Golden Globes - Oak Street Predicts the Winners

The Globes are really just for fun. And Ricky Gervais. Sure, they're a meaty precursor to the Oscars, but its really the Guild Awards that lock in votes for the Academy. Tonight, enjoy the booze, but here are my predicted winners nevertheless:

BEST MOTION PICUTRE - DRAMA

The Descendants

The Help

Hugo

The Ides of March

Moneyball

War Horse

Who will win? THE DESCENDANTS

But I want HUGO to win.

BEST MOTION PICTURE - MUSICAL OR COMEDY

The Artist

Bridesmaids

50/50

Midnight in Paris

My Week with Marilyn

Who will win? THE ARTIST

But I want MIDNIGHT IN PARIS to win.

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR - DRAMA

George Clooney in THE DESCENDANTS

Leonardo DiCaprio in J. EDGAR

Michael Fassbender in SHAME

Ryan Goslin in THE IDES OF MARCH

Brad Pitt in MONEYBALL

Who will win? GEORGE CLOONEY

But I want MICHAEL FASSBENDER to win.

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS - DRAMA

Glenn Close in ALBERT DOBBS

Viola Davis in THE HELP

Rooney Mara in THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO

Meryl Streep in THE IRON LADY

Tilda Swinton in WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT KEVIN

Who will win? VIOLA DAVIS

But I want GLENN CLOSE to win.

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR - MUSICAL OR COMEDY

Jean Dujardin in THE ARTIST

Brendan Gleeson in THE GUARD

Joseph Gordon-Levitt in 50/50

Ryan Gosling in CRAZY, STUPID, LOVE

Owen Wilson in MIDNIGHT IN PARIS

Who will win? JEAN DUJARDIN

But I want RYAN GOSLING to win.

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS - MUSICAL OR COMEDY

Jodie Foster in CARNAGE

Charlize Theron in YOUNG ADULT

Kristen Wiig in BRIDESMAIDS

Michelle Williams in MY WEEK WITH MARILYN

Kate Winslet in CARNAGE

Who will win? MICHELLE WILLIAMS

But I want CHARLIZE THERON to win.

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE

Kenneth Branagh in MY WEEK WITH MARILYN

Albert Brooks in DRIVE

Jonah Hill in MONEYBALL

Viggo Mortensen in A DANGEROUS METHOD

Christopher Plummer BEGINNERS

Who will win? CHRISTOPHER PLUMMER

And, yeah, I'm good with this.

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE

Berenice Bejo in THE ARTIST

Jessica Chastain in THE HELP

Janet McTeer in ALBERT BROOKS

Octavia Spencer in THE HELP

Shailene Woodley in THE DESCENDANTS

Who will win? JESSICA CHASTAIN

Going risky here - and I want her to win. Badly.

BEST DIRECTOR

Woody Allen for MIDNIGHT IN PARIS

George Clooney for THE IDES OF MARCH

Michel Hazanavicius for THE ARTIST

Alexander Payne for THE DESCENDANTS

Martin Scorcese for HUGO

Who will win? MICHEL HAZANAVICIUS

But I want WOODY ALLEN to win.

BEST SCREENPLAY

The Artist

The Descendants

The Ides of March

Midnght in Paris

Moneyball

Who will win? MIDNIGHT IN PARIS

And I definitely want Woody to win and not be there to accept. As usual.

BEST ORIGINAL SONG - ALBERT DOBBS

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE - THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO

BEST ANIMATED PICTURE - RANGO

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM - A SEPARATION

BEST TELEVISION SERIES (DRAMA) - BOARDWALK EMPIRE

BEST TELEVISION SERIES (COMEDY) - MODERN FAMILY

BEST MINI-SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TV - DOWNTON ABBEY

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A TV SERIES (DRAMA) - STEVE BUSCEMI

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A TV SERIES (DRAMA) - MADELEINE STOWE

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A TV SERIES (COMEDY) - JONNY GALECKI

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A TV SERIES (COMEDY) - ZOOEY DESCHANEL

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A MINI-SERIES OR TV MOVIE - DOMINIC WEST

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A MINI-SERIES OR TV MOVIE - KATE WINSLET

BEST PERFORMANCE BY A SUPPORTING ACTOR (TV) - PETER DINKLAGE

BEST PERFORMANCE BY A SUPPORTING ACTRESS (TV) - JESSICA LANGE