TheWrap's awards editor Steve Pond predicts the winners in all 25 categories at the 2021 Golden Globe Awards, from "Nomadland" to "The Crown." For a fuller look at what to expect, read his complete breakdown.
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BEST MOTION PICTURE - DRAMA
"The Father" •
"Mank" •
"Nomadland" •
"Promising Young Woman" •
"The Trial of The Chicago 7"
Predicted winner: "Nomadland"
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A MOTION PICTURE - DRAMA
Viola Davis, "Ma Rainey's Black Bottom" •
Andra Day, "The United States vs. Billie Holiday" •
Vanessa Kirby, "Pieces of a Woman" •
Frances McDormand, "Nomadland" •
Carey Mulligan, "Promising Young Woman" •
Predicted winner: Carey Mulligan, "Promising Young Woman"
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE - DRAMA
Riz Ahmed, "Sound of Metal" •
Chadwick Boseman, "Ma Rainey's Black Bottom" •
Anthony Hopkins, "The Father" •
Gary Oldman, "Mank" •
Tahar Rahim, "The Mauritanian" •
Predicted winner: Chadwick Boseman, "Ma Rainey's Black Bottom"
BEST MOTION PICTURE - MUSICAL OR COMEDY
"Borat Subsequent Moviefilm" •
"Hamilton" •
"Music" •
"Palm Springs" •
"The Prom" •
Predicted winner: "Hamilton"
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A MOTION PICTURE - MUSICAL OR COMEDY
Maria Bakalova, "Borat Subsequent Moviefilm" •
Kate Hudson, "Music" •
Michelle Pfeiffer, "French Exit" •
Rosamund Pike, "I Care a Lot" •
Anya Taylor-Joy, "Emma" •
Predicted winner: Maria Bakalova, "Borat Subsequent Moviefilm"
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE - MUSICAL OR COMEDY
Sacha Baron Cohen, "Borat Subsequent Moviefilm" •
James Corden, "The Prom" •
Lin-Manuel Miranda, "Hamilton" •
Dev Patel, "The Personal History of David Copperfield" •
Andy Samberg, "Palm Springs" •
Predicted winner: Sacha Baron Cohen, "Borat Subsequent Moviefilm"
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN ANY MOTION PICTURE
Glenn Close, "Hillbilly Elegy" •
Olivia Colman, "The Father" •
Jodie Foster, "The Mauritanian" •
Amanda Seyfried, "Mank" •
Helena Zengel, "News of the World" •
Predicted winner: Amanda Seyfried, "Mank"
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN ANY MOTION PICTURE
Sacha Baron Cohen, "The Trial of The Chicago 7" •
Daniel Kaluuya, "Judas and the Black Messiah" •
Jared Leto, "The Little Things" •
Bill Murray, "On the Rocks" •
Leslie Odom Jr., "One Night in Miami" •
Predicted winner: Leslie Odom Jr., "One Night in Miami"
BEST MOTION PICTURE - ANIMATED
"The Croods: A New Age" •
"Onward" •
"Over the Moon" •
"Soul" •
"Wolfwalkers" •
Predicted winner: "Soul"
BEST MOTION PICTURE - FOREIGN LANGUAGE
"Another Round" (Denmark) •
"La Llorona" (Guatemala/France) •
"The Life Ahead" (Italy) •
"Minari" (USA) •
"Two of Us" (France / USA) •
Predicted winner: "Minari"
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" •
Predicted winner: Chloé Zhao, "Nomadland"
BEST SCREENPLAY - MOTION PICTURE
Emerald Fennell, "Promising Young Woman" •
Jack Fincher, "Mank" •
Aaron Sorkin, "The Trial of The Chicago 7" •
Florian Zeller and Christopher Hampton, "The Father" •
Chloé Zhao, "Nomadland" •
Predicted winner: Aaron Sorkin, "The Trial of the Chicago 7"
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE - MOTION PICTURE
Alexandre Desplat, "The Midnight Sky" •
Ludwig Goransson, "Tenet" •
James Newton Howard, "News of the World" •
Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross, "Mank" •
Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross and Jon Batiste, "Soul" •
