My predictions: Golden Globe Awards 2011 (updated)

Originally posted on The Gold Knight Blog

It's time for bacchanalian party of the year: the Golden Globe Awards. Ricky Gervais is the ringleader for the second year of an evening where celebrities eat and, notably, drink — an awards show without the required gravitas. Last year Gervais was the first host in 15 years for the show by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association.

Here are my predictions (marked in blue and winners highlighted **) for the 68th Annual Golden Globe Awards. Enjoy and feel free to leave comments.

Josh Duhamel, Katie Holmes and Blair Underwood announced the noms in December. "The King's Speech" received seven nominations, "The Fighter" and "The Social Network" six.


Film 11/14

Best Motion Picture – Drama
  • "Black Swan" #2
  • "The Fighter"
  • "Inception"
  • "The King’s Speech" #3
  • "The Social Network" **
Best Motion Picture – Comedy Or Musical
  • "Alice In Wonderland"
  • "Burlesque"
  • "The Kids Are All Right" **
  • "Red"
  • "The Tourist"
Best Performance By An Actress In A Motion Picture – Drama
  • Halle Berry, "Frankie And Alice"
  • Nicole Kidman, "Rabbit Hole"
  • Jennifer Lawrence, "Winter’s Bone" #2
  • Natalie Portman, "Black Swan" **
  • Michelle Williams, "Blue Valentine"
Best Performance By An Actor In A Motion Picture – Drama
  • Jesse Eisenberg, "The Social Network" #3
  • Colin Firth, "The King’s Speech" **
  • James Franco, "127 Hours" #2
  • Ryan Gosling, "Blue Valentine"
  • Mark Wahlberg, "The Fighter"
Best Performance By An Actress In A Motion Picture – Comedy Or Musical
  • Annette Bening, "The Kids Are All Right" **
  • Anne Hathaway, "Love And Other Drugs"
  • Angelina Jolie, "The Tourist"
  • Julianne Moore, "The Kids Are All Right"
  • Emma Stone, "Easy A"
Best Performance By An Actor In A Motion Picture – Comedy Or Musical
  • Johnny Depp, "Alice In Wonderland"
  • Johnny Depp, "The Tourist"
  • Paul Giamatti, "Barney’s Version" **
  • Jake Gyllenhaal, "Love And Other Drugs" #2
  • Kevin Spacey, "Casino Jack"
Best Performance By An Actress In A Supporting Role In A Motion Picture
  • Amy Adams, "The Fighter" #3
  • Helena Bonham Carter, "The King’s Speech"
  • Mila Kunis, "Black Swan"
  • Melissa Leo, "The Fighter" #2 **
  • Jacki Weaver, "Animal Kingdom"
Best Performance By An Actor In A Supporting Role In A Motion Picture
  • Christian Bale, "The Fighter" **
  • Michael Douglas, "Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps"
  • Andrew Garfield, "The Social Network" #2
  • Jeremy Renner, "The Town"
  • Geoffrey Rush, "The King’s Speech" #3
Best Director – Motion Picture
  • Darren Aronofsky, "Black Swan"
  • David Fincher, "The Social Network" **
  • Tom Hooper, "The King’s Speech"
  • Christopher Nolan, "Inception" #2
  • David O. Russell, "The Fighter"
Best Screenplay
  • Christopher Nolan, “Inception” #2
  • Lisa Cholodenko and Stuart Blumberg, “The Kids Are All Right”
  • David Seidler, “The King’s Speech”
  • Danny Boyle and Simon Beaufoy, “127 Hours”
  • Aaron Sorkin, “The Social Network” **
Best Foreign Language Film
  • “Biutiful” (Mexico/Spain)
  • “The Concert” (France)
  • “The Edge” (Russia)
  • “I Am Love” (Italy) #2
  • “In a Better World” (Denmark) **
Best Animated Feature
  • “Despicable Me”
  • “How to Train Your Dragon”
  • “The Illusionist”
  • “Tangled”
  • “Toy Story 3” **
Best Original Score
  • Danny Elfman, “Alice in Wonderland”
  • Hans Zimmer, “Inception” #2
  • Alexandre Desplat, “The King’s Speech” #2
  • A.R. Rahman, “127 Hours”
  • Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross, “The Social Network” **
Best Original Song
  • “Bound to You” from “Burlesque”
  • “You Haven’t Seen the Last of Me” from “Burlesque” **
  • “There’s a Place for Us” from “The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader”
  • “Coming Home” from “Country Strong”
  • “I See the Light” from “Tangled” #2


