Forecast for the 2015 Academy Awards

Here is how I think the nominees will fare in today's Oscars, in the order in which they could possibly win:


Best picture-

Boyhood
Birdman
American Sniper
The Grand Budapest Hotel

The Imitation Game
The Theory of Everything
Whiplash
Selma


Best director-

Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu for Birdman
Richard Linklater for Boyhood
Wes Anderson for The Grand Budapest Hotel
Morten Tyldum for The Imitation Game
Bennett Miller for Foxcatcher


Best original screenplay-

Boyhood
The Grand Budapest Hotel
Birdman
Foxcatcher
Nightcrawler


Best adapted screenplay-

The Imitation Game
American Sniper
The Theory of Everything
Whiplash
Inherent Vice


Best foreign language film-

Ida               (from Poland)
Leviathan    (from Russia)
Tangerines   (from Estonia)
Wild Tales    (from Argentina)
Timbuktu      (from Mauritania)


Best lead actor-

Michael Keaton in Birdman
Eddie Redmayne in The Theory of Everything
Benedict Cumberbatch in The Imitation Game
Steve Carell in Foxcatcher
Bradley Cooper in American Sniper


Best lead actress-

Julianne Moore in Still Alice
Reese Witherspoon in Wild
Felicity Jones in The Theory of Everything
Rosamund Pike in Gone Girl
Marion Cotillard in Two Days, One Night


Best supporting actor-

JK Simmons in Whiplash
Edward Norton in Birdman
Ethan Hawke in Boyhood
Mark Ruffalo in Foxcatcher
Robert Duvall in The Judge


Best supporting actress-

Patricia Arquette in Boyhood
Emma Stone in Birdman
Keira Knightley in The Imitation Game
Meryl Streep in Into the Woods
Laura Dern in Wild



In other categories:

best production design - The Grand Budapest Hotel
best costume design - The Grand Budapest Hotel

best sound editing - American Sniper
best sound mixing - American Sniper

best editing - Boyhood

best cinematography - Birdman

best makeup and hairstyling - Foxcatcher

best visual effects - Interstellar

best score - The Theory of Everything

best original song - Selma

best animated feature - Big Hero 6

Forecast for the 2014 Academy Awards

Here is how I think the nominees will fare in Monday's Oscars, in the order in which they could possibly win:

Best picture

American Hustle
Gravity
12 Years a Slave
Her


Dallas Buyers Club

Nebraska
The Wolf of Wall Street
Captain Phillips
Philomena


Best director -

Alfonso Cuaron for Gravity
David O. Russell for American Hustle
Steve McQueen for 12 Years a Slave
Martin Scorsese for The Wolf of Wall Street
Alexander Payne for Nebraska


Best original screenplay -

Eric Warren Singer and David O. Russell for American Hustle
Spike Jonze for Her
Woody Allen for Blue Jasmine
Craig Borten and Melisa Wallack for Dallas Buyers Club
Bob Nelson for Nebraska


Best adapted screenplay -

JohnRidley for 12 Years a Slave
Steve Coogan and Jeff Pope for Philomena
Billy Ray for Captain Phillips
Richard Linklater, Julie Delpy and Ethan Hawke for Before Midnight
Terence Winter for The Wolf of Wall Street


Best foreign-language film -

The Great Beauty (from Italy)
The Hunt (from Denmark)
The Broken Circle Breakdown (from Belgium)
Omar (from Palestine)
The Missing Picture (from Cambodia)


Best lead actor -

Matthew McConaughey in Dallas Buyers Club
Leonardo DiCaprio in The Wolf of Wall Street
Chiwetel Ejiofor in 12 Years a Slave
Bruce Dern in Nebraska
Christian Bale in American Hustle


Best lead actress -

Cate Blanchett in Blue Jasmine
Amy Adams in American Hustle
Judi Dench in Philomena
Sandra Bullock in Gravity
Meryl Streep in August: Osage County


Best supporting actor -

Jared Leto in Dallas Buyers Club
Bradley Cooper in American Hustle

Jonah Hill in The Wolf of Wall Street
Michael Fassbender in 12 Years a Slave
Barkhad Abdi in Captain Phillips


Best supporting actress -

Lupita Nyong'o in 12 Years a Slave
Jennifer Lawrence in American Hustle
June Squibb in Nebraska
Julia Roberts in August: Osage County
Sally Hawkins in Blue Jasmine

