Predicting the Golden Globes

Clooney: "It's OK, HFPA, you really do matter."
Kendrick: "The fuck you say?"

Part of me thought about posting Golden Globe predictions today, but then the other part of me said "I don't care this year, remember?" So after a brief argument with myself (which I eventually won), I decided to throw together a little prediction/preference piece just for the hell of it.

Motion Picture, Drama
Avatar
The Hurt Locker
Inglourious Basterds
Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire
Up in the Air

Prediction - Up in the Air
Preference - Avatar

Motion Picture, Comedy/Musical
(500) Days of Summer
The Hangover
It’s Complicated
Julie & Julia
Nine

Prediction: (500) Days of Summer
Preference: (500) Days of Summer

Part of me feels like Julie & Julia may creep up here and take it, though. I don't know why. This isn't a very strong lineup.

Actress, Drama
Emily Blunt, The Young Victoria
Sandra Bullock, The Blind Side
Helen Mirren, The Last Station
Carey Mulligan, An Education
Gabby Sidibe, Precious

Prediction: Sandra Bullock, The Blind Side
Preference: Gabby Sidibe, Precious

Actor, Drama
Jeff Bridges, Crazy Heart
George Clooney, Up in the Air
Colin Firth, A Single Man
Morgan Freeman, Invictus
Tobey Maguire, Brothers

Prediction: George Clooney, Up in the Air
Preference: Morgan Freeman, Invictus

Actor Comedy/Musical
Matt Damon, The Informant
Daniel Day Lewis, Nine
Robert Downey Jr., Sherlock Holmes
Joseph Gordon Levitt, 500 Days of Summer
Michael Stuhlbarg, A Serious Man

Prediction: Robert Downey Jr., Sherlock Holmes
Preference: Michael Stuhlbarg, A Serious Man

Actress, Comedy
Sandra Bullock, The Proposal
Marion Cotillard, Nine
Julia Roberts, Duplicity
Meryl Streep, Julie & Julia
Meryl Streep, It’s Complicated

Prediction: Meryl Streep, Julie & Julia
Preference: Meryl Streep, Julie & Julia

Director
Kathryn Bigelow, The Hurt Locker
James Cameron, Avatar
Clint Eastwood, Invictus
Jason Reitman, Up in the Air
Quentin Tarantino, Inglourious Basterds

Prediction: Kathryn Bigelow, The Hurt Locker
Preference: James Cameron, Avatar

Best Supporting Actress
Penelope Cruz, Nine
Vera Farmiga, Up in the Air
Anna Kendrick, Up in the Air
Mo’nique, Precious
Julianne Moore, A Single Man

Prediction: Mo'Nique, Precious
Preference: Mo'Nique, Precious

Supporting Actor
Matt Damon, Invictus
Woody Harrelson, The Messenger
Christopher Plummer, The Last Station
Stanley Tucci, The Lovely Bones
Christoph Waltz, Inglourious Basterds

Prediction: Christoph Waltz, Inglourious Basterds
Preference: Woody Harrelson, The Messenger

Screenplay
Neill Blomkampt & Terri Tatchell, District 9
Mark Boal, The Hurt Locker
Nancy Meyers, It’s Complicated
Jason Reitman & Sheldon Turner, Up in the Air
Quentin Tarantino, Inglourious Basterds

Prediction: Up in the Air
Preference: Up in the Air

Original Score
Michael Giacchino, Up
Marvin Hamlisch, The Informant
James Horner, Avatar
Abel Krozeniowski, A Single Man
Karen O. and Carter Burwell, Where the Wild Things Are

Prediction: Up
Preference: A Single Man

Animated Feature
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs
Coraline
Fantastic Mr. Fox
The Princess and the Frog
Up

Prediction: Up
Preference: Fantastic Mr. Fox

Foreign Language Film
Baaria (Italy)
Broken Embraces (Spain)
The Maid (Chile)
A Prophet (France)
The White Ribbon (Germany)

Prediction: A Prophet
Preference: The White Ribbon

Original Song
“Cinema Italiano,” Nine
“I Want To Come Home,” Everybody’s Fine
“I See You,” Avatar
“The Weary Kind,” Crazy Heart
“Winter,” Brothers

Prediction: "The Weary Kind," Crazy Heart
Preference: "The Weary Kind," Crazy Heart