2021 Golden Globes Best Drama Actors Predictions

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GOLDEN GLOBE 2021 FORECAST:
BEST ACTOR IN A MOVING IMAGE (DRAMA)

UPDATED: Jan. 2, 2021

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The ‘late’ narrative is typically used when evaluating an Oscar campaign, but every now and then you start to notice veterans who have come empty-handed to other awards spaces. Anthony Hopkins (“The Father”) is one such nominee this year who despite winning an Oscar for “The Silence of the Lambs,” the 83-year-old has never walked away with a competitive Golden Globe with seven nominations. previous (he received the Cecil B. DeMille Prize in 2006). Even if Chadwick Boseman (“My Rainey’s Black Bottom”) is on track for the Oscars, Hopkins’ draw record with the HFPA may come into play when voting. You can still look for big, nominated celebrities to step into the fray, and a few prominent men might grab the attention of the HFPA this year – Ben Affleck (“The Way Back”), Tom Holland (“Cherry”), Justin Timberlake. (“Palmer”) or John David Washington (“Malcolm & Marie” or “Tenet”) will be in the mix. This “star inclusion” usually comes at the expense of someone going to the Dolby Theater, and it could leave Delroy Lindo (“Da 5 Bloods”), Riz Ahmed (“Sound of Metal”) or Steven Yeun (“ Minari ”) vulnerable (at least to the Globes). That doesn’t mean these big stars won’t deserve recognition because they will. All around, just a year stacked in the best actor race.

AND THE DESIGNATED NOMINEES ARE:

1. Chadwick Boseman
"Ma Rainey's Black Bottom" (Netflix)

   

   GLOBES HISTORY: Never nominated
ROLE: Levee
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   DIRECTOR: George C. Wolfe
SYNOPSIS: Chicago, 1927. A recording session. Tensions rise between Ma Rainey, her ambitious horn player and the white management determined to control the uncontrollable "Mother of the Blues". Based on Pulitzer Prize winner August Wilson's play..
STARRING: Chadwick Boseman, Dusan Brown, Jonny Coyne, Viola Davis, Colman Domingo, Taylour Paige, Michael Potts, Jeremy Shamos, Glynn Turman

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2. Anthony Hopkins
"The Father" (Sony Pictures Classics)

   

   GLOBES HISTORY: 7 nominations (Cecil B. DeMille receipent in 2006)
ROLE: Anthony
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   DIRECTOR: Florian Zeller
SYNOPSIS: A man refuses all assistance from his daughter as he ages. As he tries to make sense of his changing circumstances, he begins to doubt his loved ones, his own mind and even the fabric of his reality.
STARRING: Olivia Colman, Mark Gatiss, Anthony Hopkins, Imogen Poots, Rufus Sewell, Olivia Williams

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3. Delroy Lindo
"Da 5 Bloods" (Netflix)

   

   GLOBES HISTORY: Never nominated
ROLE: Paul
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   DIRECTOR: Spike Lee
SYNOPSIS: Four African American vets battle the forces of man and nature when they return to Vietnam seeking the remains of their fallen squad leader and the gold fortune he helped them hide.
STARRING: Delroy Lindo, Clarke Peters, Jonathan Majors, Chadwick Boseman, Isiah Witlock, Jr,, Norm Lewis

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4. Riz Ahmed
"Sound of Metal" (Amazon Studios)

   

   GLOBES HISTORY: 1 nomination (HBO's "The Night Of" in 2017)
ROLE: Ruben
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   DIRECTOR: Darius Marder
SYNOPSIS: A heavy-metal drummer's life is thrown into freefall when he begins to lose his hearing.
STARRING: Riz Ahmed, Olivia Cooke, Paul Raci, Mathieu Almaric, Lauren Ridloff

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5. John David Washington
"Malcolm & Marie" (Netflix)

   

   GLOBES HISTORY: 1 nomination (2018's "BlacKkKlansman")
ROLE: Malcolm
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   DIRECTOR: Sam Levinson
SYNOPSIS: A director and his girlfriend's relationship is tested after they return home from his movie premiere and await critics' responses.
STARRING: John David Washington, Zendaya

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NEXT IN THE LINE:

6. Steven Yeun
"Minari" (A24)

   

   GLOBES HISTORY: Never nominated
ROLE: Jacob
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   DIRECTOR: Lee Isaac Chung
SYNOPSIS: A Korean family moves to Arkansas to start a farm in the 1980s.
STARRING: Steven Yeun, Yeri Han, Alan S. Kim, Yuh-jung Youn, Will Patton

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7. Gary Oldman
"Mank" (Netflix)

   

   GLOBES HISTORY: 1 nomination, 1 win (2017's "Darkest Hour")
ROLE: Herman J. Mankiewicz
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   DIRECTOR: David Fincher
SYNOPSIS: 1930s Hollywood is re-evaluated through the eyes of scathing social critic and alcoholic screenwriter Herman J. Mankiewicz as he races to finish the screenplay of Citizen Kane for Orson Welles.
STARRING: Tom Burke, Lily Collins, Joseph Cross, Charles Dance, Monika Gossman, Ferdinand Kingsley, Jamie McShane, Tuppence Middleton, Toby Leonard Moore, Gary Oldman, Tom Pelphrey, Amanda Seyfried, Sam Troughton

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8. Ben Affleck
"The Way Back" (Warner Bros.)

