Let me look into my crystal ball...
I thought I'd register who I think will win at the Golden Globes tonight. I'll be live tweeting on my RL twitter, @erins_26 if anyone's interested in playing along.
[ETA] There have been some surprises tonight! Also some very awkward moments and ... well, yeah. I've updated the post with the winners thus far.
Final count from my predictions:
Movies: 9 right out of 14
TV: 5 right out of 11
Bolded for who I think will win.
Italics for who I want to win or a strong second for winner, if I have a preference. Mostly I don't.
Underlined for actual winners.
FILM
Best Motion Picture, Drama
Carol
Mad Max: Fury Road
The Revenant
Room - I actually changed this right now. My initial response was for The Revenant.
Spotlight
Best Motion Picture, Comedy
The Big Short
Joy
The Martian
Spy - I really enjoyed this and the cast they had. It wasn't groundbreaking but it was funny and goddamn, Jason Statham was hysterical!
Trainwreck
Best Director - Motion Picture
Todd Haynes, Carol
Alejandro Iñárritu, The Revenant
Tom McCarthy, Spotlight
George Miller, Mad Max - I had George Miller picked as "to win" at first but something's swaying me.
Ridley Scott, The Martian
Best Actress in a Motion Picture, Drama
Cate Blanchett, Carol
Brie Larson, Room - I don't have a horse in this race.
Rooney Mara, Carol
Saoirse Ronan, Brooklyn
Alicia Vikander, The Danish Girl
Best Actress in a Motion Picture, Comedy
Jennifer Lawrence, Joy - Maybe it's my preferences showing but I really want JLaw to win, I love her!
Melissa McCarthy, Spy
Amy Schumer, Trainwreck
Maggie Smith, Lady in the Van
Lily Tomlin, Grandma
Best Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture
Jane Fonda, Youth
Jennifer Jason Leigh, The Hateful Eight
Helen Mirren, Trumbo
Alicia Vikander, Ex Machina - Again, no horse in this race. But I meant to watch Ex Machina on Netflix this weekend to find out what all the fuss is about.
Kate Winslet, Steve Jobs - I'm not mad at it, I just didn't expect it.
Best Actor in a Motion Picture, Drama
Bryan Cranston, Trumbo
Leonardo DiCaprio, The Revenant - I think it might finally be his year, at least at the GGs. I don't know about the Oscars? I dunno. I kind of want to see this movie but it's not a big priority for me right now.
Michael Fassbender, Steve Jobs
Eddie Redmayne, The Danish Girl
Will Smith, Concussion
Best Actor in a Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy
Christian Bale, The Big Short
Steve Carell, The Big Short
Matt Damon, The Martian - I've never even heard of Mark Ruffalo's movie! I want to see The Big Short because it seems interesting to me but I haven't heard anything about it outside of a couple glimpses of the trailer and some bad hair.
Al Pacino, Danny Collins
Mark Ruffalo, Infinitely Polar Bear
Best Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture
Paul Dano, Love & Mercy
Idris Elba, Beasts of No Nation
Mark Rylance, Bridge of Spies
Michael Shannon, 99 Homes
Sylvester Stallone, Creed - Basing this opinion on the murmurs I've heard lately. I don't care one way or another.
Best Screenplay - Motion Picture
Emma Donoghue, Room - I likely won't ever watch this movie but I think this could be a strong second to win.
Tom McCarthy, Josh Singer, Spotlight
Charles Randolph, Adam McKay, The Big Short
Aaron Sorkin, Steve Jobs - I feel like Sorkin just will?
Quentin Tarantino, The Hateful Eight
Best Animated Feature Film
Anomalisa
The Good Dinosaur
Inside Out - I don't think there's a chance for any of the others, hmm?
The Peanuts Movie
Shaun the Sheep Movie
Best Original Song
“Love Me Like You Do” 50 Shades of Grey
“One Kind of Love” Love and Mercy
“See You Again” Furious 7 - I don't want anything from 50 Shades to win anything aside from Razzies and I have a sentimental attachment to this song.
“Simple Song No. 3″ Youth
“Writing’s on the Wall” Spectre - Ugh, really? Well, I did say ANYTHING but.
Best Original Score
Carter Burwell, Carol
Alexandre Desplat, The Danish Girl
Ennio Morricone, The Hateful Eight - I knew nothing about the score but Tarantino's... uh, speech, educated me that the composer is in his late 80's and that's pretty damn cool. Tarantino aside.
