#originally he was gonna be a griffin or a dragon but phoenix just makes more sense after through the moon

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The Morning After - The Golden Globes 2020 Edition

Morning/Afternoon/Night have lost meaning to me in this post holiday stupor, but I assure you I watched Sunday night’s awards.  Our methods of media consumption have altered every so slightly each year that at least 1/3 of the celebrity outfits I was checking out this year came from my Twitter app compared to the big TV screen in front of me (which often had a split screen happening to begin with).  No matter, it made it all the easier to share via my own twitter and to send to friends who sent me their comments and input through the pre-show and ceremony.

Even more than usual, the Globes felt like a warm-up to me this year.  I’ve barely digested the turkey and finished my Top Films of the Decade list and we’re already off to the award season races.  As a result, I’m not quite prepared to comment on every single win/loss, but what I can say I have embedded in the list below:

Best Motion Picture — Drama

“The Irishman” (Netflix) “Joker” (Warner Bros.) “Marriage Story” (Netflix) “1917” (Universal) (WINNER) “The Two Popes” (Netflix)

1917 has rocketed to the top of my movies to see list as a result of last night’s Best Drama and Best Director win.  Need to see this before the SAG Awards.

Best Motion Picture — Musical or Comedy

“Dolemite Is My Name” (Netflix) “Jojo Rabbit” (Fox Searchlight) “Knives Out” (Lionsgate) “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood” (Sony) (WINNER) “Rocketman” (Paramount)

Let it be known here and now, 2020 is going to be the first (and hopefully only) time I speak out against Quentin Tarantino winning an award.  I don’t dislike Once Upon A Time...In Hollywood, not at all, I just didn’t think it was anywhere near his best and in the awards race, there were far better this year. I’ve seen all the films in this category with the exception of Rocketman and I liked Jojo Rabbit and Knives out much more, and Dolemite is My Name equally as good as Once Upon A Time.

Best Actress in a Motion Picture — Drama

Cynthia Erivo (“Harriet”) Scarlett Johansson (“Marriage Story”) Saoirse Ronan (“Little Women”) Charlize Theron (“Bombshell”) Renée Zellweger (“Judy”) (WINNER)

I’ve actually only seen Marriage Story and Judy in this category. Renee is phenomenal no doubt, but part of me did question whether her performance would shine through an otherwise mediocre film.  Turns out it did.

Best Actor in a Motion Picture — Drama

Christian Bale (“Ford v Ferrari”) Antonio Banderas (“Pain and Glory”) Adam Driver (“Marriage Story”) Joaquin Phoenix (“Joker”) (WINNER) Jonathan Pryce (“The Two Popes”)

Joaquin was the favourite in his stacked category, but I recommend all of these performances (though The Two Popes slightly less as a film, not my cup of tea). I was really on the fence about his acceptance speech though, the delivery was channeling too much Joker though the message was in the right place.

Best Actress in a Motion Picture — Musical or Comedy

Ana de Armas (“Knives Out”) Awkwafina (“The Farewell”) (WINNER) Cate Blanchett (“Where’d You Go, Bernadette”) Beanie Feldstein (“Booksmart”) Emma Thompson (“Late Night”)

Another stacked category (I’m gonna make the assumption that Emma Thompson was great in Late Night), these are all movies to see.  Awkwafina being recognized in a non-comedic role is a boon for the Asian community. Sidenote: I seem to be in the minority when it comes to Where’d You Go Bernadette, but I quite liked that movie. 

Best Actor in a Motion Picture — Musical or Comedy

Daniel Craig (“Knives Out”) Roman Griffin Davis (“Jojo Rabbit”) Leonardo DiCaprio (“Once Upon a Time in Hollywood”) Taron Egerton (“Rocketman”) (WINNER) Eddie Murphy (“Dolemite Is My Name”)

I’ve not seen Taron Egerton’s performance but predicted he would win anyway. 

