The 2008 Golden Globe awards air tonight at 8pm EST on NBC. Here are our predictions:
Best Motion Picture – Drama
Nominees:
Frost/Nixon (2008)
The Reader (2008)
Revolutionary Road (2008)
Slumdog Millionaire (2008) – BOTH
Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy
Nominees:
Burn After Reading (2008)
Happy-Go-Lucky (2008) – WILL
In Bruges (2008) – SHOULD
Mamma Mia! (2008)
Vicky Cristina Barcelona (2008)
Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama
Nominees:
Leonardo DiCaprio for Revolutionary Road (2008)
Frank Langella for Frost/Nixon (2008)
Brad Pitt for The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008)
Mickey Rourke for The Wrestler (2008) – SHOULD
Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama
Nominees:
Anne Hathaway for Rachel Getting Married (2008) – SHOULD
Angelina Jolie for Changeling (2008)
Meryl Streep for Doubt (2008)
Kate Winslet for Revolutionary Road (2008) – WILL
Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy
Nominees:
Javier Bardem for Vicky Cristina Barcelona (2008)
Colin Farrell for In Bruges (2008) – WILL
James Franco for Pineapple Express (2008) – SHOULD
Brendan Gleeson for In Bruges (2008)
Dustin Hoffman for Last Chance Harvey (2008)
Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy
Nominees:
Rebecca Hall for Vicky Cristina Barcelona (2008)
Sally Hawkins for Happy-Go-Lucky (2008) – BOTH
Frances McDormand for Burn After Reading (2008)
Meryl Streep for Mamma Mia! (2008)
Emma Thompson for Last Chance Harvey (2008)
Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
Nominees:
Tom Cruise for Tropic Thunder (2008)
Robert Downey Jr. for Tropic Thunder (2008)
Ralph Fiennes for The Duchess (2008)
Philip Seymour Hoffman for Doubt (2008)
Heath Ledger for The Dark Knight (2008) – BOTH
Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
Nominees:
Penélope Cruz for Vicky Cristina Barcelona (2008) – WILL
Viola Davis for Doubt (2008)
Marisa Tomei for The Wrestler (2008) – SHOULD
Kate Winslet for The Reader (2008)
Best Director – Motion Picture
Nominees:
Danny Boyle for Slumdog Millionaire (2008) – BOTH
Stephen Daldry for The Reader (2008)
David Fincher for The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008)
Ron Howard for Frost/Nixon (2008)
Sam Mendes for Revolutionary Road (2008)
Best Screenplay – Motion Picture
Nominees:
Doubt (2008): John Patrick Shanley
Frost/Nixon (2008): Peter Morgan
The Reader (2008): David Hare
Slumdog Millionaire (2008): Simon Beaufoy – BOTH
Best Original Song – Motion Picture
Nominees:
Bolt (2008)(“I Thought I Lost You”)
Cadillac Records (2008)(“Once in a Lifetime”)
Gran Torino (2008)(“Gran Torino”)
WALL·E (2008)(“Down to Earth”)
The Wrestler (2008)(“The Wrestler”) – BOTH
Best Original Score – Motion Picture
Nominees:
Changeling (2008): Clint Eastwood
Defiance (2008): James Newton Howard
Frost/Nixon (2008): Hans Zimmer
Slumdog Millionaire (2008): A.R. Rahman – BOTH
Best Animated Film
Best Foreign Language Film
Best Television Series – Drama
Nominees:
“Dexter” (2006)
“House M.D.” (2004)
“In Treatment” (2008)
“Mad Men” (2007) – BOTH
“True Blood” (2007)
Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy
Nominees:
“Californication” (2007) – SHOULD
“Entourage” (2004)
“The Office” (2005)
“30 Rock” (2006) – WILL
“Weeds” (2005)
Best Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
Nominees:
Bernard and Doris (2007)
“Cranford” (2007)
“John Adams” (2008) – BOTH
A Raisin in the Sun (2008) (TV)
Recount (2008) (TV)
Best Performance by an Actor in a Mini-Series or a Motion Picture Made for Television
Nominees:
Ralph Fiennes for Bernard and Doris (2007)
Paul Giamatti for “John Adams” (2008) – BOTH
Kevin Spacey for Recount (2008) (TV)
Kiefer Sutherland for 24: Redemption (2008) (TV)
Tom Wilkinson for Recount (2008) (TV)
Best Performance by an Actress in a Mini-Series or a Motion Picture Made for Television
Nominees:
Judi Dench for “Cranford” (2007)
Catherine Keener for An American Crime (2007)
Laura Linney for “John Adams” (2008) – BOTH
Shirley MacLaine for Coco Chanel (2008) (TV)
Susan Sarandon for Bernard and Doris (2007)
Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy
Nominees:
Alec Baldwin for “30 Rock” (2006)
Steve Carell for “The Office” (2005)
Kevin Connolly for “Entourage” (2004)
David Duchovny for “Californication” (2007) – BOTH
Tony Shalhoub for “Monk” (2002)
Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy
Nominees:
Christina Applegate for “Samantha Who?” (2007)
America Ferrera for “Ugly Betty” (2006)
Debra Messing for “The Starter Wife” (2008)
Mary-Louise Parker for “Weeds” (2005)
Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series – Drama
Nominees:
Gabriel Byrne for “In Treatment” (2008)
Michael C. Hall for “Dexter” (2006) – SHOULD
Hugh Laurie for “House M.D.” (2004)
Jonathan Rhys Meyers for “The Tudors” (2007)
Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series – Drama
Nominees:
Sally Field for “Brothers & Sisters” (2006)
January Jones for “Mad Men” (2007) – SHOULD
Anna Paquin for “True Blood” (2007)
Kyra Sedgwick for “The Closer” (2005) – WILL
Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
Nominees:
Neil Patrick Harris for “How I Met Your Mother” (2005) – BOTH
Denis Leary for Recount (2008) (TV)
Jeremy Piven for “Entourage” (2004)
Blair Underwood for “In Treatment” (2008)
Tom Wilkinson for “John Adams” (2008)
Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
Nominees:
Eileen Atkins for “Cranford” (2007)
Laura Dern for Recount (2008) (TV) – BOTH
Melissa George for “In Treatment” (2008)
Rachel Griffiths for “Brothers & Sisters” (2006)
Dianne Wiest for “In Treatment” (2008)
Check back tonight with the full list of winners.
Agree with my predictions? Who do you think will take home the awards tonight?