<!-- mobian-agent-page publisher="time" canonical="https://time.com/5483235/golden-globes-2019-predictions/" -->

---
title: 2019 Golden Globe Predictions: Who Will Win
description: Will A Star Is Born take center stage? Will Emmy winners take home another trophy? Here are TIME&#x27;s 2019 Golden Globe predictions in film and TV.
canonical: https://time.com/5483235/golden-globes-2019-predictions/
author: Eliza Berman
article:opinion: false
article:content_tier: free
article:published_time: 2019-01-03T17:12:36.000Z
article:modified_time: 2026-05-11T04:50:14.192Z
article:section: Entertainment
og:title: Here&#x27;s Who Will Win at the 2019 Golden Globes
og:description: TIME predicts the winners as awards season kicks off
og:url: https://time.com/5483235/golden-globes-2019-predictions/
og:site_name: TIME
og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt703aa79ea6a5b632/69893939656a3fcd24bd55d4/a-star-is-born-lady-gaga-bradley-cooper.jpg?branch=production&amp;width=3840&amp;quality=75&amp;auto=webp&amp;crop=16:9
og:image:width: 1200
og:image:height: 675
og:image:alt: A STAR IS BORN
og:type: article
twitter:card: summary_large_image
twitter:title: Here&#x27;s Who Will Win at the 2019 Golden Globes
twitter:description: TIME predicts the winners as awards season kicks off
twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt703aa79ea6a5b632/69893939656a3fcd24bd55d4/a-star-is-born-lady-gaga-bradley-cooper.jpg?branch=production&amp;width=3840&amp;quality=75&amp;auto=webp&amp;crop=16:9
---

![](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt703aa79ea6a5b632/69893939656a3fcd24bd55d4/a-star-is-born-lady-gaga-bradley-cooper.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9)


# Here's Who Will Win at the 2019 Golden Globes


by [Eliza Berman](https://time.com/author/eliza-berman/) and [Eliana Dockterman](https://time.com/author/eliana-dockterman/)

Jan 3, 2019 5:12 PM UTC

![Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper in 'A Star is Born'](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt703aa79ea6a5b632/69893939656a3fcd24bd55d4/a-star-is-born-lady-gaga-bradley-cooper.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=3:2)

Clay Enos—Warner Bros.

by [Eliza Berman](https://time.com/author/eliza-berman/) and [Eliana Dockterman](https://time.com/author/eliana-dockterman/)

Jan 3, 2019 5:12 PM UTC

The 2019 awards season kicks off in earnest on Jan. 6 with the [76th annual Golden Globes](http://time.com/5472512/2019-golden-globes-snubs/). The whims of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association are notoriously hard to anticipate, making predictions a challenge. But the show itself is often among the season’s loosey-goosiest (not to mention good for at least a couple of surprises). Can any of [the nominees](http://time.com/5471769/golden-globes-nominations-2019/) nudge _A Star Is Born_ from center-stage? Will Emmy winners like Rachel Brosnahan and Matthew Rhys emerge victorious yet again? Here are TIME’s predictions for the winners of the 2019 Golden Globe awards.

## Film Predictions

## **Best Drama**

![Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper in 'A Star is Born'](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt703aa79ea6a5b632/69893939656a3fcd24bd55d4/a-star-is-born-lady-gaga-bradley-cooper.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp)

Clay Enos—Warner Bros.

_Black Panther_ _BlacKkKlansman_ _Bohemian Rhapsody_ _If Beale Street Could Talk_ **_A Star Is Born_**

Setting aside whether [_A Star Is Born_ ](http://time.com/5382763/a-star-is-born-review/)belongs in this category or Best Comedy or Musical — a comedy it most definitely is not, but a musical, it arguably is — it’s hard to imagine the HFPA not falling for its charms harder than Bradley Cooper’s Jackson Maine fell for Lady Gaga’s Ally. Best Drama is a stacked category, with a new entry from the director of 2017 winner _Moonlight_ (Barry Jenkins’ _Beale Street_), Spike Lee’s most popular and commercially successful movie in years (_BlacKkKlansman_) and the sensation that is _Black Panther_. But we’ll put our money on a remake of a classic Hollywood romance featuring the Lady stepping into shoes once worn by [Janet Gaynor, Judy Garland and Barbra Streisand](http://time.com/5403187/a-star-is-born-versions/).

