by Adam McPartlan
Well the Golden Globes turned out to be shocking, in both good and bad ways. Daniel Kaluuya had his mic muted while trying to give his acceptance speech; Jason Bateman, Maria Bakalova, and Viola Davis all lost; and The Crown won almost everything. On the plus side, Jason Sudeikis was awarded for his work on Ted Lasso; Andra Day won; and "Io Sí" won Best Song. Now we come to the next awards show on the docket, the Critics Choice Awards. And let's just say I have the same issue with these awards as I do with the Golden Globes: how can you have a "foreign language" category in a ceremony in a country with no official language? It's utterly insulting. So I'll leave it at that because I ripped into this whole idea pretty hard last week; let's just say everything I said about the matter for the Globes goes here too. You also have the dumb idea of not celebrating animation in these awards, but in the Super Awards. The general idea of the Super Awards is a fantastic one, and something the critics should be hailed for doing. But the move animation, when every other major awards ceremony honors that category? Whose idea was that? Who knows...but it was a dumb one.
Well the Golden Globes turned out to be shocking, in both good and bad ways. Daniel Kaluuya had his mic muted while trying to give his acceptance speech; Jason Bateman, Maria Bakalova, and Viola Davis all lost; and The Crown won almost everything. On the plus side, Jason Sudeikis was awarded for his work on Ted Lasso; Andra Day won; and "Io Sí" won Best Song. Now we come to the next awards show on the docket, the Critics Choice Awards. And let's just say I have the same issue with these awards as I do with the Golden Globes: how can you have a "foreign language" category in a ceremony in a country with no official language? It's utterly insulting. So I'll leave it at that because I ripped into this whole idea pretty hard last week; let's just say everything I said about the matter for the Globes goes here too. You also have the dumb idea of not celebrating animation in these awards, but in the Super Awards. The general idea of the Super Awards is a fantastic one, and something the critics should be hailed for doing. But the move animation, when every other major awards ceremony honors that category? Whose idea was that? Who knows...but it was a dumb one.
The plus side of this ceremony is the number of members are far more than 100. You get a fully active, intelligent body of voters deciding who wins the awards. It doesn't mean they'll get everything right, but they certainly get more right than the Globes and sometimes even the Oscars. They allow for more nominees than every other ceremony because they understand there is no limit on film excellence. This allows for more representation in every category, not just in terms of films, but racial diversity as well. Also, unlike the Globes, they split Comedy and Drama in the TV categories, as well as Limited Series and TV Movie, so everyone has an equal shot at winning for the work they were a part of creating. Now because there are so many categories to predict, here is where I will shut up and make my picks.
FILM
Best Film
Who Will Win: Nomadland
Who Should Win: Minari or Da 5 Bloods
Best Actor
Who Will Win: Chadwick Boseman, Ma Rainey's Black Bottom
Who Should Win: Delroy Lindo, Da 5 Bloods
Best Actress
Who Will Win: Carey Mulligan, Promising Young Woman
Who Should Win: Viola Davis, Ma Rainey's Black Bottom
Best Supporting Actor
Who Will Win: Daniel Kaluuya, Judas and the Black Messiah
Who Should Win: Leslie Odom, Jr., One Night In Miami or Chadwick Boseman, Da 5 Bloods
Best Supporting Actress
Who Will Win: Maria Bakalova, Borat Subsequent Moviefilm or Amanda Seyfried, Mank
Who Should Win: Maria Bakalova, Borat Subsequent Moviefilm
Best Director
Who Will Win: Chloe Zhao, Nomadland
Who Should Win: Spike Lee, Da 5 Bloods or Lee Isaac Chung, Minari
Best Young Actor/Actress
Who Will Win: Helena Zengel, News of the World
Who Should Win: Helena Zengel, News of the World
Best Acting Ensemble
Who Will Win: Da 5 Bloods or The Trial of the Chicago 7
Who Should Win: Da 5 Bloods or The Trial of the Chicago 7
Best Original Screenplay
Who Will Win: The Trial of the Chicago 7
Who Should Win: The Trial of the Chicago 7
Best Adapted Screenplay
Who Will Win: One Night In Miami
Who Should Win: One Night In Miami or First Cow
Best Original Score
Who Will Win: Soul
Who Should Win: News of the World
Best Original Song
Who Will Win: "Speak Now," One Night in Miami
Who Should Win: "Speak Now," One Night in Miami, or "Io sì," The Life Ahead
Best Foreign Language Film
Who Will Win: Minari
Who Should Win: Another Round (because this category should be for foreign films, and Minari is American; Another Round is Danish)
Best Cinematography
Who Will Win: Nomadland
Who Should Win: Nomadland or Minari
Best Editing
Who Will Win: Tenet or The Trial of the Chicago 7
Who Should Win: Sound of Metal
Best Costume Design
Who Will Win: Emma. or Ma Rainey's Black Bottom
Who Should Win: Emma.
