Awards season officially kicks off this Sunday, when the biggest names in film and television descend on the Beverly Hilton Hotel in California for the 72nd Golden Globe awards. Comedy duo Tina Fey and Amy Poehler take on the reigns for their third – and sadly final – turn as hosts.
The critical hit Birdman is in the lead with seven nominations, followed closely by Boyhood and The Imitation Game, which garnered five nominations each. On to the small screen, Fargo races ahead with five nominations, while the global phenomenon True Detective picked up four.
While we’ll be playing close attention to who walks away with an award, our eyes will also be firmly focused on what the stars wear down the red carpet. And while we can’t predict who will wear what, we decided to play fortune teller and have a go at who we think will win big this year…
BEST ACTRESS: Julianne Moore in Still Alice
Already a shoe-in to take home the prize, nine-time nominee Julianne has had critics and audiences alike spellbound as a linguistics professor coming to terms with early on-set Alzheimer’s. If Julianne wins, this will be her first award for film having previously scored a Golden Globe in 2013 for the TV movie, Game Change.
BEST ACTOR: Michael Keaton in Birdman
The former Batman is having a major comeback in the hotly buzzed about black comedy Birdman, which tells the tale of a faded Hollywood star famous for his superhero role struggling to stage a Broadway production. Its art imitating life for Keaton who looks set to take the win all the way to the Oscars.
BEST FILM: Selma
While Benedict Cumberbatch’s The Imitation Game has critics raving, our money is on the Martin Luther King Jr biopic Selma. Based on the 1965 Selma to Montgomery rights marches in the US, the film boasts big stars such as Oprah Winfrey and Cuba Gooding Jr. Ava DuVernay has also picked up a nomination for Best Director.
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BEST DIRECTOR: Richard Linklater for Boyhood
David Fincher’s Gone Girl may have brought in more money at the box office, but Boyhood director Richard Linklater has been called a “visionary” for his haunting tale following the journey of a young boy growing into adulthood over the course of 12 years.
BEST ACTOR IN A TV SERIES – DRAMA: Kevin Spacey in House of Cards
Newcomers to the category Clive Owen (The Knick) and Dominic West (The Affair) have nothing on veteran Kevin Spacey, who in his role as the deceitful Francis Underwood is brilliant!
BEST ACTRESS IN A TV SERIES – DRAMA: Viola Davis in How To Get Away With Murder
Viola is already a celebrated film star, with two Oscar nominations to her name. Her entry into TV-land has seen her heaped with praise, and her role as the cold, vindictive law professor could see Viola take home her first Golden Globe.
BEST ACTOR IN A TV SERIES – COMEDY OR MUSICAL: Ricky Gervais in Derek
Golden Globe favourite and former host, Ricky is hotly tipped to take home his second award playing the titular role as nursing home caretaker in Derek. Since its premiere in 2013 the show has gained a cult following, with many considering it to be Ricky’s best work yet.
BEST ACTRESS IN A TV SERIES – COMEDY OR MUSICAL: Gina Rodriguez in Jane The Virgin
Newcomer, Gina could surprise everyone come Sunday and snatch the coveted award from long-time nominees Julia Louis Dreyfuss (Veep) and Lena Dunham (Girls). Gina’s surprise hit series, Jane the Virgin, became a ratings winner overnight and the show also scored a nomination for Best Comdey.
Be sure to check out our round up of the best dressed of the Golden Globes next week. In the meantime here is the full list of nominees:
MOVIES:
Best Motion Picture – Drama
Boyhood
Foxcatcher
The Imitation Game
Selma
The Theory of Everything
Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy
Birdman
The Grand Budapest Hotel
Into the Woods
Pride
St. Vincent
Best Performance – Drama – Actor
Steve Carell as John Eluethere du Pont in Foxcatcher
Benedict Cumberbatch as Alan Turing in The Imitation Game
Jake Gyllenhaal as Louis ‘Lou’ Bloom in Nightcrawler
David Oyelowo as Martin Luther King, Jr. in Selma
Eddie Redmayne as Stephen Hawking in The Theory of Everything
Best Performance – Drama – Actress
Jennifer Aniston as Claire Simmons in Cake
Felicity Jones as Jane Hawking in The Theory of Everything
Julianne Moore as Dr. Alice Howland in Still Alice
Rosamund Pike as Amy Elliot-Dunne in Gone Girl
Reese Witherspoon as Cheryl Strayed in Wild