Best Actress in a Supporting Role in Any Motion Picture

Kathy Bates (“Richard Jewell”) Annette Bening (“The Report”) Laura Dern (“Marriage Story”) (WINNER) Jennifer Lopez (“Hustlers”) Margot Robbie (“Bombshell”)

Should have been J. Lo. (opinion based on having seen 2 of the 5 performances)  Not that Laura Dern isn’t spectacular in everything she does, but is her character in Marriage Story not identical to her role in Big Little Lies?

Best Actor in a Supporting Role in Any Motion Picture

Tom Hanks (“A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood”) Anthony Hopkins (“The Two Popes”) Al Pacino (“The Irishman”) Joe Pesci (“The Irishman”) Brad Pitt (“Once Upon a Time in Hollywood”) (WINNER)

Brad Pitt’s good, and this is one of the awards that I’m cool with Once Upon a Time picking up, but was he better than Pesci and Pacino? I mean, is anyone??

Best Director — Motion Picture Bong Joon-ho (“Parasite”) Sam Mendes (“1917”) (WINNER) Todd Phillips (“Joker”) Martin Scorsese (“The Irishman”) Quentin Tarantino (“Once Upon a Time in Hollywood”)

Again, the winner is the only film I haven’t seen.  I can vouch all the other directors were great.

Best Screenplay — Motion Picture Noah Baumbach (“Marriage Story”) Bong Joon-ho and Han Jin Won (“Parasite”) Anthony McCarten (“The Two Popes”) Quentin Tarantino (“Once Upon a Time in Hollywood”) (WINNER) Steven Zaillian (“The Irishman”)

Ok, it pains me to say this, but Tarantino should not have gotten this one.  Give his film any other award but this one! He did a decent job of directing, his cast gave great performances, the wardrobe and production design was fabulous, the editing is solid, even the music was alright (ok, fine, don’t nominate the film for its music neither)... but the weak link in Once Upon a Time...In Hollywood is the story.  It’s so beneath what QT can do, it’s like QT made palatable. So please don’t recognize him for this script out of all his scripts.  Don’t encourage him to write more scripts like this one.  Nevermind that every other film on this list had a better script than his. If I got to pick, I’d have chosen The Irishman, but would have accepted any of the other three as winner.

Best Motion Picture — Foreign Language

“The Farewell” (A24) “Les Misérables” (Amazon) “Pain and Glory” (Sony Pictures Classics) “Parasite” (Neon) (WINNER) “Portrait of a Lady on Fire” (Neon)

“Once you overcome the one-inch tall barrier of subtitles, you will be introduced to so many more amazing films” Preach Boon Joon-Ho!  I’m actually very impressed with the list of nominees this year and I’m even more pleased the best film won.

Best Motion Picture — Animated

“Frozen 2” (Disney) “How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World” (Universal) “The Lion King” (Disney) “Missing Link” (United Artists) (WINNER) “Toy Story 4” (Disney)

Best Original Score — Motion Picture

Alexandre Desplat (“Little Women”) Hildur Guðnadóttir (“Joker”) (WINNER) Randy Newman (“Marriage Story”) Thomas Newman (“1917”) Daniel Pemberton (“Motherless Brooklyn”)

I don’t know that any score in particular stood out for me this year, but now that you mention it, Joker did have a pretty great score.  It was mentioned that Hildur Guonadottir also wrote the score for Chernobyl and that one was affecting.

Best Original Song — Motion Picture

“Beautiful Ghosts” (“Cats”) “I’m Gonna Love Me Again” (“Rocketman”) (WINNER) “Into the Unknown” (“Frozen 2”) “Spirit” (“The Lion King”) “Stand Up” (“Harriet”)

Why don’t I know a single one of these songs?

Best Television Series — Drama

“Big Little Lies” (HBO) “The Crown” (Netflix) “Killing Eve” (BBC America) “The Morning Show” (Apple TV Plus) “Succession” (HBO) (WINNER)

I should watch Succession.