Daniel Pemberton, Steve Jobs
Ryuichi Sakamoto Alva Noto, The Revenant - I have no idea on this category at all but this movie feels like the score is pretty important and powerful to the movie?
Best Motion Picture, Foreign Language
The Brand New Testament
The Club
The Fencer
Mustang
Son of Saul - This is the only one I've heard anything about.
TELEVISION
Best TV Series, Drama
Empire
Game of Thrones
Mr. Robot - I think this has a really, really good chance of winning because it was so weird and different from what's been around lately. YAYAYAYAYAYAYA!!!
Narcos
Outlander - I wouldn't be opposed to seeing this win but I don't think it will. I just don't want GoT or Empire to win.
Best TV Series, Comedy
Casual
Mozart in the Jungle - I was NOT expecting this to happen. I guess I have to watch this now!
Orange Is the New Black
Silicon Valley
Transparent - I haven't watched it and I don't particularly want to but I don't think it can lose tonight.
Veep
Best TV Movie or Limited-Series
American Crime
American Horror Story: Hotel
Fargo - I haven't watched this season yet (or season 1 but season 2 interested me more) but I want this to win just so American Horror Story doesn't.
Flesh and Bone
Wolf Hall - I've HEARD of this show but that's it. I keep thinking it's a supernatural-based show but I guess it's just some period British drama.
Best Actor in a TV Series, Drama
Jon Hamm, Mad Men - I'm not sure Jon Hamm can't win.
Rami Malek, Mr. Robot - I'd prefer if Rami did, even if the show really weirded me out by the end of the season. But that just proves he's THAT great an actor. So different from his RL persona, too, from what I've seen in interviews.
Wagner Moura, Narcos
Bob Odenkirk, Better Call Saul
Liev Schreiber, Ray Donovan
Best Actress in a TV Series, Drama
Caitriona Balfe, Outlander - I would LOVE Caitriona to win but...
Viola Davis, How to Get Away With Murder
Eva Green, Penny Dreadful
Taraji P. Henson, Empire - Something tells me she wins.
Robin Wright, House of Cards
Best Actor in a TV Series, Comedy
Aziz Ansari, Master of None
Gael Garcia Bernal, Mozart in the Jungle - I was genuinely surprised that he won over Tambor. Even more of a reason to watch this show. I remember seeing promos before the first season for it but since it didn't air on TV I didn't bother. Rectifying that now.
Rob Lowe, The Grinder
Patrick Stewart, Blunt Talk
Jeffrey Tambor, Transparent - I think he's got it in the bag but ROB LOWE CANNOT WIN. He's such a fucking waste of space. Also, check out how many alternative media nominees there are here and overall!
Best Actress in a TV Series, Comedy
Rachel Bloom, Crazy Ex Girlfriend - So the CW has done well in this category two years in a row! I don't want to watch the show and have been irritated as fuck by the promos/premise for it but good for it! I'm glad to see the CW getting some props.
Jamie Lee Curtis, Scream Queens
Julia Louis Dreyfus, Veep - I think it goes back to JLD this year.
Gina Rodriguez, Jane the Virgin
Lily Tomlin, Grace & Frankie
Best Supporting Actress in a Series, Limited-Series, or TV Movie
Uzo Aduba, Orange is the New Black
Joanne Froggatt, Downton Abbey
Regina King, American Crime
Judith Light, Transparent - Again, I know next to nothing about any of these shows but from what I've heard and the interviews with Judith I think she stands a great chance here.
Maura Tierney, The Affair - I'm not mad at it. *shrugs* I hear she was the best part of this past season, but I don't watch the show and have no desire to, either.
Best Supporting Actor in a Series, Limited-Series or TV Movie
Alan Cumming, The Good Wife
Damian Lewis, Wolf Hall
Ben Mendelsohn, Bloodline
Tobias Menzies, Outlander
Christian Slater, Mr. Robot - I would LOVE for Christian Slater to win this. YAYAYAYAYAY!
Best Actor in a Limited-Series or TV Movie
Idris Elba, Luther - This is a stab in the dark, really.
Oscar Isaac, Show Me a Hero - I got nothin'.
David Oyelowo, Nightingale
Mark Rylance, Wolf Hall
Patrick Wilson, Fargo
Best Actress in a Limited-Series or TV Movie
Kirsten Dunst, Fargo - I would love to see her win.
Lady Gaga, American Horror Story: Hotel - I don't want her to win, at least not for such a hackneyed bullshit show. // Imagine me inserting an eye-rolling emoji here. Also, that speech? UGH.
