We predict the Golden Globe winners…

The 72nd Golden Globe Awards officially kick off the annual awards season this Sunday in the US and predicting the winners may be tough as it’s the first major show (and because winners are chosen by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, and not members of the Academy…)

But, we’ve taken it into our stride and decided to predict who might walk away with the prize in each category. Our picks may be completely off or it might be spot on – who knows? 

So without further ado, here’s our Golden Globe Awards predictions of who might win (and lose of course).

Our predicted winners are in bold. 

Film

Best Motion Picture – Drama

    Boyhood
    Foxcatcher
    The Imitation Game
    Selma
    The Theory of Everything

Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy

    Birdman
    The Grand Budapest Hotel
    Into the Woods
    Pride
    St. Vincent

Best Actress in a Motion Picture, Drama

    Jennifer Aniston – Cake
    Felicity Jones – The Theory of Everything
    Julianne Moore – Still Alice
    Rosamund Pike – Gone Girl
    Reese Witherspoon – Wild

Best Actor in a Motion Picture, Drama

    Steve Carell – Foxcatcher
    Benedict Cumberbatch – The Imitation Game
    Jake Gyllenhaal – Nightcrawler
    David Oyelowo – Selma
    Eddie Redmayne – The Theory of Everything

Best Actress in A Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy

    Amy Adams – Big Eyes
    Emily Blunt – Into the Woods
    Helen Mirren – The Hundred-Foot Journey
    Julianne Moore – Maps to the Stars
    Quvenzhané Wallis – Annie

Best Actor in a Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy

    Ralph Fiennes – The Grand Budapest Hotel
    Michael Keaton – Birdman
    Bill Murray – St. Vincent
    Joaquin Phoenix – Inherent Vice
    Christoph Waltz – Big Eyes

Best Animated Feature Film

    Big Hero 6
    The Book of Life
    The Boxtrolls
    How to Train Your Dragon 2
    The Lego Movie

Best Foreign Language Film

    Force Majeure (Sweden)
    Gett: The Trial of Viviane Amsalem (Israel)
    Ida (Poland/Denmark)
    Leviathan (Russia)
    Tangerines (Estonia)

Best Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture

    Patricia Arquette – Boyhood
    Jessica Chastain – A Most Violent Year
    Keira Knightley – The Imitation Game
    Emma Stone – Birdman
    Meryl Streep – Into the Woods

Best Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture

    Robert Duvall – The Judge
    Ethan Hawke – Boyhood
    Edward Norton – Birdman
    Mark Ruffalo – Foxcatcher
    J. K. Simmons – Whiplash

Best Director – Motion Picture

    Wes Anderson – The Grand Budapest Hotel
    Ava DuVernay – Selma
    David Fincher – Gone Girl
    Alejandro González Iñárritu – Birdman
    Richard Linklater – Boyhood

Best Screenplay – Motion Picture

    Wes Anderson – The Grand Budapest Hotel
    Gillian Flynn – Gone Girl
    Alejandro González Iñárritu, Nicolás Giacobone, Armando Bo and Alexander Dinelaris, Jr. – Birdman
    Richard Linklater – Boyhood
    Graham Moore – The Imitation Game

Best Original Score – Motion Picture

    Alexandre Desplat – The Imitation Game
    Jóhann Jóhannsson – The Theory of Everything
    Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross – Gone Girl
    Antonio Sánchez – Birdman
    Hans Zimmer – Interstellar

Best Original Song – Motion Picture

    Big Eyes (Lana Del Rey) – Big Eyes
    Glory (John Legend and Common) – Selma
    Mercy Is (Patti Smith and Lenny Kaye) – Noah
    Opportunity (Greg Kurstin, Sia Furler, Will Gluck) – Annie
    Yellow Flicker Beat (Lorde) – The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1

Television:

Best TV Series, Drama

    The Affair
    Downton Abbey
    Game of Thrones
    The Good Wife
    House of Cards

Best Actress in a TV Series, Drama

    Claire Danes – Homeland
    Viola Davis – How to Get Away With Murder
    Julianna Margulies – The Good Wife
    Ruth Wilson – The Affair
    Robin Wright – House of Cards

Best Actor in a TV Series, Drama

    Clive Owen – The Knick
    Liev Schreiber – Ray Donovan
    Kevin Spacey – House of Cards
    James Spader – The Blacklist
    Dominic West – The Affair

Best TV Series, Musical or Comedy

    Girls
    Jane the Virgin
    Orange Is the New Black
    Silicon Valley
    Transparent

Best Actress in a TV Series, Musical or Comedy

    Lena Dunham – Girls
    Edie Falco – Nurse Jackie
    Julia Louis-Dreyfus – Veep
    Gina Rodriguez – Jane the Virgin
    Taylor Schilling – Orange Is the New Black

Best Actor in a TV Series, Musical or Comedy

    Louis C. K. – Louie
    Don Cheadle – House of Lies
    Ricky Gervais – Derek
    William H. Macy – Shameless
    Jeffrey Tambor – Transparent

Best TV Movie or Mini-Series

    Fargo
    The Missing
    The Normal Heart
    Olive Kitteridge
    True Detective

Best Actress in a Mini-Series or TV Movie

    Maggie Gyllenhaal – The Honourable Woman
    Jessica Lange – American Horror Story: Freak Show
    Frances McDormand – Olive Kitteridge
    Frances O’Connor – The Missing
    Allison Tolman – Fargo

Best Actor in a Mini-Series or TV Movie

    Martin Freeman – Fargo
    Woody Harrelson – True Detective
    Matthew McConaughey – True Detective
    Mark Ruffalo – The Normal Heart
    Billy Bob Thornton – Fargo

Best Supporting Actress in a Series, Mini-Series or TV Movie

    Uzo Aduba – Orange Is the New Black
    Kathy Bates – American Horror Story: Freak Show
    Joanne Froggatt – Downton Abbey
    Allison Janney – Mom
    Michelle Monaghan – True Detective

Best Supporting Actor in a Series, Mini-Series or TV Movie

    Matt Bomer – The Normal Heart
    Alan Cumming – The Good Wife
    Colin Hanks – Fargo
    Bill Murray – Olive Kitteridge
    Jon Voight – Ray Donovan

The Golden Globes will screen live on SA screens at 3am Monday January 12, 2015 on MNet Movies Premiere (Channel 103 on DStv).

If you’re looking to view the Golden Globes at a more civilised hour, then catch it later that same day at 9.30pm on MNet (Channel 101 on DStv).