The 75th annual Golden Globe Awards air Sunday night on NBC. Here’s which TV shows and movies our critics think will take home the top trophies.
Television
Best Series, Drama
- “The Crown”
- “Game of Thrones”
- “The Handmaid’s Tale”
- “Stranger Things” Everyone loves the kids, and the series returned for a strong second season. Was nominated last year, but now has more momentum. It’s time.
- “This Is Us”
Best Series, Musical or Comedy
- “Black-ish”
- “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel”
- “Master of None”
- “SMILF”
- “Will & Grace” A tremendous return after an 11-year layoff. Generated solid ratings and critical response with a cast (Eric McCormack, Debra Messing, Sean Hayes, Megan Mullally) that didn’t miss a beat. “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” is good, but not great.
Best Limited Series
- “Big Little Lies”
- “Fargo”
- “Feud: Bette and Joan” No contest. Terrific writing and acting and many watercooler moments from stars Susan Sarandon and Jessica Lange.
- “The Sinner”
- “Top of the Lake: China Girl”
Best Performance by an Actor in a Series, Drama
- Jason Bateman, “Ozark”
- Sterling K. Brown, “This Is Us” With NBC’s critical darling already starting to get a little long in the tooth — and we’re only on Season 2 — he still delivers a riveting performance each week. The biggest reason to watch this series.
- Freddie Highmore, “The Good Doctor”
- Bob Odenkirk, “Better Call Saul”
- Liev Schreiber, “Ray Donovan”
Best Performance by an Actress in a Series, Drama
- Caitriona Balfe, “Outlander”
- Claire Foy, “The Crown”
- Maggie Gyllenhaal, “The Deuce”
- Katherine Langford, “13 Reasons Why”
- Elisabeth Moss, “The Handmaid’s Tale” The show was a talker and put Hulu on the map vis-à-vis other drama series — and she definitely contributed to the show’s buzzworthy status.
Best Performance by an Actor in a Series, Musical or Comedy
- Anthony Anderson, “Black-ish”
- Aziz Ansari, “Master of None”
- Kevin Bacon, “I Love Dick”
- William H. Macy, “Shameless”
- Eric McCormack, “Will & Grace” Proved you can go home again.
Best Performance by an Actress in a Series, Musical or Comedy
- Alison Brie, “GLOW”
- Rachel Brosnahan, “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” Not because she’s the best nominee — I felt her New Yawk accent was grating and overdone, and her character fell just short of authenticity — but because the show is a critical darling. It will have to win something.
- Issa Rae, “Insecure”
- Frankie Shaw, “SMILF”
- Pamela Adlon “Better Things”
FILM
Best Motion Picture, Drama
- “Call Me by Your Name”
- “Dunkirk”
- “The Post”
- “The Shape of Water” Guillermo del Toro’s gorgeous monster drama leads the pack with seven Globes nominations, making it the likely big winner.
- “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri”
Best Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy
- “The Disaster Artist”
- “Get Out”
- “The Greatest Showman”
- “I, Tonya”
- “Lady Bird” Greta Gerwig’s coming-of-age crowd-pleaser seems likely to best “Get Out,” its strongest (if miscategorized) competitor here.
Best Director
- Guillermo del Toro, “The Shape of Water”
- Martin McDonagh, “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri”
- Christopher Nolan, “Dunkirk” This meticulous World War II drama should earn Nolan a nod to make up for a Best Picture win snub.
- Ridley Scott, “All the Money in the World”
- Steven Spielberg, “The Post”
Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture, Drama
- Timothée Chalamet, “Call Me By Your Name” The Globes loves an adorable newcomer, and Chalamet — also a standout in “Lady Bird” — is the year’s biggest.
- Daniel Day-Lewis, “Phantom Thread”
- Tom Hanks, “The Post”
- Gary Oldman, “Darkest Hour”
- Denzel Washington, “Roman J. Israel, Esq.”
Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy
- Steve Carell, “Battle of the Sexes”
- Ansel Elgort, “Baby Driver”
- James Franco, “The Disaster Artist” His wildly immersive portrayal of the oddball Hollywood striver behind the cult hit “The Room” will put Franco over the top.
- Hugh Jackman, “The Greatest Showman”
- Daniel Kaluuya, “Get Out”
Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture, Drama
- Jessica Chastain, “Molly’s Game”
- Sally Hawkins, “The Shape of Water”
- Frances McDormand, “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri” Her fiery performance as the avenging mother of a rape-murder victim is pitch perfect for this #metoo year.
- Meryl Streep, “The Post”
- Michelle Williams, “All the Money in the World”
Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy
- Judi Dench, “Victoria & Abdul”
- Helen Mirren, “The Leisure Seeker”
- Margot Robbie, “I, Tonya” Awards tend to love an uglied-up actress, and Robbie kills it as the swear-word-happy, frizzy-haired former Olympic figure skater.
- Saoirse Ronan, “Lady Bird”
- Emma Stone, “Battle of the Sexes”