## **Best Actress in a Drama**

![Lady Gaga, A Star Is Born](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt013f5b8fe4277961/69893edd7cdbacdc29d5e673/a-star-is-born-lady-gaga-top-10-movie-performance-best-of-culture-2018.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp)

Lady Gaga, A Star Is Born Clay Enos

Glenn Close, _The Wife_ **Lady Gaga,** **_A Star Is Born_** Nicole Kidman, _Destroyer_ Melissa McCarthy, _Can You Ever Forgive Me?_ Rosamund Pike, _A Private War_

It would be mighty satisfying to see [Melissa McCarthy’s dramatic chops](http://time.com/5428161/melissa-mccarthy-can-you-ever-forgive-me/) recognized here, or some hardware for [Glenn Close’s underappreciated turn](http://time.com/5368855/glenn-close-the-wife/) in the Meg Wolitzer adaptation _The Wife._ But 2018 was the year in which Lady Gaga’s star was born (well, her _Hollywood movie star_ star — she did win a Globe on the TV side for _American Horror Story_ in 2016, not to mention her six Grammys ), and the HFPA will likely firm up her ascent with a trophy.

## **Best Actor in a Drama**


![Bradley Cooper as Jackson Maine in "A Star is Born".](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt23ff64ad3a10020e/69893bb997cdff9f966b6608/asib-fp-7709.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp)

Bradley Cooper as Jackson Maine in "A Star is Born". Warner Brothers

**Bradley Cooper,** **_A Star Is Born_**Willem Dafoe, _At Eternity’s Gate_ Lucas Hedges, _Boy Erased_ Rami Malek, _Bohemian Rhapsody_ John David Washington, _BlacKkKlansman_

Remember how _La La Land_ swept all seven categories in which it was nominated back in 2017? We’re betting on a similar showing for this year’s epic song-and-dance romance. [Cooper wrote, directed and starred in](http://time.com/5407607/a-star-is-born-remake/) _A Star Is Born_ and is nominated in all but the screenwriting category, but he’s more likely to win for his performance as a drunk-in-love rocker than he is to win over more experienced directors like Spike Lee and Alfonso Cuarón. If there’s anyone else who could take this, it’s [Rami Malek](http://time.com/5435386/bohemian-rhapsody-review/), whose Freddie Mercury was largely praised despite [iffy reviews of _Bohemian Rhapsody_](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/bohemian%5Frhapsody/) as a whole.


## **Best Musical or Comedy**

![Mahershala Ali, Green Books](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde36c624e4fc16d5/69893ee0929fad1a27bf20d2/green-book-mahershala-ali-top-10-movie-performance-best-of-culture-2018.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp)

Mahershala Ali, Green Book Universal

_Crazy Rich Asians_ _The Favourite_ **_Green Book_** _Mary Poppins Returns_ _Vice_

_Vice_ may be the more obvious choice here, as it leads the pack with the most Golden Globe nominations of any movie in 2019\. But much like Dick Cheney, it may find itself the number-two pick. _Green Book_, Peter Farrelly’s feel-good comedy about an interracial friendship in the early 1960s, has faced some backlash since its release in November. with some critics calling it an [overly-simplistic, white-savior narrative](https://www.salon.com/2018/12/30/hollywood-still-loves-a-white-savior-green-book-and-the-lazy-feel-good-take-on-race/) and the family of one of the real-life characters it depicts, Don Shirley, [deeming its account untrue](https://shadowandact.com/green-book-film-review-white-savior). But those discussions are unlikely to prevent the HFPA from voting for a tidy crowd-pleaser: look no further than last year’s controversial winner, [_Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri_](http://time.com/5092953/golden-globes-2018-three-billboards/).


## **Best Actress in a Musical or Comedy**

![THE FAVOURITE](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt923ad8ec0bef5d99/6989405cfb4eacf9eb89854b/tf_03729_rgb.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp)

Rachel Weisz and Olivia Colman in The Favourite. Twentieth Century Fox

Emily Blunt, _Mary Poppins Returns_ **Olivia Colman,** **_The Favourite_** Elsie Fisher, _Eighth Grade_ Charlize Theron, _Tully_ Constance Wu, _Crazy Rich Asians_

Colman is an awards favorite this season for her nuanced portrayal of Queen Anne in Yorgos Lanthimos’ _The Favourite._ A win at the Globes would cement her status as frontrunner and a long overdue household name. (She’ll also star in the next season of Netflix’s popular royals drama _The Crown._) As Anne, she shape-shifts from petulant, overgrown child to grief-stricken lonely-heart and back again in the space of a minute, and she leads this pack by a mile.


