Golden Globe Awards Tonight!

The Golden Globe Awards air tonight live at 7pm CST. This means that I will start watching the red carpet interviews around 5:30pm on E!. I wish that my fabulous friend Stephanie and I had our own red carpet show because we would ask much more lucid and interesting questions than Ryan Seacrest and all his flunkies. It drives me nuts when they try to get every star to comment on Brad and Angelina...so stupid.

Anyway, I am not that great at predicting the Golden Globes but I have made a few comments and a few predictions which are listed within the nomination list. I can't wait to see who wins!

Best Motion Picture - Drama
BabelAnonymous Content Production/Una Producción De Zeta Film/Central Films Production; Paramount Pictures/Paramount Vantage
BobbyMichel Litvak Productions/Bold Films; MGM/The Weinstein Company
The DepartedWarner Bros. Pictures
Little ChildrenNew Line Cinema
The QueenGranada; Miramax Films

Actual Winner: Babel
Liz Predicts: Babel or The Departed will win this one. Maybe Bobby because it has an all star cast.

Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama
Penélope Cruz – Volver
Judi Dench – Notes On A Scandal
Maggie Gyllenhaal – sherrybaby
Helen Mirren – The Queen
Kate Winslet – Little Children

Actual Winner: Helen Mirren
Liz Predicts: Either Helen Mirren or Penelope Cruz. There is a lot of buzz about both of these actresses this year but don't discount Dame Judi Dench's chances...she wins and wins and wins at award shows.

Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama
Leonardo DiCaprio – Blood Diamond
Leonardo DiCaprio – The Departed
Peter O'Toole – Venus
Will Smith – The Pursuit Of Happyness
Forest Whitaker – The Last King Of Scotland

Actual Winner: Forest Whitaker
Liz Predicts: Forest Whitaker. DiCaprio is great in both of his movies but I always think that getting nominated twice in the same category hurts an actors chance of winning. Will Smith was great (so I hear, I haven't seen Happyness yet) in his movie and Peter O'Toole is a legend. With all of that said, Forest Whitaker is long overdue for some awards for his body of work and I think this is his year. The only problem is that Last King of Scotland isn't a great movie but I think his performance will land him an award.

Best Motion Picture - Musical Or Comedy
Borat: Cultural Learnings Of America For Make Benefit Glorious Nation Of Kazakhstan
One America; Twentieth Century Fox
The Devil Wears PradaTwentieth Century Fox
DreamgirlsDreamWorks Pictures/Paramount Pictures
Little Miss SunshineBig Beach/Bona Fide Productions; Fox Searchlight Pictures
Thank You For SmokingRoom 9 Entertainment/David O. Sacks Production/Contentfilm; Fox Searchlight Pictures

Actual Winner: Dreamgirls (total shocker)
Liz Predicts: Borat. No contest. I think every member of the HFPA wants to see Borat accept an awards. No one wants to miss that!

Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy
Annette Bening – Running With Scissors
Toni Collette – Little Miss Sunshine
Beyoncé Knowles – Dreamgirls
Meryl Streep – The Devil Wears Prada
Renée Zellweger – Miss Potter

Actual Winner: Meryl Streep
Liz Predicts: I think this will be a tough category. Either Annette Bening or Meryl Streep will walk away with this award.

Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical Or Comedy
Sacha Cohen – Borat: Cultural Learnings Of America For Make Benefit Glorious Nation Of Kazakhstan
Johnny Depp – Pirates Of The Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
Aaron Eckhart – Thank You For Smoking
Chiwetel Ejiofor – Kinky Boots
Will Ferrell – Stranger Than Fiction

Actual Winner: Sacha Cohen * He gave the funniest acceptance speech.
Liz Predicts: Another tough category. This one is between Sacha Cohen and Johnny Depp. I think Sacha Cohen as Borat will win this one.

Best Performance by an Actress In A Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
Adriana Barraza – Babel
Cate Blanchett – Notes On A Scandal
Emily Blunt – The Devil Wears Prada
Jennifer Hudson – Dreamgirls
Rinko Kikuchi – Babel

Actual Winner: Jennifer Hudson
Liz Predicts: Cate Blanchett has gotten much praise and a lot of buzz. I think she will win.

Best Performance by an Actor In A Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
Ben Affleck – Hollywoodland
Eddie Murphy – Dreamgirls
Jack Nicholson – The Departed
Brad Pitt – Babel
Mark Wahlberg – The Departed

Actual Winner: Eddie Murphy
Liz Predicts: Jack Nicholson was incredible in The Departed and he is loved by actors and critics alike. This award belongs to him.