Best Production Design
Who Will Win: Emma. or News of the World
Who Should Win: Emma.
Best Hair & Makeup
Who Will Win: Emma. or Ma Rainey's Black Bottom
Who Should Win: Emma. or Ma Rainey's Black Bottom
Best Visual Effects
Who Will Win: Tenet
Who Should Win: Tenet
Best Comedy Film
Who Will Win: Borat Subsequent Moviefilm
Who Should Win: Emma. (which wasn't even nominated, but the really awful and stupid film The Prom was)
TELEVISION
Best Drama Series
Who Will Win: The Crown
Who Should Win: Ozark
Best Comedy Series
Who Will Win: Schitt's Creek
Who Should Win: What We Do in the Shadows
Best Miniseries
Who Will Win: The Queen's Gambit
Who Should Win: The Queen's Gambit
Best TV Movie
Who Will Win: Hamilton
Who Should Win: Hamilton
Best Drama Actor
Who Will Win: Jason Bateman, Ozark
Who Should Win: Jason Bateman, Ozark or Jonathan Majors, Lovecraft Country
Best Drama Actress
Who Will Win: Emma Corrin, The Crown
Who Should Win: Emma Corrin, The Crown or Laura Linney, Ozark
Best Drama Supporting Actor
Who Will Win: Tom Pelphrey, Ozark
Who Should Win: Tom Pelphrey, Ozark
Best Drama Supporting Actress
Who Will Win: Gillian Anderson, The Crown
Who Should Win: Gillian Anderson, The Crown
Best Comedy Actor
Who Will Win: Eugene Levy, Schitt's Creek
Who Should Win: Eugene Levy, Schitt's Creek, Jason Sudeikis, Ted Lasso, or Matt Berry, What We Do in the Shadows
Best Comedy Actress
Who Will Win: Catherine O'Hara, Schitt's Creek
Who Should Win: Catherine O'Hara, Schitt's Creek, Kaley Cuoco, The Flight Attendant, or Natasia Demetriou, What We Do in the Shadows
Best Comedy Supporting Actor
Who Will Win: Daniel Levy, Schitt's Creek
Who Should Win: Daniel Levy, Schitt's Creek or Mark Proksch, What We Do in the Shadows
Best Comedy Supporting Actress
Who Will Win: Hannah Waddingham, Ted Lasso
Who Should Win: Hannah Waddingham, Ted Lasso or Rita Moreno, One Day at a Time
Best Miniseries/TV Movie Actor
Who Will Win: Mark Ruffalo, I Know This Much is True
Who Should Win: John Boyega, Small Axe
Best Miniseries/TV Movie Actress
Who Will Win: Anya Taylor-Joy, The Queen's Gambit
Who Should Win: Anya Taylor-Joy, The Queen's Gambit
Best Miniseries/TV Movie Supporting Actor
Who Will Win: Daveed Diggs, The Good Lord Bird
Who Should Win: Daveed Diggs, The Good Lord Bird or John Turturro, The Plot Against America
Best Miniseries/TV Movie Supporting Actress
Who Will Win: Uzo Aduba, Mrs. America
Who Should Win: Uzo Aduba, Mrs. America or Marielle Heller, The Queen's Gambit
Best Talk Show
Who Will Win: The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Who Should Win: Desus & Mero
FILM
Best Film
Who Will Win: Nomadland
Who Should Win: Minari or Da 5 Bloods
Best Actor
Who Will Win: Chadwick Boseman, Ma Rainey's Black Bottom
Who Should Win: Delroy Lindo, Da 5 Bloods
Best Actress
Who Will Win: Carey Mulligan, Promising Young Woman
Who Should Win: Viola Davis, Ma Rainey's Black Bottom
Best Supporting Actor
Who Will Win: Daniel Kaluuya, Judas and the Black Messiah
Who Should Win: Leslie Odom, Jr., One Night In Miami or Chadwick Boseman, Da 5 Bloods
Best Supporting Actress
Who Will Win: Maria Bakalova, Borat Subsequent Moviefilm or Amanda Seyfried, Mank
Who Should Win: Maria Bakalova, Borat Subsequent Moviefilm
Best Director
Who Will Win: Chloe Zhao, Nomadland
Who Should Win: Spike Lee, Da 5 Bloods or Lee Isaac Chung, Minari
Best Young Actor/Actress
Who Will Win: Helena Zengel, News of the World
Who Should Win: Helena Zengel, News of the World
Best Acting Ensemble
Who Will Win: Da 5 Bloods or The Trial of the Chicago 7
Who Should Win: Da 5 Bloods or The Trial of the Chicago 7
Best Original Screenplay
Who Will Win: The Trial of the Chicago 7
Who Should Win: The Trial of the Chicago 7
Best Adapted Screenplay
Who Will Win: One Night In Miami
Who Should Win: One Night In Miami or First Cow
Best Original Score
Who Will Win: Soul
Who Should Win: News of the World
Best Original Song
Who Will Win: "Speak Now," One Night in Miami
Who Should Win: "Speak Now," One Night in Miami, or "Io sì," The Life Ahead
Best Foreign Language Film
Who Will Win: Minari
Who Should Win: Another Round (because this category should be for foreign films, and Minari is American; Another Round is Danish)
Best Cinematography
Who Will Win: Nomadland
Who Should Win: Nomadland or Minari
Best Editing
Who Will Win: Tenet or The Trial of the Chicago 7
Who Should Win: Sound of Metal
Best Costume Design
Who Will Win: Emma. or Ma Rainey's Black Bottom
Who Should Win: Emma.
