Golden Globes 2017: Full list of predictions to win the TV and film categories
The Golden Globes are not known for their precise taste. The Hollywood Foreign Press Association, which votes on the Globes, are often drawn to what is new and shiny, and especially what has high star wattage in Hollywood. If you're a character actor up against a movie star, unless you're on your way to an Oscar, you're likely not winning.
That said, there are plenty of exceptions to that rule — it's all about how the voters feel in a given year. Predicting what will win, then, is a bit tricky: How will the HFPA go in 2017?
Here's what we're expecting to win — and what we wish would, with a bit of commentary when needed — at the 74th annual Golden Globe Awards on Jan. 8, 2017.
Motion picture, drama
Hacksaw Ridge
Should win: Moonlight
Motion picture, musical or comedy
20th Century Women
Should win: 20th Century Women
Actor in a motion picture, drama
Casey Affleck, Manchester by the Sea
Should win: Affleck, with a nod to the stoic and strong Edgerton
Actress in a motion picture, drama
Amy Adams, Arrival
Should win: Adams, in the year's smartest film
Actor in a motion picture, comedy or musical
Colin Farrell, The Lobster
Should win: Grant, for his career-best work
Actress in a motion picture, comedy or musical
Annette Bening, 20th Century Women
Should win: Bening, for the best line readings of the year
Supporting actor in a motion picture
Mahershala Ali, Moonlight
Should win: Ali, with arguably the performance of the year
Supporting actress in a motion picture
Viola Davis, Fences
Should win: Davis or Harris, both deserving
Director of a motion picture
Damien Chazelle, La La Land
Should win: Jenkins
Animated motion picture
Kubo and the Two Strings
Should win: Zootopia
Original song for a motion picture
"Can't Stop the Feeling," from Trolls
Should win: "How Far I'll Go"
Original score for a motion picture
Arrival
Should win: Arrival; the score is just beautiful
Screenplay for a motion picture
Damien Chazelle, La La Land
Should win: Moonlight
TV series, drama
The Crown
Should win: Game of Thrones
TV series, musical or comedy
Atlanta
Should win: Mozart in the Jungle, ever an under-appreciated treasure
TV series, limited
American Crime
Should win: American Crime, an audacious piece of television
Actress in a limited series or TV movie
Felicity Huffman, American Crime
Should win: Huffman, for her under-rewarded work
Actor in a limited series or TV movie
Riz Ahmed, The Night Of
Should win: Vance
Actress in a TV musical or comedy
Rachel Bloom, Crazy Ex-Girlfriend
Should win: Bloom, but arguments could be made for Rae, Louis-Dreyfus, Rodriguez and Ross
Actor in a TV musical or comedy
Anthony Anderson, Black-ish
Should win: Garcia Bernal, giving the most energetic performance on TV
Actress in a TV drama
Caitriona Balfa, Outlander
Should win: Ryder, for a buzzy homecoming performance
Actor in a TV drama
Rami Malek, Mr. Robot
Should win: Malek
Supporting actor in a TV series
Sterling K. Brown, The People vs. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story
Should win: Brown, but he's got star-powered internal competition ...
Supporting actress in a TV series
Olivia Colman, The Night Manager
Should win: Headey