Predicted winner: Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross and Jon Batiste, "Soul"
BEST ORIGINAL SONG - MOTION PICTURE
"Fight for You" from "Judas and the Black Messiah" •
"Hear My Voice" from "The Trial of The Chicago 7" •
"Io sì (Seen)" from "The Life Ahead" •
"Speak Now" from "One Night in Miami..." •
"Tigress & Tweed" from "The United States vs. Billie Holiday •
Predicted winner: "Tigress & Tweed" from "The United States vs. Billie Holiday"
BEST TELEVISION SERIES - DRAMA
"The Crown" •
"Lovecraft Country" •
"The Mandalorian" •
"Ozark" •
"Ratched" •
Predicted winner: "The Crown"
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A TELEVISION SERIES - DRAMA
Olivia Colman, "The Crown" •
Jodie Comer, "Killing Eve" •
Emma Corrin, "The Crown" •
Laura Linney, "Ozark" •
Sarah Paulson, "Ratched" •
Predicted winner: Emma Corrin, "The Crown"
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A TELEVISION SERIES - DRAMA
Jason Bateman, "Ozark" •
Josh O'Connor, "The Crown" •
Bob Odenkirk, "Better Call Saul" •
Al Pacino, "Hunters" •
Matthew Rhys, "Perry Mason" •
Predicted winner: Matthew Rhys, "Perry Mason"
BEST TELEVISION SERIES - MUSICAL OR COMEDY
"Emily in Paris" •
"The Flight Attendant" •
"The Great" •
"Schitt's Creek" •
"Ted Lasso" •
Predicted winner: "Ted Lasso"
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A TELEVISION SERIES - MUSICAL OR COMEDY
Lily Collins, "Emily in Paris" •
Kaley Cuoco, "The Flight Attendant" •
Elle Fanning, "The Great" •
Jane Levy, "Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist" •
Catherine O'Hara, "Schitt's Creek" •
Predicted winner: Catherine O'Hara, "Schitt's Creek"
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A TELEVISION SERIES - MUSICAL OR COMEDY
Don Cheadle, "Black Monday" •
Nicholas Hoult, "The Great" •
Eugene Levy, "Schitt's Creek" •
Jason Sudeikis, "Ted Lasso" •
Ramy Youssef, "Ramy" •
Predicted winner: Jason Sudeikis, "Ted Lasso"
BEST TELEVISION LIMITED SERIES, ANTHOLOGY SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
"Normal People" •
"The Queen's Gambit" •
"Small Axe" •
"The Undoing" •
"Unorthodox" •
Predicted winner: "The Queen's Gambit"
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A LIMITED SERIES, ANTHOLOGY SERIES OR A MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
Cate Blanchett, "Mrs. America" •
Daisy Edgar-Jones, "Normal People" •
Shira Haas, "Unorthodox" •
Nicole Kidman, "The Undoing" •
Anya Taylor-Joy, "The Queen's Gambit" •
Predicted winner: Anya Taylor-Joy, "The Queen's Gambit"
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A LIMITED SERIES, ANTHOLOGY SERIES OR A MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
Bryan Cranston, "Your Honor" •
Jeff Daniels, "The Comey Rule"
Hugh Grant, "The Undoing" •
Ethan Hawke, "The Good Lord Bird" •
Mark Ruffalo, "I Know This Much Is True" •
Predicted winner: Ethan Hawke, "The Good Lord Bird"
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A TELEVISION SUPPORTING ROLE
Gillian Anderson, "The Crown" •
Helena Bonham Carter, "The Crown" •
Julia Garner, "Ozark" •
Annie Murphy, "Schitt's Creek" •
Cynthia Nixon, "Ratched" •
Predicted winner: Gillian Anderson, "The Crown"
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A TELEVISION SUPPORTING ROLE
John Boyega, "Small Axe" •
Brendan Gleeson, "The Comey Rule" •
Daniel Levy, "Schitt's Creek" •
Jim Parsons, "Hollywood" •
Donald Sutherland, "The Undoing" •
Predicted winner: John Boyega, "Small Axe"
