2017 Golden Globe Nomations – Final Predictions
Expecting a few surprises here, but nothing too extravagant. I went ahead and decided to post these, because I can’t see anything really influencing these before they are announced.
So here are the FINAL GOLDEN GLOBE PREDICTIONS barring anything unexpected between now and when the nominations are announced December 11th.
Motion Picture – Drama
Moonlight
Manchester by the Sea
Silence
Arrival
Fences
Alternates
Loving
Hacksaw Ridge
Hell or High Water
Jackie
Lion
Dark Horses
Hidden Figures
Sully
Passengers
Live by Night
Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical
La La Land
Florence Foster Jenkins
20th Century Women
Hail, Caesar!
The Edge of Seventeen
Alternates
The Lobster
Love & Friendship
American Honey
Deadpool
Captain Fantastic
Don’t Think Twice
The Nice Guys
Rules Don’t Apply
Dark Horses
Cafe Society
Everybody Wants Some!!
Miles Ahead
Bridget Jones’s Baby
Hunt for the Widerpeople
Lead Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama
Casey Affleck – Manchester by the Sea
Denzel Washington – Fences
Tom Hanks – Sully
Joel Edgerton – Loving
Andrew Garfield – Hacksaw Ridge
Alternates
Adam Driver – Paterson
Andrew Garfield – Silence
Dark Horses
Matthew McConaughey – Gold
Michael Keaton – The Founder
Mark Wahlberg – Patriots Day
Will Smith – Collateral Beauty
Chris Pine -Hell or High Water
Lead Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama
Natalie Portman – Jackie
Amy Adams – Arrival
Ruth Negga – Loving
Isabelle Huppert – Elle
Taraji P. Henson – Hidden Figures
Alternates
Jessica Chastain – Miss Sloane
Sofia Braga – Aquarius
Jennifer Lawrence – Passengers
Dark Horses
Felicity Jones – Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
Rebecca Hall – Christine
Lead Actor in a Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical
Ryan Gosling – La La Land
Viggo Mortensen – Captain Fantastic
Hugh Grant – Florence Foster Jenkins
Colin Farrell – The Lobster
Ryan Reynolds – Deadpool
Alternates
Warren Beatty – Rules Don’t Apply
Don Cheadle – Miles Ahead
Ryan Gosling – The Nice Guys
Shia Labeouf – American Honey
Robert de Niro – The Comedian
Dark Horses
Jesse Plemons – Other People
Russell Crowe – The Nice Guys
Ethan Hawke – Born to Be Blue
Lead Actress in a Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical
Emma Stone – La La Land
Anette Bening – 20th Century Women
Meryl Streep – Florence Foster Jenkins
Hailee Steinfeld – The Edge of Seventeen
Sasha Lane – American Honey
Alternates
Kate Beckinsale – Love & Friendship
Sally Field – Hello, My Name is Doris
Lily Collins – Rules Don’t Apply
Dark Horses
Renee Zellweger – Bridget Jones’s Baby
Kristen Stewart – Cafe Society
Kate McKinnon – Ghostbusters
Susan Sarandon – The Meddler
Greta Gerwig – Maggie’s Plan
Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture
Mahershala Ali – Moonlight
Jeff Bridges – Hell or High Water
Lucas Hedges – Manchester by the Sea
Dev Patel – Lion
Issei Ogata – Silence
Alternates
Liam Neeson – Silence
Michael Shannon – Nocturnal Animals
Ben Foster – Hell or High Water
Yosuke Kubozuka – Silence
Adam Driver – Silence
Dark Horses
Trevante Rhodes – Moonlight
Peter Sarsgaard – Jackie
Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture
Viola Davis – Fences
Michelle Williams – Manchester by the Sea
Naomie Harris – Moonlight
Nicole Kidman – Lion
Greta Gerwig – 20th Century Women
Alternates
Janelle Monae – Hidden Figures
Lily Gladstone – Certain Women
Helen Mirren – Eye in the Sky
Molly Shannon – Other People
Dark Horses
Amy Adams – Nocturnal Animals
Laura Linney – Nocturnal Animals
Felicity Jones – A Monster Calls
Director – Motion Picture
Damien Chazelle – La La Land
Barry Jenkins – Moonlight
Martin Scorsese – Silence
Kenneth Lonergan – Manchester by the Sea
Denis Villeneuve – Arrival
Alternates
Pablo Larrain – Jackie
Denzel Washington – Fences
Clint Eastwood – Sully
Theodore Melfi – Hidden Figures
Jeff Nichols – Loving
Dark Horses
Garth Davis – Lion
Mel Gibson – Hacksaw Ridge
David MacKenzie – Hell or High Water
Morten Tyldum – Passengers
Peter Berg – Patriots Day
Screenplay – Motion Picture
Manchester by the Sea
Moonlight
Arrival
Silence
