The Golden Globe Nominations: What they tell us and who we’ve picked

5 things you need to know about the nominees.

The Golden Globe nominations have taught us five things, according to CNN.

Comedy isn’t really comedy anymore

None of the five films nominated for best comedy or musical will have you rolling around in your seat. In fact, some nominations are downright dark and twisted.

The Butler was brushed under the mat

While Lee Daniels’ film did quite well for Screen Actors Guild nominations, none of its cast was nominated for a Golden Globe. Sorry, Oprah.

SAG Award nominations don’t define the rest of awards season

Actors who weren’t nominated for the SAG award need not fear, as they have been for The Golden Globes. Rush received a nomination, as did Robert Redford.

Gravity may just be this year’s big winner

Alfonso Cuaron’s film has gotten quite a number of nominations. Star Sandra got an acting nod with both the SAGs and the Golden Globes and the film also earned Globe nominations for Drama Film, Director Cuaron and its score.

The hosts of the star studded evening will, once again, be Tina Fey and Amy Poehler. The Golden Globes will be broadcast on Sunday, January 12.

12 Years a Slave and American Hustle are in the lead

Both movies received seven nominations each and we can expect similar results when the Oscar nominations are announced early next year.

Golden Globe Nominees

Movies

Best Motion Picture — Drama

12 Years A Slave

Captain Phillips

Gravity

Philomena

Rush

Our Pick: Gravity, because George Clooney as an astronaut is everything we’ve ever dreamed about.

Best Motion Picture — Musical or Comedy

American Hustle

Her

Inside Llewyn Davis

Nebraska

The Wolf Of Wall Street

Our Pick: American Hustle, what an ensemble!

Best Actor — Motion Picture Drama

Chiwetel Ejiofor, 12 Years A Slave

Idris Elba, Mandela: Long Walk To Freedom

Tom Hanks, Captain Phillips

Matthew McConaughey, Dallas Buyers Club

Robert Redford, All Is Lost

Our Pick: Idris Elba, because The Wire, Luther, Heimdall, and that voice.

Best Actor — Motion Picture Musical or Comedy

Christian Bale, American Hustle

Bruce Dern, Nebraska

Leonardo DiCaprio, The Wolf of Wall Street

Oscar Isaac, Inside Llewyn Davis

Joaquin Phoenix, Her

Our Pick: We just know it’s not going to be Leonardo DiCaprio.

Best Actress — Motion Picture Drama

Cate Blanchett, Blue Jasmine

Sandra Bullock, Gravity

Judi Dench, Philomena

Emma Thompson, Saving Mr Banks

Kate Winslet, Labor Day

Our Pick: Sandra Bullock, because she looks great both in and out of a space suit.

Best Actress — Motion Picture Musical or Comedy

Amy Adams, American Hustle

Julie Delpy, Before Midnight

Greta Gerwig, Frances Ha

Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Enough Said

Meryl Streep, August: Osage County

Our Pick: We hope it’s Julie Delphy. This one’s been a long time coming.

Best Supporting Actor

Barkhad Abdi, Captain Phillips

Daniel Bruhl, Rush

Bradley Cooper, American Hustle

Michael Fassbender, 12 Years A Slave

Jared Leto, Dallas Buyers Club

Our Pick: Jared Leto. The man waxed his eyebrows three times for the role for heaven’s sake!

Best Supporting Actress

Sally Hawkins, Blue Jasmine

Jennifer Lawrence, American Hustle

Lupita Nyong’o, 12 Years A Slave

Julia Roberts, August: Osage County

June Squibb, Nebraska

Our Pick: We all know it’ll be Jennifer Lawrence’s year again, just like every year from now till the end of time.

Best Director

Alfonso Cuaron, Gravity

Paul Greengrass, Captain Phillips

Steve McQueen, 12 Years A Slave

Alexander Payne, Nebraska

David O Russell, American Hustle

Our Pick: David O Russell. Again, just look at the cast! We salute you, sir.

Best Foreign Language Film

Blue is the Warmest Color

The Great Beauty

The Hunt

The Past

The Wind Rises

Our Pick: Blue is the Warmest Color. When you see it, you’ll know why.

Best Animated Feature Film

The Croods

Despicable Me 2

Frozen

Our Pick: Despicable Me 2. Because Minions. Minions FTW!

Television

Best Drama Series

Breaking Bad

Downton Abbey

The Good Wife

House of Cards

Masters of Sex

Our Pick: Breaking Bad, because Ozymandias and Jesse Pinkman. Yeah, science!

Best Actor in a Television Drama Series

Bryan Cranston, Breaking Bad

Liev Schreiber, Ray Donovan

Michael Sheen, Masters of Sex

Kevin Spacey, House of Cards

James Spader, The Black List

Our Pick: Cranston deserves all the Golden Globes, and then some.

Best Actress in a Television Drama Series

Julianna Margulies, The Good Wife

Tatiana Maslany, Orphan Black

Taylor Schilling, Orange is the New Black

Kerry Washington, Scandal

Robin Wright, House of Cards

Our Pick: We hope its Tatiana Maslany, although Kerry Washington is likely to take home the award. Watch Orphan Black, you won’t regret it.

Best Comedy Series

The Big Bang Theory

Brooklyn 99

Girls

Modern Family

Parks and Recreation

Our Pick: As long as they keep nominating BBT for awards, it’ll never end. Can we please have another show nominated for a change? Community?

Best Actor in a Television Comedy Series

Jason Bateman, Arrested Development

Don Cheadle, House of Lies

Michael J Fox, The Michael J Fox Show

Jim Parsons, The Big Bang Theory

Andy Samberg, Brooklyn 99

Our Pick: Michael J Fox. He’s as inspiring as they come.

Best Actress in a Television Comedy Series

Zooey Deschanel, New Girl

Lena Dunham, Girls

Edie Falco, Nurse Jackie

Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Veep

Amy Poehler, Parks and Recreation

Our Pick: We’re going with Edie Falco, because we really don’t care who wins as long as it’s not Zooey Deschanel.

Published in The Express Tribune, December 14^th, 2013.

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