With the Golden Globes set to air this Sunday night the 17^th on NBC it’s time for my annual predictions. This entry focuses solely on the movies. Who’s going to win? It’s anybody’s guess, but here are my picks.

 

 

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Who Will Win?
Even though Up in the Air has the most nominations out of any film, the film has been cooling down and will not win the big prize. Quentin Tarantino’s films are always the bridesmaid and never the bride so Inglorious Basterds is out. In the battle of the indie films, The Hurt Locker beats out Precious, but is the Iraq set drama strong enough to take on the Na’vi? I don’t think so. Avatar is going to win. Not only is it a fantastic movie but it is one of the biggest hits in history and The Hollywood Foreign Press will want to award it for that.

 

Who Will Win?
The Hangover is a funny movie and a surprise box office hit, but does it really deserve an award? I don’t think so. Meryl Streep fans may not be able to decide between her two competing films in this category, so Julie & Julia and It’s Complicated will more than likely cancel each other out. This leaves indie favorite (500) Days of Summer and box office dud, Nine. I could be wrong, but I feel like any time there is an actual musical in this category, it wins, giving Nine the edge here. 

 

Who Will Win?
In my opinion, this is really a two actor race. It comes down to George Clooney’s effortlessly charming performance or Jeff Bridge’s memorable turn as an aging country star. A few weeks ago I would’ve backed Clooney for sure, but the heat of Up in the Air is starting to dwindle and Bridges deserves to finally win an award. He is one of the most underrated actors of all time.

 

Who Will Win?
Each of the actresses nominated gave terrific performances but only one made any impact at the box office. After an amazing year that saw her score the two biggest hits of her career, my gut tells me that the Hollywood Foreign Press is going to want to give Sandra Bullock the recognition she so richly deserves.

 

Who Will Win?
Robert Downey Jr. being nominated in this category for Sherlock Holmes is a mystery worthy of the famous detective. Really… how is Sherlock Holmes a comedy? The real race is between Matt Damon’s geeky performance in The Informant! and Daniel Day-Lewis’ surprising turn as a song and dance man in Nine. Again, the Hollywood Foreign Press loves musicals so the award goes to Day-Lewis.

 

Who Will Win?
This category is a two way race between Meryl Streep and Meryl Streep. She’s quite good in both films (as per usual) but her turn as Julia Child is fantastic. Besides, voters always love when an actor or actress plays a real person.

 

Who Will Win?
Harrelson had a great year starring in Zombieland and playing a conspiracy nut in 2012 and his performance in The Messenger was terrific, but how can you top a man who created a menacing on screen villain who can be terrifying in four different languages. If Christoph Waltz doesn’t win, it would be quite inglorious indeed.

 

Who Will Win?
This is another tight race with each of the nominees deserving the award but the edge goes to Mo’nique. She’s been receiving amazing award season buzz and it will be quite astonishing if she doesn’t walk away with the award. If there does happen to be an upset in this category, I see the award going to Cruz who is truly captivating in Nine.

 

Who Will Win?
It is 1997 all over again as I fully expect Mr. Cameron and his little movie to dominate this awards season. It is time for him to reclaim his title as king of the world.

 

Who Will Win?
I happen to think Up is one of the most overrated films of the year, but nonetheless the film has the critical praise and the huge box office needed to effortlessly float away with the award.