Golden Globe Awards 2019 Nominees And Winner Predictions For Every Major Award

It’s almost time for the Golden Globes, but before tuning in to tonight’s broadcast, viewers might want to familiarize themselves with the nominees.

Below are the nominees for the 76th annual Golden Globes and our predictions for the winners. Tune in to the 2019 Golden Globes at 8 p.m. EST on NBC to see if we were right!

Best Motion Picture, Drama

• “Black Panther”
• “BlacKkKlansman”
• “Bohemian Rhapsody”
• “If Beale Street Could Talk”
• “A Star Is Born”

Prediction: Is there really a contest here? While it landing in the drama category seems puzzling because it is also a musical, no matter how good the other films are, nothing will touch “A Star Is Born.”

Best Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy

• “Vice”
• “Crazy Rich Asians”
• “The Favourite”
• “Green Book”
• “Mary Poppins Returns”

Prediction: This category is a little tough to call. For various reasons, it looks more likely that the award will either go to “The Favourite” or “Green Book.”

Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture, Drama

• Lady Gaga, “A Star Is Born”
• Nicole Kidman, “Destroyer”
• Melissa McCarthy, “Can You Ever Forgive Me?”
• Rosamund Pike, “A Private War”
• Glenn Close, “The Wife”

Prediction: Much like best drama picture, this contest is a no-brainer. “A Star Is Born” is on the trajectory to win several awards this season, and that will definitely include a win for Lady Gaga here.

Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture, Drama

• Bradley Cooper, “A Star Is Born”
• Willem Dafoe, “At Eternity’s Gate”
• Lucas Hedges, “Boy Erased”
• Rami Malek, “Bohemian Rhapsody”
• John David Washington, “BlacKkKlansman”

Prediction: Rami Malek seems like the sure favorite here for his portrayal of Freddie Mercury, but there is still a chance Bradley Cooper could be handed the win.

Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy

• Emily Blunt, “Mary Poppins Returns”
• Olivia Colman, “The Favourite”
• Elsie Fisher, “Eighth Grade”
• Charlize Theron, “Tully”
• Constance Wu, “Crazy Rich Asians”

Prediction: While any of the women in this category are deserving of this award because of their widely varied performances and roles, it feels like Colman’s portrayal of a frail Queen Anne is the one that will endear mostly to the Hollywood Foreign Press Association.

Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy

• Christian Bale, “Vice”
• Lin-Manuel Miranda, “Mary Poppins Returns”
• Viggo Mortensen, “Green Book”
• Robert Redford, “The Old Man & The Gun”
• John C. Reilly, “Stan & Ollie”

Prediction: While Mortensen’s turn in “Green Book” and Miranda’s spin as the loveable Bert the Chimney Sweep in “Mary Poppins Returns” are memorable, the best performance of the bunch is by far Bale’s, with his impressive transformation into Dick Cheney for “Vice.” He will win this by a mile.

Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in any Motion Picture

• Amy Adams, “Vice”
• Claire Foy, “First Man”
• Regina King, “If Beale Street Could Talk”
• Emma Stone, “The Favourite”
• Rachel Weisz, “The Favourite”

Prediction: This is a hard one to call, but there are two races on awards night that will see Regina King and Amy Adams, perennial awards season favorites, face off against one another. Assuming that the love will be spread throughout the night and each one takes a trophy home, then King will win this one.

Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in any Motion Picture

• Mahershala Ali, “Green Book”
• Timothée Chalamet, “Beautiful Boy”
• Adam Driver, “BlacKkKansman”
• Richard E. Grant, “Can You Ever Forgive Me?”
• Sam Rockwell, “Vice”

Prediction: Grant's performance strikes both a perfect humorous chord and a poignant one. He will win for sure.

Best Director-Motion Picture

• Peter Farrelly, “Green Book”
• Spike Lee, “BlacKkKlansman”
• Adam McKay, “Vice”
• Bradley Cooper, “A Star Is Born”
• Alfonso Cuarón, “Roma”

Prediction: By a small margin, this one seems most likely to go to Alfonso Cuarón, but again, Bradley Cooper could pull off a surprise win. It will come down to just how much love the HFPA had for “A Star Is Born.”

Best Screenplay-Motion Picture

• Adam McKay, “Vice”
• Nick Vallelonga, Brian Currie and Peter Farrelly, “Green Book”
• Alfonso Cuarón, “Roma”
• Deborah Davis and Tony McNamara, “The Favourite”
• Barry Jenkins, “If Beale Street Could Talk”

Prediction: “The Favourite” has great dialogue that is razor-sharp and witty, which makes it seem most likely to win the award.