Academy Award Nominations 2012 Forecast

Here are the nominations we should hear tonight, in the order in which they could possibly be nominated:

best picture-

The Artist
The Descendants
The Help
Hugo
Midnight in Paris

If there will be more nominees, we might see The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, Moneyball or Bridesmaids.

best director-

Michel Hazanavicius for The Artist
Martin Scorsese for Hugo
Alexander Payne for The Descendants
Woody Allen for Midnight in Paris
Terrence Malick for The Tree of Life

David Fincher might replace Malick with The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo.

best actor-

George Clooney in The Descendants
Brad Pitt in Moneyball
Jean Dujardin in The Artist
Gary Oldman in Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
Leonardo DiCaprio in J. Edgar

Other possibilities are Michael Fassbender (in Shame) and Demian Bichir in (A Better Life).

best actress-

Meryl Streep in The Iron Lady
Viola Davis in The Help
Michelle Williams in My Week with Marilyn
Glenn Close in Albert Nobbs
Tilda Swinton in We Need to Talk about Kevin

Others who might sneak in- although dark horses- are Rooney Mara (in Girl with the Dragon Tattoo) and Kirsten Dunst (in Melancholia).

best supporting actor-

Christopher Plummer in Beginners
Kenneth Branagh in My Week with Marilyn
Jonah Hill in Moneyball
Albert Brooks in Drive
Nick Nolte in Warrior

Others who could step in are: Armie Hammer (in J. Edgar); Patton Oswalt (in Young Adult); and, Max Von Sydow (in Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close).

best supporting actress-

Octavia Spencer in The Help
Melissa McCarthy in Bridesmaids
Berenice Bejo in The Artist
Jessica Chastain in The Help
Janet McTeer in Albert Nobbs

Shailene Woodley (in The Descendants) might still make the cut.

best original screenplay-

Woody Allen for Midnight in Paris
Michel Hazanavicius for The Artist
Annie Mumolo and Kristen Wiig for Bridesmaids
Asghar Farhadi for A Separation
Terrence Malick for The Tree of Life

Other possibilities: Will Reiser (for 50/50) and Tom McCarthy (for Win Win).

best adapted screenplay-

Aaron Sorkin & Steven Zaillian for Moneyball
Alexander Payne, Nat Faxon and Jim Rash for The Descendants
Tate Taylor for The Help
John Logan for Hugo
Steven Zaillian for The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo

Other possibilities: Peter Straughan and Bridget O’Connor (for Tinker Tailor Solider Spy) and George Clooney, Grant Heslov, and Beau Willimon (for The Ides of March).

Forecast for the 2011 Academy Awards

Here is how I think the nominees will fare in Monday's Oscars, based on the order in which they could possibly win.


best picture-

The King's Speech
The Social Network
True Grit
The Fighter
Inception


best director-

David Fincher for The Social Network
Tom Hooper for The King's Speech
David O. Russell for The Fighter
Darren Aronofsky for Black Swan
Joel Coen and Ethan Coen for True Grit


best original screenplay-

The King's Speech
Inception
The Fighter
The Kids are All Right
Another Year


best adapted screenplay-

The Social Network
Winter's Bone
Toy Story 3
True Grit
127 Hours


best actor-

Colin Firth in The King's Speech
Jesse Eisenberg in The Social Network
James Franco in 127 Hours
Jeff Bridges in True Grit
Javier Bardem in Biutiful


best actress-

Natalie Portman in Black Swan
Annette Bening in The Kids are All Right
Jennifer Lawrence in Winter's Bone
Nicole Kidman in Rabbit Hole
Michelle Williams in Blue Valentine


best supporting actor-

Christian Bale in The Fighter
Geoffrey Rush in The King's Speech
Mark Ruffalo in The Kids are All Right
Jeremy Renner in The Town
John Hawkes in Winter's Bone


best supporting actress-

Melissa Leo in The Fighter
Hailee Steinfeld in True Grit
Amy Adams in The Fighter
Helena Bonham Carter in The King's Speech
Jacki Weaver in Animal Kingdom


best cinematography-

True Grit
Black Swan


best editing-

The Social Network
The King's Speech
The Fighter
Black Swan
127 Hours


best costume design-

The King's Speech
True Grit
Alice in Wonderland


best makeup:

The Wolfman
The Way Back
Barney's Version


best visual effects-

Inception
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1
Alice in Wonderland


best original score-

The King's Speech
The Social Network
Inception
How to Train Your Dragon
127 Hours


best original song-

If I Rise from 127 Hours
W Belong Together from Toy Story 3
I See the Light (Tangled)
Coming Home (Country Strong)

best sound mixing-

Inception
True Grit
Toy Story 3


best sound editing:

Inception
True Grit
The King's Speech
The Social Network
Salt


best art direction-

The King's Speech
True Grit
Inception


best animated feature film- Toy Story 3


best foreign-language film -

Incendies
Biutiful
In a Better World
Outside the Law
Dogtooth

Forecast for tonight's announcement of Oscar nominees

Here are my predictions on who will most likely be nominated for an Academy Award this year:


best picture:

Black Swan
Inception
The Fighter
The Kids are All Right
The King's Speech

The Social Network
The Town
Toy Story 3
True Grit
Winter's Bone


If anyone is going to drop off the list, it would be The Town, to be replaced by 127 Hours. Which is an unlikely scenario.


best director:

Darren Aronofsky for Black Swan
David Fincher for The Social Network
Tom Hooper for The King's Speech
Christopher Nolan for Inception
David O. Russell for The Fighter


If anybody is to fall off the list, it would be Darren Aronofsky. Think of Moulin Rouge- another divisive movie. Which would allow Joel and Ethan Coen to be nominated for True Grit.


best original screenplay:

Black Swan
The Fighter
Inception
The Kids are All Right
The King's Speech


I can see Inception missing out, with the slot going to Another Year.


best adapted screenplay:

127 Hours
Rabbit Hole
The Social Network
True Grit
Winter's Bone


127 Hours might be passed over for Toy Story 3.


Other possibilities in the screenplay categories are Biutiful, Blue Valentine, Get Low, The Ghost Writer, Made in Dagenham and Never Let Me Go.


best actor:

Jeff Bridges in True Grit
Robert Duvall in Get Low
Jesse Eisenberg in The Social Network
Colin Firth in The King's Speech
James Franco in 127 Hours


This category looks tight, but Eisenberg or Franco might have to give way to a spoiler, such as Javier Bardem (Biutiful), Ryan Gosling (Blue Valentine) or Mark Wahlberg (The Fighter).


best actress:
Annette Bening in The Kids are All Right
Nicole Kidman in Rabbit Hole
Jennifer Lawrence in Winter's Bone
Natalie Portman in Black Swan
Hailee Steinfeld in True Grit


The first four look like locks, although I fear Kidman will be passed over. In any case, the fifth nod might go to Michelle Williams (Blue Valentine) or Halle Berry (Frankie & Alice).

Williams has better chances at being nominated than her co-star Gosling.


best supporting actor:

Christian Bale in The Fighter
Andrew Garfield in The Social Network
Jeremy Renner in The Town
Mark Ruffalo in The Kids are All Right
Geoffrey Rush in The King's Speech


Garfield might find himself upset by John Hawkes (Winter's Bone), or Renner might be replaced by co-star Pete Postlethwaite, who died earlier this month. Don't count Michael Douglas (Wall Street 2: Money Never Sleeps) yet.


best supporting actress:

Amy Adams in The Fighter
Helena Bonham Carter in The King's Speech
Mila Kunis in Black Swan
Melissa Leo in The Fighter
Jacki Weaver in Animal Kingdom


Kunis might find herself pushed out by co-star Barbara Hershey, or Dianne Wiest (Rabbit Hole) or Sissy Spacek (Get Low) might sneak in.

Look for Steinfeld in the supporting actress category, and Lesley Manville (Another Year) in either the lead or supporting actress category.

Plus Julianne Moore (The Kids are All Right) might pull off a surprise and show up in the fifth slot for lead actress, although it is more likely that she will land in the supporting field.

Forecast for tomorrow's Golden Globes

Who will win in the movies division-

drama:

best picture- The King's Speech
best actor- Colin Firth in The King's Speech
best actress- Natalie Portman in Black Swan


musical or comedy:

best picture- The Kids are All Right
best actor- Johnny Depp in The Tourist
best actress- Annette Bening in The Kids are All Right


best director- David Fincher for The Social Network
best screenplay- Aaron Sorkin for The Social Network
best supporting actor- Christian Bale in The Fighter
best supporting actress- Mila Kunis in Black Swan



I think the Hollywood Foreign Press Association will stick to its guns by choosing Johnny Depp's performance in The Tourist as the best in the musical or comedy category.

While I think they will pick Mila Kunis for best supporting actress, they might also go for Amy Adams in The Fighter.


