Editor's Note: This story first appeared in The Daily Texan's February 26 print edition.
As the beloved “Schitt’s Creek” resident Moira Rose would say, our favorite season is upon us. The Golden Globes ceremony airs this Sunday, marking the start of a tumultuous film and TV awards season.
Amy Poehler and Tina Fey will return for a fourth time as hosts for the 78th annual Golden Globe Awards at 7 p.m. CST. The Hollywood Foreign Press Association, a group of about 90 international journalists, selects the award recipients.
The Daily Texan compiled a list of the film nominees that we believe deserve the trophies and the ones that we predict will actually come out on top. If marked with an asterisk, the reporter has not seen the film.
“And the winners are…”
Best Picture — Drama
“The Father” *
“Mank”
“Nomadland” – The Texan’s Favorite
“Promising Young Woman”
“The Trial of the Chicago 7” -The Texan’s Predicted Winner
The ball is in Netflix’s court for Aaron Sorkin’s fast-paced courtroom drama. With a star-studded cast, Hollywood Foreign Press members will likely prop up “Chicago 7” as an Oscars frontrunner.
Best Picture — Musical/Comedy
“Borat Subsequent Moviefilm” – The Texan’s Predicted Winner
“Hamilton”
“Music” *
“Palm Springs” – The Texan’s Favorite
“The Prom”
There wasn’t much to laugh or sing about in a year like 2020, and the nominees for this category reflect that.
Best Actress — Motion Picture Drama
Viola Davis, “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom” – The Texan’s Favorite
Andra Day, “The United States vs. Billie Holiday” *
Carey Mulligan, “Promising Young Woman” – The Texan’s Predicted Winner
Vanessa Kirby, “Pieces of a Woman”
Frances McDormand, “Nomadland”
While Davis’ Ma Rainey was electrifying, Mulligan’s vengeance in “Promising Young Woman” is sure to please the HFPA.
Best Actor — Motion Picture Drama
Riz Ahmed, “Sound of Metal”
Chadwick Boseman, “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom” – The Texan’s Favorite, The Texan’s Predicted Winner
Anthony Hopkins, “The Father” *
Gary Oldman, “Mank”
Tahar Rahim, “The Mauritanian” *
The late Boseman may finally earn his well-deserved Golden Globe as Ma Rainey’s ambitious trumpet player.
Best Actress — Motion Picture Musical/Comedy
Maria Bakalova, “Borat Subsequent Moviefilm” – The Texan’s Favorite, The Texan’s Predicted Winner
Kate Hudson, “Music” *
Michelle Pfeiffer, “French Exit” *
Rosamund Pike, “I Care a Lot”
Anya Taylor-Joy, “Emma.”
Even the critics who abhorred Borat will likely admit Bakalova deserves the award for the infamous Rudy Giuliani scene alone.
Best Actor — Motion Picture Musical/Comedy
Sacha Baron Cohen, “Borat Subsequent Moviefilm” – The Texan’s Favorite, The Texan’s Predicted Winner
James Corden, “The Prom”
Lin-Manuel Miranda, “Hamilton”
Dev Patel, “The Personal History of David Copperfield” *
Andy Samberg, “Palm Springs”
Disclaimer: The reporter decided to exclude “Best Actress in a Motion Picture” because he hasn’t seen three of the five films nominated. Other publications are calling it a tossup between Amanda Seyfried in “Mank” and Olivia Colman in “The Father.”
Best Supporting Actor — Motion Picture
Sacha Baron Cohen, “The Trial of the Chicago 7” – The Texan’s Predicted Winner
Daniel Kaluuya, “Judas and the Black Messiah” – The Texan’s Favorite
Jared Leto, “The Little Things”
Bill Murray, “On the Rocks” *
Leslie Odom Jr., “One Night in Miami…”
Best Director — Motion Picture
Emerald Fennell, “Promising Young Woman”
David Fincher, “Mank”
Regina King, “One Night in Miami…”
Aaron Sorkin, “The Trial of the Chicago 7”
Chloé Zhao, “Nomadland” – The Texan’s Favorite, The Texan’s Predicted Winner
In an historic year for women filmmakers, director Zhao stands out for her impeccable still shots and wide landscape sequences of a weathered woman in a weathered land.
Best Screenplay — Motion Picture
Emerald Fennell, “Promising Young Woman” – The Texan’s Favorite
Jack Fincher, “Mank”
Aaron Sorkin, “The Trial of the Chicago 7” – The Texan’s Predicted Winner
Christopher Hampton, Florian Zeller, “The Father” *
Chloé Zhao, “Nomadland”
