Our predictions for the 2018 Golden Globes, who will win and who should win in the major categories. On Sunday night, the biggest stars in TV and movies unite for the silliest and most thrilling awards show of the season: the Golden Globes.
2017 was a great year for both film and television, so the competition is fierce. It’s hard to know who to root for, and a little difficult to predict, especially because the Golden Globes has a history of being unpredictable, with some quirky choices in nominees and winners.
In movies, Guillermo del Toro’s creature love story “The Shape of Water” led everyone with seven nominations this year. Steven Spielberg’s “The Post” and “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri” each have six.
In television, the frontrunners are Hulu’s “The Handmaid’s Tale” in the drama category, Amazon’s “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” for comedy, and HBO’s “Big Little Lies” for miniseries. But that doesn’t mean they’re the only shows that will win: the Golden Globes is a mixed bag every year, so anything could happen — such as Freddie Highmore winning best actor for “The Good Doctor,” one of the worst reviewed new shows of 2017.
Here’s who we think will be winners (and who should win) at the 2018 Golden Globes:
Best Motion Picture, Drama
“Call Me by Your Name”
”Dunkirk”
”The Post”
”The Shape of Water”
”Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri” Who will win: “The Post” You can’t underplay the fact that this award is being handed out by the Hollywood Foreign Press. Journalists love movies about journalists. Spielberg’s movie has a good chance to take home the top prize of the night. Who should win: “Dunkirk” There honestly was no better made movie this year. Everything about Christopher Nolan’s latest movie is incredible. Hopefully the voters haven’t forgotten about its greatness (it did open in the summer). Who could surprise us: “The Shape of Water” It has the most nominations of any movie. That could lead to a surprise by the end of the night.
Best Director
Guillermo del Toro, “The Shape of Water”
Martin McDonagh, “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri”
Christopher Nolan, “Dunkirk”
Ridley Scott, “All The Money in the World”
Steven Spielberg, “The Post” Who will win: Steven Spielberg, “The Post” This prize usually coincides with the movie that ends up with the big prize of the night, so Spielberg will likely get it. Who should win: Christopher Nolan, “Dunkirk” Are you starting to see a theme here? “Dunkirk” is one of the movies Nolan will be remembered for. Who could surprise us: Ridley Scott, “All the Money in the World” Scott has been working the press since his shocking decision to replace Kevin Spacey with Christopher Plummer. That could lead to a surprise win.
Best Actor in a Motion Picture, Drama
Timothée Chalamet, “Call Me by Your Name”
Daniel Day-Lewis, “Phantom Thread”
Tom Hanks, “The Post”
Gary Oldman, “Darkest Hour”
Denzel Washington, “Roman J. Israel, Esq.” Who will win: Gary Oldman, “Darkest Hour” Oldman delivers a performance that just screams, “Give me all the awards!” Who should win: Gary Oldman In a career filled with amazing performances, this is certainly one of his best. Who could surprise us: Daniel Day-Lewis, “Phantom Thread” It’s supposedly his final acting performance. That could have hooked voters to give him a fond farewell.
Best Actor in a Motion Picture, Comedy or Musical
Steve Carell, “Battle of the Sexes”
Ansel Elgort, “Baby Driver”
James Franco, “The Disaster Artist”
Hugh Jackman, “The Greatest Showman”
Daniel Kaluuya, “Get Out” Who will win: James Franco, “The Disaster Artist” This is a tough one, but Franco might get the prize. He gives a hilarious performance as “The Room” director/star Tommy Wiseau. One that makes you laugh and feel for him. It’s a hard feat and he might get rewarded for it. Who should win: Daniel Kaluuya, “Get Out” We can debate all day if “Get Out” should even be in this category, but it’s in there and Daniel is great in the movie. Would be nice if his talents were recognized. Who could surprise us: Steve Carell, “Battle of the Sexes” Carell would be the safe choice in this category. And the HFP is known for shocking wins.
Best Actress in a Motion Picture, Drama
Jessica Chastain, “Molly’s Game”
Sally Hawkins, “The Shape of Water”
Frances McDormand, “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri”
Meryl Streep, “The Post”
Michelle Williams, “All the Money in the World” Who will win: Meryl Streep, “The Post” I just have this feeling “The Post” is going to have a big night. Streep has always been a favorite of the HFP. Who should win: Sally Hawkins, “The Shape of Water” Without uttering a single word, Hawkins delivers one of the best performances of the year. She deserves the award. Who could surprise us: Michelle Williams, “All the Money in the World” This one would really be a surprise. Williams is great in the movie, but did she get enough votes?
Best Actress in a Motion Picture, Comedy or Musical
Judi Dench, “Victoria & Abdul”
Margot Robbie, “I, Tonya”
Saoirse Ronan, “Lady Bird”
Emma Stone, “Battle of the Sexes”
Helen Mirren, “The Leisure Seeker” Who will win: Margot Robbie, “I, Tonya” Robbie gives her best performance to date as disgraced figure skater Tonya Harding. Playing the character from her teens to middle age, and mixing drama and comedy while doing it, she will probably win. Who should win: Saoirse Ronan, “Lady Bird” A powerful performance for very different reasons. Ronan gives us a new classic high school movie character. Who could surprise us: Emma Stone, “Battle of the Sexes” Again, would be another wow win seeing the competition in this category.
Best Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture
Willem Dafoe, “The Florida Project”
Armie Hammer, “Call Me by Your Name”
Richard Jenkins, “The Shape of Water”
Christopher Plummer, “All the Money in the World”
Sam Rockwell, “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri” Who will win: Christopher Plummer, “All the Money in the World” It’s scary to think that Plummer gave this performance just a day or two after agreeing to replace Kevin Spacey. He really gives the performance that powers the movie.
Tech: Who will win big at the 2018 Golden Globes — and who should win
