My Golden Globes Picks

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Being a movie and tv junkie, I have some thoughts on tonight's Golden Globes Awards Ceremony. This was a year of pretty great entertainment in my book, so there are a lot of deserving folks who are going to go home empty-handed tonight.

Here are my picks, based some on what I've seen and some of my guesses based on buzz:

Best Motion Picture - Drama
"Argo"
"Django Unchained"
"Life of Pi"
"Lincoln" 
"Zero Dark Thirty"

Best Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy
"The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel"
"Les Miserables"
"Moonrise Kingdom"
"Salmon Fishing in the Yemen"
"Silver Linings Playbook"

Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama
Daniel Day-Lewis - "Lincoln"
Richard Gere - "Arbitrage"
John Hawkes - "The Sessions"
Joaquin Phoenix - "The Master"
Denzel Washington - "Flight"

Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama
Jessica Chastain - "Zero Dark Thirty"
Marion Cotillard - "Rust and Bone"
Helen Mirren - "Hitchcock"
Naomi Watts - "The Impossible"
Rachel Weisz - "The Deep Blue Sea"

Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy
Jack Black - "Bernie"
Bradley Cooper - "Silver Linings Playbook"
Hugh Jackman - "Les Miserables"
Ewan McGregor - "Salmon Fishing in the Yemen"
Bill Murray - "Hyde Park on Hudson"

Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy
Emily Blunt - "Salmon Fishing in the Yemen"
Judi Dench - "The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel"
Jennifer Lawrence - "Silver Linings Playbook"
Maggie Smith - "Quarter"
Meryl Streep - "Hope Springs"

Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
Alan Arkin - "Argo"
Leonardo DiCaprio - "Django Unchained"
Philip Seymour Hoffman - "The Master"
Tommy Lee Jones - "Lincoln"
Christoph Waltz - "Django Unchained"

Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
Amy Adams - "The Master"
Sally Field - "Lincoln"
Anne Hathaway - "Les Miserables"
Helen Hunt - "The Sessions"
Nicole Kidman - "The Paperboy"

Best Director - Motion Picture
Ben Affleck - "Argo"
Kathryn Bigelow - "Zero Dark Thirty"
Ang Lee - "Life of Pi"
Steven Spielberg - "Lincoln"
Quentin Tarantino - "Django Unchained"

Best Screenplay - Motion Picture
Mark Boal - "Zero Dark Thirty"
Tony Kushner - "Lincoln"
David O. Russell - "Silver Linings Playbook"
Quentin Tarantino - "Django Unchained"
Chris Terrio - "Argo"

Best Original Song - Motion Picture
"For You" - "Act of Valor"
"Not Running Anymore" - "Stand Up Guys"
"Safe and Sound" - "The Hunger Games"
"Skyfall" - "Skyfall"
"Suddenly" - "Les Miserables"

Best Original Score - Motion Picture
"Life of Pi"
"Argo"
"Anna Karenina"
"Cloud Atlas"
"Lincoln"

Best Animated Film
"Brave"
"Frankenweenie"
"Hotel Transylvania"
"Rise of Guardians"
"Wreck-It Ralph"

Best Foreign Language Film
"Amour"
"A Royal Affair"
"The Intouchables"
"Kon-Tiki"
"Rust and Bone"

Best Television Series - Drama
"Breaking Bad"
"Boardwalk Empire"
"Downton Abbey"
"Homeland"
"The Newsroom"

Best Television Series - Musical or Comedy
"Big Bang Theory"
"Episodes"
"Girls"
"Modern Family"
"Smash"

Best Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
"Game Change"
"The Girl"
"Hatfields & McCoys
"The Hour"
"Political Animals"

Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Drama
Steve Buscemi - "Boardwalk Empire"
Brian Cranston - "Breaking Bad"
Jeff Daniels - "The Newsroom"
Jon Hamm - "Mad Men"
Damien Lewis - "Homeland"

Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Drama
Connie Britton - "Nashville"
Glenn Close - "Damages"
Claire Danes - "Homeland"
Michelle Dockery - "Downton Abbey"
Julianna Margulies - "The Good Wife"

Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Musical or Comedy
Alec Baldwin - "30 Rock"
Don Cheadle - "House of Lies"
Matt LeBlanc - "Episodes"
Louie C.K. - "Louie"
Jim Parsons - "Big Bang Theory"

Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Musical or Comedy
Zooey Deschanel - "The New Girl"
Julia Louis-Dreyfu - "Veep"
Lena Dunham - "Girls"
Tina Fey - "30 Rock"
Amy Poehler - "Parks and Recreation"

Best Performance by an Actor in a Mini-Series or a Motion Picture Made for Television
Kevin Costner - "Hatfields & McCoys"
Benedict Cumberbatch - "Sherlock"
Woody Harrelson - "Game Change"
Toby Jones - "The Girl"
Clive Owen - "Hemingway & Gellhorn"

Best Performance by an Actress in a Mini-Series or a Motion Picture Made for Television
Nicole Kidman - "Hemingway & Gellhorn"
Jessica Lange - "American Horror Story"
Sienna Miller - "The Girl"
Julianne Moore - "Game Change"
Sigourney Weaver - "Political Animals"

Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
Max Greenfield - "New Girl"
Ed Harris - "Game Change"
Danny Huston - "Magic City"
Mandy Patinkin - "Homeland"
Eric Stonestreet - "Modern Family"

Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
Hayden Panettiere - "Nashville"
Archie Panjabi - "The Good Wife"
Maggie Smith - "Downton Abbey"
Sofia Vergara - "Modern Family"

Regardless of who wins, I think Amy and Tina will be fantastic hosts. Can't wait!

Who do you want to see win?