Last night, we saw one of Hollywood's biggest nights of the year play out on live TV. I'm, of course, talking about the 83rd Annual Golden Globes.
The Heated Rivalry boys turned up the, well, heat. Alicia Silverstone threw it back to her Clueless days. Ariana Grande was totally on-trend with her eye-popping look. But what about the winners? And, most importantly, were all of my predictions correct?
Jean Smart won for Best Actress again—called it! Noah Wyle won for Best Actor—nailed it! Rhea Seehorn, Seth Rogen, The Studio—called all three wins. Adolescence and The Pitt? Yes and yes. (If you're counting—and I am—it was a sweep for my predictions in the TV categories.)
For the films, as I expected, Timothée Chalamet won Best Actor in a Comedy for Marty Supreme. Jessie Buckley won for Hamnet. One Battle After Another won Best Motion Picture, Comedy or Musical. Phew. But that's where things...got wonky.
I was confident—like "put money on it" confident—that Michael B. Jordan and Sinners would get a lot of love. Not only was it my favorite movie of 2025, but it seemed to be universally adored. In my colleague's review of the film, she wrote, "I feel confident saying that this is Jordan's best role to date." And in my own take, I wrote, "I'd be very surprised if [Jordan] didn't take home the trophy, along with a subsequent Oscar." Well...
The Best Motion Picture, Drama award went to Hamnet. And while Hamnet is a beautiful film (and Buckley's performance is certainly worthy of an acting win), I was shocked that it took the big prize. I was equally as shocked when Jordan lost to Wagner Moura (who incredibly made history with his win).
Now, Sinners did get some love. It won for Best Original Score. It also earned the Globe for Cinematic & Box Office Achievement. And while this latter win is impressive and deserved, the movie's competition in the category included KPop Demon Hunters and the latest Mission: Impossible, quite a different caliber of film.
My other big miss came in the Best Actress in a Comedy or Musical category. I predicted Amanda Seyfried would take the statuette for her role in The Testament of Ann Lee. It instead went to Rose Byrne (who I looooooove) for her performance in If I Had Legs I’d Kick You. In my defense, this was the toughest of all categories to call IMO. Before the show, I wrote, "This category in particular seems wide open. And while I'd love to see [Cynthia] Erivo defy gravity and walk away with a win for Elphaba and green girls everywhere, it's more likely that [Chase] Infiniti or Seyfried will step away with the statuette." Welp, got that one wrong.
All in all, I'd say I did a pretty darn good job in my predictions for the evening. And I stand by my love of Sinners and Jordan's performance. Luckily, the film and the stellar actor get another shot soon—the Oscar nominations come out in less than two weeks.