Best Animated Feature Film
CarsWalt Disney Pictures/Pixar Animation Studio; Buena Vista Pictures Distribution
Happy FeetKingdom Pictures, LLC; Warner Bros. Pictures/Village Roadshow Pictures
Monster HouseColumbia Pictures; Sony Pictures Releasing

Actual Winner: Cars
Liz Predicts: No idea really but probably Cars.

Best Foreign Languge Film
Apocalypto (United States)Touchstone Pictures/Icon Productions; Buena Vista Pictures Distribution
Letters From Iwo Jima (Japan, United States)Warner Bros. Pictures/DreamWorks Pictures; Warner Bros. Pictures
The Lives Of Others (Germany)Wiedemann & Berg/Bayerischer Rundfunk/ARTE/Creado Film; Sony Pictures Classics
Pan's Labyrinth (Mexico)Tequila Gang/Esperanto Filmoj/Estudios Picasso; Picturehouse
Volver (Spain)El Deseo; Sony Pictures Classics

Actual Winner: Letters from Iwo Jima
Liz Predicts: Volver has received so much positive buzz that I think it will win this category.

Best Director - Motion Picture
Clint Eastwood – Flags Of Our Fathers
Clint Eastwood – Letters From Iwo Jima
Stephen Frears – The Queen
Alejandro Iñárritu – Babel
Martin Scorsese – The Departed

Actual Winner: Martin Scorsese
Liz Predicts: Martin Scorsese for The Departed. I think that Clint Eastwood won't win because his chances are halved because he is nominated twice in this category. Babel has a good shot because of the subject matter. The Queen was fantastic but I really think that Helen Mirren is the stand-out from that film. The Departed was a great movie with an A-list cast - Scorsese should win.

Best Screenplay - Motion Picture
BabelWritten by Guillermo Arriaga
The DepartedWritten by William Monahan
Little ChildrenWritten by Todd Field, Tom Perrotta
Notes On A ScandalWritten by Patrick Marber
The QueenWritten by Peter Morgan

Actual Winner: The Queen
Liz Predicts: Not sure about this one. Probably Babel or The Departed.

Best Original Score - Motion Picture
The Painted Veil (Desplat)Composed by Alexandre Desplat
The Fountain (Mansell)Composed by Clint Mansell
Babel (Santaolalla)Composed by Gustavo Santaolalla
Nomad (Siliotto)Composed by Carlo Siliotto
The Da Vinci Code (Zimmer)Composed by Hans Zimmer

Actual Winner: The Painted Veil
Liz Predicts: I can't even come close to predicting this category.

Best Original Song - Motion Picture
"A Father's Way" – The Pursuit Of HappynessMusic By: Seal and Christopher BruceLyrics By: Seal
"Listen" – DreamgirlsMusic & Lyrics By: Beyoncé Knowles, Henry Krieger, Anne Preven and Scott Cutler
"Never Gonna Break My Faith" – BobbyMusic & Lyrics By: Bryan Adams, Eliot Kennedy and Andrea Remanda
"The Song Of The Heart" – Happy FeetMusic & Lyrics By: Prince Rogers Nelson
"Try Not To Remember" – Home Of The BraveMusic & Lyrics By: Sheryl Crow

Actual Winer: Happy Feet/Prince
Liz Predicts: No idea but if I were betting I would put my money on the song from Dreamgirls

Best Television Series - Drama
24 (FOX)Real Time Productions/Imagine Television/Twentieth Century Fox Television; FOX
Big Love (HBO)Anima Sola/Playtone Productions/HBO Entertainment; HBO
Grey's Anatomy (ABC)Touchstone Television; ABC
Heroes (NBC)NBC Universal Television Studio/Tailwind Productions; NBC
Lost (ABC)Touchstone Television; ABC

Actual Winner: Grey's Anatomy
Liz Predicts: Grey's Anatomy. This show gets so much buzz now and is so highly rated that I think they will pick the hospital show over the one with all the castaways.

Best Performance by an Actress In A Television Series - Drama
Patricia Arquette – Medium (NBC)
Edie Falco – The Sopranos (HBO)
Evangeline Lilly – Lost (ABC)
Ellen Pompeo – Grey's Anatomy (ABC)
Kyra Sedgwick – The Closer (TNT)

Actual Winner: Kyra Sedgwick
Liz Predicts: I hope Kyra Sedgwick wins but its just so hard to say because all of these women are terrific and get great reviews. I don't think Edie Falco is in the running because Soprano's isn't as "hot" as it used to be. Ellen Pompeo probably has a great shot because Grey's is so popular right now.

