2025 Golden Globe Predictions

We're a week away from the Golden Globes! I'll be traveling back home next Sunday so I'm hoping I get home and settled in before the ceremony starts. Below are my predictions on who I think will win, and in some cases, should win. 

BEST MOTION PICTURE, DRAMA

Frankenstein

Hamnet

It Was Just an Accident

The Secret Agent

Sentimental Value

Sinners

Who will and should win: Sinners

The only film that could even slightly challenge One Battle After Another for Best Picture at this point is Sinners, so I see it taking the prize. It's also the strongest movie of all the nominees, in my opinion.

BEST MOTION PICTURE, MUSICAL OR COMEDY

Blue Moon

Bugonia

Marty Supreme

No Other Choice

Nouvelle Vague

One Battle After Another

Who will and should win: One Battle After Another

I would be shocked if something else one. Truly shocked. While I think Marty Supreme is right up there with it, One Battle is a better film overall. I can't speak for No Other Choice or Blue Moon, the only two from this I haven't seen, but I still feel pretty confident saying its the strongest.

BEST DIRECTOR, MOTION PICTURE

Paul Thomas Anderson – One Battle After Another

Ryan Coogler – Sinners

Guillermo del Toro – Frankenstein

Jafar Panahi – It Was Just an Accident

Joachim Trier – Sentimental Value

Chloe Zhao – Hamnet

Who will win: Paul Thomas Anderson

Who should win: Chloe Zhao or Ryan Coogler.

Look, I always want women winning. I think PTA did a great job, but Zhao or Coogler would be a more existing win.

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A MOTION PICTURE, DRAMA

Jessie Buckley – Hamnet

Jennifer Lawrence – Die, My Love

Renate Reinsve – Sentimental Value

Julia Roberts – After the Hunt

Tessa Thompson – Hedda

Eva Victor – Sorry, Baby

Who will and should win: Jessie Buckley

This category is stacked, I've seen all 6 films, but Buckely is the clear winner. She had the most emotional journey.

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A MOTION PICTURE, MUSICAL, OR COMEDY

Rose Byrne – If I Had Legs I’d Kick You

Cynthia Erivo – Wicked: For Good

Kate Hudson – Song Sung Blue

Chase Infiniti – One Battle After Another

Amanda Seyfried – The Testament of Ann Lee

Emma Stone – Bugonia

Who will win: Rose Byrne

Who should win: Amanda Seyfried

Rose Byrne is amazing in If I Had Legs I'd Kick You, but Amanda had to act her ass off, sing AND dance, so for me she's the better all around performance. Still, I'll be happy when Byrne does win. 

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN ANY MOTION PICTURE

Emily Blunt – The Smashing Machine

Elle Fanning – Sentimental Value

Ariana Grande – Wicked: For Good

Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas – Sentimental Value

Amy Madigan – Weapons

Teyana Taylor – One Battle After Another

Who will win: Teyana Taylor

Who should win: Taylor, Madigan or Lilleaas. 

I'm a bit torn here. Old Globes would definitely gone with Grande, and I'm so close to putting her here, but it's such clear category fraud. I truly don't know what this is going to do because Critics wins don't always correlate here. 

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE, DRAMA

Joel Edgerton – Train Dreams

Oscar Isaac – Frankenstein

Dwayne Johnson – The Smashing Machine

Michael B. Jordan – Sinners

Wagner Moura – The Secret Agent

Jeremy Allen White – Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere

Who will and should win: Michael B. Jordan

Moura, Edgerton, and Isaac were great in their films, but Jordan is the top pick for me. I think he takes it. 

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE, MUSICAL, OR COMEDY

Lee Byung-hun – No Other Choice

Timothee Chalamet – Marty Supreme

George Clooney – Jay Kelly

Leonardo DiCaprio – One Battle After Another

Ethan Hawke – Blue Moon

Jesse Plemons – Bugonia

Who will and should win: Timothee Chalamet

Fuck it, I'm not confident but I'm going all in for Timmy

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN ANY MOTION PICTURE

Benicio Del Toro – One Battle After Another

Jacob Elordi – Frankenstein

Paul Mescal – Hamnet

Sean Penn – One Battle After Another

Adam Sandler – Jay Kelly

Stellan Skarsgård – Sentimental Value

Who will win: Benicio del Toro

Who should win; Stellan Skarsgard

I love Benicio's performance but he already has an Oscar and I want Stellan to have one. Right now I think he's got the momentum in his corner. 

