The Golden Globe Winners vs. My Predictions

I had fun live-blogging the Golden Globes, but afterwards, I never posted the full list of winners or told you how my predictions fared. So here goes. Overall, I was really rusty: I only got seven predictions correct out of a possible fourteen. I note below where I got things wrong.

Picture - Drama
SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE

Picture - Comedy or Musical
VICKY CRISTINA BARCELONA

Director
DANNY BOYLE, SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE

Screenplay
SIMON BEAUFOY, SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE

Actor - Drama
MICKEY ROURKE, THE WRESTLER

(I predicted Sean Penn for Milk.)

Actor - Comedy
COLIN FARRELL, IN BRUGES

(I predicted Dustin Hoffman for Last Chance Harvey.)

Actress - Drama
KATE WINSLET, REVOLUTIONARY ROAD

(I predicted Anne Hathaway for Rachel Getting Married.)

Actress - Comedy
SALLY HAWKINS, HAPPY-GO-LUCKY

(I predicted Meryl Streep for Mamma Mia!)

Supporting Actor
HEATH LEDGER, THE DARK KNIGHT

Supporting Actress
KATE WINSLET, THE READER

(I foolishly predicted Viola Davis for Doubt.)

Score
A.R. RAHMAN, SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE

(I predicted Benjamin Button.)

Song
BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN, THE WRESTLER

Foreign Film
WALTZ WITH BASHIR

(I predicted Gomorrah.)

Animated Film
WALL-E

And finally, here are the winners of the TV categories (which I didn't bother predicting):

Series - Drama: MAD MEN
Series - Comedy: 30 ROCK
Actor - Drama: GABRIEL BYRNE, IN TREATMENT
Actress - Drama: ANNA PAQUIN, TRUE BLOOD
Actor - Comedy: ALEC BALDWIN, 30 ROCK
Actress - Comedy: TINA FEY, 30 ROCK
Miniseries: JOHN ADAMS
Actress, Miniseries: LAURA LINNEY, JOHN ADAMS
Actor, Miniseries: PAUL GIAMATTI, JOHN ADAMS
Supporting Actor: TOM WILKINSON, JOHN ADAMS
Supporting Actress: LAURA DERN, RECOUNT

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