Hell or High Water
Alternates
Fences
La La Land
Loving
Hacksaw Ridge
20th Century Women
Lion
Jackie
Hidden Figures
The Lobster
Dark Horses
Sully
Love & Friendship
Animated Feature
Zootopia
Moana
Kubo and the Two Strings
Finding Dory
Trolls
Alternates
The Red Turtle
The Secret Life of Pets
The Little Prince
Sing
My Life as a Courgette
Dark Horses
Kung Fu Panda 3
Storks
Sausage Party
Your Name
Original Score
Jackie – Mica Levi
La La Land – Justin Hurwitz
Moonlight – Nicholas Britell
Arrival – Johann Johannsson
Lion – Volker Berelmann, Dustin O’Halloran
Alternates
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story – Michael Giacchino
The BFG – John Williams
Moana – Opetaia Foa’i, Lin-Manuel Miranda
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them – James Newton Howard
Silence – Kathyrn Kluge, Kim Allen Kluge
Hidden Figures – Pharrell Williams, Hans Zimmer
Dark Horses
Nocturnal Animals – Abel Korzeniowski
Hacksaw Ridge – Rupert Gregson-William
The Jungle Book – John Debney
Original Song
La La Land – “City of Stars,” Ryan Gosling
Moana – “How Far I’ll Go,” Lin Manuel Miranda
La La Land – “Audition,” Emma Stone
Hidden Figures – “Victory,” Pharrell Williams
Zootopia – “Try Everything,” Shakira
Alternates
Sing Street – “Go Now,” Adam Levine
Moana – “We Know the Way,” Lin Manuel Miranda
PopStar: Never Stop Stopping – “I’m So Humble,” Adam Levine
Desierto – “Land of All,” Woodkid
Hidden Figures – “Running,” Pharrell Williams
Queen of Katwe – “Back to Life,” Alicia Keys
Audrie & Daisy – “Flicerk,” Tori Amos
Alice Through the Looking Glass – “Just Like Fire,” Pink
Trolls – “Can’t Stop the Feeling,” Justin Timberlake
Gleason – “Hoping and Healing,” Mike McCready
Dark Horses
Sing – “Set It Free,” Scarlett Johansson
Jim: The James Foley Story – “The Empty Chair,” Sting, J. Ralph
Snowden – “The Veil,” Peter Gabriel
The Angry Birds – “Friends,” Blake Shelton
Sing Street – “Drive it Like you Stole it”
Television Categories
TV Series – Drama
Game of Thrones
The Crown
Stranger Things
Westworld
This is Us
Alternates
Mr. Robot
UnReal
The Get Down
Rectify
Dark Horses
Billions
Narcos
Outlander
Downton Abbey
Better Call Saul
Designated Survivor
Pitch
Underground
House of Cards
TV Series – Comedy or Musical
Veep
Atlanta
Black-ish
Catastrophe
Silicon Valley
Alternates
Speechless
Divorce
Insecure
Transparent
Casual
Mozart in the Jungle
Dark Horses
Crazy Ex-Girlfriend
Baskets
The Good Place
Lady Dynamite
You’re the Worst
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
Blunt Talk
Scream Queens
Limited Series or TV Movie
The People v. OJ Simpson: American Crime Story
The Night Of
American Crime
The Dresser
The Night Manager
Alternates
All the Way
Roots
American Horror Story: Roanoke
Confirmation
Sherlock: The Abominable Bride
Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life
Dark Horses
Grease: Live
11.22.63
The Girlfriend Experience
Lady Day at Emersons Bar and Grill
Looking: The Movie
Lead Actor in a TV Series – Drama
Rami Malek – Mr. Robot
Sterling K. Brown – This is Us
Liev Schreiber – Ray Donovan
Anthony Hopkins – Westworld
Damian Lewis – Billions
Alternates
Milo Ventimiglia – This is Us
Matt Smith – The Crown
Keifer Sutherland – Designated Survivor
Aden Young – Rectify
Wagner Moura – Narcos
Kyle Chandler – Bloodline
Kevin Spacey – House of Cards
Dark Horses
Bob Odenkirk – Better Call Saul
Matthew Rhys – The Americans
Paul Giamatti – Billions
Aldis Hodge – Underground
Lead Actress in a TV Series – Drama
Claire Foy – The Crown
Evan Rachel Wood – Westworld
Robin Wright – House of Cards
Tatiana Maslany – Orphan Black
Thandie Newton – Westworld
Alternates
Mandy Moore – This is Us
Winona Ryder – Stranger Things
Shiri Appleby – UnReal
Viola Davis – How to Get Away with Murder
Eva Green – Penny Dreadful
Dark Horses
Kylie Bunbury – Pitch
Caitriona Balfe – Outlander
Rutina Welsey – Queen Sugar
Ruth Wilson – The Affair
Vera Farmiga – Bates Motel
Lead Actor in a TV Series – Comedy
Donald Glover – Atlanta
Anthony Anderson – Black-ish
Jeffrey Tambor – Transparent
Thomas Haden Church – Divorce
William H. Macy – Shameless
Alternates
Nick Nolte – Graves
Patrick Stewart – Blunt Talk
Gael Garcia Bernal – Mozart in the Jungle