Best Television Series — Musical or Comedy

“Barry” (HBO) “Fleabag” (Amazon) (WINNER) “The Kominsky Method” (Netflix) “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” (Amazon) “The Politician” (Netflix)

I should really watch Fleabag.

Best Television Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television

“Catch-22″ (Hulu) “Chernobyl” (HBO) (WINNER) “Fosse/Verdon” (FX) The Loudest Voice (Showtime) “Unbelievable” (Netflix)

Everyone should watch Chernobyl.  I stood in front of Reactor 4 shortly before the series aired and when I shared my photos from overseas people were freaking out. I got home and watched the series for myself and truly understood why.

Best Actress in a Television Series — Drama

Jennifer Aniston (“The Morning Show”) Olivia Colman (“The Crown”) (WINNER) Jodie Comer (“Killing Eve”) Nicole Kidman (“Big Little Lies”) Reese Witherspoon (“The Morning Show”)

Best Actor in a Television Series — Drama

Brian Cox (“Succession”) (WINNER) Kit Harington (“Game of Thrones”) Rami Malek (“Mr. Robot”) Tobias Menzies (“The Crown”) Billy Porter (“Pose”)

Best Actress in a Television Series — Musical or Comedy

Christina Applegate (“Dead to Me”) Rachel Brosnahan (“The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel”) Kirsten Dunst (“On Becoming a God in Central Florida”) Natasha Lyonne (“Russian Doll”) Phoebe Waller-Bridge (“Fleabag��) (WINNER)

Best Actor in a Television Series — Musical or Comedy

Michael Douglas (“The Kominsky Method”) Bill Hader (“Barry”) Ben Platt (“The Politician”) Paul Rudd (“Living With Yourself”) Ramy Youssef (“Ramy”) (WINNER)

Best Actress in a Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television

Kaitlyn Dever (“Unbelievable”) Joey King (“The Act”) Helen Mirren (“Catherine the Great”) Merritt Wever (“Unbelievable”) Michelle Williams (“Fosse/Verdon”) (WINNER)

Michelle Williams for best acceptance speech for the night - amiright?

Best Actor in a Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television

Christopher Abbott (“Catch-22”) Sacha Baron Cohen (“The Spy”) Russell Crowe (“The Loudest Voice”) (WINNER) Jared Harris (“Chernobyl”) Sam Rockwell (“Fosse/Verdon”)

Best Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television

Patricia Arquette (“The Act”) (WINNER) Helena Bonham Carter (“The Crown”) Toni Collette (“Unbelievable”) Meryl Streep (“Big Little Lies”) Emily Watson (“Chernobyl”)

Best Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television

Alan Arkin (“The Kominsky Method”) Kieran Culkin (“Succession”) Andrew Scott (“Fleabag”) Stellan Skarsgård (“Chernobyl”) (WINNER) Henry Winkler (“Barry”)

Well, that’s me and my two cents. Between the SAG Awards being a couple weeks away and us being in the midst of our January 30 Films in 31 Days film challenge I gotta get back to watching more films stat!

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ALL THE EMOJI QUESTIONS

TY GEM

🐰 what is one secret that you’ve never told anyone? i don’t really like the original star wars movies

💗 if you could hug anyone, who would it be? nick offerman or the queer eye guys

🐹 what are some of your favourite Pokémon and why? i love ice and flying type so by default articuno’s my fave, but i also LOVE litwick and pumpkaboo. also my fave starter is squirtle

🌠 if you were in charge of the world, what would the world look like? socialism and rebooting the DC films

👀 what was the most recent vivid dream that you had? i was on the run cause i had superpowers and nancy from stranger things was tracking me down

☀️ what do you like the most about your best friend? her honesty and her willingness to push me to be better

😘 talk about your crush or partner she’s a youtuber named Stef Sanjati and holy shit she’s so fucking pretty

💁 if someone was rude to you, would you be rude back? i’d probably just say something sarcastic in return or tell them that they’re insignificant and their attempt to be remembered by disturbing someone else’s life is just sad and they ultimately won’t have an impact on this world

🌟 what do you like about yourself? (must choose at least 3 things!) fuck you. i guess… uh, my creativity, my taste in film, and… idk my kindness?