## **Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy**

![Christian Bale as Dick Cheney in Adam McKay’s VICE, an Annapurna Pictures release. Credit : Greig Fraser / Annapurna Pictures2018 © Annapurna Pictures, LLC. All Rights Reserved.](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt80932995f4497ec9/698941a822fb853554e276b7/vice-dick-cheney-movie-old.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp)

Christian Bale as Dick Cheney in Adam McKay’s VICE. Greig Fraser—Annapurna Pictures

**Christian Bale,** **_Vice_** Lin-Manuel Miranda, _Mary Poppins Returns_ Viggo Mortensen, _Green Book_ Robert Redford, _The Old Man & the Gun_ John C. Reilly, _Stan & Ollie_

Much like Gary Oldman, who won last year’s Golden Globe for Best Drama after disappearing into the visage of Winston Churchill in _Darkest Hour_, Bale plays an uncanny Dick Cheney in _Vice_, and he’s the movie’s best shot at a Globe among its six nominations this year. The movie met with a sharply divided critical response and a disappointing Christmas box-office take, but the HFPA is likely to find some way to reward a scathing takedown of one of the most reviled politicians in recent American history (this is the _Hollywood foreign press_ we’re talking about, after all). This is Bale’s fourth nomination in less than a decade, but he hasn’t taken home a Globe since he won in 2011 for _The Fighter_.


## **Best Supporting Actress**

![King shines as Tish’s mother, who is dedicated to helping the couple](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt51f1a225de4dcd45/698940aa096a94642c6a418c/barry-jenkins-james-baldwin-movie-5-beale-street-review.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp)

King shines as Tish’s mother, who is dedicated to helping the couple Annapurna Pictures

Amy Adams, _Vice_ Claire Foy, _First Man_ **Regina King,** **_If Beale Street Could Talk_**Emma Stone, _The Favourite_ Rachel Weisz, _The Favourite_

Despite her inexplicable absence among SAG nominees this year, Regina King has run away with [more than 20 critics awards](https://variety.com/2019/film/in-contention/roma-alfonso-cuaron-ethan-hawke-regina-king-dominate-critics-awards-circuit-1203095798/) for her performance in Barry Jenkins’ James Baldwin adaptation. These awards come on the heels of her third Emmy in four years (she’s also nominated for a Golden Globe for her role in the Netflix series _Seven Seconds_). Amy Adams is an HFPA favorite — she’s been nominated 10 times in 11 years — but perhaps voters will be satisfied to reward her for _Sharp Objects_ on the TV side and spread the wealth in this category. Much as _The Favourite_ was an ensemble film, a Best Actress win for Colman should be enough for voters to communicate their endorsement of that movie.


## **Best Supporting Actor**

**Mahershala Ali,** **_Green Book_**Timothée Chalamet, _Beautiful Boy_ Adam Driver, _BlacKkKlansman_ Richard E. Grant, _Can You Ever Forgive Me?_ Sam Rockwell, _Vice_

The HFPA missed out on crowning Ali’s eventual Oscar-winning performance in _Moonlight_ two years ago, but this year they have an opportunity to get him onstage for his take on the concert pianist Don Shirley, who bears the indignities of traveling in the South while black with a pained but regal countenance. It would be particularly interesting to hear an acceptance speech from Ali, who has, since the movie’s release, [apologized to Shirley’s family](https://www.vulture.com/2018/12/mahershala-ali-green-book-dr-don-shirley-family-apology.html) for the offense they took at the movie’s depiction of his life, saying he had not known there were living family members he could consult to better understand the character. Ali’s biggest competition here is Richard E. Grant, who has received a number of critics’ awards for the flamboyant but weary hustler he plays in _Can You Ever Forgive Me._


## **Best Animated Film**

![Miles Morales is voiced by Shameik Moore in "Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse"](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blta013328bdd7526ce/6989411497cdff82f56b6f0d/screen-shot-2018-12-07-at-5-05-40-pm.png?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp)