Zach Galifiankis – Baskets
Thomas Middleditch – Silicon Valley
Matt LeBlanc – Man with a Plan
Rob Delaney – Catastrophe
Dark Horses
Ted Danson – The Good Place
Will Forte – The Last Man on Earth
Don Cheadle – House of Lies
Billy Eichner – Difficult People
Randall Park – Fresh Off the Boat
Lead Actress in a TV Series – Comedy
Julia Louis-Dreyfus – Veep
Tracee Ellis Ross – Black-ish
Issa Rae – Insecure
Sarah Jessica Parker – Divorce
Minnie Driver – Speechless
Alternates
Rachel Bloom – Crazy Ex-Girlfriend
Pamela Adlon – Better Things
Jamie Lee Curtis – Scream Queens
Tig Notaro – One Mississippi
Constance Wu – Fresh Off the Boat
Dark Horses
Maria Bamford – Lady Dynamite
Julia Klausner – Difficult People
Rashida Jones – Angie Tribeca
Aya Cash – You’re the Worst
Lily Tomlin – Grace and Frankie
Sharon Horgan – Catastrophe
Kristen Bell – The Good Place
America Ferrera – Superstore
Lead Actor in a Limited Series or TV Movie
Courtney B. Vance – The People v. OJ Simpson: American Crime Story
Cuba Gooding Jr. – The People v. OJ Simpson: American Crime Story
Riz Ahmed – The Night Of
John Turturro – The Night Of
Bryan Cranston – All the Way
Alternates
Ian McKellen – The Dresser
Tom Hiddleston – The Night Manager
Michael Gambon – Churchill’s Secret
James Franco – 11.22.63
Richard Dreyfus – Madoff
Dark Horses
Malachi Kirby – Roots
Jonathan Groff – Looking: The Movie
Timothy Hutton – American Crime
Paul Dano – War & Peace
Ben Whishaw – London Spy
Lead Actress in a Limited Series or TV Movie
Sarah Paulson – The People v. OJ Simpson: American Crime Story
Kerry Washington – Confirmation
Felicity Huffman – American Crime
Lauren Graham – Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life
Audra McDonald – Lady Day at Emersons Bar and Grill
Alternates
Lili Taylor – American Crime
Riley Keough – The Girlfriend Experience
Anika Noni Rose – Roots
Shirley MacLaine – Wild Oats
Dark Horses
Blythe Danner – Madoff
Laverne Cox – Rocky Horror Picture Show
Jessica Lange – Wild Oats
Cynthia Nixon – Killing Reagan
Supporting Actor in a TV Series, Limited Series, and TV Movie
Sterling K. Brown – The People v. OJ Simpson: American Crime Story
John Lithgow – The Crown
Louie Anderson – Baskets
John Travlota – The People v. OJ Simpson: American Crime Story
Bradley Whitford – All the Way
Alternates
Jay Duplass – Transparent
Tony Hale – Veep
Michael Kelly – House of Cards
Hugh Laurie – The Night Manager
Jeffrey Wright – Westworld
Kit Harington – Game of Thrones
Peter Dinklage – Game of Thrones
Dark Horses
Christian Slater – Mr. Robot
Ed Harris – Westworld
Ben Mendelsohn – Bloodline
Mark-Paul Gosselaar – Pitch
Tobias Menzies – Outlander
Chris Cooper – 11.22.63
Jon Voight – Ray Donovan
Supporting Actress in a TV Series, Limited Series, or TV Movie
Lena Headey – Game of Thrones
Consance Zimmer – UnReal
Millie Bobby Brown – Stranger Things
Maura Tierney – The Affair
Olivia Colman – The Night Manager
Alternates
Vanessa Kirby – The Crown
Regina King – American Crime
Sarah Paulson – American Horror Story: Roanoke
Kathy Bates – American Horror Story: Roanoke
Maisie Williams – Game of Thrones
Miley Cyrus – Crisis in Six Scenes
Dark Horses
Judith Light – Transparent
Uzo Aduba – Orange is the New Black
Lady Gaga – American Horror Story: Roanoke
Gaby Hoffmann – Transparent
Joanne Froggatt – Downton Abbey
Allison Janney – Mom
Rhea Seehorn – Better Call Saul
- 20th Century Women All the Way American Crime Arrival Atlanta Baskets Billions Black-ish Captain Fantastic Catastrophe Confirmation Divorce Elle Fences Finding Dory Florence Foster Jenkins Game of Thrones Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life Hacksaw Ridge Hail Caesar! Hell or High Water Hidden Figures House of Cards Insecure Jackie Kubo and the Two Strings La La Land Lady Day at Emersons Bar and Grill Lion Love & Friendship Loving Manchester by the Sea Moana Moonlight Mr. Robot Orphan Black Ray Donovan Rules Don't Apply Shameless Silence Silicon Valley Speechless Stranger Things Sully The Affair The Crown The Dresser The Edge of Seventeen The Lobster The Night Manager The Night Of The People v. OJ Simpson This is Us Transparent Trolls UnReal Veep Westworld Zootopia