🐾 what are you scared of most? how will you overcome it? i’m terrified of death and probs won’t overcome it. ya know that MBmBaM bit where griffin’s like “okay i’ll think about death… OH GOD IT’S ALL GONNA STOP ONE DAY” that’s me 24/7

🎁 what never fails to make you happy? my best friend calling me

💙 what annoys you about some people? being rude

😤 do you get angry easily? yes but i internalize

🐇 what do you always daydream about? i daydream more than i do things tbh it’s a lot

🌻 if you could change 3 things about the world what would you change?  the rate of acceptance, the entire economic system, more video games that aren’t just about murder (GIVE ME MORE ADVENTURE GAMES, DAMNIT)

🍓 send me 4 names: kiss, befriend, kill or marry? i guess i technically can’t do this one?

✈️ what is your dream city and why? LA i just wanna live there it has the career path i wanna do and i know some friends and family who live out there

☕️ talk about your ideal day wake up, hang out with by bff, play with our dog, play D&D with my friends, get drunk later in the night while playing video games

🌸 are you an introvert, ambivert or extrovert? ambivert

💧 when was the last time you cried? uh like yesterday morning

🎵 name 5 songs you love at the moment Somewhere Only We Know by Keane, Dancing Queen by ABBA, Django Jane by Janelle Monae, Remember Me from Coco, and anything by The Killers

⚡️ if you had any superpower, what would it be and why? i’d want the power to travel to alternate realities

💛 if you could talk to your younger self, what would you say? do your fucking homework, kid

💚 who are you jealous of and why? i’m jealous of literally anyone i meet

💎 which one would you rather have more of: intelligence, beauty, kindness, wealth or bravery? why? tbh i’m already kind, and i’m feeling vapid right now so either beauty or bravery

🙊 what are you ashamed of? what am i not ashamed of is the better question

🌺 which languages do you know? which do you want to learn? i know english and i really wanna learn spanish mainly so i can connect with my family

🍀 if you could be any fictional character’s best friend/lover, which fictional character would you be? look i’m not nearly as in love with Doctor Who as i used to be but i am not turning down being that fucker’s companion

☁️ talk about your dream universe. it’d pretty much be a fantasy world on crack… The Adventure Zone

💜 which acts of kindness are you going to do today? i’m about to go to sleep the main act of kindness is letting myself actually do that

🐬 if you could transform into any animal/magical creature, what would you be and why? phoenix cause flight, being pretty, and immortality

🍄 talk about someone/something you really dislike people who voted for trump, especially people who did it out of spite. there’s one girl from high school who said on facebook that she voted for trump cause people called her a racist and it’s like, holy fucking shit, so you, a white girl, was called racist by your white friends, and just to spite them you decided to screw over latinos, muslims, black people, and other minorities? fuck you

😣 talk about some things that have been making you depressed/angry/anxious lately EVERYTHING

🍪 what did you want to be as a kid, and what do you want to be now? i wanted to make video games as a kid, now i want to make movies

🍰 what are some of your favourite sugary foods? okay i know most people hate them but i love those really soft supermarket cookies. also gummy worms

🍑 what are you obsessed with? right now, D&D

💘 what happens to you when you’re stressed? i internalize and die a little inside

😪 what are you sick of? my self-hatred

🙀 are you an adrenaline seeker? yes

💥 what are some unpopular opinions that you have? life is strange has good dialogue. 

