Golden Globe Predictions

[barrybrooks8]

A. I am psyched they snubbed Rachel Getting Married as much as they did. I was wishfully thinking when I had it down for zero nods.

B. The only category I got 100% was Best Actor, Drama.

[OscarGuy]

My predictions are updated in-line below.

[Sabin]

If it becomes a "Bollywood-inspired music video," then wouldn't that qualify it as a musical, a la Ray and Walk the Line?

It becomes a Bollywood-inspired music video in the sense that it becomes a self-parody. If it's a comedy, only because the script is so laughably myopic.

[ITALIANO]

Best Picture, Comedy:
Rachel Getting Married


Best Actress, Comedy:
Anne Hathaway - Rachel Getting Married

?

[OscarGuy]

It has ONE Bollywood-style showtune at the very end of the film, that's the likely-nominated song Jaiho. It's not a significant part of the plot and I would even consider it to be a closing credits number. The film is NOT a comedy in the broadest definition.

[MovieWes]

Could Slumdog be considered a comedy? It's the stuff of drama until it becomes a Bollywood-inspired music video.

If it becomes a "Bollywood-inspired music video," then wouldn't that qualify it as a musical, a la Ray and Walk the Line? I would've thought that they were dramas as well, since they obviously weren't comedies, and I wouldn't consider them musicals either (just because they were biopics about famous musicians doesn't make them musicals, IMO), but the HFPA obviously considered them musicals. Could Slumdog Millionaire be lumped into the same category?

It seems to me that Revolutionary Road is DOA. Of course, I thought the same thing about Atonement last year, and that ended up winning the Globe. That said, at least Atonement was nominated by the BCFA, so I don't know that RR has much hope tomorrow. It doesn't seem to be very popular right now.



Edited By MovieWes on 1228951509

[OscarGuy]

Ok. Updated now. 6:35am Central, plenty of time until the announcements.

Best Picture, Drama:
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Frost/Nixon
Milk
Revolutionary Road
Slumdog Millionaire

Best Picture, Comedy:
Cadillac Records
Happy-Go-Lucky
Mamma Mia!
Tropic Thunder
WALL-E

Best Actor, Drama:
Leonardo DiCaprio - Revolutionary Road
Frank Langella - Frost/Nixon
Sean Penn - Milk
Brad Pitt - The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Mickey Rourke - The Wrestler

Best Actor, Comedy:
Javier Bardem - Vicky Cristina Barcelona
Adrien Brody - Cadillac Records
Clint Eastwood - Gran Torino
Dustin Hoffman - Last Chance Harvey
Ben Stiller - Tropic Thunder

Best Actress, Drama:
Cate Blanchett - The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Anne Hathaway - Rachel Getting Married
Angelina Jolie - Changeling
Meryl Streep - Doubt
Kate Winslet - Revolutionary Road

Best Actress, Comedy:
Beyonce - Cadillac Records
Sally Hawkins - Happy-Go-Lucky
Sarah Jessica Parker - Sex and the City
Meryl Streep - Mamma Mia
Emma Thompson - Last Chance Harvey

Best Supporting Actor:
Josh Brolin - Milk
Robert Downey Jr - Tropic Thunder
James Franco - Milk
Heath Ledger - The Dark Knight
Philip Seymour Hoffman - Doubt

Best Supporting Actress;
Penelope Cruz - Vicky Cristina Barcelona
Viola Davis - Doubt
Rosemarie DeWitt - Rachel Getting Married
Taraji P. Henson - The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Marisa Tomei - The Wrestler

Best Director:
Danny Boyle - Slumdog Millionaire
Clint Eastwood - Gran Torino
David Fincher - The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Ron Howard - Frost/Nixon
Gus Van Sant - Milk

Best Screenplay:
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Frost/Nixon
Milk
Rachel Getting Married
Slumdog Millionaire

Original Score:
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Frost/Nixon
Slumdog Millionire
The Visitor
The Wrestler

Animated Film:
Kung Fu Panda
WALL-E
Waltz with Bashir
(if 5 nominees)
Bolt
Horton Hears a Who