Sarah Hay, Flesh & Bone
Felicity Huffman, American Crime
Queen Latifah, Bessie
[ETA] There have been some surprises tonight! Also some very awkward moments and ... well, yeah. I've updated the post with the winners thus far.
Final count from my predictions:
Movies: 9 right out of 14
TV: 5 right out of 11
Bolded for who I think will win.
Italics for who I want to win or a strong second for winner, if I have a preference. Mostly I don't.
Underlined for actual winners.
FILM
Best Motion Picture, Drama
Carol
Mad Max: Fury Road
The Revenant
Room - I actually changed this right now. My initial response was for The Revenant.
Spotlight
Best Motion Picture, Comedy
The Big Short
Joy
The Martian
Spy - I really enjoyed this and the cast they had. It wasn't groundbreaking but it was funny and goddamn, Jason Statham was hysterical!
Trainwreck
Best Director - Motion Picture
Todd Haynes, Carol
Alejandro Iñárritu, The Revenant
Tom McCarthy, Spotlight
George Miller, Mad Max - I had George Miller picked as "to win" at first but something's swaying me.
Ridley Scott, The Martian
Best Actress in a Motion Picture, Drama
Cate Blanchett, Carol
Brie Larson, Room - I don't have a horse in this race.
Rooney Mara, Carol
Saoirse Ronan, Brooklyn
Alicia Vikander, The Danish Girl
Best Actress in a Motion Picture, Comedy
Jennifer Lawrence, Joy - Maybe it's my preferences showing but I really want JLaw to win, I love her!
Melissa McCarthy, Spy
Amy Schumer, Trainwreck
Maggie Smith, Lady in the Van
Lily Tomlin, Grandma
Best Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture
Jane Fonda, Youth
Jennifer Jason Leigh, The Hateful Eight
Helen Mirren, Trumbo
Alicia Vikander, Ex Machina - Again, no horse in this race. But I meant to watch Ex Machina on Netflix this weekend to find out what all the fuss is about.
Kate Winslet, Steve Jobs - I'm not mad at it, I just didn't expect it.
Best Actor in a Motion Picture, Drama
Bryan Cranston, Trumbo
Leonardo DiCaprio, The Revenant - I think it might finally be his year, at least at the GGs. I don't know about the Oscars? I dunno. I kind of want to see this movie but it's not a big priority for me right now.
Michael Fassbender, Steve Jobs
Eddie Redmayne, The Danish Girl
Will Smith, Concussion
Best Actor in a Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy
Christian Bale, The Big Short
Steve Carell, The Big Short
Matt Damon, The Martian - I've never even heard of Mark Ruffalo's movie! I want to see The Big Short because it seems interesting to me but I haven't heard anything about it outside of a couple glimpses of the trailer and some bad hair.
Al Pacino, Danny Collins
Mark Ruffalo, Infinitely Polar Bear
Best Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture
Paul Dano, Love & Mercy
Idris Elba, Beasts of No Nation
Mark Rylance, Bridge of Spies
Michael Shannon, 99 Homes
Sylvester Stallone, Creed - Basing this opinion on the murmurs I've heard lately. I don't care one way or another.
Best Screenplay - Motion Picture
Emma Donoghue, Room - I likely won't ever watch this movie but I think this could be a strong second to win.
Tom McCarthy, Josh Singer, Spotlight
Charles Randolph, Adam McKay, The Big Short
Aaron Sorkin, Steve Jobs - I feel like Sorkin just will?
Quentin Tarantino, The Hateful Eight
Best Animated Feature Film
Anomalisa
The Good Dinosaur
Inside Out - I don't think there's a chance for any of the others, hmm?
The Peanuts Movie
Shaun the Sheep Movie
Best Original Song
“Love Me Like You Do” 50 Shades of Grey
“One Kind of Love” Love and Mercy
“See You Again” Furious 7 - I don't want anything from 50 Shades to win anything aside from Razzies and I have a sentimental attachment to this song.
“Simple Song No. 3″ Youth
“Writing’s on the Wall” Spectre - Ugh, really? Well, I did say ANYTHING but.
Best Original Score
Carter Burwell, Carol
Alexandre Desplat, The Danish Girl
Ennio Morricone, The Hateful Eight - I knew nothing about the score but Tarantino's... uh, speech, educated me that the composer is in his late 80's and that's pretty damn cool. Tarantino aside.
Daniel Pemberton, Steve Jobs
Ryuichi Sakamoto Alva Noto, The Revenant - I have no idea on this category at all but this movie feels like the score is pretty important and powerful to the movie?