☔️ would you consider yourself a good person? i like to think so

😊 what do you like to do as hobbies? i know i keep talking about dungeons and dragons but guys it’s such a good game

🎤 what’s the last song you hummed or sang by yourself? django jane

🐝 what’s your worst trait? how are you planning to improve it? procrastinating. i’d improve it but i keep putting that off

🎨 what do you always doodle when you’re bored? i honestly don’t doodle i usually just write down shitty ideas i have

🐻 what’s stopping you from chasing your dreams? my depression

🌷 what’s your mbti personality and why do you think it suits you? ENFP idk why it suits me i guess if i were in a story i’d be the boring protagonist

🐶 send me 3 fictional people and I’ll choose my favourite! again can’t do this one…

👑 who are your favourite celebrities and why? donald glover because he’s an amazing director, writer, actor, everything and keeps being awesome at those things. also jordan peele because i love comedy and horror and he went from one to the other so seamlessly and is generally amazing

🐴 opinion on __? …

🍋 do you consider yourself an emotional person? hells yeah

📚 share 3 books that you love and your favourite quote from them. 

Slaughterhouse-Five “Everything was beautiful, and nothing hurt.”

The Hobbit “’There is a long road yet,’ said Gandalf. ‘But it is the last road,’ said Bilbo” 

Harry Potter “Do not pity the dead, Harry. Pity the living, and, above all those who live without love.”

😔 what do you always do when you feel sad? does it help? repress and it does not help

😌 what thoughts keep you going when you’re sad? my dog

🌍 which country do you live in? america

🐧 describe yourself in 3 words kind, creative, sad

🐵 which quotes changed you? ”And you know what you do with all that pain? Shall I tell you where you put it? You hold it tight, ‘till it burns your hand, and you say this: No one else will ever have to live like this. No one else will have to feel this pain! Not on my watch.”

💭 do you keep a diary? i have a dream journal word document

💫 who inspires you? guillermo del toro, jordan peele, donald glover and greta gerwig

👻 do you believe in ghosts and why? i don’t believe in ghosts but i’m afraid of him. i like to believe that consciousness is too complicated for there to not be remnants after death, but idk man

🎀 what’s your fashion sense like? nerd-chique

🎬 what are some of your favourite films? Okay let’s FUCKING DO THIS

Arrival, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, The Haunting (1963), Spirited Away, Moonlight, Hot Fuzz, Shaun of the Dead, The Lord of the Rings: Return of the King, Princess Mononoke, Inside Out, The Wizard of Oz, Stand By Me, Mad Max: Fury Road, World of Tomorrow, Pan’s Labyrinth, Selma… I could go on tbh

🍦 what is one treasured childhood memory? i’m gonna be uber cliche and say my trip to Disneyland

🐼 if you could meet anyone, who would it be and why? have i talked about donald glover enough? cause it’s him

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2020 Golden Globes Predictions: Which Movies Will Win?

What will happen at the Golden Globes? Part of the fun of this ceremony is that you never quite know: A tipsy actor might make a speech too colorful for network censors, or a win could go to the person everyone least suspects. That can make predicting the results of Sunday’s show a bit difficult, especially since the Globes are voted on by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, an eccentric collection of around 90 journalists: Sometimes, those voters will pick the contender with the most Oscar buzz, but just as often, they’ll go their own unique way.

This year’s film races offer no shortage of places where the Globes can make their mark: Despite the opportunity to spread the wealth in separate categories for best drama and best comedy or musical, there are still plenty of close races in which a triumphant Globe victory could accrue the edge needed to convince some on-the-fence Oscar voters. As your Carpetbagger always says, it never hurts to be seen winning, and below, I’ve picked the people and movies I expect to do just that.

Best Actress in a Motion Picture, Drama

Cynthia Erivo, “Harriet” Scarlett Johansson, “Marriage Story” Saoirse Ronan, “Little Women” Charlize Theron, “Bombshell” Renée Zellweger, “Judy”

One of the night’s few mortal locks, Zellweger came on strong early this season with her passionate performance as Judy Garland and she has never given up her place as the best-actress front-runner. Though Johansson is the only nominee who’s also fronting one of the best-drama contenders, this is Zellweger’s to lose — and she won’t.

