Movie predictions

Johnny Oleksinski

Motion Picture, Drama

“Belfast” A touching story about a Catholic and Protestant neighborhood during The Troubles in Northern Ireland is HFPA catnip.

□ “CODA”

□ “Dune”

□ “King Richard”

□ “The Power of the Dog”

Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy

□ “Cyrano”

□ “Don’t Look Up”

□ “Licorice Pizza”

□ “Tick, Tick … Boom!”

“West Side Story” True, it hasn’t made a killing at the box off ice, but “West Side Story” has all the trappings of an awards season juggernaut.

Actress, Drama

□ Jessica Chastain (“The Eyes of Tammy Faye”)

□ Olivia Colman (“The Lost Daughter”)

□ Nicole Kidman (“Being the Ricardos”)

□ Lady Gaga (“House of Gucci”)

Kristen Stewart (“Spencer”) Ever since the Princess Diana movie premiered on the festival circuit, the terrif ic Stewart has been the frontrunner for every award.

Actor, Drama

□ Mahershala Ali (“Swan Song”)

□ Javier Bardem (“Being the Ricardos”)

□ Benedict Cumberbatch (“The Power of the Dog”)

Will Smith (“King Richard”) Playing Venus and Serena Williams’ dad, Smith delivered some of the f inest work of his career.

□ Denzel Washington (“The Tragedy of Macbeth”)

Actress, Musical or Comedy

□ Marion Cotillard (“Annette”)

□ Alana Haim (“Licorice Pizza”)

□ Jennifer Lawrence (“Don’t Look Up”)

□ Emma Stone (“Cruella”)

Rachel Zegler (“West Side Story”) The Globes love to anoint a new star, and Zegler was a standout.

Actor, Musical or Comedy

□ Leonardo DiCaprio (“Don’t Look Up”)

Peter Dinklage

(“Cyrano”) Garf ield has a shot, but Dinklage had the meatier role.

□ Andrew Garfield (“Tick, Tick … Boom!”)

□ Cooper Hoffman (“Licorice Pizza”)

□ Anthony Ramos (“In the Heights”)