Okay, time for some TV predictions. These are a total crapshoot. The Globes aren’t trying to please or influence anyone, so they really do tend to just go for what they like here, and they almost always like the hot new show (that bodes well for The Morning Show, probably). Let’s do some guessing!
BEST TV SERIES- MUSICAL OR COMEDY
Barry
The Politician
Fleabag
The Kominsky Method
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
Fleabag isn’t exactly new, but it’s definitely the hot thing right now, and I would expect that to win here for sure. They’ve also loved British shows in the past (they were the first to discover Ricky Gervais’s The Office, actually).
Winner: Fleabag
Alternate: The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
Dark Horse: The Kominsky Method
BEST TV SERIES- DRAMA
The Crown
The Morning Show
Succession
Big Little Lies
Killing Eve
Normally, I would think The Crown would take this after a successful third season, but…I have a pretty big feeling about The Morning Show here. The HFPA loves new shows. They just love them.
Winner: The Morning Show
Alternate: The Crown
Dark Horse: Succession
BEST ACTOR- DRAMA
Brian Cox, Succession
Tobias Menzies, The Crown
Billy Porter, Pose
Kit Harington, Game of Thrones
Rami Malek, Mr. Robot
Billy Porter won the Emmy in September, but the Globes don’t give a shit about the Emmys. I think this is between Tobias Menzies and Brian Cox. You know, it could be Menzies but I’m honestly not sure that the role is showy or big enough. Brian Cox is so good and so dominant on Succession that I think even the HFPA won’t overlook him.
Winner: Brian Cox
Alternate: Tobias Menzies
Dark Horse: Rami Malek (interesting to see him make a comeback here with Mr. Robot’s last season)
BEST ACTRESS- DRAMA
Jennifer Aniston, The Morning Show
Olivia Colman, The Crown
Jodie Comer, Killing Eve
Nicole Kidman, Big Little Lies
Reese Witherspoon, The Morning Show
Man, this is a tough one. Jodie Comer just won the Emmy, but again, see what I said about Billy Porter. Plus, Killing Eve is in its second season, so it’s already old news to the HFPA. Olivia Colman should take this, and they may want to give it to her but I have this feeling about Jennifer Aniston. They love her, they always have. And this is SO petty, but it’s very much like the Hollywood Foreign Press to want to award both her and ex-hubbie Brad Pitt with trophies on the same night. I’m not even kidding, there are Globes voters who would think like that when they’re checking off their ballots.
Winner: Jennifer Aniston
Alternate: Olivia Colman
Dark Horse: Jodie Comer
BEST ACTRESS- MUSICAL/COMEDY
Rachel Brosnahan, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
Kirsten Dunst, On Becoming a God in Central Florida
Christina Applegate, Dead to Me
Natasha Lyonne, Russian Doll
Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Fleabag
I think this will go to Phoebe Waller-Bridge, whose show is likely to win comedy series. Only Rachel Brosnahan stars on another show that’s nominated there and she’s already won this twice I think.
Winner: Phoebe Waller-Bridge
Alternate: Rachel Brosnahan
Dark Horse: Natasha Lyonne
BEST ACTOR- MUSICAL/COMEDY
Michael Douglas, The Kominsky Method
Bill Hader, Barry
Ben Platt, The Politician
Paul Rudd, Living With Yourself
Ramy Youssef, Ramy
Ummm…I’m gonna say Bill Hader. The Emmy winner thing doesn’t hurt him or help him, but Michael Douglas could easily take it too. I also don’t know how much they like this show The Politician, but that’s new, so it could surprise as well.
Winner: Bill Hader
Alternate: Michael Douglas
Dark Horse: Ben Platt
BEST LIMITED SERIES/TV MOVIE
Loudest Voice
Chernobyl
Unbelievable
Fosse/Verdon
Catch 22
This one I’m pretty sure goes to Chernobyl, although I’d like to see Fosse/Verdon take it (I’ll have to settle for Michelle Williams winning). Unbelievable may have a chance too, the buzz is pretty high on that one.
Winner: Chernobyl
Alternate: Unbelievable
Dark Horse: Fosse/Verdon
BEST ACTOR IN A LIMITED SERIES/TV MOVIE
Sam Rockwell, Fosse/Verdon
Russell Crowe, The Loudest Voice
Jared Harris, Chernobyl
Christopher Abbot, Catch 22
Sacha Baron Cohen, The Spy
Since they unforgivably snubbed Jharell Jerome for When They See Us, I’m really not sure who’s going to win this. It could be Jared Harris, but part of me wants to say Russell Crowe, as the big movie star name who physically transformed himself into Roger Ailes.
Winner: Russell Crowe
Alternate: Jared Harris
Dark Horse: Sam Rockwell
BEST ACTRESS IN A LIMITED SERIES/TV MOVIE
Kaitlyn Dever, Unbelievable
Joey King, The Act
Helen Mirren, Catherine the Great
Michelle Williams, Fosse/Verdon
Merritt Wever, Unbelievable
I really don’t think Michelle Williams can be denied here, although it is the Globes and they might do something unexpected, like give it to the young Kaitlyn Dever. We’ll see.
Winner: Michelle Williams
Alternate: Kaitlyn Dever
Dark Horse: Helen Mirren
BEST TV SUPPORTING ACTOR
Alan Arkin, The Kominsky Method
Kieran Culkin, Succession
Andrew Scott, Fleabag
Stellan Skarsgard, Chernobyl
Henry Winkler, Barry
Leaving aside their dumb, “best supporting actor in all of television” qualifier, could Andrew Scott maybe take this for Fleabag? I hope so. I would tend to lean towards Alan Arkin, but I’m gonna go with Andrew Scott because I really want him to win.
Winner: Andrew Scott
Alternate: Alan Arkin
Dark Horse: Kieran Culkin
BEST TV SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Patricia Arquette, The Act
Helena Bonham Carter, The Crown
Toni Collette, Unbelievable
Meryl Streep, Big Little Lies
Emily Watson, Chernobyl
Hmmm. I think this is where they reward Unbelievable, a show they really did seem to like. But Meryl Streep is always possible too. As well as Patricia Arquette.
Winner: Toni Collette
Alternate: Patricia Arquette
Dark Horse: Meryl Streep