Miles Morales is voiced by Shameik Moore in "Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse" Sony

_Incredibles 2_ _Isle of Dogs_ _Mirai_ _Ralph Breaks the Internet_ **_Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse_**

Pixar’s _Incredibles_ sequel is a safe choice, given the animation company’s track record (nine Golden Globes since the category debuted in 2007). But the HFPA likes to pull a few surprises out of its bag o’ trophies throughout the night, and the much celebrated animated _Spider-Man_ could well be one of those upsets. It’s critically adored, of the moment, and as [fresh a take on the realm of Spandexed vigilantes](http://time.com/5472316/new-spider-man-movies/) as Hollywood has seen in recent years.

## **Best Foreign Language Film**

![Yalitza Aparicio, Roma](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltdaa9b1bc6d4981ce/69893ee197cdffed656b6b20/roma-netflix-yalitza-aparico-top-10-movie-performance-best-of-culture-2018.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp)

Yalitza Aparicio, Roma Netflix


_Capernaum_ _Girl_ _Never Look Away_ **_Roma_** _Shoplifters_

Alfonso Cuarón’s autobiographical drama was not eligible to compete for Best Picture – Drama due to its inclusion in the Foreign Language category. Given all the chatter surrounding the film — that it’s Netflix’s first shot at an Oscar, that it could go all the way despite the relative rarity of a black and white, foreign-language movie competing for top awards, and one distributed by a streaming service to boot — it’s hard to imagine that this prize isn’t a lock.

## **Best Director**

Bradley Cooper, _A Star Is Born_ **Alfonso Cuarón,** **_Roma_**Peter Farrelly, _Green Book_ Spike Lee, _BlacKkKlansman_ Adam McKay, _Vice_

This one is by no means in the bag: Bradley Cooper’s directorial debut was a sensation, both critically and financially; Spike Lee has never won a Globe (or a competitive Oscar, for that matter); Peter Farrelly made an undeniable crowd pleaser; and the HFPA clearly has love for _Vice_. Still, given the critical adoration for _Roma_, the talk of masterpiece-level filmmaking from a versatile virtuoso and the movie’s highly personal story, Cuarón leads this pack.


## **Best Screenplay**

![Emma Stone in the film THE FAVOURITE. Photo by Yorgos Lanthimos. © 2018 Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation All Rights Reserved](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltf46f02b6bc6a70cc/698938f7929fada33ebf1719/the-favourite-emma-stone.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp)

Emma Stone in the film The Favourite. Yorgos Lanthimos—Twentieth Century Fox

Alfonso Cuaron, _Roma_ **Deborah Davis and Tony McNamara,** **_The Favourite_**Barry Jenkins, _If Beale Street Could Talk_ Adam McKay, _Vice_ Peter Farrelly, Nick Vallelonga, Brian Currie, _Green Book_

Acerbic and heartbreaking at once, the screenplay for _The Favourite_ ensures that this period piece feels anything but uptight and musty. On the contrary, its 17th-century tale has a [decidedly modern bent](http://time.com/5466482/the-favourite-mary-queen-of-scots/), exploring female friendship, love and loss while delivering some unforgettable zingers. While it doesn’t feel like a sure bet, the movie has a better shot here than in the Best Picture – Musical or Comedy category, and a screenwriting Globe would be a well-earned tribute.


## **Best Original Score**

![First Man stars Ryan Gosling](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltbfa364c34f385e83/69893900db29875b022608dd/first-man-ryan-gosling-neil-armstrong-21.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp)

On the heels of their six-time Academy Award®-winning smash, "La La Land," Oscar®-winning director Damien Chazelle and star RYAN GOSLING reteam for Universal Pictures’ "First Man," the riveting story of NASA’s mission to land a man on the moon, focusing on Neil Armstrong and the years 1961-1969. Universal Pictures

Marco Beltrami, _A Quiet Place_ Alexandre Desplat, _Isle of Dogs_ Ludwig Göransson, _Black Panther_ **Justin Hurwitz,** **_First Man_**Marc Shaiman, _Mary Poppins Returns_

Damien Chazelle won the Golden Globe for Best Director for _La La Land_ two years ago, along with the movie’s six other Globes. But his Neil Armstrong drama _First Man_ didn’t register on quite that level. Ryan Gosling didn’t even get a nod for his portrayal of the astronaut, perhaps in part because of the real-life Armstrong’s understated presence. An award for the movie’s score, from _La La Land_ composer Justin Hurwitz, would be a nice way for the HFPA to at least acknowledge Chazelle’s most recent work.


