Golden Globe Predictions contest!

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Thank you for organizing the contest, once again, Anonymous.
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OscarGuy wrote:You missed my votes, apparently.
Sorry about that. I counted it but I missed listing it down.
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You missed my votes, apparently.
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Man, do I suck at this!
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anonymous1980 wrote:I decided to count Meryl Streep's standing ovations as 2. That plus the standing o for the Moonlight win brings it to 3. So 3 is the right answer.
I would have counted it the same way. Streep's first ovation was because of her career achievement award. Her second was because of her speech.
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Nice to wake up and see that, at my not-so-tender age and in a period when I can't really follow all this as I used to do, I can still play this game.

To be honest, I expected I'd win this time - but in a tie with much more than just one person. It's getting more and more predictable year after year - the internet plays a role, even in the way it influences voters today. And, of course, "betting" on a surprise is so risky that almost nobody does that (Okri should really be congratulated for having predicted that screenplay win).

Plus, how shall I put it - I can "feel" a loser. And this year, even too clearly, Natalie Portman is a loser. Oh I know, there are still the SAGs and everything can change. But at the moment, and probably even in these next weeks, we know (or at least I know and knew when I played this game, without doubting it for one second) that Portman - great as she must be in Jackie, I haven't seen the movie yet and by the way unlike many here I truly liked her performance in Black Swan - doesn't have a chance. Don't ask me why - I will say more after I see Jackie. But it's obvious. Julianne Moore had been sublime in Far from Heaven and had, of course, won more back then than Portman has done this year (inclunding Best Actress at Venice: Portman's losing there, and to a young actress in a musical, was an early sign of weakness) - yet one felt that she was a loser, too. Sad but true.

Despite Aaron Taylor-Johnson's win (oh, and while the film may not be a masterpiece, I found him very good there - for the role he had to play), which probably won't even translate in an Oscar nomination, I'm afraid that the four acting winners are at the moment sealed. But then, this is when big surprises (or at least ONE big surprise) sometimes happen.
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I decided to count Meryl Streep's standing ovations as 2. That plus the standing o for the Moonlight win brings it to 3. So 3 is the right answer. So without further ado, here are the results:

Filmfan720 = 15 points
anonymous1980 = 24 points
Snick's Guy, CalWilliam, nightwingnova and criddic = 27 points
Sabin = 28 points
Jefforey Smith = 29 points
Precious Doll, Okri, Oscar Guy and The Original BJ = 30 points
Big Magilla = 32 points
dws1982, mlrg and Reza = 33 points

and tied for first place with a whopping 36 points are...

Heksagon & ITALIANO

Take a bow!

A bit of trivia:

- Not surprisingly, NOBODY saw that Aaron Taylor-Johnson upset coming.

- Only Okri predicted La La Land's Screenplay victory.
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Meryl Streep got a standing ovation before and a standing ovation after. Do I count that as one or two?
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I assume everyone's tied with 0 points so far?
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Picture (Drama): Hacksaw Ridge
Picture (Comedy/Musical): La La Land
Director: Damien Chazelle
Actor (Drama): Casey Affleck
Actor (Comedy/Musical): Ryan Gosling
Actress (Drama): Isabelle Huppert
Actress (Comedy/Musical): Emma Stone
Supporting Actor: Mahershala Ali
Supporting Actress: Viola Davis
Screenplay: Manchester by the Sea
Foreign Language Film: Elle
Animated Feature: Zootopia
Original Song: "City of Stars", La La Land
Original Score: La La Land

Standing Ovations: 4.
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Drama: Moonlight
Comedy/Musical: La La Land
Animated: Zootopia
Director: Damien Chazelle
Drama Actor: Casey Affleck
Drama Actress: Natalie Portman
Comedy Actor: Ryan Gosling
Comedy Actress: Emma Stone
Supporting Actor: Jeff Bridges
Supporting Actress: Viola Davis
Screenplay: Manchester by the Sea
Original Score: La La Land
Song: "City of Stars"
Foreign Film: Toni Erdmann

2 standing ovations.
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Best Drama: Manchester by the Sea
Best Comedy/Musical: La La Land
Best Film Drama Actor: Casey Affleck, Manchester by the Sea
Best Film Drama Actress: Natalie Portman, Jackie
Best Film Comedy/Musical Actor: Ryan Gosling, La La Land
Best Film Comedy/Musical Actress: Emma Stone, La La Land
Best Film Supporting Actor: Mahershala Ali, Moonlight
Best Film Supporting Actress: Viola Davis, Fences
Best Film Director: Mel Gibson, Hacksaw Ridge
Best Screenplay: Kenneth Lonergan, Manchester by the Sea
Best Animated Film: Zootopia
Best Foreign Language Film: Elle
Best Film Score: La La Land
Best Film Song: “City of Stars”, La La Land

Standing ovations: 3
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Picture -- Drama: Moonlight
Actor -- Drama: Denzel Washington, Fences
Actress -- Drama: Natalie Portman, Jackie
Picture -- Musical/Comedy: La La Land
Actor -- Musical/Comedy: Ryan Gosling, La La Land
Actor -- Musical/Comedy: Emma Stone, La La Land
Supporting Actor: Mahershala Ali, Moonlight
Supporting Actress: Viola Davis, Fences
Director: Damien Chazelle, La La Land
Screenplay: Manchester by the Sea
Animated: Zootopia
Foreign: Toni Erdmann
Score: La La Land
Song: "City of Stars," La La Land

Standing Ovations: 5
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Best Picture Drama: Lion (Moonlight)
Best Picture Musical/Comedy: La La Land
Best Actor Drama: Casey Affleck, Manchester by the Sea
Best Actress Drama: Natalie Portman, Jackie
Best Actor Musical/Comedy: Ryan Gosling, La La Land
Best Actress Musical/Comedy: Emma Stone, La La Land
Best Supporting Actor: Mahershala Ali (Jeff Bridges)
Best Supporting Actress: Nicole Kidman
Best Director: Damien Chazelle (Mel Gibson)
Best Screenplay: Nocturnal Animals (Moonlight)
Best Animated Film: Moana
Best Foreign Language Film: Toni Erdmann
Best Score: Hidden Figures
Best Film Song: “Faith" ("How Far I'll Go")
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Best Drama: Moonlight
Best Comedy/Musical: La La Land
Best Film Drama Actor: Casey Affleck (Manchester by the Sea)
Best Film Drama Actress: Isabelle Huppert (Elle)
Best Film Comedy/Musical Actor: Ryan Reynold (Deadpool)
Best Film Comedy/Musical Actress: Annette Bening (20th Century Women)
Best Film Supporting Actor: Mahershala Ali (Moonlight)
Best Film Supporting Actress: Michelle Williams (Manchester by the Sea)
Best Film Director: Damien Chazelle (La La Land)
Best Screenplay: Kenneth Lonergan (Manchester by the Sea)
Best Animated Film: Zootopia
Best Foreign Language Film: Toni Erdmann
Best Film Score: La La Land
Best Film Song: “City of Stars” from “La La Land”

Standing ovations: 3
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