By Matt Neglia
On Thursday, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association will announce their nominees for the 2018 Golden Globe Awards. We are holding a contest here at Next Best Picture to see who can predict the most correct nominees in the film categories.
Click below to see our predictions and to enter in your own!
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Before you enter in your own predictions for our contest, take a look at our predictions below and listen to our latest podcast to hear our reasoning behind our predictions.
Predictions are provided by: Will Mavity, Michael Schwartz, DeAnn Knighton, Ryan C. Showers, Josh Parham, Daniel Howat, Tom O’Brien, Cody Dericks & Liam Heffernan
Best Picture – Drama
If Beale Street Could Talk (Cody, Daniel, DeAnn, Josh, Liam, Matt, Michael, Ryan, Tom & Will)
A Star Is Born (Cody, Daniel, DeAnn, Josh, Liam, Matt, Michael, Ryan, Tom & Will)
First Man (Cody, Daniel, Liam, Matt, Michael, Ryan, Tom & Will)​
Bohemian Rhapsody (Daniel, DeAnn, Josh, Michael, Tom & Will)
BlacKkKlansman (Cody, DeAnn, Josh, Liam, Matt, Michael & Ryan)
Black Panther (Cody, Daniel, Josh, Matt & Tom)
Widows (DeAnn & Liam)
Boy Erased (Ryan)
Can You Ever Forgive Me? (Will)
Best Picture – Comedy/Musical
The Favourite (Cody, Daniel, DeAnn, Josh, Liam, Matt, Michael, Ryan, Tom & Will)
Green Book (Cody, Daniel, DeAnn, Josh, Liam, Matt, Michael, Ryan, Tom & Will)
Mary Poppins Returns (Cody, Daniel, DeAnn, Josh, Liam, Matt, Michael, Ryan, Tom & Will)
Vice (Cody, Daniel, DeAnn, Josh, Liam, Matt, Michael, Ryan & Will)
Crazy Rich Asians (Daniel, DeAnn, Liam, Matt, Michael, Tom & Will)
Eighth Grade (Cody & Josh)
Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again (Ryan & Tom)
Best Director
Bradley Cooper – A Star Is Born (Cody, Daniel, DeAnn, Josh, Liam, Matt, Michael, Ryan, Tom & Will)
Alfonso Cuaron – Roma (Cody, Daniel, DeAnn, Josh, Liam, Matt, Michael, Ryan, Tom & Will)
Yorgos Lanthismos – The Favourite (Cody, Daniel, DeAnn, Josh, Liam, Matt, Michael, Ryan, Tom & Will)
Barry Jenkins – If Beale Street Could Talk (Cody, Daniel, DeAnn, Matt, Michael & Ryan)
Spike Lee – BlacKkKlansman (Cody, Josh, Liam, Michael & Tom)
Damien Chazelle – First Man (DeAnn, Matt & Tom)
Adam McKay – Vice (Josh, Ryan & Will)
Peter Farrelly – Green Book (Liam & Will)
Rob Marshall – Mary Poppins Returns (Daniel)
Best Actor – Drama
Bradley Cooper – A Star Is Born (Cody, Daniel, DeAnn, Josh, Liam, Matt, Michael, Ryan, Tom & Will)
Ryan Gosling – First Man (Cody, Daniel, DeAnn, Josh, Liam, Matt, Michael, Ryan, Tom & Will)
Rami Malek – Bohemian Rhapsody (Cody, Daniel, DeAnn, Josh, Liam, Matt, Michael, Ryan, Tom & Will)
Ethan Hawke – First Reformed (Cody, Daniel, DeAnn, Josh, Liam, Matt, Michael, Tom & Will)
Willem Dafoe – At Eternity’s Gate (Josh, Liam, Michael, Tom & Will)
Lucas Hedges – Boy Erased (Cody, Daniel & Ryan)
Hugh Jackman – The Front Runner (Deann, Matt & Ryan)
Best Actress – Drama
Glenn Close – The Wife (Cody, Daniel, DeAnn, Josh, Liam, Matt, Michael, Ryan, Tom & Will)
