2021 Golden Globe TV Categories Predictions


The Golden Globe Awards are an annual awards ceremony that have several categories recognizing excellence in television and film.  They are produced by Hollywood foreign press association.  Here are my predictions of who and what I think will win versus who will win. The show airs on February 28 at 7:00pm CT with hosts Tina Fey and Amy Poehler.  The winners are underlined.

BEST TELEVISION SERIES – DRAMA

  • THE CROWN – NETFLIX (Left Bank Pictures / Sony Pictures Television)
  • LOVECRAFT COUNTRY – HBO (HBO / Afemme / Monkeypaw / Bad Robot / Warner Bros. Television) – Should Win
  • THE MANDALORIAN – DISNEY+ (Lucasfilm Ltd.)
  • OZARK – NETFLIX (MRC Television)
  • RATCHED – NETFLIX (Fox21 Television Studios) – Will Win

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A TELEVISION SERIES – DRAMA

  • OLIVIA COLMAN- THE CROWN
  • JODIE COMER- KILLING EVE– Should Win
  • EMMA CORRIN- THE CROWN
  • LAURA LINNEY- OZARK
  • SARAH PAULSON- RATCHED – Will Win

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A TELEVISION SERIES – DRAMA

  • JASON BATEMAN- OZARK
  • JOSH O’CONNOR- THE CROWN
  • BOB ODENKIRK- BETTER CALL SAUL– Should Win– Will Win
  • AL PACINO- HUNTERS
  • MATTHEW RHYS- PERRY MASON

BEST TELEVISION SERIES – MUSICAL OR COMEDY

  • EMILY IN PARIS – NETFLIX (Darren Star Productions / Jax Media / MTV Studios)
  • THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT – HBO MAX (HBO Max / Berlanti Productions / Yes, Norman Productions / Warner Bros. Television)
  • THE GREAT – HULU (Hulu / Civic Center Media / MRC Television)
  • SCHITT’S CREEK – POP TV (Not A Real Company Productions / Canadian Broadcast Company / Pop TV– Will Win
  • TED LASSO – APPLE TV+ (Apple / Doozer Productions / Warner Bros. Television / Universal Television– Should Win

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A TELEVISION SERIES – MUSICAL OR COMEDY

  • LILY COLLINS- EMILY IN PARIS
  • KALEY CUOCO- THE FLIGHT ATTENDAN– Should Win
  • ELLE FANNING- THE GREAT
  • JANE LEVY- ZOEY’S EXTRAORDINARY PLAYLIST
  • CATHERINE O’HARA- SCHITT’S CREEK– Will Win

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A TELEVISION SERIES – MUSICAL OR COMEDY

  • DON CHEADLE- BLACK MONDAY
  • NICHOLAS HOULT- THE GREAT
  • EUGENE LEVY- SCHITT’S CREEK – Will Win
  • JASON SUDEIKIS- TED LASSO – Should Win
  • RAMY YOUSSEF- RAMY

BEST TELEVISION LIMITED SERIES, ANTHOLOGY SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION

  • NORMAL PEOPLE – HULU (Hulu / BBC / Element Pictures)
  • THE QUEEN’S GAMBIT – NETFLIX (Netflix)– Should Win– Will Win
  • SMALL AXE – AMAZON STUDIOS (Turbine Studios/ Lammas Park/ Amazon Studios/ BBC One/ BBC Studios)
  • THE UNDOING – HBO (HBO / Made Up Stories / Blossom Films/David E. Kelley Productions)
  • UNORTHODOX – NETFLIX (Studio Airlift / RealFilm)

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A LIMITED SERIES, ANTHOLOGY SERIES OR A MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION

  • CATE BLANCHETT- MRS. AMERICA – Should Win
  • DAISY EDGAR-JONES- NORMAL PEOPLE
  • SHIRA HAAS- UNORTHODOX
  • NICOLE KIDMAN- THE UNDOING
  • ANYA TAYLOR-JOY- THE QUEEN’S GAMBIT – Will Win

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A LIMITED SERIES, ANTHOLOGY SERIES OR A MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION

  • BRYAN CRANSTON- YOUR HONOR
  • JEFF DANIELS- THE COMEY RULE
  • HUGH GRANT- THE UNDOING
  • ETHAN HAWKE- THE GOOD LORD BIRD – Should Win– Will Win
  • MARK RUFFALO- I KNOW THIS MUCH IS TRUE

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A TELEVISION SUPPORTING ROLE

  • GILLIAN ANDERSON- THE CROWN
  • HELENA BONHAM CARTER- THE CROWN
  • JULIA GARNER- OZARK – Should Win
  • ANNIE MURPHY- SCHITT’S CREEK – Will Win
  • CYNTHIA NIXON- RATCHED

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A TELEVISION SUPPORTING ROLE

  • JOHN BOYEGA- SMALL AXE
  • BRENDAN GLEESON- THE COMEY RULE
  • DANIEL LEVY- SCHITT’S CREEK – Will Win
  • JIM PARSONS- HOLLYWOOD – Should Win
  • DONALD SUTHERLAND- THE UNDOING