By Kirsten Coachman
The lead up to Hollywood’s biggest night kicks off tonight with the Golden Globe Awards. The Golden Globes don’t necessarily dictate who will win an Oscar next month, but it gives audiences an idea about how the awards race is shaping up, with potentially a surprise or two in store.
As someone that has been talking up Rocketman since last May, I would love to see a win for Taron Egerton. His turn as Elton John was one of my personal favorite performances of 2019 and proved the actor to be quite the triple threat. Plus, a Golden Globes win could bolster his chance to pick up an Oscar nomination. Whether that comes to fruition remains to be seen as performances from both of the Drama and Musical or Comedy field of nominated actors is quite impressive.
With the show is getting ready to start, let’s get to my last-minute predictions, shall we? Being that I have seen most, but not all of the nominated films, I will note which films/performances I have yet to see. Here we go!
Best Motion Picture – Drama
1917 (Have yet to see)
The Irishman
Joker
Marriage Story
The Two Popes
KC pick: Marriage Story
Will win: The Irishman
Spoiler: Joker
Best Motion Picture – Musical or Drama
Once Upon a Time…in Hollywood
Rocketman
Dolemite Is My Name
Jojo Rabbit
Knives Out
KC pick: Rocketman
Will win: Once Upon a Time…in Hollywood
Spoiler: Rocketman
Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama
Scarlett Johansson, Marriage Story
Saoirse Ronan, Little Women
Charlize Theron, Bombshell
Renée Zellweger, Judy
Cynthia Erivo, Harriet (Have yet to see film)
KC pick: Renée Zellweger
Will win: Renée Zellweger
Spoiler: Scarlett Johansson
Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama
Christian Bale, Ford v Ferrari
Antonio Banderas, Pain and Glory (Have yet to see film)
Adam Driver, Marriage Story
Joaquin Phoenix, Joker
Jonathan Pryce, The Two Popes
KC pick: Adam Driver
Will win: Adam Driver
Spoiler: Joaquin Phoenix
Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture – 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
KC pick: Awkwafina
Will win: Awkwafina
Spoiler: Emma Thompson
Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy
Eddie Murphy, Dolemite Is My Name
Daniel Craig, Knives Out
Roman Griffin Davis, Jojo Rabbit
Leonardo DiCaprio, Once Upon a Time…in Hollywood
Taron Egerton, Rocketman
KC pick: Taron Egerton
Will win: Leonardo DiCaprio
Spoiler: Taron Egerton
Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in any Motion Picture
Kathy Bates, Richard Jewell
Annette Bening, The Report
Laura Dern, Marriage Story
Jennifer Lopez, Hustlers
Margot Robbie, Bombshell
KC pick: Jennifer Lopez
Will win: Laura Dern
Spoiler: Jennifer Lopez
Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in any Motion Picture
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
KC pick: Joe Pesci
Will win: Brad Pitt
Spoiler: Tom Hanks
Best Director – Motion Picture
Sam Mendes, 1917 (Have yet to see film)
Todd Phillips, Joker
Martin Scorsese, The Irishman
Quentin Tarantino, Once Upon a Time…in Hollywood
Bong Joon-ho, Parasite
KC pick: Bong Joon-ho
Will win: Quentin Tarantino
Spoiler: Bong Joon-ho
Best Screenplay – Motion Picture
Anthony McCarten, The Two Popes
Quentin Tarantino, Once Upon a Time…in Hollywood
Steven Zaillian, The Irishman
Noah Baumbach, Marriage Story
Bong Joon-ho & Han Jin Won, Parasite
KC pick: Anthony McCarten
Will win: Noah Baumbach
Spoiler: Bong Joon-ho & Han Jin Won
Best Motion Picture – Animated
Frozen 2 (Have yet to see)
How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World (Have yet to see)
The Lion King
Missing Link
Toy Story 4
KC pick: Missing Link
Will win: Toy Story 4
Spoiler: Missing Link
Best Motion Picture – Foreign Language
Parasite
Portrait of a Lady on Fire
The Farewell
Les Misérables (Have yet to see)
Pain and Glory (Have yet to see)
KC pick: Parasite
Will win: Parasite
Spoiler: The Farewell
Best Original Score – Motion Picture
Alexandre Desplat – Little Women
Hildur Guðnadóttir – Joker
Randy Newman – Marriage Story
Thomas Newman – 1917 (Have yet to see)
Daniel Pemberton – Motherless Brooklyn
KC pick: Daniel Pemberton
Will win: Randy Newman
Spoiler: Alexandre Desplat
Best Original Song – Motion Picture
“I’m Gonna Love Me Again” – Elton John, Bernie Taupin, Rocketman
“Into the Unknown” – Kristen Anderson Lopez & Robert Lopez, Frozen 2 (Have yet to see film)
“Spirit” – Timothy McKenzie, Ilya Salmanzadeh & Beyoncé, The Lion King
“Stand Up” – Joshuah Brian Campbell & Cynthia Erivo, Harriet (Have yet to see film)
“Beautiful Ghosts” – Andrew Lloyd Webber & Taylor Swift, Cats (Have yet to see film)
KC pick: “I’m Gonna Love Me Again”
Will win: “I’m Gonna Love Me Again”
Spoiler: “Spirit”
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