Best Television Series-Drama

• “The Americans”
• “Bodyguard”
• “Homecoming”
• “Killing Eve”
• “Pose”

Prediction: There is a bit of a toss-up here between “Homecoming” and “Killing Eve,” though it feels a little more like the award will go to the former. The HFPA has a trend of honoring freshman shows, and “Homecoming” has impressive star power behind it as well that could propel it to the win.

Best Television Series-Musical or Comedy

• “The Good Place”
• “Kidding”
• “The Kominsky Method”
• “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel”
• “Barry”

Prediction: While “Barry” does seem like it could pull off the win, it took a long time for the criminally underrated “The Good Place” to finally score a nomination, which may allow it to pull off a surprise victory.

Best Television Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television

• “The Alienist”
• “The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story”
• “Escape at Dannemora”
• “Sharp Objects”
• “A Very English Scandal”

Prediction: There’s no contest here. “The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story” has it in the bag.

Best Performance by an Actress in a Limited Series or a Motion Picture Made for Television

• Patricia Arquette, “Escape at Dannemora”
• Connie Britton, “Dirty John”
• Laura Dern, “The Tale”
• Regina King, “Seven Seconds”
• Amy Adams, “Sharp Objects”

Prediction: In all truth, this race is exceptionally tight, but it will once again likely come down to a King vs. Adams battle. Here, it seems more likely that Amy Adams will get the win.

Best Performance by an Actor in a Limited Series or a Motion Picture Made for Television

• Antonio Banderas, “Genius Picasso”
• Daniel Brühl, “The Alienist”
• Darren Criss, “The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story”
• Benedict Cumberbatch, “Patrick Melrose”
• Hugh Grant, “A Very English Scandal”

Prediction: This race seems skewed a little more in favor of Hugh Grant because the HFPA might have a small bias for something European. It is hard to ignore Criss’ exceptionally memorable (and Emmy-winning) turn in “Crime Story” though.

Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series-Drama

• Caitriona Balfe, “Outlander”
• Elisabeth Moss, “The Handmaid’s Tale”
• Sandra Oh, “Killing Eve”
• Julia Roberts, “Homecoming”
• Keri Russell, “The Americans”

Prediction: This race is a dead heat between Sandra Oh and Julia Roberts. Oh seems like a dead ringer because of her performance, but Julia Roberts also has a lot of star power, which makes her a strong contender.

Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series-Drama

• Jason Bateman, “Ozark”
• Stephan James, “Homecoming”
• Richard Madden, “Bodyguard”
• Billy Porter, “Pose”
• Matthew Rhys, “The Americans”

Prediction: Matthew Rhys will win because this is the last chance to honor him for his role. The HFPA will take that chance.

Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series-Musical or Comedy

• Alison Brie, “Glow”
• Rachel Brosnahan, “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel”
• Debra Messing, “Will & Grace”
• Kristen Bell, “The Good Place”
• Candice Bergen, “Murphy Brown”

Prediction: Brosnahan could surprise everyone with a back-to-back win in this category, something that isn’t usually done, but she seems the most likely bet. However, if anyone can unseat her, it would be Bell. Not only is “The Good Place” a criminally underrated show that deserves a win, but Bell is truly the glue that holds it together—and that deserves to be rewarded.

Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series-Musical or Comedy

• Sacha Baron Cohen, “Who Is America?”
• Jim Carrey, “Kidding”
• Michael Douglas, “The Kominsky Method”
• Donald Glover, “Atlanta”
• Bill Hader, “Barry”

Prediction: Due to his being something of Hollywood royalty compared to his fellow nominees, it seems likely that Michael Douglas could pull off the win. If anyone has a chance to beat him, expect it to be Glover, who only received a nod for his impressive work here.

Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television

• Alex Borstein, “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel”
• Patricia Clarkson, “Sharp Objects”
• Penélope Cruz, “The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story”
• Thandie Newton, “Westworld”
• Yvonne Strahovski, “The Handmaid’s Tale”

Prediction: Clarkson’s turn as a Southern mother from hell in “Sharp Objects” was incredibly memorable, which makes it seem likely that she will earn the prize.

Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television

• Ben Whishaw, “A Very English Scandal”
• Henry Winkler, “Barry”
• Alan Arkin, “The Kominsky Method”
• Kieran Culkin, “Succession”
• Edgar Ramírez, “The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story”

Prediction: Winkler’s Emmy win for this role a few months ago is likely fresh in voters’ minds, so expect him to pull off the win here as well.