2014 Golden Globe Predictions by Experimental Nonsense

The "Awards Season" is upon us.  The 2014 Golden Globe Awards, presented by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA), airs on January 12th.  Now, I'm not a huge awards show guy, but the Golden Globes are the most informal and "off the cuff" of the shows.  Yes, the stars will be dressed up and requisite generic TV host Ryan Seacrest will be asking people who they're wearing, but the booze is flowing during the show.  The stars mingle and sip on their favorite beverages which makes for a more entertaining viewing experience.  I’m assuming that they all just drink “New Old Fashions.” 

Tiny Fey and Amy Poehler return as co-hosts for the second consecutive year.  They killed it in 2013 and provided a funnier and more pleasant atmosphere than their predecessor, Ricky Gervais.  Fey and Poehler have more chemistry than Marie and Pierre Curie.  The day after the show, just scour the interwebs for a list of their best quotes from the night before.

The Globes get lumped in with the other awards show, but they try to be the young, hip, cool kid on your block.  The Oscars are old school, but the Globes are new school.  They tend to go in different directions than the SAG Awards and Oscars.  But with that being said, the Globes still follow certain tendencies of the presenting body.  That makes awards shows fun to predict.  I will mention (more like admit) that I have not seen many of the films or shows nominated, but I’m predicting based on momentum and how the HFPA tends to vote.  So without further ado, here are Experimental Nonsense’s predictions for the major categories of the 2014 Golden Globe Awards.  Nominees for each category can be found here.

FILM

Best Motion Picture, Drama

Winner:  12 Years a Slave

Best Actress in a Motion Picture, Drama

Winner:  Cate Blanchett

Best Actor in a Motion Picture, Drama

Winner:  Matthew McConaughey

Best Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy

Winner:  American Hustle

Best Actress in a Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy

Winner:  Meryl Streep

Best Actor in a Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy

Winner: Bruce Dern

Best Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture

Winner:  Jennifer Lawrence

Best Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture

Winner:  Jared Leto

Best Director – Motion Picture

Winner:  Alfonso Cuaron

Best Animated Feature Film

Winner:  Frozen

TELEVISION

Best TV Series, Drama

Winner:  Breaking Bad

Best Actress in a TV Series, Drama

Winner:  Kerry Washington

Best Actor in a TV Series, Drama

Winner:  Bryan Cranston

Best TV Series, Musical or Comedy

Winner:  Brooklyn Nine-Nine

Best Actress in a TV Series, Musical or Comedy

Winner:  Julia Louis-Dreyfus

Best Actor in a TV Series, Musical or Comedy

Winner:  Jim Parsons