## **Best Original Song**

![Lady Gaga as Ally in "A Star is Born"](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltd2f01399fca04ca0/69894161e76ad2c6b8633c3d/a-star-is-born.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp)

Lady Gaga as Ally in "A Star is Born" Warner Bros.

“All the Stars,” _Black Panther_ “Girl in the Movies,” _Dumplin’_ “Requiem For a Private War,” _A Private War_ “Revelation,” _Boy Erased_ **“Shallow,”** **_A Star Is Born_**

Though there are those who would argue that the real contender here was “[Why Did You Do That](https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2018/11/a-star-is-born-lady-gaga-why-did-you-do-that)” — the song that indicates in no uncertain terms that Lady Gaga’s singer-songwriter Ally has sold out beyond recognition in _A Star Is Born_ — this award was already engraved the second the [movie’s first trailer dropped](https://www.vulture.com/2018/09/a-star-is-born-lady-gagas-the-shallow-scream-explained.html).

## Television Predictions

## **Best Drama**

![Villanelle \(Jodie Comer\) and Eve \(Sandra Oh\)](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltc629202a31ffef70/69892ceb97cdff2c296b4dee/villanelle-and-eve-killing-eve-bbca.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp)

Villanelle (Jodie Comer) and Eve (Sandra Oh) on Killing Eve BBC AMERICA


_The Americans |_ _Bodyguard |_ _Homecoming_ | **_Killing Eve_** _|_ _Pose_

Golden Globes voters love a freshman series. In fact, there’s only one veteran on this year’s list of Best Drama nominees: _The Americans_. They also love a movie star. Given those criteria, _Homecoming_, Amazon’s new show starring Julia Roberts, would seem like a shoo-in. But Sandra Oh’s star is on the rise. (She’s also co-hosting the Globes this year.) And [BBC’s _Killing Eve_](http://time.com/5228977/killing-eve-isnt-your-average-mystery-series/) has a global appeal that may particularly cater to the Hollywood Foreign Press.

## **Best Actress in a Drama**

![Roberts comes to TV in Amazon’s surreal new drama Homecoming](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt7baebd28b8566cd5/69893d58457a527771d5fb5f/julia-roberts-homecoming-amazon-tv-show.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp)

Roberts comes to TV in Amazon’s surreal new drama Homecoming Amazon

Caitriona Balfe, _Outlander_ | Elisabeth Moss, _The Handmaid’s Tale |_ Sandra Oh, _Killing Eve |_ **Julia Roberts,** **_Homecoming_** _|_ Keri Russell, _The Americans_


Here’s another thing the Hollywood Foreign Press loves: when a films actor decides to grace the small screen. Julia Roberts is the embodiment of Hollywood stardom, and _Homecoming_ was her first major role on a television show. But Roberts proves especially effective as a character who is both villain and victim in this [adaptation of the popular fictional podcast](http://time.com/4709592/best-podcasts-2017/). She also missed out on a movie nomination this year for _Ben Is Back_, and this could be the Globes way of acknowledging her return to the spotlight this year.

## **Best Actor in a Drama**

![Matthew Rhys in The Americans](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt7dbc0fc877c84f79/698941da457a52aed0d602bb/matthew_rhys_the_americans.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp)

Matthew Rhys in The Americans Eric Liebowitz—FX

Jason Bateman, _Ozark |_ Stephan James, _Homecoming |_ Richard Madden, _Bodyguard |_ Billy Porter, _Pose |_ **Matthew Rhys,** **_The Americans_**


Critical darling _The Americans_ has long been overlooked by both the Golden Globes and the Emmys. This is the first year the spy series was nominated for Best Drama. But that’s all the more reason for the Globes to gift a long overdue award to star Matthew Rhys. The Emmys did just that in 2018, and Rhys could ride that goodwill all the way to a Globes win.