Who should win in the television division-

drama:

best series- Dexter (Showtime)
best actor- Bryan Cranston in Breaking Bad
best actress- Julianna Margulies in The Good Wife


musical or comedy:

best series- 30 Rock (NBC)
best actor- Thomas Jane in Hung
best actress- Edie Falco in Nurse Jackie


best supporting actor in a series, miniseries or movie- Chris Noth in The Good Wife
best supporting actor in a series, miniseries or movie- Jane Lynch in Glee

Grammy Awards predictions

The nominees for the annual Grammy Awards will be announced today, and here is my forecast.

Album of the Year:

The Blueprint 3 (Jay-Z)
The Fame Monster (Lady Gaga)
Need You Now (Lady Antebellum)
Recovery (Eminem)
Soldier of Love (Sade)

other possible contenders:

Revolver (Miranda Lambert)
Live at the Troubadour (Carole King and James Taylor)
The Suburbs (Arcade Fire)


Record of the Year:

Bad Romance (Lady Gaga)
Empire State of Mind (Jay-Z featuring Alicia Keys)
Love the Way You Lie (Eminem)
Need You Now (Lady Antebellum)
Nothing on You (B.o.B. featuring Bruno Mars)

other contenders:

Airplanes (B.o.B. featuring Eminem and Hayley Williams)
California Gurls (Katy Perry featuring Snoop Dogg)
Dog Days Are Over (Florence + The Machine)
F*ck You (Cee-Lo Green)
Hey Soul Sister (Train)
The Only Exception (Paramore)
Soldier of Love (Sade)


Song of the Year:

Empire State of Mind (Jay-Z featuring Alicia Keys)
The House That Built Me (Miranda Lambert)
Love the Way You Lie (Eminem featuring Rihanna)
Need You Now (Lady Antebellum)
The Only Exception (Paramore)


best new artist:

Justin Bieber
B.o.B.
Drake
Florence + The Machine
Mumford & Sons

other possible contenders:

The Band Perry

It's Sandra Bullock's to Lose

Here are the nominees for today's Oscars, starting from the ones I predict most likely to win:

best picture: The Hurt Locker, Avatar, Inglourious Basterds, Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire, Up in the Air, District 9, The Blind Side, A Serious Man, An Education, Up

best director:

Kathryn Bigelow for The Hurt Locker
James Cameron for Avatar
Lee Daniels for Precious
Quentin Tarantino for Inglourious Basterds
Jason Reitman for Up in the Air


best original screenplay:

Inglourious Basterds
The Hurt Locker
A Serious Man
Up
The Messenger

best adapted screenplay:

Up in the Air
Precious
An Education
In the Loop
District 9


best actor:

Jeff Bridges in Crazy Heart
George Clooney in Up in the Air
Jeremy Renner in The Hurt Locker
Colin Firth in A Single Man
Morgan Freeman in Invictus

best actress:

Sandra Bullock in The Blind Side
Meryl Streep in Julie & Julia
Gabourey Sidibe in Precious
Carey Mulligan in An Education
Helen Mirren in The Last Station


best supporting actor:

Christoph Waltz in Inglourious Basterds
Christopher Plummer in The Last Station
Stanley Tucci in The Lovely Bones
Woody Harrelson in The Messenger
Matt Damon in Invictus

best supporting actress:

Mo'Nique in Precious
Vera Farmiga in Up in the Air
Anna Kendrick in Up in the Air
Maggie Gyllenhaal in Crazy Heart
Penelope Cruz in Nine


best foreign language film:

The White Ribbon

best animated feature:

Up


best cinematography:

The Hurt Locker

best editing:

The Hurt Locker


best art direction:

Avatar

best costume design:

Nine

best makeup:

Star Trek


best visual effects:

Avatar

best sound mixing:

Avatar

best sound editing:

The Hurt Locker


best original score:

Up

best original song:

The Weary Kind from Crazy Heart


best documentary feature:

Food, Inc.

best documentary short:

The Last Truck: Closing of a GM Plant


best live action short:

The Door

best animated short:

A Matter of Loaf and Death

District Sci Fi

Here are my predictions for Oscar nominations to be announced tonight (Manila time):

best picture: Avatar; District 9; An Education; The Hurt Locker; Inglourious Basterds; Invictus; Precious; Star Trek; Up; Up in the Air

Commercial successes that can possibly sneak in: The Blind Side, The Hangover, and It's Complicated. The chances for Nine have been nil, and A Serious Man is a very long shot.