Original Song:
"Another Way to Die" - Quantum of Solace
"Down to Earth" - WALL-E
"Jaiho" - Slumdog Millionaire
"I Thought I Lost You" - Bolt
"The Wrestler" - The Wrestler



Edited By OscarGuy on 1228998744

[Sabin]

BEST DRAMATIC PICTURE
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Milk
The Reader
Revolutionary Road
Slumdog Millionaire

BEST COMEDIC/MUSICAL PICTURE
Cadillac Records
Mamma Mia!
Sex and the City
Tropic Thunder
WALL*E

BEST DRAMATIC ACTOR
Josh Brolin, W.
Leonardo DiCaprio, Revolutionary Road
Sean Penn, Milk
Brad Pitt, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Mickey Rourke, The Wrestler

BEST COMEDIC/MUSICAL ACTOR
Javier Bardem, Vicky Cristina Barcelona
George Clooney, Burn After Reading
Robert Downey, Jr., Iron Man
Dustin Hoffman, Last Chance Harvey
Ben Stiller, Tropic Thunder

BEST DRAMATIC ACTRESS
Anne Hathaway, Rachel Getting Married
Angelina Jolie, Changeling
Kristen Scott Thomas, I’ve Loved You So Long
Meryl Streep, Doubt
Kate Winslet. Revolutionary Road

BEST COMEDIC/MUSICAL ACTRESS
Beyoncé Knowles, Cadillac Records
Sally Hawkins, Happy-Go-Lucky
Sarah Jessica Parker, Sex and the City
Meryl Streep, Mamma Mia!
Emma Thompson, Last Chance Harvey

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Josh Brolin, Milk
Robert Downey, Jr., Tropic Thunder
Philip Seymour Hoffman, Doubt
Heath Ledger, The Dark Knight
Jeffrey Wright, Cadillac Records

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Penelope Cruz, Vicky Cristina Barcelona
Viola Davis, Doubt
Taraji P. Henson, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Marisa Tomei, The Wrestler
Kate Winslet, The Reader

BEST DIRECTOR
Danny Boyle, Slumdog Millionaire
Stephen Daldry, The Reader
David Fincher, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Sam Mendes, Revolutionary Road
Gus Van Sant, Milk

BEST SCREENPLAY
The Dark Knight
Doubt
Milk
The Reader
Slumdog Millionaire

BEST SCORE
Australia
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Frost/Nixon
The Reader
Slumdog Millionaire

BEST SONG
"All Dressed Up in Love" ~ Sex and the City
"I Thought I Lost You" ~ Bolt
"Jaiho" ~ Slumdog Millionaire
"Now or Never" ~ High School Musical 3
"The Wrestler" ~ The Wrestler

BEST ANIMATED FILM
Bolt
WALL*E
Waltz with Bashir

[Zahveed]

Changed mine up a little bit:

BEST MOTION PICTURE - DRAMA
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
The Dark Knight
Doubt
Milk
Revolutionary Road

BEST MOTION PICTURE - MUSICAL or COMEDY
Baby Mama
Burn After Reading
Forgetting Sarah Marshall
Mamma Mia!
Tropic Thunder

BEST ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE - DRAMA
Leonardo DiCaprio - Revolutionary Road
Frank Langella - Frost/Nixon
Sean Penn - Milk
Brad Pitt - The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Mickey Rourke - The Wrestler

BEST ACTRESS IN A MOTION PICTURE - DRAMA
Anne Hathaway - Rachel Getting Married
Angelina Jolie - Changeling
Kristin Scott-Thomas - I've Loved You So Long
Meryl Streep - Doubt
Kate Winslet - Revolutionary Road

BEST ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE - MUSICAL or COMEDY
Jim Carrey - Yes Man
George Clooney - Burn After Reading
Paul Rudd - Role Models
Jason Segal - Forgetting Sarah Marshall
Ben Stiller - Tropic Thunder

BEST ACTRESS IN A MOTION PICTURE - MUSICAL or COMEDY
Tina Fey - Baby Mama
Sally Hawkins - Happy-Go-Lucky
Frances McDormand - Burn After Reading
Meryl Streep - Mamma Mia!
Emma Thompson - Last Chance Harvey

