As the curtain rises on another spectacular night in Hollywood, the echoes of award possibilities linger in the air as 81st Golden Globe Awards have arrived. With an array of cinematic and television triumphs on the horizon, it’s time to predict who will be accepting Globes this upcoming Sunday.
Here are my predictions for the film categories at the 81st Golden Globes:
Best Motion Picture — Drama
Oppenheimer
Spoiler: Killers of the Flower Moon
Best Motion Picture — Musical or Comedy
Barbie
Spoiler: Poor Things
Best Motion Picture — Non-English Language
Antatomy of a Fall
Spoiler: Past Lives
Best Motion Picture — Animated
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
Spoiler: The Boy and the Heron
Cinematic and Box Office Achievement
Barbie
Spoiler:Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour
Best Director — Motion Picture
Christopher Nolan, Oppenheimer
Spoiler: Martin Scorsese, Killers of the Flower Moon
Best Screenplay — Motion Picture
Greta Gerwig and Noah Baumbach, Barbie
Spoiler: Christopher Nolan, Oppenheimer
Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture — Drama
Bradley Cooper, Maestro
Spoiler: Cillian Murphy, Oppenheimer
Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture — Drama
Lily Gladstone, Killers of the Flower Moon
Spoiler: Sandra Hüller, Anatomy of a Fall
Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture — Musical or Comedy
Paul Giamatti, The Holdovers
Spoiler: Jeffery Wright, American Fiction
Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture — Musical or Comedy
Emma Stone, Poor Things
Spoiler: Margot Robbie, Barbie
Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in any Motion Picture
Robert Downey, Jr., Oppenheimer
Spoiler: Ryan Gosling, Barbie
Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in any Motion Picture
Da’Vine Joy Randolph, The Holdovers
Spoiler: Emily Blunt, Oppenheimer
Best Original Score — Motion Picture
Oppenheimer, Ludwig Göransson
Spoiler: Killers of the Flower Moon, Robbie Robertson
Best Original Song — Motion Picture
“What Was I Made For?,” Barbie
Spoiler: “I’m Just Ken,” Barbie
