Golden Globe Predictions

I'm gonna keep this brief because this awards season is so crazy I literally have no idea who the Globes are going to pick here.

Best Motion Picture - Drama

American Gangster
Atonement
Eastern Promises
The Great Debaters
Michael Clayton
No Country For Old Men
There Will Be Blood

Prediction: Atonement. Having only seen four of these it is by far my favourite. It seems to be treading water in this race but it could be just that little bit late to hit it hard. I hope so anyway. It's the nomination leader so I'm picking it to win.

Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama

Cate Blanchett – Elizabeth: The Golden Age
Julie Christie – Away From Her
Jodie Foster – The Brave One
Angelina Jolie – A Mighty Heart
Keira Knightley – Atonement

Prediction: I've seen all but Blanchett. My favourite here is the stunning Julie Christie but I wouldn't mind a Jolie win, given that she won't win anything else. I think Christie will grab this prize.

Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama

George Clooney – Michael Clayton
Daniel Day-Lewis – There Will Be Blood
James McAvoy – Atonement
Viggo Mortensen – Eastern Promises
Denzel Washington – American Gangster

Prediction: Having seen all of these except the frontrunner and probable winner, Daniel Day Lewis, I'm rooting for James McAvoy. Clooney should be close though.

Best Motion Picture - Musical Or Comedy

Across The Universe
Charlie Wilson's War
Hairspray
Juno
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street

Prediction: Interesting. Any of these could win. If Juno manages to take this award it means it'll be incredibly strong for Oscar, given that they nearly always pick a musical. I think they're gonna go for Sweeney here.

Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy

Amy Adams – Enchanted
Nikki Blonsky – Hairspray
Helena Bonham Carter – Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Marion Cotillard – La Vie En Rose
Ellen Page – Juno

Prediction: Cotillard Vs. Page with Adams an outside shot. Blonsky is a little fish and I'd be surprised (but delighted) if she were to win here. They'll have to adore Hairspray. I'm going for Cotillard.

Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical Or Comedy

Johnny Depp – Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Ryan Gosling – Lars and the Real Girl
Tom Hanks – Charlie Wilson's War
Philip Seymour Hoffman – The Savages
John C. Reilly – Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story

Prediction: They love Johnny, and why shouldn't they?

Best Performance by an Actress In A Supporting Role in a Motion Picture

Cate Blanchett – I'm Not There
Julia Roberts – Charlie Wilson's War
Saoirse Ronan – Atonement
Amy Ryan – Gone Baby Gone
Tilda Swinton – Michael Clayton

Prediction: As much as I'd like Tilda Swinton to win she's probably the only one of these five who doesn't stand a chance. I think they may go for child star Saoirse Ronan, and back up their nomination leader some more. Boy does it need backing up lately.

Best Performance by an Actor In A Supporting Role in a Motion Picture

Casey Affleck – The Assassination Of Jesse James By The Coward Robert Ford
Javier Bardem – No Country For Old Men
Philip Seymour Hoffman – Charlie Wilson's War
John Travolta – Hairspray
Tom Wilkinson – Michael Clayton

Prediction: Come on John Travolta!!! I'm picking Bardem though. Haha.

Best Animated Feature Film

Bee Movie
Ratatouille
The Simpsons Movie

Prediction: Overrated rat story.

Best Foreign Language Film

4 Months, 3 Weeks And 2 Days (Romania)
The Diving Bell And The Butterfly (France, United States)
The Kite Runner (United States)
Lust, Caution (Taiwan)
Persepolis (France)

Prediction: I'll be appalled if the offensively simple Kite Runner wins over Ang Lee's gorgeous Lust, Caution. Diving Bell should have no problem here.

Best Director - Motion Picture

Tim Burton – Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Ethan Coen, Joel Coen – No Country For Old Men
Julian Schnabel – The Diving Bell And The Butterfly
Ridley Scott – American Gangster
Joe Wright – Atonement

Prediction: The Coens are stronger than their film here.

Best Screenplay - Motion Picture

Atonement
Charlie Wilson's War
The Diving Bell And The Butterfly
Juno
No Country For Old Men

Prediction: I'm gonna go for Juno, since Diablo Cody somehow seems to be making screenwriting fashionable amidst a strike at its base camp.

Best Original Score - Motion Picture

Grace Is Gone
The Kite Runner
Atonement
Eastern Promises
Into The Wild

Prediction: Atonement

Best Original Song - Motion Picture

"Despedida" – Love In The Time Of Cholera
"Grace Is Gone" – Grace Is Gone
"Guaranteed" – Into The Wild
"That's How You Know" – Enchanted
"Walk Hard" – Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story

Prediction: Enchanted!