## **Best Musical or Comedy**

![The Good Place \(NBC\)](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt0e8b922b0db1720b/69893ee622fb85701ee27239/the-good-place-top-10-tv-best-of-culture-2018.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp)

The Good Place (NBC) NBC

_Barry |_ **_The Good Place_** _|_ _Kidding |_ _The Kominsky Method |_ _The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel_

With _Atlanta_ snubbed in this major category, the race is wide open. _Marvelous Mrs. Maisel_ won in 2018, but the Globes tend to pick a new show each year. By that logic, _Barry_, _Kidding_ or _The Kominsky Method_ will probably win. But _The Good Place_ should win: The Kristen Bell starrer forever reinvents itself in a way that no other comedy does and yet somehow remains consistently hilarious. Perhaps this is wishful thinking, but _The_ _Good Place_ deserves the award.


## **Best Actress in a Musical or Comedy**

![Mrs. Maisel](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt77f815d2edf92eee/698940b586f68e4e5a6eae3f/the-marvelous-mrs-maisel-season-two-mmm_204_26379_rt3_final_rgb.jpeg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp)

The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel: Season 2 Amazon

Kristen Bell, _The Good Place |_ Candice Bergen, _Murphy Brown |_ Alison Brie, _Glow |_ **Rachel Brosnahan,** **_The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel_** _|_ Debra Messing, _Will & Grace_

The Golden Globes awarded _Marvelous Mrs. Maisel_ both Best Musical or Comedy and Best Actress in a Musical or Comedy last year. Its goodwill will likely continue to extend to star Rachel Brosnahan, who remains the best part of the series, even as the second season introduced more plots focused on other characters. However, she faces tough competition against TV vet Debra Messing, who has been nominated nine times and never won.


## **Best Actor in a Musical or Comedy**

![Michael Douglas in Netflix's The Kominsky Method](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt34d9c476d7098c12/698941d24ee26246c0313a41/Kominsky-Method-Michael-Douglas.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp)

Michael Douglas in The Kominsky Method Mike Yarish—Netflix

Sacha Baron Cohen, _Who Is America? |_ Jim Carrey, _Kidding |_ **Michael Douglas,** **_The Kominsky Method_** _|_ Donald Glover, _Atlanta |_ Bill Hader, _Barry_

Donald Glover’s much-praised, boundary-defying series _Atlanta_ received surprisingly few nominations at the Globes this year. In the acting category, Glover is up against a host of Hollywood veterans beloved by the Globes. The fact that _The Kominsky Method—_a show about aging white men griping about PCism and smartphones that received mixed reviews—was even nominated signals that the Globes voters like that series enough to give Douglas an award.


## **Best Limited Series**

![THE ASSASSINATION OF GIANNI VERSACE: AMERICAN CRIME STORY "The Man Who Would Be Vogue" Episode 1 \(Airs Wednesday. January 17, 10:00 p.m. e/p\) -- Pictured: Darren Criss as Andrew Cunanan. CR: Ray Mickshaw/FX](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt204e5630c8ceb46c/698941d2929fad9936bf25b9/Assassination-Gianni-Versace-Darren-Criss.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp)

Darren Criss in The Assassination of Gianni Versace: America Crime Story Ray Mickshaw—FX

_The Alienist |_ **_The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story_** _|_ _Escape at Dannemora |_ _Sharp Objects |_ _A Very English Scandal_

Ryan Murphy is prolific. He has now been nominated five times and won once at the Golden Globes. He has two shows nominated this year: _Pose_ in the competitive Drama category, and _The Assassination of Gianni Versace_ in the slightly less competitive Limited Series category. Voters will probably give a win to _Versace_, which already has plenty of awards show momentum thanks to an all-star cast and an Emmy-winning turn from Darren Criss.

## **Best Actress in a Limited Series**


![Sharp Objects \(HBO\)](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blta9e979db3b61bb18/69893ee5db29876f832612e8/sharp-objects-top-10-tv-best-of-culture-2018.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp)

Sharp Objects (HBO) HBO

**Amy Adams,** **_Sharp Objects_** _|_ Patricia Arquette, _Escape at Dannemora |_ Connie Britton, _Dirty John |_ Laura Dern, _The Tale |_ Regina King, _Seven Seconds_

Another Oscars favorite makes her way to television this year. Amy Adams will easily win this award not only because of the power of her bold performance but because _Sharp Objects_ is Golden Globes catnip. Like _Big Little Lies_, which cleaned up at last year’s Globes, this mystery had an impressive cast, ridiculously high production values and Jean-Marc Vallée as its director.

