Golden Globe predictions – and ‘Hamilton’ is eligible
You might have thought the Hollywood Foreign Press Association would have learned something after being roasted last year for classifying Lulu Wang’s tender “The Farewell,” an American-made movie about a Chinese American woman saying goodbye to her grandmother, as a “foreign language film.”
But this is the HFPA, a group that, laughably, given its foreign press title, has little regard for global cinema and has consistently displayed an unwillingness to grapple with the context found in multicultural and multilingual stories. It wasn’t surprising that the HFPA yet again recently proved tone-deaf, designating Lee Isaac Chung’s “Minari” as a foreign film, even though it was American-made by an American director and concerns nothing less than a family pursuing the American dream on a farm in Arkansas.
So although “Minari” is one of the year’s best movies, it won’t be allowed to compete for the Golden Globes’ best drama prize, though its actors are eligible in the main categories.
Here’s a look at what they might go for when nominations are announced Feb. 3.
Motion picture drama
“Nomadland”
“One Night in Miami” “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom” “Mank”
“The Trial of the Chicago 7” Two late-arriving historical dramas — “Billie Holiday” and “Judas and the Black Messiah,” both due in February — could shake up a field dominated by Netflix titles.
Lead actress drama
Frances McDormand, “Nomadland”
Viola Davis, “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom”
Sophia Loren, “The Life Ahead”
Carey Mulligan, “Promising Young Woman”
Vanessa Kirby, “Pieces of a Woman”
Lead actor drama
Chadwick Boseman, “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom”
Anthony Hopkins, “The Father”
Delroy Lindo, “Da 5 Bloods” Gary Oldman, “Mank” Riz Ahmed, “Sound of Metal”
Motion picture musical/comedy
“The Prom”
“Palm Springs” “Hamilton”
“Borat Subsequent Moviefilm”
“On the Rocks”
“Hamilton”? Yes, even though it’s not eligible for the Oscars because it’s a recorded performance, the HFPA’s nutty rules allow the Globes to embrace Lin-Manuel Miranda’s musical. Raise a glass to freedom!
Lead actress musical/comedy
Maria Bakalova, “Borat Subsequent Moviefilm” Meryl Streep, “The Prom” Michelle Pfeiffer, “French Exit”
Rashida Jones, “On the Rocks”
Cristin Milioti, “Palm
Springs”
Historically, HFPA members have indulged their love of musicals, save for “Cats” last year, proving that even they have some standards, I guess. That enthusiasm should translate into a fair amount of love for “The Prom,” Ryan Murphy’s zazzfilled Broadway adaptation, including the requisite
salute to 32-time (!) Globe nominee Streep.
Lead actor musical/ comedy
Sacha Baron Cohen, “Borat Subsequent Moviefilm”
Andy Samberg, “Palm Springs”
Bill Murray, “On the Rocks” Lin-Manuel Miranda, “Hamilton”
Dev Patel, “The Personal History of David Copperfield”
Drama television series
“The Crown”
“Killing Eve” “The Mandalorian” “Bridgerton” “Lovecraft Country”
Lead actress in a television drama
Emma Corrin, “The Crown” Olivia Colman, “The Crown” Jurnee Smollett, “Lovecraft Country”
Sarah Paulson, “Ratched” Phoebe Dynevor, “Bridgerton”
Lead actor in a television drama
Matthew Rhys, “Perry
Mason” Josh O’Connor, “The Crown” Jonathan Majors, “Lovecraft Country” Regé-Jean Page, “Bridgerton” Pedro Pascal, “The Mandalorian”
Pascal spends his “Mandalorian” gig mostly in a recording booth and occasionally underneath all that Beskar armor. But he did break the Mandalorian Code and remove his helmet twice this season, including that emotionally shattering farewell scene in the finale. I don’t know if that’s enough for the HFPA to nominate him, but, weeks later, I still haven’t recovered.
Comedy television series
“What We Do in the Shadows”
“Ramy”
“Schitt’s Creek”
“The Flight Attendant” “Ted Lasso”
Lead actress in a television comedy
Catherine O’Hara, “Schitt’s Creek”
Kaley Cuoco, “The Flight Attendant”
Elle Fanning, “The Great” Jane Levy, “Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist”
Lily Collins, “Emily in Paris” Like her show, O’Hara has never been nominated, and the Emmy winner stands as something of a favorite here, though Cuoco, another longignored contender, could ultimately prevail for her entertaining new HBO comedy-mystery.
Lead actor in a television comedy
Jason Sudeikis, “Ted Lasso” Eugene Levy, “Schitt’s Creek”
Ramy Youssef, “Ramy” Ben Platt, “The Politician” Matt Berry, “What We Do in the Shadows”
Youssef’s surprise win was a highlight of last year’s show … and if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.