Golden Globes 2014: My Predictions vs. Winners

(Photo Source: HFPA)

NBC recently aired the 71st Golden Globe Awards. I improved slightly over 2013 (64%) by getting 68% correct in my predictions. So it's still down from the year before that, but it's good that I'm at least heading back in the right direction.

Below are the list of winners compared to my predictions:


Movies
Best Drama:
12 Years a Slave
My Prediction:
Gravity (-)

Best Actor--Drama:
Matthew McConaughey, Dallas Buyers Club
My Prediction:
Matthew McConaughey, Dallas Buyers Club (+)

Best Actress--Drama:
Cate Blanchett, Blue Jasmine
My Prediction:
Cate Blanchett, Blue Jasmine (+)

Best Comedy or Musical:
American Hustle
My Prediction:
American Hustle (+)

Best Actor--Comedy or Musical:
Leonardo DiCaprio, The Wolf of Wall Street
My Prediction:
Leonardo DiCaprio, The Wolf of Wall Street (+)

Best Actress--Comedy or Musical:
Amy Adams, American Hustle
My Prediction:
Amy Adams, American Hustle (+)

Best Supporting Actor:
Jared Leto, Dallas Buyers Club
My Prediction:
Jared Leto, Dallas Buyers Club (+)

Best Supporting Actress:
Jennifer Lawrence, American Hustle
My Prediction:
Jennifer Lawrence, American Hustle (+)

Yay! J-Law won!

Best Director:
Alfonso Cuaron, Gravity
My Prediction:
Alfonso Cuaron, Gravity (+)

Best Screenplay:
Her
My Prediction:
Her (+)

Best Original Score:
All is Lost
My Prediction:
Gravity (-)

Best Original Song:
"Ordinary Love," U2, Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom
My Prediction:
"Ordinary Love," U2, Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom (+)

I listened to all the nominated songs, and even though Frozen's "Let It Go" is a really catchy song, "Ordinary Love" is by far the best one of the bunch.

Best Animated Film:
Frozen
My Prediction:
Frozen (+)

Best Foreign Language Film:
The Great Beauty
My Prediction:
Blue is the Warmest Color (-)

Television
Best Drama:
Breaking Bad
My Prediction:
Breaking Bad (+)

Best Actor--Drama:
Bryan Cranston, Breaking Bad
My Prediction:
Bryan Cranston, Breaking Bad (+)

Best Actress:
Robin Wright, House of Cards
My Prediction:
Tatiana Maslany, Orphan Black (-)

Best Comedy or Musical:
Brooklyn Nine-Nine
My Prediction:
Girls (-)

Best Actor--Comedy or Musical:
Andy Samberg, Brooklyn Nine-Nine
My Prediction:
Jim Parsons, The Big Bang Theory (-)

Where did these wins for Brooklyn Nine-Nine come from? Wow, talk about winners nobody anywhere predicted.

Best Actress--Comedy or Musical:
Amy Poehler, Parks and Recreation
My Prediction:
Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Veep (-)

Best Miniseries or Made for TV Movie:
Behind the Candelabra
My Prediction:
Behind the Candelabra (+)

Best Actor--Miniseries or Made for TV Movie:
Michael Douglas, Behind the Candelabra
My Prediction:
Michael Douglas, Behind the Candelabra (+)

Best Actress--Miniseries or Made for TV Movie:
Elisabeth Moss, Top of the Lake
My Prediction:
Elisabeth Moss, Top of the Lake (+)

Best Supporting Actor:
Jon Voight, Ray Donovan
My Prediction:
Jon Voight, Ray Donovan (+)

Best Supporting Actress:
Jacqueline Bisset, Dancing on the Edge
My Prediction:
Sofia Vergara, Modern Family (-)