Each year, a collection of fewer than 100 international journalists known as the Hollywood Foreign Press Association choose their favorites in film and television from the past year. The awards are delivered at a raucous, booze-infused ceremony televised on NBC in January. This year, they’re coming just four days before the Oscar nominations.
Precedent suggests the HFPA doesn’t put a ton of rigorous thought or intellectual judgment into its decisions for the winners, so I’ve followed suit and cobbled together a list of predictions based entirely on instinct. Any time I wavered or waffled, I forced myself to pick a nominee and move on. Take this list as seriously as you do the average Golden Globe choice — which is to say, not much at all. Check back tonight to see how well I did.
MOVIES
Best Motion Picture, Drama: Spotlight
Best Actress in a Drama: Brie Larson, Room
Best Actor in a Drama: Leonardo DiCaprio, The Revenant
Best Motion Picture, Comedy: The Big Short
Best Actress in a Comedy: Jennifer Lawrence, Joy
Best Actor in a Comedy: Matt Damon, The Martian
Best Animated Motion Picture: Inside Out
Best Foreign Language Motion Picture: Son of Saul
Best Supporting Actress: Jennifer Jason Leigh, The Hateful Eight
Best Supporting Actor: Sylvester Stallone, Creed
Best Director: Alejandro G. Inarritu, The Revenant
Best Screenplay: Charles Randolph and Adam McKay, The Big Short
Best Original Score: Alexandre Desplat, The Danish Girl
Best Original Song: “See You Again,” Wiz Khalifa feat. Charlie Puth, Furious 7
TELEVISION
Best Drama Series: Empire
Best Actress, Drama: Taraji P. Henson, Empire
Best Actor, Drama: Wagner Moura, Narcos
Best Comedy Series: Casual
Best Actress, Comedy: Jamie Lee Curtis, Scream Queens
Best Actor, Comedy: Rob Lowe, The Grinder
Best Limited Series: Fargo
Best Actress in a Limited Series: Lady Gaga, American Horror Story: Hotel
Best Actor in a Limited Series: Oscar Isaac, Show Me a Hero
Best Supporting Actress: Judith Light, Transparent
Best Supporting Actor: Christian Slater, Mr. Robot
