Okay, TV time! The Globe Awards for TV are always a pretty meaningless grab bag of whatever it is this odd group of 90 older, foreign journalists happened to like best, so there’s no big secret to predicting in these categories. They tend to have a history of liking new, first season shows and bigger name winners, but that’s about it, and even that gets varied up from time to time. Let’s dive in.
BEST DRAMA SERIES
- The Crown
- Game of Thrones
- The Handmaid’s Tale
- Stranger Things
- This is Us
Gonna go with Handmaid’s Tale. It’s the buzziest new first season show, so I think they’ll want to jump on that Emmy bandwagon.
Winner: The Handmaid’s Tale
Alternate: The Crown
Dark Horse: This is Us
BEST COMEDY SERIES
- Black-ish
- The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
- Master of None
- SMILF
- Will & Grace
Be kinda funny if Will & Grace could win for its comeback after more than a decade, but…I’m thinking the Globes will choose the brand new Mrs. Maisel show (which I haven’t seen one second of. Not an Amy Sherman-Palladino fan).
Winner: The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
Alternate: Will & Grace
BEST ACTOR- DRAMA
- Jason Bateman, Ozark
- Sterling K. Brown, This is Us
- Freddie Highmore, The Good Doctor
- Bob Odenkirk, Better Call Saul
- Liev Schreiber, Ray Donovan
Eh- I think probably Emmy winner Sterling K. Brown? He’s new, he’s popular, and they liked the show, since it’s nominated.
Winner: Sterling K. Brown
Alternate: Freddie Highmore
BEST ACTRESS- DRAMA
- Caitriona Balfe, Outlander
- Claire Foy, The Crown
- Maggie Gyllenhaal, The Deuce
- Katherine Langford, 13 Reasons Why
- Elisabeth Moss, The Handmaid’s Tale
I think Elisabeth Moss will win, but I could see it going to newcomer Katherine Langford as well, which would be a kind of Golden Globes thing to do.
Winner: Elisabeth Moss
Alternate: Katherine Langford
BEST ACTOR- COMEDY
- Anthony Anderson, Black-ish
- Aziz Ansari, Master of None
- Kevin Bacon, I Love Dick
- William H. Macy, Shameless
- Eric McCormack, Will & Grace
I feel like Kevin Bacon will win this, for some reason. Big name, veteran actor. Also a very Globes thing to do, but maybe Eric McCormack could take it.
Winner: Kevin Bacon
Alternate: Eric McCormack
BEST ACTRESS- COMEDY
- Pamela Adlon, Better Things
- Alison Brie, GLOW
- Rachel Brosnahan, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
- Issa Rae- Insecure
- Frankie Shaw, SMILF
I would love to see Alison Brie or Issa Rae win, and since both are new I could see it happening. But neither of their shows are nominated, so I’m thinking they’ll pick Brosnahan, whose show made it into the series category.
Winner: Rachel Brosnahan
Alternate: Issa Rae
Dark Horse: Alison Brie
BEST ACTOR- MINISERIES/TV MOVIE
- Robert DeNiro, The Wizard of Lies
- Jude Law, The Young Pope
- Kyle MacLachlan, Twin Peaks
- Ewan McGregor, Fargo
- Geoffrey Rush, Genius
Ummm…going with Jude Law. That show made more of a splash overseas than here, I think, and the HFPA are mostly European, so there you go. Plus he’s a big movie name.
Winner: Jude Law
Alternate: Kyle MacLachlan
BEST ACTRESS- MINISERIES/TV MOVIE
- Jessica Biel, The Sinner
- Nicole Kidman, Big Little Lies
- Jessica Lange, Feud: Bette and Joan
- Susan Sarandon, Feud: Bette and Joan
- Reese Witherspoon, Big Little Lies
This category’s packed with big movie names, but going to go with Emmy winner and Globe darling Nicole Kidman here. Jessica Lange in a distant second.
Winner: Nicole Kidman
Alternate: Jessica Lange
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
- David Harbour, Stranger Things
- Alfred Molina, Feud: Bette and Joan
- Alexander Skarsgard, Big Little Lies
- Christian Slater, Mr. Robot
- David Thewlis, Fargo
I don’t know…maybe Skarsgard? He won the Emmy for this too, surprisingly. I’m assuming they’re going to fall all over themselves for Big Little Lies, like the Emmys did, so perhaps it’ll just clean up.
Winner: Alexander Skarsgard
Alternate: Alfred Molina
Dark Horse: David Thewlis
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
- Laura Dern, Big Little Lies
- Ann Down, The Handmaid’s Tale
- Chrissy Metz, This is Us
- Michelle Pfeiffer, The Wizard of Lies
- Shailene Woodley, BIg Little Lies
Again, the Emmy winner was Laura Dern, but I have a feeling Chrissy Metz could take this. The Globes don’t always follow the Emmy precedent. I might as well take a chance somewhere.
Winner: Chrissy Metz
Alternate: Laura Dern
BEST MINISERIES OR TV MOVIE
- Big Little Lies
- Fargo
- Feud: Bette and Joan
- The Sinner
- Top of the Lake: China Girl
Big Little Lies, for sure. It led the nominations, it’s HBO, it’s the most popular. It will win.
Winner: Big Little Lies
Alternate: Feud: Bette and Joan
