2011 Golden Globe Awards – Nominations, Picks, & Predictions

Tonight brings us the annual Golden Globes, hosted for the second time by Ricky Gervais, on NBC at 8 p.m Eastern / 5 p.m. Pacific. While there have been several precursor awards ceremonies already, this is the first “big” show of the season, which is always fun for us film fans. Here are the nominees, plus my semi-informed predictions and personal picks. I’ll check in during the show to update with the winners.

Predictions–AKA what I think will win–listed in blue.

Personal picks–AKA what I want to win–listed in red.

*Movies I missed are denoted by an asterisk.

Best Motion Picture – Drama
“Black Swan”
“The Fighter”
“Inception”
“The King’s Speech”
“The Social Network” (WINNER)

Best Motion Picture – Comedy Or Musical
“Alice in Wonderland”
“Burlesque”
“The Kids Are All Right” (WINNER)
“Red”
“The Tourist”

Best Director – Motion Picture
Darren Aronofsky, “Black Swan”
David Fincher, “The Social Network” (WINNER)
Tom Hooper, “The King’s Speech”
Christopher Nolan, “Inception”
David O. Russell, “The Fighter”

Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama
*Halle Berry, “Frankie and Alice”
Nicole Kidman, “Rabbit Hole”
Jennifer Lawrence, “Winter’s Bone
Natalie Portman, “Black Swan” (WINNER)
Michelle Williams, “Blue Valentine”

Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama
Jesse Eisenberg, “The Social Network”
Colin Firth, “The King’s Speech” (WINNER)
James Franco, “127 Hours”
Ryan Gosling, “Blue Valentine”
Mark Wahlberg, “The Fighter”

Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical
Annette Bening, “The Kids Are All Right” (WINNER)
Anne Hathaway, “Love and Other Drugs”
Angelina Jolie, “The Tourist”
Julianne Moore, “The Kids Are All Right”
Emma Stone, “Easy A”

Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical
Johnny Depp, “Alice in Wonderland”
Johnny Depp, “The Tourist”
*Paul Giamatti, “Barney’s Version” (WINNER)
Jake Gyllenhaal, “Love And Other Drugs”
Kevin Spacey, “Casino Jack”

Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
Amy Adams, “The Fighter”
Helena Bonham Carter, “The King’s Speech”
Mila Kunis, “Black Swan”
Melissa Leo, “The Fighter” (WINNER)
*Jacki Weaver, “Animal Kingdom”

Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
Christian Bale, “The Fighter” (WINNER)
Michael Douglas, “Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps”
Andrew Garfield, “The Social Network”
Jeremy Renner, “The Town”
Geoffrey Rush, “The King’s Speech”

Best Screenplay
Danny Boyle and Simon Beaufoy, “127 Hours”
Lisa Cholodenko, Stuart Blumberg, “The Kids Are All Right”
Christopher Nolan, “Inception”
David Seidler, “The King’s Speech”
Aaron Sorkin, “The Social Network” (WINNER)

Best Original Song
“Bound to You,” “Burlesque”
*”Coming Home,” “Country Strong”
“I See The Light,” “Tangled”
“There’s a Place for Us,” “Tangled”
“You Haven’t Seen the Last of Me,” “Burlesque” (WINNER)

Best Original Score
“127 Hours”
“Alice in Wonderland”
“Inception”
“The King’s Speech”
“The Social Network” (WINNER)

Best Foreign Language Film
*”Biutiful,” Spain
*”The Concert,” France
*”The Edge,” France
“I Am Love,” Italy
*”In a Better World,” Denmark (WINNER)

Best Animated Feature
“Despicable Me”
“How to Train Your Dragon”
“The Illusionist”
“Tangled”
“Toy Story 3″ (WINNER)

For of the list of the TV nominees and for more information on tonight’s awards, click here to hop over to the official Golden Globes site.

Final Prediction Accuracy Tally: 10/14 (71%) — not terrible, not great… looks like the Oscars will be pretty predictable so I will look to improve my accuracy there.