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE
Robert Downey Jr. - Tropic Thunder
Ralph Fiennes – The Reader
James Franco - Milk
Phillip Seymour Hoffman - Doubt
Heath Ledger - The Dark Knight

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A MOTION PICTURE
Penelope Cruz - Vicky Christina Barcelona
Taraji P. Henson - The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Viola Davis - Doubt
Amy Poehler - Baby Mama
Kate Winslet - The Reader

BEST DIRECTOR FOR A MOTION PICTURE
David Fincher - The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Ron Howard- Frost/Nixon
Christopher Nolan - The Dark Knight
Gus Van Sant - Milk
Danny Boyle - Slumdog Millionaire

BEST SCREENPLAY FOR A MOTION PICTURE
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
The Dark Knight
Milk
Rachel Getting Married
Slumdog Millionaire

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE
Bolt
Kung Fu Panda
WALL-E

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE FOR A MOTION PICTURE
Australia
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
The Dark Knight
Milk
WALL-E

[FilmFan720]

Are they announcing on TV tomorrow morning?

[criddic3]

Dustin Hoffman, Last Chance Harvey

Interesting pick. I haven't heard much about this movie. Looking it up on IMDB now...

[barrybrooks8]

My vanilla predictions:

Best Picture, Drama

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
The Dark Knight
Milk
Revolutionary Road
Slumdog Millionaire

Best Picture, Comedy or Musical

Baby Mama
Burn After Reading
Mamma Mia!
Tropic Thunder
Vicky Cristina Barcelona

Best Actor, Drama

Leonardo DiCaprio, Revolutionary Road
Frank Langella, Frost/Nixon
Sean Penn, Milk
Brad Pitt, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Mickey Rourke, The Wrestler

Best Actress, Drama

Cate Blanchett, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Melissa Leo, Frozen River
Kristin Scott-Thomas, I've Loved You So Long
Meryl Streep, Doubt
Kate Winslet, Revolutionary Road

Best Actor, Comedy

Jim Carrey, Yes Man
George Clooney, Burn After Reading
Robert Downey Jr, Iron Man
Dustin Hoffman, Last Chance Harvey
Colin Farrell, In Bruges

Best Actress, Comedy

Tina Fey, Baby Mama
Sally Hawkins, Happy-Go-Lucky
Scarlett Johansson, Vicky Cristina Barcelona
Frances McDormand, Burn After Reading
Meryl Streep, Mamma Mia!

Best Supporting Actor

Josh Brolin, Milk
Robert Downey Jr, Tropic Thunder
James Franco, Milk
Philip Seymour Hoffman, Doubt
Heath Ledger, The Dark Knight

Best Supporting Actress

Penelope Cruz, Vicky Cristina Barcelona
Viola Davis, Doubt
Samantha Morton, Synecdoche, New York
Kate Winslet, The Reader
Elsa Zylberstein, I've Loved You So Long

Best Director

Danny Boyle, Slumdog Millionaire
Stephen Daldry, The Reader
Clint Eastwood, Gran Torino
David Fincher, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Gus Van Sant, Milk

Best Screenplay

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Doubt
Milk
Revolutionary Road
Vicky Cristina Barcelona

Best Score

Burn After Reading
Changeling
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Doubt
The Reader

Best Song

"All Dressed Up in Love", Sex and the City
"Down to Earth", Wall-E
"Little Person", Synecdoche, New York
"Rock Me Sexy Jesus", Hamlet 2
"The Wrestler", The Wrestler

Best Animated Piece of Garbage

The Tale of Despereaux
Wall-E
Waltz with Bashir

Best Foreign Film

Christmas Tale
The Class
Gomorrah
I've Loved You So Long
Let the Right One In

[Sabin]

That means...'Sex and the City' wins again.

[Mister Tee]

Tom O'Neil's site had the list of what films constituted comedies at HFPA. You can check over there, but I'm reasonably certain neither Rachel nor Slumdog were on it, and I have a feeling Wall E wasn't, either. It looked to me like the most pitiful music/comedy field ever.

[Sabin]

Could Slumdog be considered a comedy? It's the stuff of drama until it becomes a Bollywood-inspired music video.