Best Performance – Musical or Comedy – Actor
Ralph Fiennes as Monsieur Gustave H. in The Grand Budapest Hotel
Michael Keaton as Riggan Thomson in Birdman
Bill Murray as Vincent MacKenna in St. Vincent
Joaquin Phoenix as Larry ‘Doc’ Sportello in Inherent Vice
Christoph Waltz as Walter Keane in Big Eyes
Best Performance – Musical or Comedy – Actress
Amy Adams as Margaret Keane in Big Eyes
Emily Blunt as The Baker’s Wife in Into The Woods
Helen Mirren as Madame Mallory in The Hundred-Foot Journey
Julianne Moore as Havana Segrand in Maps to the Stars
Quvenzhane Wallis as Annie in Annie
Best Supporting Performance – Drama, Musical or Comedy – Supporting Actor
Robert Duvall as Judge Joseph Palmer in The Judge
Ethan Hawke as Mason Evans, Sr. in Boyhood
Edward Norton as Mike Shiner in Birdman
Mark Ruffalo as Dave Schultz in Foxcatcher
J.K. Simmons as Terence Fletcher in Whiplash
Best Supporting Performance – Drama, Musical or Comedy – Supporting Actress
Patricia Arquette as Olivia Evans in Boyhood
Jessica Chastain as Anna Morales in A Most Violent Year
Keira Knightly as Joan Clake in The Imitation Game
Emma Stone as Sam Thomson in Birdman
Meryl Streep as The Witch in Into the Woods
Best Director
Wes Anderson – The Grand Budapest Hotel
Ava DuVernay - Selma
David Fincher – Gone Girl
Alejandro González Iñárritu – Birdman
Richard Linklater – Boyhood
Best Screenplay
Wes Anderson – The Grand Budapest Hotel
Gillian Flynn – Gone Girl
Alejandro González Iñárritu, Nicolás Giacobone, Armando Bo,
Alexander Dinelaris, Jr. – Birdman
Richard Linklater – Boyhood
Graham Moore – The Imitation Game
TELEVISION:
Best Series – Drama
The Affair
Downton Abbey
Game of Thrones
The Good Wife
House of Cards
Best Series – Musical or Comedy
Girls
Jane the Virgin
Orange is the New Black
Silicon Valley
Transparent
Best Performance in a Television Series – Drama – Actor
Clive Owen – Dr John ‘Thack’ Thackery (The Knick)
Liev Schreiber – Ray Donovan (Ray Donovan)
Kevin Spacey – Francis Underwood (House of Cards)
James Spader – Raymond ‘Red’ Reddington (The Blacklist)
Dominic West – Noah Solloway (The Affair)
Best Performance in a Television Series – Drama – Actress
Claire Danes – Carrie Mathison (Homeland)
Viola Davis – Professor Annalise Keating, J.D. (How To Get Away With Murder)
Julianna Margulies – Alicia Florrick (The Good Wife)
Ruth Wilson – Alison Lockhart (The Affair)
Robin Wright – Claire Underwood (House of Cards)
Best Performance in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy – Actor
Louis C.K. – Louie (Louie)
Don Cheadle – Marty Kaan (House of Lies)
Ricky Gervais – Derek Noakes (Derek)
William H. Macy – Frank Gallagher (Shameless)
Jeffrey Tambor – Mort/Maura Pfefferman (Transparent)
Best Performance in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy – Actress
Lena Dunham – Hannah Horvath in Girls
Edie Falco – Jackie Peyton (Nurse Jackie)
Julia Louis-Dreyfus – Vice President Selina Meyer (Veep)
Gina Rodriguez – Jane Gloriana Villanueva (Jane the Virgin)
Taylor Schilling – Piper Chapman (Orange is the New Black)
Best Performance in a Miniseries or Television Film – Actor
Martin Freeman – Lester Nygaard (Fargo)
Woody Harrelson – Detective Martin Hart (True Detective)
Matthew McConaughey – Detective Rustin Cohle (True Detective)
Mark Ruffalo – Ned Weeks (The Normal Heart)
Billy Bob Thornton – Lorne Malvo (Fargo)
Best Performance in a Miniseries or Television Film – Actress
Maggie Gyllenhaal – Nessa Stein, Baroness Stein of Tilbury (The Honourable Woman)
Jessica Lange – Elsa Mars (American Horror Story: Freak Show)
Frances McDormand – Olive Kitteridge (Olive Kitteridge)
Frances O’Connor – Emily Hughes/Walsh (The Missing)
Allison Tolman – Deputy Molly Solverson (Fargo)
Best Supporting Performance in a Series, Miniseries, or Television Film – Actor
Matt Bomer – Felix Turner (The Normal Heart)
Alan Cumming – Eli Gold (The Good Wife)
Colin Hanks – Officer Gus Grimly (Fargo)
Bill Murray – Jack Kennison (Olive Kitteridge)
Jon Voight – Mickey Donovan (Ray Donovan)
Best Supporting Performance in a Series, Miniseries, or Television Film – Actress
Uzo Aduba – Suzanne ‘Crazy Eyes’ Warren (Orange is the New Black)
Kathy Bates – Ethel Darling (American Horror Story; Freak Show)
Joanne Froggatt – Anna Bates (Downton Abbey)
Allison Janney – Bonnie Plunkett (Mom)
Michelle Monaghan – Maggie Hart (True Detective)
Best Miniseries or Television Film
Fargo
The Missing
The Normal Heart
Olive Kitteridge
True Detective
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