Jeff Mitchell’s Predictions - 2019 Golden Globe Awards
Happy Belated New Year! Geez, all of a sudden, the calendar flipped ahead another year, and before one can say, “If I had a checkbook, I would stress about writing the wrong year on my checks,” the 76th Annual Golden Globes will arrive too. Sunday, Jan. 6, to be exact.
The second-biggest movie-awards event spreads the wealth, because it splits the best films and lead performances over two categories, Musical/Comedy and Drama, so King Midas works a bit of overtime. I’m happy to work more as well, and although I am not an infallible prognosticator, here are my best-educated and fearless predictions of the biggest awards.
In addition to “Who/What will win”, I also included “Who/What should win” and “Who/What should have been nominated”, but what do you think?
Well, I think that you should make your picks, grab a tux or your best dress, watch Andy Samberg and Sandra Oh host the event, and embrace the Golden Globes!
Best Foreign Language Film:
What will win: “Roma”
What should win: “Roma”
What should have been nominated: “Cold War”
Best Screenplay:
Who will win: Deborah Davis and Tony McNamara (“The Favourite”)
Who should win: Adam McKay (“Vice”)
Who should have been nominated: Daveed Diggs and Rafael Casal (“Blindspotting”)
Best Supporting Actress:
Who will win: Regina King (“If Beale Street Could Talk”)
Who should win: Regina King (“If Beale Street Could Talk”)
Who should have been nominated: Olivia Cooke (“Thoroughbreds”)
Best Supporting Actor:
Who will win: Mahershala Ali (“Green Book”)
Who should win: Mahershala Ali (“Green Book”)
Who should have been nominated: Steven Yeun (“Burning”)
Best Actress – Musical or Comedy:
Who will win: Olivia Colman (“The Favourite”)
Who should win: Olivia Colman (“The Favourite”)
Who should have been nominated: Lady Gaga (“A Star Is Born”)
Best Actress – Drama:
Who will win: Lady Gaga (“A Star Is Born”)
Who should win: Glenn Close (“The Wife”)
Who should have been nominated: Jessie Buckley (“Beast”), Julia Roberts (“Ben Is Back”) and Toni Collette (“Hereditary”)
Best Actor – Musical or Comedy:
Who will win: Christian Bale (“Vice”)
Who should win: Christian Bale (“Vice”)
Who should have been nominated: Bradley Cooper (“A Star Is Born”) and Rami Malek (“Bohemian Rhapsody”)
Best Actor – Drama:
Who will win: Rami Malek (“Bohemian Rhapsody”)
Who should win: Rami Malek (“Bohemian Rhapsody”)
Who should have been nominated: Ethan Hawke (“First Reformed”) and Marcello Fonte (“Dogman”)
Best Director:
Who will win: Bradley Cooper (“A Star Is Born”)
Who should win: Alfonso Cuaron (“Roma”)
Who should have been nominated: Pawel Pawlikowski (“Cold War”), Warwick Thornton (“Sweet Country”), and Paul Schrader (“First Reformed”)
Best Picture – Musical or Comedy:
What will win: “The Favourite”
What should win: “Vice”
What should have been nominated: “Bohemian Rhapsody” and “A Star Is Born”
Best Picture – Drama:
What will win: “A Star Is Born”
What should win: “If Beale Street Could Talk”
What should have been nominated: “Blindspotting”, “Cold War”, “Roma”, “Sweet Country”, and “Transit”
Jeff – a member of the Phoenix Critics Circle – has penned film reviews since 2008 and graduated from ASU’s Walter Cronkite School of Journalism. Follow Jeff and the Phoenix Film Festival on Twitter @MitchFilmCritic and @PhoenixFilmFest, respectively.