Lady Gaga – A Star Is Born (Cody, Daniel, DeAnn, Josh, Liam, Matt, Michael, Ryan, Tom & Will)
Nicole Kidman – Destroyer (Cody, Daniel, DeAnn, Josh, Liam, Matt, Michael, Ryan, Tom & Will)
Melissa McCarthy – Can You Ever Forgive Me? (Cody, DeAnn, Josh, Liam, Matt, Michael, Ryan, Tom & Will)
Viola Davis – Widows (DeAnn, Josh, Liam, Tom & Will)
Natalie Portman – Vox Lux (Daniel, Michael & Ryan)
Julia Roberts – Ben Is Back (Cody & Matt)
Felicity Jones – On The Basis Of Sex (Daniel)
Best Actor – Comedy/Musical
Christian Bale – Vice (Cody, Daniel, DeAnn, Josh, Liam, Matt, Michael, Ryan, Tom & Will)
Lin-Manuel Miranda – Mary Poppins Returns (Cody, Daniel, DeAnn, Josh, Liam, Matt, Michael, Ryan, Tom & Will)
Viggo Mortensen – Green Book (Cody, Daniel, DeAnn, Josh, Liam, Matt, Michael, Ryan, Tom & Will)
Robert Redford – The Old Man & The Gun (Cody, Daniel, DeAnn, Josh, Liam, Matt, Michael, Ryan, Tom & Will)
Ryan Reynolds – Deadpool 2 (Cody, Daniel, Liam Matt & Tom)
Paul Giamatti – Private Life (Michael & Will)
John C. Reilly – The Sisters Brothers (DeAnn & Ryan)
Nick Robinson – Love, Simon (Josh)
Best Actress – Comedy/Musical
Emily Blunt – Mary Poppins Returns (Cody, Daniel, DeAnn, Josh, Liam, Matt, Michael, Ryan, Tom & Will)
Olivia Colman – The Favourite (Cody, Daniel, DeAnn, Josh, Liam, Matt, Michael, Ryan, Tom & Will)
Elsie Fisher – Eighth Grade (Cody, Daniel, Josh, Liam, Matt, Michael, Tom & Will)
Constance Wu – Crazy Rich Asians (Daniel, DeAnn, Josh, Liam, Matt, Michael, Tom & Will)
Lily James – Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again (Cody, DeAnn, Michael, Ryan, Tom & Will)
Charlize Theron – Tully (Cody, DeAnn, Liam & Ryan)
Kathryn Hahn – Private Life (Daniel, Josh, Matt & Ryan)
Best Supporting Actor
Mahershala Ali – Green Book (Cody, Daniel, DeAnn, Josh, Liam, Matt, Michael, Ryan, Tom & Will)
Sam Elliott – A Star Is Born (Cody, Daniel, DeAnn, Josh, Liam, Matt, Michael, Ryan, Tom & Will)
Richard E. Grant – Can You Ever Forgive Me? (Cody, Daniel, DeAnn, Josh, Liam, Matt, Michael, Ryan, Tom & Will)
Timothee Chalamet – Beautiful Boy (Daniel, DeAnn, Liam, Matt, Michael, Ryan & Tom)
Adam Driver – BlacKkKlansman (Josh, Matt, Michael & Will)
Nicholas Hoult – The Favourite (Cody, Daniel, DeAnn & Will)
Sam Rockwell – Vice (Liam & Ryan)
Hugh Grant – Paddington 2 (Tom)
Michael B. Jordan – Black Panther (Cody)
Ben Whishaw – Mary Poppins Returns (Josh)
Best Supporting Actress
Amy Adams – Vice (Cody, Daniel, DeAnn, Josh, Liam, Matt, Michael, Ryan, Tom & Will)
Regina King – If Beale Street Could Talk (Cody, Daniel, DeAnn, Josh, Liam, Matt, Michael, Ryan, Tom & Will)
Emma Stone – The Favourite (Cody, Daniel, DeAnn, Josh, Liam, Matt, Michael, Ryan, Tom & Will)
Rachel Weisz – The Favourite (Cody, DeAnn, Josh, Liam, Michael, Ryan, Tom & Will)
Nicole Kidman – Boy Erased (Daniel, DeAnn, Matt, Ryan & Will)
Claire Foy – First Man (Daniel, Josh, Liam & Matt)
Linda Cardellini – Green Book (Cody)
Meryl Streep – Mary Poppins Returns (Michael)
Michelle Yeoh – Crazy Rich Asians (Tom)
