
Alternates
Jon Voight – Ray Donovan
Tony Hale – Veep
Jesse Plemons – Fargo
Alfred Molina – Show Me a Hero
Ty Burrell – Modern Family
Ted Danson – Fargo
TV Supporting Actress – Series, Mini-Series, or Movie
Lena Headey – Game of Thrones
Regina King – American Crime
Jean Smart – Fargo
Uzo Aduba – Orange is the New Black
Christian Hendricks – Mad Men
Alternates
Allison Janney – Mom
Claire Foy – Wolf Hall
Mo’Nique – Bessie
Joanne Froggatt – Downton Abbey
Maggie Smith – Downton Abbey
Anna Chlumsky – Veep
Mayim Bialik – The Big Bang Theory
- 45 Years Al Pacino Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu American Crime American Horror Story: Hotel Amy Amy Schumer Anomalisa Aziz Ansari Beasts of No Nation Ben Mendelsohn Bessie Better Call Saul Black Mass Bloodline Bob Odenkirk Bridge of Spies Brie Larson Brooklyn Bryan Cranston Carol Cate Blanchett Charlotte Rampling Christian Bale Christina Hendricks Claire Danes Clive Owen Clouds of Sils Maria Creed Danny Collins Don Cheadle Eddie Redmayne Ellie Kemper Empire Fargo Felicity Huffman Furious 7 Game of Thrones Gina Rodriguez Grace and Frankie Grace of Monaco Grandma He Named Me Malala Helen Mirren Homeland House of Cards House of Lies How to Get Away with Murder I'll See You in My Dreams Idris Elba Infinitely Polar Bear Inside Out Jane Fonda Jane the Virgin Jean Smart Jeffrey Tambor Jennifer Jason Leigh Jennifer Lawrence Joan Allen Johnny Depp Jonathan Banks Joy Julia Louis-Dreyfus Kate Winslet Kevin Spacey Kirsten Dunst kristen stewart Kyle Chandler Labyrinth of Lies Lady Gaga Lena Headey Leonardo DiCaprio Liev Schreiber Lily Tomlin Love & Mercy Luther Mad Max: Fury Road Mad Men Maggie Smith Mark Ruffalo Mark Rylance Master of None Matt Damon Meryl Streep Michael Fassbender Michael Keaton Michael Kenneth Williams Minions Mustang Nicole Kidman Orange is the New Black Oscar Isaac Patrick Wilson Peter Dinklage Queen Latifah Ray Donovan Regina King Ricki and the Flash Ridley Scott Robin Wright Room Rooney Mara Ruth Wilson Saoirse Ronan Scinetology and the Prison of Belief Shameless Shaun the Sheep Movie Show Me a Hero Son of Saul Spotlight Steve Carell Steve Jobs Steven Spielberg Sylvester Stallone Taraji P. Henson The Affair The Assassin The Big Short The Danish Girl The Good Dinosaur The Hateful Eight The Hunting Ground The Knick The Lady in the Van The Last Man on Earth The Look of Silence The Martian The Revenant The Second Mother Timothy Hutton Tituss Burgess Todd Haynes Tom McCarthy Trainwreck Transparent Trumbo Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt Uzo Aduba Veep Viola Davis Will Forte William H. Macy Wolf Hall