Best Production Design
Who Will Win: Emma. or News of the World
Who Should Win: Emma.
Best Hair & Makeup
Who Will Win: Emma. or Ma Rainey's Black Bottom
Who Should Win: Emma. or Ma Rainey's Black Bottom
Best Visual Effects
Who Will Win: Tenet
Who Should Win: Tenet
Best Comedy Film
Who Will Win: Borat Subsequent Moviefilm
Who Should Win: Emma. (which wasn't even nominated, but the really awful and stupid film The Prom was)
TELEVISION
Best Drama Series
Who Will Win: The Crown
Who Should Win: Ozark
Best Comedy Series
Who Will Win: Schitt's Creek
Who Should Win: What We Do in the Shadows
Best Miniseries
Who Will Win: The Queen's Gambit
Who Should Win: The Queen's Gambit
Best TV Movie
Who Will Win: Hamilton
Who Should Win: Hamilton
Best Drama Actor
Who Will Win: Jason Bateman, Ozark
Who Should Win: Jason Bateman, Ozark or Jonathan Majors, Lovecraft Country
Best Drama Actress
Who Will Win: Emma Corrin, The Crown
Who Should Win: Emma Corrin, The Crown or Laura Linney, Ozark
Best Drama Supporting Actor
Who Will Win: Tom Pelphrey, Ozark
Who Should Win: Tom Pelphrey, Ozark
Best Drama Supporting Actress
Who Will Win: Gillian Anderson, The Crown
Who Should Win: Gillian Anderson, The Crown
Best Comedy Actor
Who Will Win: Eugene Levy, Schitt's Creek
Who Should Win: Eugene Levy, Schitt's Creek, Jason Sudeikis, Ted Lasso, or Matt Berry, What We Do in the Shadows
Best Comedy Actress
Who Will Win: Catherine O'Hara, Schitt's Creek
Who Should Win: Catherine O'Hara, Schitt's Creek, Kaley Cuoco, The Flight Attendant, or Natasia Demetriou, What We Do in the Shadows
Best Comedy Supporting Actor
Who Will Win: Daniel Levy, Schitt's Creek
Who Should Win: Daniel Levy, Schitt's Creek or Mark Proksch, What We Do in the Shadows
Best Comedy Supporting Actress
Who Will Win: Hannah Waddingham, Ted Lasso
Who Should Win: Hannah Waddingham, Ted Lasso or Rita Moreno, One Day at a Time
Best Miniseries/TV Movie Actor
Who Will Win: Mark Ruffalo, I Know This Much is True
Who Should Win: John Boyega, Small Axe
Best Miniseries/TV Movie Actress
Who Will Win: Anya Taylor-Joy, The Queen's Gambit
Who Should Win: Anya Taylor-Joy, The Queen's Gambit
Best Miniseries/TV Movie Supporting Actor
Who Will Win: Daveed Diggs, The Good Lord Bird
Who Should Win: Daveed Diggs, The Good Lord Bird or John Turturro, The Plot Against America
Best Miniseries/TV Movie Supporting Actress
Who Will Win: Uzo Aduba, Mrs. America
Who Should Win: Uzo Aduba, Mrs. America or Marielle Heller, The Queen's Gambit
Best Talk Show
Who Will Win: The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Who Should Win: Desus & Mero