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Golden Globe 2014 Winner Predictions: Who Will and Who Should Triumph at Sunday’s Ceremony

Believe it or not, we know exactly what’s going to happen at Sunday’s Golden Globe Awards.

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Believe it or not, we know exactly what’s going to happen at Sunday’s Golden Globe Awards. Since there are no actual musicals competing in the Comedy/Musical category this year, the talent will have to pick up the slack. Co-hosts Amy Poehler and Tina Fey will kick off the night with a dance number to the tune of 30 Rock’s theme music, since guests might fear they’re in the wrong place if they don’t hear it during the ceremony. Alfonso Cuarón will strap drunken revelers to their seats before turning the ballroom into a zero-G environment, only to have Michael Douglas tickle the ivories in midair as Liberace. And, to wrap things up, Emma Thompson will serenade Meryl Streep with a feministic, shade-throwing rendition of “Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious.” Or maybe not. But herein is who will, and who should, win in each category.

FILM

BEST PICTURE, DRAMA

12 Years a Slave
Captain Phillips
Gravity
Philomena
Rush

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Will Win: 12 Years a Slave
Should Win: Gravity

BEST PICTURE, COMEDY OR MUSICAL

American Hustle
Her
Inside Llewyn Davis
Nebraska
The Wolf of Wall Street

Will Win: American Hustle
Should Win: Her

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BEST DIRECTOR

Alfonso Cuarón, Gravity
Paul Greengrass, Captain Phillips
Steve McQueen, 12 Years a Slave
Alexander Payne, Nebraska
David O. Russell, American Hustle

Will Win: Alfonso Cuarón
Should Win: David O. Russell

BEST ACTRESS, DRAMA

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Cate Blanchett, Blue Jasmine
Sandra Bullock, Gravity
Judi Dench, Philomena
Emma Thompson, Saving Mr. Banks
Kate Winslet, Labor Day

Will Win: Cate Blanchett
Should Win: Cate Blanchett

BEST ACTOR, DRAMA

Chiwetel Ejiofor, 12 Years a Slave
Idris Elba, Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom
Tom Hanks, Captain Phillips
Matthew McConaghey, Dallas Buyers Club
Robert Redford, All is Lost

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Will Win: Chiwetel Ejiofor
Should Win: Tom Hanks

BEST ACTOR, COMEDY OR MUSICAL

Christian Bale, American Hustle
Bruce Dern, Nebraska
Leonardo DiCaprio, The Wolf of Wall Street
Oscar Isaac, Inside Llewyn Davis
Joaquin Phoenix, Her

Will Win: Bruce Dern
Should Win: Joaquin Phoenix, Leonardo DiCaprio, or Oscar Isaac.

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Amy Adams

BEST ACTRESS, COMEDY OR MUSICAL

Amy Adams, American Hustle
Julie Delpy, Before Midnight
Greta Gerwig, Frances Ha
Julia Louis Dreyfuss, Enough Said
Meryl Streep, August: Osage County

Will Win: Julia Louis-Dreyfus
Should Win: Amy Adams

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR

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Barkhad Abdi, Captain Phillips
Daniel Brühl, Rush
Bradley Cooper, American Hustle
Michael Fassbender, 12 Years a Slave
Jared Leto, Dallas Buyers Club

Will Win: Jared Leto
Should Win: Daniel Brühl

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

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Will Win: Jennifer Lawrence
Should Win: Lupita Nyong’o

BEST SCREENPLAY

Her, Spike Jonze
Nebraska, Bob Nelson
Philomena, Jeff Pope and Steve Coogan
12 Years a Slave, John Ridley
American Hustle, Eric Warren Singer and David O. Russell

Will Win: American Hustle
Should Win: Her

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BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM

Blue Is the Warmest Color
The Great Beauty
The Hunt
The Past
The Wind Rises

Will Win: Blue Is the Warmest Color
Should Win: The Great Beauty

BEST ORIGINAL SONG

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“Atlas,” The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
“Let It Go,” Frozen
“Ordinary Love,” Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom
“Please Mr. Kennedy,” Inside Llewyn Davis
“Sweeter Than Fiction,” One Chance

Will Win: “Let It Go”
Should Win: “Let It Go”

12 Years a Slave

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE

All Is Lost, Alex Ebert
Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom, Alex Heffes
Gravity, Steven Price
The Book Thief, John Williams
12 Years a Slave, Hans Zimmer

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Will Win: Hans Zimmer
Should: Steven Price

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE

The Croods
Despicable Me 2
Frozen

Will Win: Frozen
Should Win: Frozen

TELEVISION

BEST TV MOVIE OR MINISERIES

American Horror Story: Coven
Behind the Candelabra
Dancing on the Edge
Top of the Lake
The White Queen

Will Win: Behind the Candelabra
Should Win: American Horror Story: Coven

BEST TV SERIES, DRAMA

Breaking Bad
Downton Abbey
The Good Wife
House of Cards
Masters of Sex

Will Win: Breaking Bad
Should Win: Breaking Bad

BEST TV SERIES, COMEDY

Brooklyn Nine-Nine
The Big Bang Theory
Girls
Modern Family
Parks and Recreation

Will Win: Modern Family
Should Win: Girls

BEST ACTRESS, TV MOVIE OR MINISERIES

Helena Bonham Carter, Taylor & Burton
Rebecca Ferguson, The White Queen
Jessica Lange, American Horror Story: Coven
Helen Mirren, Phil Spector
Elisabeth Moss, Top of the Lake

Will Win: Elizabeth Moss
Should Win: Jessica Lange

Michael Douglas

BEST ACTOR, TV MOVIE OR MINISERIES

Matt Damon, Behind the Candelabra
Michael Douglas, Behind the Candelabra
Chiwetel Ejiofor, Dancing on the Edge
Idris Elba, Luther
Al Pacino, Phil Spector

Will Win: Michael Douglas
Should Win: Michael Douglas

BEST ACTRESS, 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

Will Win: Kerry Washington
Should Win: Tatiana Maslany

BEST ACTOR, DRAMA SERIES

Bryan Cranston, Breaking Bad
Liev Schreiber, Ray Donovan
Michael Sheen, Masters of Sex
Kevin Spacey, House of Cards
James Spader, The Blacklist

Will Win: Bryan Cranston
Should Win: Bryan Cranston

BEST ACTRESS, COMEDY SERIES

Zooey Deschanel, New Girl
Lena Dunham, Girls
Edie Falco, Nurse Jackie
Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Veep
Amy Poehler, Parks and Recreation

Will Win: Julia Louis-Dreyfus
Should Win: Julia Louis-Dreyfus

BEST ACTOR, 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 Nine-Nine

Will Win: Michael J. Fox
Should Win: Jim Parsons

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR, TV MOVIE, SERIES, OR MINISERIES

Josh Charles, The Good Wife
Rob Lowe, Behind the Candelabra
Aaron Paul, Breaking Bad
Corey Stoll, House of Cards
Jon Voight, Ray Donovan

Will Win: Aaron Paul
Should Win: Aaron Paul

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS, TV MOVIE, SERIES, OR MINISERIES

Jacqueline Bisset, Dancing on the Edge
Janet McTeer, The White Queen
Hayden Panettiere, Nashville
Monica Potter, Parenthood
Sofía Vergara, Modern Family

Will Win: Sofía Vergara
Should Win: Janet McTeer

The 71st Annual Golden Globe Awards will air live on NBC on Sunday, Jan. 12, 2014 at 5 p.m. PST and 8 p.m. EST.

R. Kurt Osenlund

R. Kurt Osenlund is a creative director and account supervisor at Mark Allen & Co. He is the former editor of Out magazine.

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