Best Actor in a Motion Picture, Drama

Christian Bale, “Ford v Ferrari” Antonio Banderas, “Pain and Glory” Adam Driver, “Marriage Story” Joaquin Phoenix, “Joker” Jonathan Pryce, “The Two Popes”

Driver couldn’t be having a better year: Alongside recent star turns in “The Report” and “Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker,” he has delivered one of his most moving performances in “Marriage Story,” which scored more Golden Globe nominations than any other film. If he weren’t up against Phoenix, he’d win this in a walk, but Phoenix, a six-time nominee who won a Golden Globe for “Walk the Line,” likely has the edge for his more talked-about, transformational performance.

Best Motion Picture, Drama

“1917” “The Irishman” “Joker” “Marriage Story” “The Two Popes”

If the Hollywood Foreign Press Association picks Martin Scorsese’s “The Irishman” or Noah Baumbach’s “Marriage Story,” everyone will simply nod and say, “That seems about right.” Which is why I think it may not happen! After all, this is the voting body that curved last year’s perfectly respectable best-drama choice, “A Star Is Born,” and selected “Bohemian Rhapsody” instead. It wouldn’t be a Globes ceremony without a big win that comes out of left field, and I think “Joker” could provide the shock of the night.

Best Actress in a Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy

Awkwafina, “The Farewell” Cate Blanchett, “Where’d You Go, Bernadette?” Ana de Armas, “Knives Out” Beanie Feldstein, “Booksmart” Emma Thompson, “Late Night”

The Globes always pay heed to where the Oscar wind is blowing, and since Awkwafina is the only contender in this eccentric category with any real chance at earning an Academy Award nomination, that could give her an advantage. Still, her odds have dwindled since she was snubbed by the Screen Actors Guild Awards, and that could open the door for an up-and-comer like the “Knives Out” lead de Armas to prevail instead.

Best Actor in a Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy

Daniel Craig, “Knives Out” Roman Griffin Davis, “Jojo Rabbit” Leonardo DiCaprio, “Once Upon a Time … in Hollywood” Taron Egerton, “Rocketman” Eddie Murphy, “Dolemite Is My Name”

Could this category give us Sunday’s most delicious upset? My brain is telling me that DiCaprio should take the award easily: He’s an 11-time Globe nominee who has won three times before, and the Hollywood foreign press counts on his star wattage to keep their lights on every year. That said, “Rocketman” star Egerton has campaigned much more extensively than his reticent competitors, and though he’s hindered by the fact that his performance as Elton John comes in the shadow of Rami Malek’s Globe-winning “Bohemian Rhapsody” turn just last year, I can’t underestimate Egerton’s willingness to press the flesh. DiCaprio is probably safe, but oh man: If he loses, that reaction-shot GIF is gonna be brutal.

Best Motion Picture, Comedy

“Dolemite Is My Name” “Jojo Rabbit” “Knives Out” “Once Upon a Time … in Hollywood” “Rocketman”

His screenplays for “Pulp Fiction” and “Django Unchained” earned Quentin Tarantino a pair of Oscars and a pair of Golden Globes, but he has never taken the top award from either voting body. The Globes will rectify that by giving “Once Upon a Time … in Hollywood” the best-comedy trophy. Will the Oscars follow suit?

Best Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture

Kathy Bates, “Richard Jewell” Annette Bening, “The Report” Laura Dern, “Marriage Story” Jennifer Lopez, “Hustlers” Margot Robbie, “Bombshell”

Dern is considered the Oscar front-runner but if there’s any ceremony she might lose at, it’s this one: The Globes love a surprise supporting-actress winner, and a vote for Lopez would give them plenty of superstar flash. I also wonder whether Dern, who is on the Oscars’ Board of Governors, might be so associated with that group that the Hollywood Foreign Press will feel permission to go a different way. Then again, she is a four-time Globe winner who served as Miss Golden Globe at age 15. Expect a photo finish.

