Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy
Anthony Anderson, “Black-ish”
Kevin Bacon, “I Love Dick”
Eric McCormack, “Will & Grace”
Aziz Ansari, “The Master of None”
William H. Macy, “Shameless”
Who will win: Anthony Anderson
Who should win: Anthony Anderson
Upset: Eric McCormack
Lowdown: Anderson is due and after his co-star Tracee Ellis Ross won last year we think he takes the Globe this time around.
Best Performance by an Actress in a Miniseries or Television Film
Jessica Biel, “The Sinner”
Nicole Kidman, “Big Little Lies”
Jessica Lange, “Feud: Bette and Joan”
Susan Sarandon, “Feud: Bette and Joan”
Reese Witherspoon, “Big Little Lies”
Who will win: Nicole Kidman
Who should win: Jessica Lange
Upset: Jessica Lange
Lowdown: The HFPA could buck the Kidman trend and go with Lange or even Biel, but at this point that’s probably silly.
Best Performance by an Actor in a Miniseries or Television Film
Robert De Niro, “The Wizard of Lies”
Jude Law, “The Young Pope”
Kyle MacLachlan, “Twin Peaks”
Ewan McGregor, “Fargo”
Geoffrey Rush, “Genius”
Who will win: Kyle MacLachlan
Who should win: Kyle MacLachlan
Upset: Ewan McGregor, Robert De Niro or Jude Law
Lowdown: Rush is probably the only nominee without a genuine shot to win. It’s a pretty up in the air category, but they gave MacLachlan a Globe for “Twin Peaks” 27 yeas ago. Why not again?
Best Supporting Performance by an Actress in a Series, Miniseries or Television Film
Laura Dern, “Big Little Lies”
Ann Dowd, “The Handmaid’s Tale”
Chrissy Mentz, “This Is Us”
Michelle Pfeiffer, “The Wizard of Lies”
Shailene Woodley, “Big Little Lies”
Who will win: Laura Dern
Who should win: Ann Dowd
Upset: Shailene Woodley
Lowdown: Maybe we just love Dern too much. Maybe we think the members will give it to her for her work in “Last Jedi” and “Twin Peaks” too. Or maybe they go with Dowd or Woodley.
Best Supporting Performance by an Actor in a Series, Miniseries or Television Film
David Harbour, “Stranger Things”
Alfred Molina, “Feud: Bette and Joan”
Alexander Skarsgard, “Big Little Lies”
Christian Slater, “Mr. Robot
David Thewlis, “Fargo”
Who will win: David Harbour
Who should win: David Thewlis
Upset: Alexander Skarsgard
Lowdown: Honestly, Skarsgard could repeat his Emmy win here, but the HFPA do like to spread the wealth and Harbour seems like the most likely pick out of the rest of the field.
Best Miniseries or Television Film
“Big Little Lies”
“Fargo”
“Feud: Bette and Joan”
“The Sinner”
“Top of the Lake: China Girl”
Who will win: “Big Little Lies”
Who should win: “Feud: Bette and Joan”
Upset: “Feud: Bette and Joan”
Lowdown: I mean, HBO does put on a big party every year. It would be nice if they won something significant, right? Just sayin’.