Best Screenplay
The Favourite (Cody, Daniel, DeAnn, Josh, Liam, Matt, Michael, Ryan, Tom & Will)
BlacKkKlansman (Cody, Daniel, DeAnn, Josh, Liam, Matt, Michael, Ryan & Will)
Green Book (Cody, Daniel, DeAnn, Josh, Liam, Matt, Ryan, Tom & Will)
If Beale Street Could Talk (Cody, Daniel, DeAnn, Josh, Liam, Matt, Michael, Tom & Will)
Vice (Cody, Daniel, Josh, Liam, Matt, Michael, Tom & Will)
A Star Is Born (Michael, Ryan & Tom)
Widows (DeAnn & Ryan)
Best Animated Film
Incredibles 2 (Cody, Daniel, DeAnn, Josh, Liam, Matt, Michael, Ryan, Tom & Will)
Isle Of Dogs (Cody, Daniel, DeAnn, Josh, Liam, Matt, Michael, Ryan, Tom & Will)
Ralph Breaks The Internet (Cody, Daniel, DeAnn, Josh, Liam, Matt, Michael, Ryan, Tom & Will)
Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse (Cody, Daniel, DeAnn, Josh, Liam, Matt, Michael, Ryan, Tom & Will)
The Grinch (Cody, Daniel, DeAnn, Josh, Matt, Michael, Ryan, Tom & Will)
Mirai (Liam)
Best Foreign Language Film
Cold War (Cody, Daniel, DeAnn, Josh, Liam, Matt, Michael, Ryan, Tom & Will)
Roma (Cody, Daniel, DeAnn, Josh, Liam, Matt, Michael, Ryan, Tom & Will)
Shoplifters (Cody, Daniel, DeAnn, Matt, Michael, Ryan & Tom)
Capernaum (DeAnn, Matt, Michael, Ryan & Tom)
Everybody Knows (DeAnn, Matt, Michael, Ryan & Will)
The Guilty (Liam, Tom & Will)
Border (Cody & Daniel)
Burning (Cody & Josh)
Girl (Josh & Liam)
Happy As Lazzaro – (Daniel & Josh)
Never Look Away (Liam & Will)
Best Original Score
First Man (Cody, Daniel, DeAnn, Josh, Liam, Matt, Michael, Ryan, Tom & Will)
If Beale Street Could Talk (Cody, Daniel, DeAnn, Josh, Liam, Matt, Michael, Ryan, Tom & Will)
Mary Poppins Returns (Cody, Daniel, DeAnn, Josh, Liam, Matt, Michael, Ryan, Tom & Will)
Black Panther (Cody, Josh, Matt, Ryan, Tom & Will)
Mary Queen Of Scots (DeAnn, Matt, Michael, Ryan & Will)
BlacKkKlansman (Cody, Daniel, DeAnn & Josh)
Widows (Daniel, Liam & Tom)
Incredibles 2 (Liam)
Isle Of Dogs (Michael)
Best Original Song
Shallow – A Star Is Born (Cody, Daniel, DeAnn, Josh, Liam, Matt, Michael, Ryan, Tom & Will)
Revelation – Boy Erased (Cody, Daniel, DeAnn, Josh, Matt, Michael, Ryan & Tom)
Trip A Little Light Fantastic – Mary Poppins Returns (Daniel, DeAnn, Josh, Liam, Matt, Michael & Ryan)
All The Stars – Black Panther (Cody, Daniel, DeAnn, Tom & Will)
Girl In The Movies – Dumplin’ (Cody, DeAnn, Michael & Will)
The Place Where Lost Things Go – Mary Poppins Returns (Cody, Liam, Tom & Will)
Requiem For A Private War – A Private War (DeAnn, Josh Matt & Will)
Pray For Me – Black Panther (Michael & Ryan)
Ashes – Deadpool 2 (Liam & Matt)
Time For Change – On The Basis Of Sex (Daniel & Ryan)
Gravity – Free Solo (Tom)
Fall On Me – The Nutcracker and the Four Realms (Liam)
Suspirium – Suspiria (Josh)
If you want to hear myself, Michael, Will, Ryan and Josh give our reasoning for our predictions you can listen to our thoughts in full on the latest episode of the podcast below starting at 43:21. Best of luck!
***CONTEST HAS CLOSED***
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