2015 Golden Globes Picks and Predictions

Fox Searchlight(NEW YORK) — It was a vast and varied year in entertainment, and Sunday’s Golden Globe Awards will likely reflect that.

“For movies, there was no runaway favorite,” Jordan Zakarin, a writer for Yahoo! Movies, told ABC News. “I think a lot of different movies will be represented.”

That’s great for the viewing public, who will hopefully see their favorite win a prize Sunday, but not necessarily for the start of awards season, where there seems to be no consensus yet for a frontrunner.

While the Hollywood Foreign Press, which awards the Globes, is a small voting body and don’t usually predict what will happen, say, with the Academy Awards, they can help give a movie a sense of momentum, Zakarin said.

On the TV side, many newcomers among the nominees should keep people guessing.

“There’s a lot of interesting new people and new nominees that make it interesting,” Yahoo! TV critic-at-large Ken Tucker told ABC News.

Here is a full list of who Tucker and Zakarin predict will take home the big prizes Sunday:

Best Motion Picture, Drama
The Hollywood Foreign Press has the chance to make history by awarding Selma best picture, making it the first film directed by a black woman to ever win a Golden Globe. Director Ava DuVernay’s nomination in the directing category is also historic. But, Zakarin thinks the consensus will go to Boyhood, which is historic in its own way: the film took 12 years to make. “It’s hard to hate that movie. It’s an incredible movie, a unique movie. It has the best chance to take the cake,” he said. Don’t count out the British films, The Imitation Game and The Theory of Everything, either.

Best Actor in a Motion Picture, Drama
Zakarin calls this category a pretty tight race. Although Jake Gyllenhaal gets his vote for Nightcrawler, he believes one of the Brits, either Benedict Cumberbatch or Eddie Redmayne will take home the prize. “Eddie will deserve any award he gets for that physical transformation,” Zakarin said. “He’s definitely the leader.”

Best Actress in a Motion Picture, Drama
This category tips toward Julianne Moore, who plays a linguistic professor with early-onset Alzheimer’s in Still Alice. “Even though not a lot of people have seen the movie, it’s Julianne Moore’s year,” Zakarin said. “She’s 0 for 4 at the Oscars. This is the year she takes all the honors.” Don’t count out Reese Witherspoon for Wild, though.

Best Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy
Zakarin believes there is one clear winner here, Birdman. “It’s the leading Oscar contender. It stands apart from everything else. I think it will get a well-deserved best comedy win,” he said.

Best Actor in a Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy
Birdman star Michael Keaton should also take home the prize for best actor. “He can more or less start writing his acceptance speech,” Zakarin said.

Best Actress In A Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy
Julianne Moore is also nominated for best actress on the comedy side, a rare feat, Zakarin said. But he predicts that the winner in this category will be between Amy Adams, an awards season staple, for Big Eyes, and Emily Blunt for her singing in Into the Woods.

Best Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture
The supporting categories don’t seem to be much of a toss-up. Zakarin puts his money on J.K. Simmons as the “teacher from hell” in Whiplash, a film not many people saw but the critics loved. “He is really great. He’s got it pretty sewn up,” he said.

Best Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture
On the actress side, Patricia Arquette in Boyhood, appears to be the clear favorite. “She is the anchor of that movie,” Zakarin said. “The last scene she’s in is absolutely heartbreaking. She also aged in real time and handled it incredibly.”

Best Director – Motion Picture
Boyhood could also earn a prize for its director, Richard Linklater, who is also nominated for best screenplay. “He will definitely get the win here,” Zakarin predicted. “To direct a film over 12 years and keep it together, that’s a feat that hasn’t been done.

Best TV Series, Drama
No longer the new kid on the block, House of Cards turned in a strong second season and Ken Tucker thinks it has a strong chance of capturing best dramatic TV series for a second year in a row. The show’s biggest competition, he said, is Game of Thrones.

Best Actor in a TV Series, Drama
Kevin Spacey, the star of House of Cards, also has a good chance of his repeating his win, Tucker said.

Best Actress in a TV Series, Drama
Though Spacey’s co-star Robin Wright could also repeat her win, Tucker thinks it’s more likely that newcomer Ruth Wilson will take home the Globe for her riveting role in Showtime’s new drama The Affair.

Best TV Series, Musical or Comedy
Tucker predicts another newcomer, Amazon’s Transparent, will take home the top prize for best comedy series. “It’s got that novelty factor,” he said. “It’s a new show that deals with new subject matter.”

Best Actor in a TV Series, Musical or Comedy
The show’s star, Jeffrey Tambor, who plays the late-in-life transgendered Maura (fka Mort), should win as well. “Because of his long background in TV, there’s a lot of affection for Tambor,” Tucker said. “And it’s a real challenging role he took on and performed really well.”

Best Actress in a TV Series, Musical or Comedy
Another HFP favorite, Julia Louis-Dreyfus could repeat her win for Veep. But Tucker thinks newcomer Gina Rodriguez in CW’s surprise hit Jane the Virgin, has a great shot. “She’s got a lot of momentum,” he said. “People would like to acknowledge the performance.”

Best TV Movie or Mini-Series
This category could be a replay of the Emmys, where Fargo won, while True Detective competed for best drama series and lost. At the Globes, they are going head to head, and Tucker predicts that Fargo will get the win. “Fargo has a lot of momentum,” he said. “I wouldn’t be surprised if Fargo actually wins.”

Best Actor in a Mini-Series or TV Movie
It’s more likely in the best actor category that True Detective star Matthew McConaughey, who went home empty-handed at the Emmys last year, will prevail over Fargo star Billy Bob Thornton, Tucker said.

Best Actress in a Mini-Series or TV Movie
Tucker said there’s only one clear winner: Frances McDormand for Olive Kitteridge. “If she doesn’t win, it would be great crime,” Tucker said. “She was great. That performance is the one to beat.”

Best Supporting Actor in a Series, Mini-Series or TV Movie
In a tight race, where Colin Hanks (Fargo) and Jon Voight (Ray Donovan) are credible contenders, Tucker thinks Matt Bomer will get the Globe for his dramatic role in The Normal Heart. “He got a lot of attention,” Tucker said. “People were surprised by his performance, given his light comedies before.”

Best Supporting Actress in a Series, Mini-Series or TV Movie
More certain, is the best supporting actress category. Tucker predicts Uzo Aduba, who plays Crazy Eyes in Orange is the New Black will get the win, adding a Globe to the Emmy she won last year.

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