2011 Golden Globe Nominee List and Predictions

Sandwiched cozily between the People's Choice Awards and the Grammys, the 2011 Golden Globe Awards are scheduled to air on Sunday, January 16th. So who earned nominations and whose big wins will predict success at February 27th's Academy Awards? Read on for a full list of 2011 Golden Globe Award nominees fresh from the awards' office website, as well as a few select predictions.

Best Motion Picture -- Drama

Black Swan
The Fighter
Inception
The Kings's Speech
The Social Network

Predicted Winner: Inception. It's a tough category. All of the films nominated were released late in 2010 with the exception of Inception, so of course its box office numbers are better.

2011 Golden Globe Nominee List for Best Actress -- Drama

Halle Berry - Frankie and Alice
Nicole Kidman - Rabbit Hole
Jennifer Lawrence - Winter's Bone
Natalie Portman - Black Swan
Michelle Williams - Blue Valentine

Predicted Winner - Natalie Portman. 'Nuff said.

2011 Golden Globe Nominees for Best Actor -- Drama

Jesse Eisenberg - The Social Network
Colin Firth - The King's Speech
James Franco - 127 Hours
Ryan Gosling - Blue Valentine
Mark Wahlberg - The Fighter

Predicted Winner - Colin Firth, with Jesse Eisenberg as a close second-place finisher. Why? Well, because I still think Firth is hot, and Eisenberg? He played his role very convincingly.

Best Motion Picture -- Comedy or Musical

Alice in Wonderland
Burlesque
The Kids Are All Right
Red
The Tourist

Predicted Winner: The Kids Are All Right

2011 Golden Globe Nominees for Best Actress -- Comedy or Musical

Annette Bening - The Kids Are All Right
Anne Hathaway - Love and Other Drugs
Angelina Jolie - The Tourist
Julianne Moore - The Kids Are All Right
Emma Stone - Easy A

Predicted Winner: Annette Bening.

2011 Golden Globe Nominee List for Best Actor -- Comedy or Musical

Johnny Depp - Alice in Wonderland
Johnny Depp - The Tourist
Paul Giamatti - Barney's Version
Jake Gyllenhaal - Love and Other Drugs
Kevin Spacey - Casino Jack

Predicted Winner: Jake Gyllenhaal.

Best Supporting Actress

Amy Adams - The Fighter
Helena Bonham Carter - The King's Speech
Mila Kunis - Black Swan
Melissa Leo - The Fighter
Jacki Weaver - Animal Kingdom

Best Supporting Actor

Christian Bale - The Fighter
Michael Douglas - Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps
Andrew Garfield - The Social Network
Jeremy Renner - The Town
Geoffrey Rush - The King's Speech

Best Animated Film

Despicable Me
How to Train Your Dragon
The Illusionist
Tangled
Toy Story 3

Predicted Winner: Toy Story 3. It made for the perfect ending to the immensely popular trilogy. It deserves a nod as Woody, Buzz and the gang ride off into the sunset.

Best Foreign Language Film

Biutiful - Mexico, Spain
The Concert - France
The Edge - Russia
I Am Love - Italy
In a Better World - Denmark

Best Director -- Motion Picture

Darren Aronofsky - Black Swan
David Fincher - The Social Network
Tom Hooper - The King's Speech
Christopher Nolan - Inception
David O. Russell - The Fighter

Best Screenplay -- Motion Picture

Simon Beaufoy, Danny Boyle - 127 Hours
Christopher Nolan - Inception
Stuart Blumberg, Lisa Cholodenko - The Kids Are All Right
David Seidler - The King's Speech
Aaron Sorkin - The Social Network

Best Original Score -- Motion Picture

Alexandre Desplat - The King's Speech
Danny Elfman - Alice in Wonderland
A. R. Rahman - 127 Hours
Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross - The Social Network
Hans Zimmer - Inception

Predicted Winner: Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross, but only because it amuses me greatly to see the Nine Inch Nails frontman and object of my college roomate's desires nominated.

Best Original Song -- Motion Picture

Bound to You - Burlesque
Coming Home - Country Strong
I See the Light - Tangled
There's a Place for Us - Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader
You Haven't Seen the Last of Me - Burlesque

2011 Golden Globe Nominees for Best Television Series -- Drama

Boardwalk Empire
Dexter
The Good Wife
Mad Men
The Walking Dead

Predicted Winner: Dexter or Mad Men, with an edge to Mad Men.

Best Actress -- TV Drama

Julianna Margulies - The Good Wife
Elisabeth Moss - Mad Men
Piper Perabo - Covert Affairs
Katey Sagal - Sons of Anarchy
Kyra Sedgwick - The Closer

Predicted Winner: Elisabeth Moss.

Best Actor -- TV Drama

Steve Buscemi - Boardwalk Empire
Bryan Cranston - Breaking Bad
Michael C. Hall - Dexter
Jon Hamm - Mad Men
Hugh Laurie - House

Predicted Winner: Jon Hamm.

2011 Golden Globe Nominees for Best Television Series -- Comedy or Musical

30 Rock
The Big Bang Theory
The Big C
Glee
Modern Family
Nurse Jackie

Predicted Winner: Glee. But this is one seriously quality-rich category.

Best Actress -- TV Comedy or Musical

Toni Collette - The United States of Tara
Edie Falco - Nurse Jackie
Tina Fey - 30 Rock
Laura Linney - The Big C
Lea Michelle - Glee

Best Actor -- TV Comedy or Musical

Alec Baldwin - 30 Rock
Steve Carell - The Office
Thomas Jane - Hung
Matthew Morrison - Glee
Jim Parsons - The Big Bang Theory

Predicted Winner: Alec Baldwin, because I'm tired of Steve Carell and don't think he's that funny. But seriously, where is Neil Patrick Harris? He won a People's Choice Award in this category and is hilarious on How I Met Your Mother.

Best Mini-Series or Made for TV Movie

Carlos
The Pacific
Pillars of the Earth
Temple Grandin
You Don't Know Jack

Best Actress in a Mini-Series or Made for TV Movie

Hayley Atwell - Pillars of the Earth
Clare Dances - Temple Grandin
Judi Dench - Return to Cranford
Romola Garai - Emma
Jennifer Love Hewitt - The Client List

Best Actor in a Mini-Series or Made for TV Movie

Idris Elba - Luther
Ian McShane - Pillars of the Earth
Al Pacino - You Don't Know Jack
Dennis Quaid - The Special Relationship
Edgar Ramirez - Carlos

Best Supporting Actress - TV

Hope Davis - The Special Relationship
Jane Lynch - Glee
Kelly MacDonald - Boardwalk Empire
Julia Stiles - Dexter
Sofia Vergara - Modern Family

Predicted Winner: Jane Lynch.

Best Supporting Actor - TV

Scott Caan - Hawaii Five-O
Chris Colfer - Glee
Chris Noth - The Good Wife
Eric Stonestreet - Modern Family
David Strathairn - Temple Grandin

Predicted Winner: Eric Stonestreet.

So which Golden Globe nominee for 2011 has his or her (or its) award in the bag? It's a mystery, but as with all Hollywood shindig gatherings, it's fun to speculate.