Best Motion Picture, Foreign Language
The Brand New Testament
The Club
The Fencer
Mustang
Son of Saul - This is the only one I've heard anything about.
TELEVISION
Best TV Series, Drama
Empire
Game of Thrones
Mr. Robot - I think this has a really, really good chance of winning because it was so weird and different from what's been around lately. YAYAYAYAYAYAYA!!!
Narcos
Outlander - I wouldn't be opposed to seeing this win but I don't think it will. I just don't want GoT or Empire to win.
Best TV Series, Comedy
Casual
Mozart in the Jungle - I was NOT expecting this to happen. I guess I have to watch this now!
Orange Is the New Black
Silicon Valley
Transparent - I haven't watched it and I don't particularly want to but I don't think it can lose tonight.
Veep
Best TV Movie or Limited-Series
American Crime
American Horror Story: Hotel
Fargo - I haven't watched this season yet (or season 1 but season 2 interested me more) but I want this to win just so American Horror Story doesn't.
Flesh and Bone
Wolf Hall - I've HEARD of this show but that's it. I keep thinking it's a supernatural-based show but I guess it's just some period British drama.
Best Actor in a TV Series, Drama
Jon Hamm, Mad Men - I'm not sure Jon Hamm can't win.
Rami Malek, Mr. Robot - I'd prefer if Rami did, even if the show really weirded me out by the end of the season. But that just proves he's THAT great an actor. So different from his RL persona, too, from what I've seen in interviews.
Wagner Moura, Narcos
Bob Odenkirk, Better Call Saul
Liev Schreiber, Ray Donovan
Best Actress in a TV Series, Drama
Caitriona Balfe, Outlander - I would LOVE Caitriona to win but...
Viola Davis, How to Get Away With Murder
Eva Green, Penny Dreadful
Taraji P. Henson, Empire - Something tells me she wins.
Robin Wright, House of Cards
Best Actor in a TV Series, Comedy
Aziz Ansari, Master of None
Gael Garcia Bernal, Mozart in the Jungle - I was genuinely surprised that he won over Tambor. Even more of a reason to watch this show. I remember seeing promos before the first season for it but since it didn't air on TV I didn't bother. Rectifying that now.
Rob Lowe, The Grinder
Patrick Stewart, Blunt Talk
Jeffrey Tambor, Transparent - I think he's got it in the bag but ROB LOWE CANNOT WIN. He's such a fucking waste of space. Also, check out how many alternative media nominees there are here and overall!
Best Actress in a TV Series, Comedy
Rachel Bloom, Crazy Ex Girlfriend - So the CW has done well in this category two years in a row! I don't want to watch the show and have been irritated as fuck by the promos/premise for it but good for it! I'm glad to see the CW getting some props.
Jamie Lee Curtis, Scream Queens
Julia Louis Dreyfus, Veep - I think it goes back to JLD this year.
Gina Rodriguez, Jane the Virgin
Lily Tomlin, Grace & Frankie
Best Supporting Actress in a Series, Limited-Series, or TV Movie
Uzo Aduba, Orange is the New Black
Joanne Froggatt, Downton Abbey
Regina King, American Crime
Judith Light, Transparent - Again, I know next to nothing about any of these shows but from what I've heard and the interviews with Judith I think she stands a great chance here.
Maura Tierney, The Affair - I'm not mad at it. *shrugs* I hear she was the best part of this past season, but I don't watch the show and have no desire to, either.
Best Supporting Actor in a Series, Limited-Series or TV Movie
Alan Cumming, The Good Wife
Damian Lewis, Wolf Hall
Ben Mendelsohn, Bloodline
Tobias Menzies, Outlander
Christian Slater, Mr. Robot - I would LOVE for Christian Slater to win this. YAYAYAYAYAY!
Best Actor in a Limited-Series or TV Movie
Idris Elba, Luther - This is a stab in the dark, really.
Oscar Isaac, Show Me a Hero - I got nothin'.
David Oyelowo, Nightingale
Mark Rylance, Wolf Hall
Patrick Wilson, Fargo
Best Actress in a Limited-Series or TV Movie
Kirsten Dunst, Fargo - I would love to see her win.
Lady Gaga, American Horror Story: Hotel - I don't want her to win, at least not for such a hackneyed bullshit show. // Imagine me inserting an eye-rolling emoji here. Also, that speech? UGH.
Sarah Hay, Flesh & Bone
Felicity Huffman, American Crime
Queen Latifah, Bessie