BEST SCREENPLAY, MOTION PICTURE

Hamnet

It Was Just an Accident

Marty Supreme

One Battle After Another

Sentimental Value

Sinners

Who will win: One Battle After Another

Who should win: Honestly, all of these are great. 

Because I think One Battle is winning one of the Best Picture categories, it will probably win here too. Though if they wanted to go outside of the box, they could give it to It Was Just An Accident. 

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE, MOTION PICTURE

F1: The Movie

Frankenstein

Hamnet

One Battle After Another

Sinners

Sirat

Who will and should win: Sinners

I'll scream otherwise.

BEST ORIGINAL SONG, MOTION PICTURE

Avatar: Fire and Ash – “Dream as One”

K-Pop Demon Hunters – “Golden”

Sinners – “I Lied to You”

Train Dreams – “Train Dreams”

Wicked: For Good – “No Place Life Home”

Wicked: For Good – “The Girl in the Bubble”

Who will win: Golden

Who should win: That or I Lied To You

I think both of these songs are great, and Golden is HUGE, but I've been listening to the Sinners soundtrack so much lately that I'm gravitating towards I Lied To You

BEST MOTION PICTURE, ANIMATED

Arco

Demon Slayer: Kimetsu No Yaiba The Movie

Elio

K-Pop Demon Hunters

Little Amelie or the Character of Rain

Zootopia 2

Who will win: K-Pop Demon Hunters

Who should win: Zootopia 2 or Little Amelie

I'll be happy for K-Pop, because it is fun, but I just far preferred Zootopia 2 and Little Amelie. 

BEST MOTION PICTURE, FOREIGN LANGUAGE

It Was Just an Accident

No Other Choice

The Secret Agent

Sentimental Value

Sirat

The Voice of Hind Rajab

Who will win: The Secret Agent

Who should win: Sentimental Value or It Was Just An Accident

The Secret Agent has been picking up a lot of steam lately. It literally just won a Critic's Choice award a few minutes ago, so I have a feeling it might repeat here even though I think the other two are better films.

GOLDEN GLOBE FOR CINEMATIC & BOX OFFICE ACHIEVEMENT

Avatar: Fire and Ash

F1: The Movie

KPop Demon Hunters

Mission: Impossible — The Final Reckoning

Sinners

Weapons

Wicked: For Good

Zootopia 2

Who will win: Avatar: Fire & Ash

Who should win: Weapons

They gotta give Big Jim something. Guess it's in the Clown category this year. 

BEST TELEVISION SERIES, DRAMA

The Diplomat

The Pitt

Pluribus

Severance

Slow Horses

The White Lotus

Who will win: The Pitt

Who should win: Severance

I think Severance has a lost a lot of steam to The Pitt over the year. Plus The Pitt was probably on voters minds more since the new reason starts sooner than Severance's next season does. 

BEST TELEVISION SERIES, MUSICAL, OR COMEDY

Abbott Elementary

The Bear

Hacks

Nobody Wants This

Only Murders in the Building

The Studio

The Chair Company

Who will and should win: The Studio

I do prefer Hacks and Abbott, but they're on multiple seasons of doing the same thing (which is fine, it still works) The Studio is the new and shiny thing, and I think more voters will go for this over The Chair Company, the other Freshman series. 

BEST LIMITED SERIES, ANTHOLOGY SERIES, OR A MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION

Adolescence

All Her Fault

The Beast in Me

Black Mirror

Dying for Sex

The Girlfriend

Who will and should win: Adolescence.

This is hopefully going to win a lot.

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A TELEVISION SERIES, DRAMA

Kathy Bates – Matlock

Britt Lower – Severance

Helen Mirren – Mob Land

Bella Ramsey – The Last of Us

Kerri Russell – The Diplomat

Rhea Seehorn – Pluribus

Who will and should win: Britt Lower

I'm not super confident here as Pluribus is getting a lot of buzz, and Bathes, Mirren, and Russell are previous winners, but I think Severance has to pick up something and here is the most likely spot. 