best director: Kathryn Bigelow for The Hurt Locker; James Cameron for Avatar; Lee Daniels for Precious; Jason Reitman for Up in the Air; Quentin Tarantino for Inglourious Basterds

There has been a slight surge for Lone Scherfig for An Education, although that might not be enough. If it is, then that would mean two women will get nominated in this category in the same year. Neill Blomkamp (District 9) and Pete Docter (Up) are dark horses. Reitman might be passed over in this category.


best original screenplay: 500 Days of Summer; The Hurt Locker; Inglourious Basterds; A Serious Man; Up

Look for spoilers in Avatar and It's Complicated.


best adapted screenplay: District 9; An Education; In the Loop; Precious; Up in the Air

Fantastic Mr. Fox, Julie & Julia, or A Single Man might still make it.


best lead actor: Jeff Bridges in Crazy Heart; George Clooney in Up in the Air; Colin Firth in A Single Man; Morgan Freeman in Invictus; Jeremy Renner in The Hurt Locker

There has been some support lately for Peter Sarsgaard (An Education), and it is too bad Ben Foster (The Messenger) has been left out of the race. If anyone is dropping out, that would be Freeman. But that would be unlikely because he is playing a political figure who is larger than life. How can the liberals resist?


best lead actress: Sandra Bullock in The Blind Side; Helen Mirren in The Last Station; Carey Mulligan in An Education; Gabourey Sidibe in Precious; Meryl Streep in Julie & Julia

Watch out for a surprise from Emily Blunt (The Young Victoria).


best supporting actor: Matt Damon in Invictus; Woody Harrelson in The Messenger; Christopher Plummer in The Last Station; Stanley Tucci in The Lovely Bones; Christoph Waltz in Inglourious Basterds

Possible entries: Christian McKay (Me and Orson Welles) and Alfred Molina (An Education).


best supporting actress: Penelope Cruz in Nine; Vera Farmiga in Up in the Air; Anna Kendrick in Up in the Air; Mo'Nique in Precious; Julianne Moore in A Single Man

The tightest race this year. Nine has been on a downward spiral, and it is possible Cruz will lose her spot to somebody like Maggie Gyllenhaal (Crazy Heart) or Samantha Morton (The Messenger). One of the ladies from Up in the Air may also have to yield her slot to someone from Inglourious Basterds- that's going to be Diane Kruger or Melanie Laurent.

Wouldn't that be nice? Seeing Sarsgaard and Gyllenhaal nominated in the same year?

best cinematography: Avatar; The Hurt Locker; Inglourious Basterds; Nine; White Ribbon

Robert Richardson (Inglourious Basterds) is the only American in this bunch.


best editing: Avatar; District 9; The Hurt Locker; A Serious Man; Up in the Air

best visual effects: Avatar; District 9; Star Trek

best art direction: Avatar; The Hurt Locker; Inglourious Basterds; The Lovely Bones; A Serious Man

best costume design: Coco Before Chanel; Julie & Julia; Nine; Sherlock Holmes; The Young Victoria

I Got a Feeling

Here are my predictions for tomorrow's Grammy Awards:

album of the year: Big Whiskey and the Groogrux King (Dave Matthews Band)
record of the year: "Use Somebody" (Kings of Leon)
song of the year: "Pretty Wings" (Maxwell)
best new artist: Zac Brown Band

best pop vocal album: The E.N.D. (Black Eyed Peas)
best contemporary R&B album: I Am... Sasha Fierce (Beyonce)
best rap album: Relapse (Eminem)
best country album: Fearless (Taylor Swift)
best rock album: Big Whiskey and the Groogrux King (Dave Matthews Band)

best pop performance by a duo or group with vocals: I Gotta Feeling
best dance recording: Poker Face (Lady Gaga)
best alternative music recording: The Open Door (Death Cab for Cutie)

The Gloriously Mad Will Rock

Here are my thoughts for tomorrow's Screen Actors Guild awards tomorrow morning, Manila time:


Those who will win for film are-

best cast: Inglourious Basterds

best lead actor: Jeff Bridges in Crazy Heart
best lead actress: Meryl Streep in Julie & Julia

I hope Bullock will not pull off an upset.

best supporting actor: Christoph Waltz in Inglourious Basterds
best supporting actress: Mo'Nique in Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' By Sapphire


best stunt ensemble- Star Trek



For television-

best drama series cast: Mad Men deserves to win, and it will take this one.

