On the TV side, the Globes can be kinda wacky and weird- the only pattern they ever follow is that they love brand new, first year shows most of the time. Here are my best guesses as to what they'll honor for television:
Best Drama TV Series
- Breaking Bad
- Downton Abbey
- The Good Wife
- House of Cards
- Masters of Sex
I originally though Breaking Bad, but I forgot that the Hollywood Foreign Press was the last organization to even acknowledge the show in nominations, let alone wins. They just don't like it, they never have. I'm not sure the final season, as great as it was, is enough for a group that has never warmed to this show to pick it simply because of the hype. So my prediction is House of Cards, which is way more their kind of thing- classy production, movie stars on TV, politics, etc. They'll be the first to honor Netflix with a major television award.
Best Actress- Drama
- Julianna Margulies, The Good Wife
- Tatiana Maslany, Orphan Black
- Taylor Schilling, Orange is the New Black
- Kerry Washington, Scandal
- Robin Wright, House of Cards
I'm saying Tatiana Maslany. If they saw even a single episode of Orphan Black they'll pick her. Plus she's new, young and in a brand new show, which fits their typical winner in this category. Spoiler would be Kerry Washington, whose profile has been raised considerably in the last year.
Best Actor- Drama
- Bryan Cranston, Breaking Bad
- Liev Schreiber, Ray Donovan
- Michael Sheen, Masters of Sex
- Kevin Spacey, House of Cards
- James Spader, The Blacklist
The movie star for the win. Amazingly, Kevin Spacey has never won a single Globe despite 7 nominations. This will be his first, unless they somehow fall for Michael Sheen in Masters of Sex.
Best Comedy TV Series
- The Big Bang Theory
- Brooklyn Nine-Nine
- Girls
- Modern Family
- Parks and Recreation
This is actually really tough. The new show is Brooklyn Nine-Nine, which is well-reviewed but really under the radar as hardly anyone watches it. They already gave it to Girls last year, Modern Family's old news...could it somehow be Parks and Rec? Incredibly, this is its first nomination after all these years, but I have to go with The Big Bang Theory based on popularity alone.
Best Actress- Comedy
- Zooey Deschanel, New Girl
- Lena Dunham, Girls
- Edie Falco, Nurse Jackie
- Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Veep
- Amy Poehler, Parks and Recreation
Julia Louis-Dreyfus will take this lying down. She lost last year to Lena Dunham, but that grave mistake won't be repeated this time. It's hers.
Best Actor- Comedy
- Jason Bateman, Arrested Development
- Don Cheadle, House of Lies
- Michael J. Fox, The Michael J. Fox Show
- Jim Parsons, The Big Bang Theory
- Andy Samberg, Brooklyn Nine-Nine
A total wild card, as frankly none of these nominees are hyped in any way this year. Could be Jim Parsons, could be Michael J. Fox even though his show has been badly received. I'm gonna have to go out on a limb and say Jason Bateman wlll be the shock winner here as a welcome back for Arrested Development. He won this years ago during the original run.
Best TV Movie/Miniseries
- American Horror Story: Coven
- Behind the Candelabra
- Dancing on the Edge
- Top of the Lake
- White Queen
Behind the Candelabra. Done Deal.
Best Actress Movie/Mini
- Helena Bonham-Carter, Burton and Taylor
- Rebecca Ferguson, The White Queen
- Jessica Lange, American Horror Story: Coven
- Helen Mirren, Phil Spector
- Elisabeth Moss, Top of the Lake
I have absolutely no idea here. They may choose Helena Bonham Carter on name recognition, or it could be Lange or Mirren due to respect. Jessica Lange is my pick.
Best Actor Movie/Mini
- Matt Damon, Behind the Candelabra
- Michael Douglas, Behind the Candelabra
- Chiwetel Ejiofor, Dancing on the Edge
- Idris Elba, Luther
- Al Pacino, Phil Spector
Michael Douglas hands down. Easy one.
Best Supporting Actress in a Series/Movie/Mini
- Jacqueline Bissett, Dancing on the Edge
- Janet McTeer, The White Queen
- Hayden Panattiere, Nashville
- Monica Potter, Parenthood
- Sofia Vergara, Modern Family
It's ridiculous that they lump supporting acting for everything on TV into one category, but since that will never change, this is another total shot in the dark- I'm saying it'll be Monica Potter, who had the most critical acclaim for her role on Parenthood last season.
Best Supporting Actor in a Series/Movie/Mini
- Josh Charles, The Good Wife
- Rob Lowe, Behind the Candelabra
- Aaron Paul, Breaking Bad
- Corey Stoll, House of Cards
- Jon Voight, Ray Donovan
Probably Jon Voight. The biggest name, the flashiest role. I'd be surprised if he lost.
That's it everybody! Tune in to the Globes on Sunday to see how badly I do here (hopefully I'll do better on the movie side). I'll post the full winners list Sunday night.