Television 8/11

Best Television Series, Drama
  • "Boardwalk Empire" #2 **
  • "Dexter"
  • "The Good Wife" #3
  • "Mad Men"
  • "The Walking Dead"
Best Televison Series, Comedy or Musical
  • "30 Rock"
  • "The Big Bang Theory"
  • "The Big C"
  • "Glee" **
  • "Modern Family" #2
  • "Nurse Jackie"
Best Actor in a Television Series, Drama
  • Steve Buscemi, "Boardwalk Empire" **
  • Bryan Cranston, "Breaking Bad" #3
  • Michael C. Hall, "Dexter"
  • Jon Hamm, "Mad Men" #2
  • Hugh Laurie, "House"
Best Actress in a Television Series, Drama
  • Julianna Margulies, "The Good Wife"
  • Elisabeth Moss, "Mad Men" #2
  • Piper Perabo, "Covert Affairs"
  • Katey Sagal, "Sons of Anarchy" **
  • Kyra Sedgwick, "The Closer"
Best Actor in a Television Series, Comedy or Musical
  • Alec Baldwin, "30 Rock" #2
  • Steve Carell, "The Office" #3
  • Thomas Jane, "Hung"
  • Matthew Morrison, "Glee"
  • Jim Parsons, "Big Bang Theory" **
Best Actress in a Television Series, Comedy or Musical
  • Toni Collette, "United States of Tara" #3
  • Edie Falco, "Nurse Jackie"
  • Tina Fey, "30 Rock"
  • Laura Linney, "The Big C" **
  • Lea Michelle, "Glee" #2
Best Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television
  • "The Pacific"
  • "Carlos" #2 **
  • "Temple Grandin"
  • "You Don't Know Jack"
  • "The Pillars of the Earth"
Best Actor in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television
  • Dennis Quaid, "The Special Relationship" #2
  • Ian McShane, "The Pillars of the Earth"
  • Édgar Ramírez, "Carlos"
  • Al Pacino, "You Don't Know Jack" **
  • Idris Elba, "Luther"
Best Actress in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television
  • Claire Danes, "Temple Grandin" **
  • Hayley Atwell, "The Pillars of the Earth"
  • Jennifer Love Hewitt, "The Client List"
  • Judi Dench, "Return to Cranford"
  • Romola Gara, "Emma"
Best Supporting Actress in a Series, Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television
  • Hope Davis, "Special Relationship"
  • Jane Lynch, "Glee" **
  • Kelly McDonald, "Boardwalk Empire"
  • Julia Stiles, "Dexter"
  • Sofia Vergara, "Modern Family" #2
Best Supporting Actor in a Series, Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television
  • Scott Caan, "Hawaii Five-0"
  • Chris Noth, "The Good Wife"
  • David Straithairn, "Temple Grandin" #2
  • Eric Stonestreet, "Modern Family" #2
  • Chris Colfer, "Glee" **

The Golden Globe Awards will air LIVE coast-to-coast on Sunday, January 16, 2011, on NBC from 5:00-8:00 p.m. (PST) /8:00-11:00 p.m. (EST) from the Beverly Hilton Hotel with host Ricky Gervais. (Originally posted: Jan. 16, 2011, at 5:00 p.m. ET)

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