best comedy series cast- Curb Your Enthusiasm is overdue, but the trophy will go to 30 Rock.


best actor in a drama series- Bryan Cranston (Breaking Bad) deserves to win, but the votes will go to Michael C. Hall (Dexter).

best actress in a drama series- Patricia Arquette is overdue for Medium, but Glenn Close will win for Damages.


best actor in a comedy series- Alec Baldwin will be awarded for 30 Rock, but I think Larry David deserves it for Curb Your Enthusiasm.

best actress in a comedy series- Edie Falco has a good chance for Nurse Jackie, but Tina Fey will most likely win for 30 Rock. I think Julia Louis-Dreyfus deserves it for The New Adventures of Old Christine.

best actor in a movie or miniseries- Kevin Bacon will win for Taking Chance.
best actress in a movie or miniseries- Jessica Lange will win for Grey Gardens.


Stunt ensemble- The deserving nominee is The Unit.


For nominations, click here.

Not So Complicated

The Golden Globe Awards will be telecast Monday morning, Manila time. ( Click here for nominees. ) Here are my predictions in the movie categories:

best drama:
Up in the Air, but look to Avatar to possibly snatch the top prize.

best musical or comedy:
Nine, but this movie has been slipping in critical appreciation in the past few weeks. Watch out for a win by It's Complicated. The Hangover has good chances and 500 Days of Summer is a dark horse.

best director: James Cameron for Avatar, although critics would say it's his ex-wife Kathryn Bigelow (for "The Hurt Locker") who should win.


best actor (drama):
George Clooney (in "Up in the Air"). Jeff Bridges (in "Crazy Heart") is a distant possibility.

best actress (drama):

Sandra Bullock (in "The Blind Side"), possibly Carey Mulligan (in "An Education").


best actor (musical or comedy):
This is the one most widely open to anybody. In descending order of possibility: Daniel Day-Lewis (in "Nine"), Robert Downey Jr. (in "Sherlock Holmes"), or Matt Damon (in "The Informant!").

best actress (musical or comedy):
Meryl Streep (in "Julie & Julia"), the surest thing this year for the Globes. Her closest competition would be herself (in "It's Complicated").


best supporting actor:
Christoph Waltz (in "Inglourious Basterds"). Damon (in "Invictus") is still a possibility, however small his chances are.

best supporting actress:
Mo'Nique (in "Precious"). The next sure thing.


best screenplay:
Up in the Air

best animated film:
Up

best foreign-language film:
The White Ribbon. A possibility: A Prophet, then Broken Embraces.

Bright Day for The Dark Knight

On the nominations due out Thursday, here are my predictions:

Best picture: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button; The Dark Knight; Frost/Nixon; Milk; Slumdog Millionaire

Best director: Danny Boyle for Slumdog Millionaire; Clint Eastwood for Gran Torino; David Fincher for The Curious Case of Benjamin Button; Ron Howard for Frost/Nixon; Christopher Nolan for The Dark Knight

Best lead actor: Leonardo DiCaprio in Revolutionary Road; Richard Jenkins in The Visitor; Frank Langella in Frost/Nixon; Sean Penn in Milk; Mickey Rourke in The Wrestler

Best lead actress: Anne Hathaway in Rachel Getting Married; Sally Hawkins in Happy-Go-Lucky; Melissa Leo in Frozen River; Meryl Streep in Doubt; Kate Winslet in Revolutionary Road

Best supporting actor: Josh Brolin in Milk; Robert Downey Jr. in Tropic Thunder; Philip Seymour Hoffman in Doubt; Heath Ledger in The Dark Knight; Michael Sheen in Frost/Nixon

Best supporting actress: Amy Adams in Doubt; Penelope Cruz in Vicky Cristina Barcelona; Viola Davis in Doubt; Taraji P. Henson in The Curious Case of Benjamin Button; Kate Winslet in The Reader

Best original screenplay: Milk; Rachel Getting Married; Vicky Cristina Barcelona; The Visitor; The Wrestler

Best adapted screenplay: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button; Doubt; Frost/Nixon; Revolutionary Road; Slumdog Millionaire

The Globe Reader

The Golden Globe awards are being handed out at 9 a.m. today.

The fact that I have not seen any of the nominated films does not prevent me from handicapping and making a wish list.

I'd like to see Meryl Streep win for Doubt and Kate Winslet for The Reader.

Who would win on the TV front:

Mad Men, drama

Anna Paquin, drama actress

Of course, Tina Fey, comedy actress.