   

   GLOBES HISTORY: 3 nominations, 2 wins (1997's "Good Will Hunting" in best screenplay and 2012's "Argo" in best director)
ROLE: Jack Cunningham
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   DIRECTOR: Gavin O'Connor
SYNOPSIS: Jack Cunningham was a high school basketball phenom who walked away from the game, forfeiting his future. Years later, when he reluctantly accepts a coaching job at his alma mater, he may get one last shot at redemption..
STARRING: Ben Affleck, Al Madrigal, Janina Gavankar

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9. Colin Firth
"Supernova" (Bleecker Street)

   

   GLOBES HISTORY: 2 nominations, 1 wins (2010's "The King's Speech")
ROLE: Sam
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   DIRECTOR: Harry Macqueen
SYNOPSIS: Sam and Tusker are traveling across England in their old RV to visit friends, family and places from their past. Since Tusker was diagnosed with dementia two years ago, their time together is the most important thing they have.
STARRING: Colin Firth, Stanley Tucci, Pippa Haywood, Peter MacQueen, Nina Marlin

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10. Tom Hanks
"News of the World" (Universal Pictures)

    

    GLOBES HISTORY: 10 nominations, 4 wins (1988's "Big," 1993's "Philadelphia," 1994's "Forrest Gump" and 2001's "Cast Away" including Cecil B. Demille receipent in 2020)
ROLE: Captain Jefferson Kyle Kidd
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    DIRECTOR: Paul Greengrass
SYNOPSIS: A Civil War veteran agrees to deliver a girl, taken by the Kiowa people years ago, to her aunt and uncle, against her will. They travel hundreds of miles and face grave dangers as they search for a place that either can call home.
STARRING: Tom Hanks, Helena Zengel, Elizabeth Marvel, Mare Winningham, Michael Angelo Covino, Ray McKinnon

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ALSO IN CONTENTION:

• George Clooney, “Midnight Sky” (Netflix)
• Adarsh Gourav, “The White Tiger” (Netflix)
• Tom Hanks, “Greyhound” (Apple TV Plus)
• Tom Holland, “Cherry” (Apple TV Plus)
• Jude Law, “The Nest” (IFC Films)
• John Magaro, “First cow” (A24)
• Luca Marinelli, “Martin Eden” (Kino Lorber)
• Viggo Mortensen, “Fall” (quiver)
• Liam Neeson, “Ordinary Love” (Bleecker Street)
• Jesse Plemons, “I think of the end of things” (Netflix)
• Tahar Rahim, “The Mauritanian” (STXfilms)
• Lakeith Stanfield, “Judas and the Black Messiah” (HBO Max / Warner Bros.)
• Justin Timberlake, “Palmer” (Apple TV Plus)
• Denzel Washington, “The Little Things” (HBO Max / Warner Bros.)
• John David Washington, “Tenet” (Warner Bros.)

2021 Golden Globes Predictions (Film)

Calendar of the Golden Globes Awards 2020-2021

• Deadline for submission of Golden Globe Motion Picture and Television entry forms – November 30, 2020
• Deadline for sending Ernst & Young television entry forms to all HFPA members – December 30, 2020
• Deadline for receipt of Ernst & Young televised entries at 8 p.m. ET / 5 p.m. PT – January 12, 2021
• Deadline for Ernst & Young to send cinema entry forms to all HFPA members at 8 p.m. ET / 5 p.m. PT – January 13, 2021
• The final screening date for Motion Pictures – January 26, 2021
• The final date for cinematographic press conferences – January 27, 2021
• Ernst & Young cinema entry deadline 3 p.m. ET / 12 p.m. PT – January 30, 2021
• Nominations for the 78th Annual Golden Globe Awards announced at 8 a.m. ET / 5 a.m. PT – February 3, 2021
• The final ballots sent to all HFPA members by Ernst & Young – February 23, 2021
• 78th Annual Golden Globe Awards will broadcast live coast to coast at 8 p.m. ET / 5 p.m. PT on NBC from the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, CA – February 28, 2021

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About the Golden Globes

the Golden Globes Award, hosted by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, has been held annually with 93 members since 1944. The group recognizes excellence in film and television, in the drama and comedy or musical categories. “La La Land” by Damien Chazelle holds the record for the most awards won by a single film with seven. “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest” by Milos Forman and “Midnight Express” by Alan Parker come next with six each . Robert Altman’s “Nashville” has the record for most film nominations with 11 while Colin Higgins’ “Foul Play”, Francis Ford Coppola’s “The Godfather Part III” and “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?” Mike Nichols’s share the record for most nominations and not winning a single award at seven.