## **Best Actor in a Limited Series**

![WARNING: Embargoed for publication until 00:00:01 on 02/10/2017 - Programme Name: A Very English Scandal - TX: 01/10/2017 - Episode: n/a \(No. n/a\) - Picture Shows: First look picture of Hugh Grant playing Jeremy Thorpe in BBC One's A Very English Scandal](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt3b85ba97e6ad12e8/698941d2fb4eacde3b8987d0/a-very-english-scandal-_final_14358849_14358839_rgb.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp)

Hugh Grant in A Very English Scandal Kieron McCarron—BBC/Blueprint Television Ltd


Antonio Banderas, _Genius: Picasso |_ Daniel Bruhl, _The Alienist |_ Darren Criss, _The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story |_ Benedict Cumberbatch, _Patrick Melrose |_ **Hugh Grant,** **_A Very English Scandal_**

Coming off a win at the Emmys, Darren Criss may be the presumptive winner in this category. But the Globes sometimes make a habit out of distinguishing themselves from that other awards show. Plus, thanks to his wonderful, self-conscious work in _Paddington 2,_ Hugh Grant has the appeal of a movie star in the midst of a comeback.

## **Best Supporting Actress**

![thandie-newton](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt4c5314a670665b0a/6988b496428a9eb360cd5647/thandie-newton-golden-globes.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp)

John P. Johnson—HBO

Alex Borstein, _The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel |_ Patricia Clarkson, _Sharp Objects |_ Penelope Cruz, _The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story |_ **Thandie Newton,** **_Westworld_** _|_ Yvonne Strahovski, _The Handmaid’s Tale_


With her chilling performance in _Sharp Objects,_ Patricia Clarkson is the actor to beat in this category. But assuming Amy Adams has locked up the Best Actress category, Globe voters could use this award to honor another show and cast to honor. Thandie Newton got to shine on this season of _Westworld_ with an expanding storyline. But it’s unclear whether her Emmy win in the fall of 2018 will help or hurt her chances at the Globes.

## **Best Supporting Actor** 

![Henry Winkler on <i>Barry</i>](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt2ba1984715ca96c5/698941db86f68eae946eb03f/Henry-Winkler-Barry-HBO.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp)

Henry Winkler on Barry Michele K. Short—HBO

Alan Arkin, _The Kominsky Method |_ Kieran Culkin, _Succession |_ Edgar Ramirez, _The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story |_ Ben Whishaw, _A Very English Scandal |_ **Henry Winkler,** **_Barry_**


Given that the nominees from Supporting Actor are pulled from drama and comedy alike, comparing performances becomes difficult. Star power often wins out, and Hollywood vet Henry Winkler is most likely to get the top prize here, especially since he has won an Emmy for the same role.

```json
[{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/5483235/golden-globes-2019-predictions/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/5483235/golden-globes-2019-predictions/"},"headline":"Here's Who Will Win at the 2019 Golden Globes","datePublished":"2019-01-03T17:12:36.000Z","dateModified":"2026-05-11T04:50:14.192Z","description":"Will A Star Is Born take center stage? Will Emmy winners take home another trophy? Here are TIME's 2019 Golden Globe predictions in film and TV.","url":"https://time.com/5483235/golden-globes-2019-predictions/","keywords":["awards"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt703aa79ea6a5b632/69893939656a3fcd24bd55d4/a-star-is-born-lady-gaga-bradley-cooper.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Eliza Berman","jobTitle":"Berman is a senior editor at TIME.","url":"https://time.com/author/eliza-berman/"},{"@type":"Person","name":"Eliana Dockterman","jobTitle":"Correspondent","url":"https://time.com/author/eliana-dockterman/"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt703aa79ea6a5b632/69893939656a3fcd24bd55d4/a-star-is-born-lady-gaga-bradley-cooper.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"A STAR IS BORN","caption":"Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper in 'A Star is Born'","creditText":"Clay Enos—Warner Bros.","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/awards/","name":"awards"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/5483235/golden-globes-2019-predictions/","name":"Here's Who Will Win at the 2019 Golden Globes"}}]}]
```