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A TELEVISION SERIES, MUSICAL OR COMEDY

Kristen Bell – Nobody Wants This

Ayo Edebiri – The Bear

Selena Gomez – Only Murders in the Building

Natasha Leone – Poker Face

Jenna Ortega – Wednesday

Jean Smart – Hacks

Who will and should win: Jean Smart

I wish Ayo could win this, but It's going to be Jean again, I think.

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A LIMITED SERIES, ANTHOLOGY SERIES, OR A MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION

Claire Danes – The Beast in Me

Rashida Jones – Black Mirror

Amanda Seyfried – Long Bright River

Sarah Snook – All Her Fault

Michelle Williams – Dying for Sex

Robin Wright – The Girlfiend

Who will win: Michelle Williams

Who should win: Rashida Jones

I've only seen Black Mirror and Long Bright River here so it's hard to say, but I can see Williams winning. Just a hunch. 

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A TELEVISION SERIES, MUSICAL/COMEDY, OR DRAMA

Carrie Coon – The White Lotus

Erin Doherty – Adolescence

Hannah Einbinder – Hacks

Catherine O’Hara – The Studio

Parker Posey – The White Lotus

Amy Lou Wood – The White Lotus

I love every single performance in this category. 

Who will and should win: Hannah Einbinder

In a perfect world we wouldn't have Doherty and Einbinder going to head to head, but I think Hannah has the slight edge. I do see a world where Catherine O'Hara wins too though.

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A TELEVISION SERIES, DRAMA

Sterling K. Brown – Paradise

Diego Luna – Andor

Gary Oldman – Slow Horses

Mark Ruffalo – Task

Adam Scott – Severance

Noah Wyle – The Pitt

Who will win: Noah Wyle

Who should win: Diego Luna

I'm still bitter about Andor missing out on Best Drama Series. 

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A TELEVISION SERIES, MUSICAL OR COMEDY

Adam Brody – Nobody Wants This

Steve Martin – Only Murders in the Building

Glen Powell – Chad Powers

Seth Rogen – The Studio

Martin Short – Only Murders in the Building

Jeremy Allen White – The Bear

Who will and should win: Seth Rogan

He's repeating that Emmy win.

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A LIMITED SERIES, ANTHOLOGY SERIES, OR A MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION

Jacob Elordi – The Narrow Road to the Deep North

Paul Giamatti – Black Mirror

Stephen Graham – Adolescence

Charlie Hunnam – Monster: The Ed Gein Story

Jude Law – Black Rabbit

Matthew Rhys – The Beast in Me

Who will and should win: Stephen Graham

Like I said earlier, Adolescence has to win multiple awards.

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A TELEVISION SERIES, MUSICAL/COMEDY, OR DRAMA

Owen Cooper – Adolescence

Billy Crudup – The Morning Show

Walton Goggins – The White Lotus

Jason Isaac – The White Lotus

Tramell Tillman – Severance

Ashley Walters – Adolescence

Who will win: Owen Cooper

Who should win: Cooper or Tramell

I hate having to pick between them. but I think Cooper has the edge. Plus I love it when kids win. I just hope they don't give it to Billy Crudup because that wouldn't surprise me. 

BEST PERFORMANCE IN A STAND-UP COMEDY ON TELEVISION

Bill Mahr – Is Anyone Else Seeing This?

Brett Goldstein – The Second Best Night of Your Life

Kevin Hart – Acting My Age

Kumail Nanjiani – Night Thoughts

Ricky Gervais – Mortality

Sarah Silverman – PostMortem

Who will win: Ricky Gervais

Who should win:?

I haven't seen any of these so I'm going with Gervais as a previous Globes host. 

BEST PODCAST

Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard

Call Her Daddy

Good Hang with Amy Poehler

The Mel Robbins Podcast

SmartLess

Up First

Who will win: Amy Poehler

Who should win: ?

Again, I don't listen to any of these so I'm going with Amy as a previous Globes host. I really cannot make myself care about this category.