Predicting award show winners: a silly but enjoyable exercise.
Here’s who we think WILL – and who SHOULD – win on Sunday night during the Golden Globe Awards, which will be hosted by the always hilarious Ricky Gervais.
Best Motion Picture – Drama
The Descendants
The Help WILL WIN
Hugo
The Ides of March
Moneyball
War Horse SHOULD WIN
Should have been nominated! The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Best Motion Picture – Comedy Or Musical
50/50
The Artist WILL WIN
Bridesmaids SHOULD WIN
Midnight in Paris
My Week With Marilyn
Should have been nominated! The Muppets
Best Director – Motion Picture
Woody Allen SHOULD WIN
George Clooney
Michel Hazanavicius
Alexander Payne
Martin Scorsese WILL WIN
Should have been nominated! David Fincher
Best Actress – Comedy/Musical
Jodie Foster – “Carnage”
Charlize Theron – “Young Adult”
Kristin Wiig – “Bridesmaids” SHOULD WIN
Michelle Williams – “My Week With Marilyn” WILL WIN
Kate Winslet – “Carnage”
Should have been nominated! Cameron Diaz – “Bad Teacher”
Best Actor – Comedy/Musical
Jean Dujardin – “The Artist” WILL WIN
Brendan Gleeson – “The Guard”
Joseph Gordon-Levitt – “50/50″ SHOULD WIN
Ryan Gosling – “Crazy, Stupid, Love”
Owen Wilson – “Midnight In Paris”
Should have been nominated! Jason Segel – “The Muppets”
Best Actress – Drama
Glenn Close – “Albert Nobbs”
Viola Davis – “The Help” WILL WIN
Rooney Mara – “The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo” SHOULD WIN
Meryl Streep – “The Iron Lady”
Tilda Swinton – “We Need To Talk About Kevin”
Should have been nominated! Kirsten Dunst – “Melancholia”
Best Actor – Drama
George Clooney – “The Descendants” WILL WIN
Leonardo DiCaprio – “J. Edgar”
Michael Fassbender – “Shame” SHOULD WIN
Ryan Gosling – “The Ides of March”
Brad Pitt – “Moneyball”
Should have been nominated! Michael Shannon – “Take Shelter”
Best Supporting Actor
Kenneth Branagh – “My Week With Marilyn”
Albert Brooks – “Drive” SHOULD WIN
Jonah Hill – “Moneyball”
Viggo Mortensen – “A Dangerous Method”
Christopher Plummer – “Beginners” WILL WIN
Should have been nominated! Michael Parks – “Red State”
Best Supporting Actress
Bérénice Bejo, “The Artist”
Jessica Chastain – “The Help”
Janet McTeer – “Albert Nobbs”
Octavia Spencer, “The Help” WILL WIN
Shailene Woodley, “The Descendants” SHOULD WIN
Should have been nominated! Ellen Page – “Super”
Best Screenplay – Motion Picture
Midnight in Paris SHOULD WIN
The Ides of March
The Artist
The Descendants WILL WIN
Moneyball
Should have been nominated! A Separation
Best Animated Feature Film
The Adventures of Tintin SHOULD WIN
Arthur Christmas
Cars 2
Puss in Boots
Rango WILL WIN
Should have been nominated! Beats me… No standout animated film this yeah.
Best Foreign Language Film
Flowers of War
In the Land of Blood and Honey
The Kid with a Bike
A Separation WILL + SHOULD WIN
The Skin I Live In
Should have been nominated! Monsieur Lazhar
Best Original Score – Motion Picture
The Artist
W.E
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo WILL + SHOULD WIN
War Horse
Hugo
Should have been nominated! We Bought a Zoo (Jonsi)
Best Original Song – Motion Picture
Gnomeo and Juliet
Machine Gun Preacher
Albert Nobbs
The Help
W.E WILL WIN
Should have been nominated! The Muppets
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