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Just as all the studios are finishing out the year with their Oscar hopefuls, the list of nominees for the Golden Globes hits, which can sometimes be a good indicator of what to expect you’ll be hearing about at the Academy Awards. That said, the Globes have lost some respect in recent years, and many (even in Hollywood) feel like it’s mostly a big excuse to get the biggest and brightest names to come together for one big televised night. Whatever your take on it, the nominee list is always worth a look. Check out the full list below, along with my predictions on who will win – I should note, my picks aren’t necessarily who I want to win, just who I think will win. And hey, how does PARANORMAN get left out of Best Animated?! Makes no sense. Tell us what you expect to see win the gold by posting in the comments below.

The 70th Annual Golden Globe Awards
Nominations announced Thursday, December 13th; winners announced on Sunday, January 13th, broadcast at 8pm ET/5pm PT on NBC.

Best Motion Picture – Drama
Nominees:
Argo (2012)
Django Unchained (2012)
Life of Pi (2012)
Lincoln (2012)
Zero Dark Thirty (2012) – my pick to win!

Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy
Nominees:
The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (2011)
Les Misérables (2012) – my pick to win!
Moonrise Kingdom (2012)
Salmon Fishing in the Yemen (2011)
Silver Linings Playbook (2012)

Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama
Nominees:
Daniel Day-Lewis for Lincoln (2012)
Richard Gere for Arbitrage (2012)
John Hawkes for The Sessions (2012)
Joaquin Phoenix for The Master (2012)
Denzel Washington for Flight (2012/I) – my pick to win!

Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama
Nominees:
Jessica Chastain for Zero Dark Thirty (2012) – my pick to win!
Marion Cotillard for Rust and Bone (2012)
Helen Mirren for Hitchcock (2012)
Naomi Watts for The Impossible (2012)
Rachel Weisz for The Deep Blue Sea (2011)

Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy
Nominees:
Jack Black for Bernie (2011)
Bradley Cooper for Silver Linings Playbook (2012)
Hugh Jackman for Les Misérables (2012) – my pick to win!
Ewan McGregor for Salmon Fishing in the Yemen (2011)
Bill Murray for Hyde Park on Hudson (2012)

Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy
Nominees:
Emily Blunt for Salmon Fishing in the Yemen (2011)
Judi Dench for The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (2011)
Jennifer Lawrence for Silver Linings Playbook (2012) – my pick to win!
Maggie Smith for Quartet (2012)
Meryl Streep for Hope Springs (2012)

Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
Nominees:
Alan Arkin for Argo (2012)
Leonardo DiCaprio for Django Unchained (2012)
Philip Seymour Hoffman for The Master (2012) – my pick to win!
Tommy Lee Jones for Lincoln (2012)
Christoph Waltz for Django Unchained (2012)

Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
Nominees:
Amy Adams for The Master (2012) – my pick to win!
Sally Field for Lincoln (2012)
Anne Hathaway for Les Misérables (2012)
Helen Hunt for The Sessions (2012)
Nicole Kidman for The Paperboy (2012)

Best Director – Motion Picture
Nominees:
Ben Affleck for Argo (2012) – my pick to win!
Kathryn Bigelow for Zero Dark Thirty (2012)
Ang Lee for Life of Pi (2012)
Steven Spielberg for Lincoln (2012)
Quentin Tarantino for Django Unchained (2012)

Best Screenplay – Motion Picture
Nominees:
Argo (2012): Chris Terrio – my pick to win!
Django Unchained (2012): Quentin Tarantino
Lincoln (2012): Tony Kushner
Silver Linings Playbook (2012): David O. Russell
Zero Dark Thirty (2012): Mark Boal

Best Original Song – Motion Picture
Nominees:
Act of Valor (2012): Monty Powell, Keith Urban(“For You”)
The Hunger Games (2012): Taylor Swift, John Paul White, Joy Williams, T-Bone Burnett(“Safe and Sound”)
Les Misérables (2012): Claude-Michel Schönberg, Alain Boublil, Herbert Kretzmer(“Suddenly”) – my pick to win!
Skyfall (2012): Adele, Paul Epworth(“Skyfall”)
Stand Up Guys (2012): Jon Bon Jovi(“Not Running Anymore”)

Best Original Score – Motion Picture
Nominees:
Anna Karenina (2012/I): Dario Marianelli
Argo (2012): Alexandre Desplat
Cloud Atlas (2012): Reinhold Heil, Johnny Klimek, Tom Tykwer
Life of Pi (2012): Mychael Danna
Lincoln (2012): John Williams – my pick to win!