Best Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture

Tom Hanks, “A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood” Anthony Hopkins, “The Two Popes” Al Pacino, “The Irishman” Joe Pesci, “The Irishman” Brad Pitt, “Once Upon a Time … in Hollywood”

Pitt has never won an Oscar for acting, but the Globes haven’t proved as hard to impress: He triumphed in this category back in 1996 for “Twelve Monkeys” and on Sunday, he’ll win again.

Best Director

Bong Joon Ho, “Parasite” Sam Mendes, “1917” Todd Phillips, “Joker” Martin Scorsese, “The Irishman” Quentin Tarantino, “Once Upon a Time … in Hollywood”

This will be a true clash of the titans, as Scorsese and Tarantino face the surging Bong. Scorsese has won this Golden Globe three times before, while Tarantino would be picking up his first award in the category. On paper, both of them would be a safer bet than the man I’m putting my chips on: Bong, who I increasingly think will win the best-director Oscar, too.

Best Screenplay

Noah Baumbach, “Marriage Story” Bong Joon Ho and Jin Won Han, “Parasite” Anthony McCarten, “The Two Popes” Quentin Tarantino, “Once Upon a Time … in Hollywood” Steven Zaillian, “The Irishman”

Baumbach was denied a best-director nomination in part because “Marriage Story” is considered more of a scripting accomplishment. Here, then, is the perfect category for Globe voters to make it up to him, though he’ll face formidable competition from two-time winner Tarantino.

Best Foreign-Language Film

“The Farewell” “Les Misérables” “Pain and Glory” “Parasite” “Portrait of a Lady on Fire”

It’s way past time for the Golden Globes to open their top drama and comedy-musical categories to films made outside the English language, but in the meantime, this will be an easy win for “Parasite.”

Best Animated Feature Film

“Frozen 2” “How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World” “The Lion King” “Missing Link” “Toy Story 4”

This Globe almost always goes to a Pixar film, and though “Incredibles 2” lost last year to “Spider-Man: Into the Spider-verse,” “Toy Story 4” should have an easier road to victory. Meanwhile, let’s enjoy the delicious shade of the Golden Globes nominating the photorealistic remake of “The Lion King” for this category, despite the fact that Disney itself has positioned it as a live-action movie for awards purposes.

Best Original Score

Alexandre Desplat, “Little Women” Hildur Gudnadottir, “Joker” Randy Newman, “Marriage Story” Thomas Newman, “1917” Daniel Pemberton, “Motherless Brooklyn”

If you’re related to competing cousins Randy and Thomas Newman, filling out your Golden Globes pool could prove awfully fraught. The latter Newman is better situated thanks to a war movie that makes more pervasive use of his music, but I think the Globes are down to clown and will go for Gudnadottir’s “Joker” score instead.

Best Original Song

“Beautiful Ghosts” (“Cats”) — Taylor Swift and Andrew Lloyd Webber “I’m Gonna Love Me Again” (“Rocketman”) — Elton John and Bernie Taupin “Into the Unknown” (“Frozen 2”) — Robert Lopez and Kristen Anderson-Lopez “Spirit” (“The Lion King”) — Beyoncé Knowles-Carter, Timothy McKenzie and Ilya Salmanzadeh “Stand Up” (“Harriet”) — Joshuah Brian Campbell and Cynthia Erivo

You’ve got two of the music world’s biggest stars going to head-to-head here in Swift and Beyoncé, and they’re up against another mammoth song from the “Frozen” franchise. Still, the Globes love legacy acts — don’t forget that “Let It Go” from the original “Frozen” lost to a U2 song you’d be pressed to name. For that reason, I think they’ll be inclined to reward the new song the 72-year-old John wrote with Bernie Taupin for “Rocketman.”

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