Best Performance by an Actor In A Television Series - Drama
Patrick Dempsey – Grey's Anatomy (ABC)
Michael C. Hall – Dexter (SHOWTIME)
Hugh Laurie – House (FOX)
Bill Paxton – Big Love (HBO)
Kiefer Sutherland – 24 (FOX)

Actual Winner: Hugh Laurie
Liz Predicts: Not sure about this one. Patrick Dempsey or Hugh Laurie most likely. But Keifer Sutherland is always amazing in 24.

Best Television Series - Musical Or Comedy
Desperate Housewives (ABC)Touchstone Television; ABC
Entourage (HBO)Leverage/Closest to the Hole/HBO Entertainment; HBO
The Office (NBC)Deedle Dee Productions/Reveille/NBC Universal Television Studio; NBC
Ugly Betty (ABC)Touchstone Television; ABC
Weeds (SHOWTIME)Showtime/Lionsgate Television/Tilted Productions, Inc.; SHOWTIME

Actual Winner: Ugly Betty
Liz Predicts: Either the Office or Entourage. Toss up. Although, with that said, Ugly Betty has been getting a lot of buzz this year. Weeds is a great show too. But Office and Entourage probably have the most viewers since Desperate Housewives just isn't what it used to be.

Best Performance by an Actress In A Television Series - Musical Or Comedy
Marcia Cross – Desperate Housewives (ABC)
America Ferrera – Ugly Betty (ABC)
Felicity Huffman – Desperate Housewives (ABC)
Julia Louis-Dreyfus – The New Adventures Of Old Christine (CBS)
Mary-Louise Parker – Weeds (SHOWTIME)

Actual Winner: America Ferrera
Liz Predicts: I can't really predict because I don't watch any of these shows but I would guess the winner will be either America Ferrera or Julia Louis-Dreyfus. Mary-Louise Parker won last year but I am not sure that Weeds has the viewership that the other shows have.

Best Performance by an Actor In A Television Series - Musical Or Comedy
Alec Baldwin – 30 Rock (NBC)
Zach Braff – Scrubs (NBC)
Steve Carell – The Office (NBC)
Jason Lee – My Name Is Earl (NBC)
Tony Shalhoub – Monk (USA)

Actual Winner: Alec Baldwin
Liz Predicts: Tony Shaloub or Steve Carell

Best Mini-Series Or Motion Picture Made for Television
Bleak House (PBS)Masterpiece Theatre/BBC/WGBH Boston/Deep Indigo; PBS
Broken Trail (AMC)Butchers Run Films/Once Upon a Time Films/Sony Pictures Television; AMC
Elizabeth I (HBO)Company Pictures/channel 4/HBO Films; HBO
Mrs. Harris (HBO)Killer Films/Number 9 Films/John Wells Productions/HBO Films; HBO
Prime Suspect: The Final Act (PBS)Masterpiece Theatre/Granada/WGBH Boston; PBS

Actual Winner: Elizabeth I
Liz Predicts: Elizabeth I

Best Performance by an Actress In A Mini-series or Motion Picture Made for Television
Gillian Anderson – Bleak House (PBS)
Annette Bening – Mrs. Harris (HBO)
Helen Mirren – Elizabeth I (HBO)
Helen Mirren – Prime Suspect: The Final Act (PBS)
Sophie Okonedo – Tsunami, The Aftermath (HBO)

Actual Winner: Helen Mirren for Elizabeth I
Liz Predicts: Helen Mirren for Elizabeth I

Best Performance by an Actor in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
André Braugher – Thief (FX)
Robert Duvall – Broken Trail (AMC)
Michael Ealy – Sleeper Cell: American Terror (SHOWTIME)
Chiwetel Ejiofor – Tsunami, The Aftermath (HBO)
Ben Kingsley – Mrs. Harris (HBO)
Bill Nighy – Gideon's Daughter (BBC)
Matthew Perry – The Ron Clark Story (TNT)

Actual Winner: Bill Nighy
Liz Predicts: No clue at all

Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
Emily Blunt – Gideon's Daughter (BBC)
Toni Collette – Tsunami, The Aftermath (HBO)
Katherine Heigl – Grey's Anatomy (ABC)
Sarah Paulson – Studio 60 On The Sunset Strip (NBC)
Elizabeth Perkins – Weeds (SHOWTIME)

Actual Winner: Emily Blunt
Liz Predicts: No idea. Probably Katherine Heigl because she is attached to Grey's Anatomy

Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
Thomas Haden Church – Broken Trail (AMC)
Jeremy Irons – Elizabeth I (HBO)
Justin Kirk – Weeds (SHOWTIME)
Masi Oka – Heroes (NBC)
Jeremy Piven – Entourage (HBO)

Actual Winner: Jeremy Irons
Liz Predicts: Jeremy Piven