Best Animated Film
Nominees:
Brave (2012)
Frankenweenie (2012)
Hotel Transylvania (2012)
Rise of the Guardians (2012)
Wreck-It Ralph (2012) – my pick to win!

Best Foreign Language Film
Nominees:
Amour (2012) – my pick to win!
Kon-Tiki (2012)
The Intouchables (2011)
A Royal Affair (2012)
Rust and Bone (2012)

Best Television Series – Drama
Nominees:
“Boardwalk Empire” (2010)
“Breaking Bad” (2008)
“Downton Abbey” (2010) – my pick to win!
“Homeland” (2011)
“The Newsroom” (2012)

Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy
Nominees:
“The Big Bang Theory” (2007)
“Episodes” (2011)
“Girls” (2012)
“Modern Family” (2009) – my pick to win!
“Smash” (2012)

Best Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
Nominees:
Game Change (2012) (TV)
The Girl (2012) (TV)
“Hatfields & McCoys” (2012) – my pick to win!
“The Hour” (2011)
“Political Animals” (2012)

Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series – Drama
Nominees:
Steve Buscemi for “Boardwalk Empire” (2010)
Bryan Cranston for “Breaking Bad” (2008) – my pick to win!
Jeff Daniels for “The Newsroom” (2012)
Jon Hamm for “Mad Men” (2007)
Damian Lewis for “Homeland” (2011)

Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series – Drama
Nominees:
Connie Britton for “Nashville” (2012)
Glenn Close for “Damages” (2007) – my pick to win!
Claire Danes for “Homeland” (2011)
Michelle Dockery for “Downton Abbey” (2010)
Julianna Margulies for “The Good Wife” (2009)

Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy
Nominees:
Alec Baldwin for “30 Rock” (2006)
Don Cheadle for “House of Lies” (2012)
Louis C.K. for “Louie” (2010) – my pick to win!
Matt LeBlanc for “Episodes” (2011)
Jim Parsons for “The Big Bang Theory” (2007)

Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy
Nominees:
Zooey Deschanel for “New Girl” (2011)
Lena Dunham for “Girls” (2012)
Tina Fey for “30 Rock” (2006) – my pick to win!
Julia Louis-Dreyfus for “Veep” (2012)
Amy Poehler for “Parks and Recreation” (2009)

Best Performance by an Actor in a Mini-Series or a Motion Picture Made for Television
Nominees:
Kevin Costner for “Hatfields & McCoys” (2012)
Benedict Cumberbatch for “Sherlock” (2010) – my pick to win!
Woody Harrelson for Game Change (2012) (TV)
Toby Jones for The Girl (2012) (TV)
Clive Owen for Hemingway & Gellhorn (2012) (TV)

Best Performance by an Actress in a Mini-Series or a Motion Picture Made for Television
Nominees:
Nicole Kidman for Hemingway & Gellhorn (2012) (TV)
Jessica Lange for “American Horror Story: Asylum” (2011)
Sienna Miller for The Girl (2012) (TV)
Julianne Moore for Game Change (2012) (TV) – my pick to win!
Sigourney Weaver for “Political Animals” (2012)

Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
Nominees:
Max Greenfield for “New Girl” (2011)
Ed Harris for Game Change (2012) (TV)
Danny Huston for “Magic City” (2012)
Mandy Patinkin for “Homeland” (2011)
Eric Stonestreet for “Modern Family” (2009) – my pick to win!

Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
Nominees:
Hayden Panettiere for “Nashville” (2012)
Archie Panjabi for “The Good Wife” (2009)
Sarah Paulson for Game Change (2012) (TV)
Maggie Smith for “Downton Abbey” (2010)
Sofía Vergara for “Modern Family” (2009) – my pick to win!

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