2014 Golden Globes Predictions

We discussed Golden Globe picks on “Pat & JT” this morning. Check it out here (starts around the 25:07 mark).

So for each category below, I’ll pick a first choice and a second choice. Please note: I didn’t include the entire list of Golden Globe nominees. You can see the rest here. I’ll have a follow-up post on Monday to discuss the overall show (because AMY AND TINA) and whether or not my predictions were right. Here we go!

Best Motion Picture – Drama

• 12 Years A Slave
• Captain Phillips
• Gravity
• Philomena
• Rush

First choice? 12 Years A Slave

Second choice? Gravity

Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy

• American Hustle
• Her
• Inside Llewyn Davis
• Nebraska
• The Wolf Of Wall Street

First choice? American Hustle

Second choice? Nebraska

Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama

• Chiwetel Ejiofor, 12 Years A Slave
• Idris Elba, Mandela: Long Walk To Freedom
• Tom Hanks, Captain Phillips
• Matthew McConaughey, Dallas Buyers Club
• Robert Redford, All Is Lost

First choice? Chiwetel Ejiofor, 12 Years A Slave

Second choice? Matthew McConaughey, Dallas Buyers Club

Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy

• Christian Bale, American Hustle
• Bruce Dern, Nebraska
• Leonardo DiCaprio, The Wolf of Wall Street
• Oscar Isaac, Inside Llewyn Davis
• Joaquin Phoenix, Her

First choice? Oscar Isaac, Inside Llewyn Davis

Second choice? Bruce Dern, Nebraska

Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama

• Cate Blanchett, Blue Jasmine
• Sandra Bullock, Gravity
• Judi Dench, Philomena
• Emma Thompson, Saving Mr. Banks
• Kate Winslet, Labor Day

First choice? Cate Blanchett, Blue Jasmine

Second choice? Emma Thompson, Saving Mr. Banks

Best Actress – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy

• Amy Adams, American Hustle
• Julie Delpy, Before Midnight
• Greta Gerwig, Frances Ha
• Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Enough Said
• Meryl Streep, August: Osage County

First choice? Meryl Streep, August: Osage County

Second choice? Amy Adams, American Hustle

Best Supporting Actor

• Barkhad Abdi, Captain Phillips
• Daniel Bruhl, Rush
• Bradley Cooper, American Hustle
• Michael Fassbender, 12 Years A Slave
• Jared Leto, Dallas Buyers Club

First choice? Jared Leto, Dallas Buyers Club

Second choice? Barkhad Abdi, Captain Phillips

Best Supporting Actress

• Sally Hawkins, Blue Jasmine
• Jennifer Lawrence, American Hustle
• Lupita Nyong’o, 12 Years A Slave
• Julia Roberts, August: Osage County
• June Squibb, Nebraska

First choice? Jennifer Lawrence, American Hustle

Second choice? Lupita Nyong’o, 12 Years A Slave

Best Director

• Alfonso Cuaron, Gravity
• Paul Greengrass, Captain Phillips
• Steve McQueen, 12 Years A Slave
• Alexander Payne, Nebraska
• David O. Russell, American Hustle

First choice? Alfonso Cuaron, Gravity

Second choice? Steve McQueen, 12 Years A Slave

Best Screenplay

• Spike Jonze, Her
• Bob Nelson, Nebraska
• Jeff Pope and Steve Coogan, Philomena
• John Ridley, 12 Years A Slave
• Eric Warren Singer and David O. Russell, American Hustle

First choice? Bob Nelson, Nebraska

Second choice? Eric Warren Singer and David O. Russell, American Hustle

Best Original Score

• All Is Lost
• Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom
• Gravity
• The Book Thief
• 12 Years A Slave

First choice? Gravity

Second choice? Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom

Best Original Song

• “Atlas” – The Hunger Games: Catching Fire, Coldplay
• “Let It Go” – Frozen, Idina Menzel
• “Ordinary Love” – Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom, U2
• “Please Mr. Kennedy” – Inside Llewyn Davis, Oscar Isaac, Justin Timberlake, and Adam Driver
• “Sweet Than Fiction” – One Chance, Taylor Swift

First choice? “Please Mr. Kennedy” – Inside Llewyn Davis, Oscar Isaac, Justin Timberlake, and Adam Driver

Second choice? “Let It Go” – Frozen, Idina Menzel

Best Animated Feature Film

• The Croods
• Despicable Me 2
• Frozen

First choice? Frozen

Second choice? The Croods

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The 71st Annual Golden Globes will be live Sunday, Jan. 12 on NBC at 8pm E/7pm C.