What shows will the Golden Globes be buzzin’ about…and should you bother to watch them?

The Golden Globe Awards returns to CBS tonight for the second year after a hiatus where its former arbiter The Hollywood Foriegn Press completely fell apart. Last year’s ceremony was more reserved and much more aware of the inclusion deficiencies in years past. This year won’t be any different.

Nikki Glaser is set to host after a massively successful year. She came away the darling and winner of Netflix’s (tremendous) Roast of Tom Brady and has essentially been the mouthpiece for all of stand-up comedy in 2024.

An important thing to note about the Golden Globe Awards….well two important things, really. First is that it tends to take its film nominations way more seriously than it takes the ones it hands out for TV. Because of that it (and secondly) it tends to get pretty weird with who comes away with the TV awards at the end of the night.

No example is more clear of that this year than the bizarre nomination for Squid game in the Best Television Series – Drama category. Squid Game wasn’t available to viewers for more than a month after the nominations were announced and Netflix’s review embargoo lasted until the day it was released (December 26th). So that seemed to be completely out of the blue. Unsurprisingly the reviews were pretty-mid and now they just look stupid.

Below is my scorecard for tonight’s show. Feel free to share, comment and play along.

Look for me to live-tweet the event on X (From the One Happy Island of Aruba no less)

Best Television Series – Drama

Nominees

• The Diplomat (Netflix)
• Mr. And Mrs. Smith (Amazon)
• Shogun (FX)
• Slow Horses (Apple)
• Squid Game (Netflix)
• The Day of the Jackal (Peacock)

What Will Win

Shogun (FX)

What Should Win

Shogun (FX)

What Could Win (But Probably Shouldn’t)

The Diplomat (Netflix)

Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy

Nominees

• Abbott Elementary (ABC)
• The Bear (Hulu)
• Hacks (HBO)
• Nobody Wants This (Netflix)
• Only Murders in the Building (Hulu)
• The Gentlemen (Netflix)

What Will Win

The Gentleman (Netflix)

What Should Win

Hacks (HBO)

What Could Win (But Probably Shouldn’t)

Nobody Wants This (Netflix)

Best Television Limited Series, Anthology Series or Motion Picture Made for Television

Nominees

• Baby Reindeer (Netflix)
• Disclaimer (Apple)
• Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Mendez Story (Netflix)
• Ripley (Netflix)
• The Penguin (HBO)
• True Detective: Night Country (HBO)

What Will Win

Baby Reindeer (Netflix)

What Should Win

The Penguin (HBO)

What Could Win (…and probably won’t and shouldn’t)

Disclaimer (Apple)

Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Series – Drama

Nominees

• Anna Sawai (Shogun)
• Emma D’Arcy (House of the Dragon)
• Kathy Bates (Matlock)
• Kiera Knightley (Black Doves)
• Kerri Russel (The Diplomat)
• Mya Erskine (Mr. And Mrs. Smith)

Who Will Win

Anna Sawai (Shogun)

Who Should win

Anna Sawai (Shogun)

Who Could Win (But probably shouldn’t)

Kathy Bates (Matlock)

Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series – Drama

Nominees

• Billy Bob Thornton (Landman)
• Donald Glover (Mr. And Mrs. Smith)
• Eddie Redmayne (The Day of the Jackal)
• Gary Oldman (Slow Horses)
• Hiroyuki Sanada (Shogun)
• Jake Gyllenhaal (Presumed Innocent)

Who Will Win

Eddie Redmayne (The Day of the Jackal)

Who Should Win

Hiroyuki Sanada (Shogun)

Who Could Win (But Probably Shouldn’t)

The entire field other than Sanada

Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy

Nominees

• Ayo Edebiri (The Bear)
• Jean Smart (Hacks)
• Kathryn Hahn (Agatha All Along)
• Kristen Bell (Nobody Wants This)
• Quinta Brunson (Abbott Elementary)
• Selena Gomez (Only Murders in the Building)

Who Will Win

Kathryn Hahn (Agatha All Along)

Who Should Win

Ayo Edebiri (The Bear)

Who Could Win (AND Probably SHOULD)

Selena Gomez (Only Murders in the Building) or Jean Smart (Hacks)

Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy

Nominees

• Adam Brody (Nobody Wants This)
• Jason Segel (Shrinking)
• Jeremy Allen White (The Bear)
• Martin Short (Only Murders in the Building)
• Steve Martin (Only Murders in the Building)
• Ted Dawson (A Man on the Inside)

Who Will Win

Ted Dawson (A Man on the Inside)

Who Should Win

Jason Segel (Shrinking)

Who Could Win (But Probably Shouldn’t)

Adam Brody (Nobody Wants This) or Jeremy Allen White (The Bear)

Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Limited Series, Anthology Series or a Motion Picture Made for Television

Nominees

• Cate Blanchett (Disclaimer)
• Cristin Milioti (The Penguin)
• Jodie Foster (True Detective: Night Country)
• Kate Winslet (The Regime)
• Naomi Watts (Feud: Capote vs. The Swans)
• Sofia Vergara (Griselda)

Who Will win

Jodie Foster (True Detective: Night Country)

Who Should Win

Cristin Milioti (The Penguin)

Who Could Win (But Probably Shouldn’t)

Kate Blanchett (Disclaimer)

Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Limited Series, Anthology Series or a Motion Picture Made for Television

Nominees

• Andrew Scott (Ripley)
• Colin Farrell (The Penguin)
• Cooper Koch (Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story)
• Ewan McGregor (A Gentleman in Moscow)
• Kevin Kline (Disclaimer)
• Richard Gadd (Baby Reindeer)

Who Will Win

Richard Gadd (Baby Reindeer)

Who Should Win

Richard Gadd (Baby Reindeer)

Who Might Win

Colin Farrell (the Penguin)

Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role on Television

Nominees

• Allison Janney (The Diplomat)Dat
• Dakota Fanning (Ripley)
• Hannah’s Einbinder (Hacks)
• Jessica Gunning (Baby Reindeer)
• Kali Reis (True Detective: Night Country)
• Liza Colon-Zayas (The Bear)

Who Will Win

Liza Colon-Zayas (The Bear)

Who Should Win

Jessica Gunning (Baby Reindeer)

Who Could Win (and ABSOLUTELY SHOULD)

Hannah Einbinder (Hacks) and Kali Reis (True Detective: Night Country) – Editor’s Note: What an absolutely stupid category. Gunning, Fanning and Reis should be in different categories than Colon-Zayas and Einbinder (who should be in separate categories themselves) and they should all somehow be able to win a comparable award. This is a stacked category filled with capable nominees. The fact that it snubbed no less than three female actors from Shrinking and three from Shogun is equally baffling. This is the perfect example of why they need to either expand the supporting actor categories or eliminate them all together. This isn’t the right way to do this.

Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role on Television

Nominees

• Diego Luna (La Maquina)
• Ebon Moss-Bachrach (The Bear)
• Harrison Ford (Shrinking)
• Jack Lowden (Slow Horses)
• Javier Bardem (Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story)
• Tadanobu Asano (Shogun)

Who Will Win

Harrison Ford (Shrinking)

Who Should Win

Harrison Ford (Shrinking)

Who Could Win (And I’d be fine with, I guess)

Ebon Moss-Bachrach (The Bear)

Best Performance in Stand-Up Comedy on Television

Nominees

• Adam Sandler: Love You (Netflix)
• Ali Wong: Single Lady (Netflix)
• Jamie Foxx: What Had Happened Was… (Netflix)
• Nikki Glaser: Someday You’ll Die (HBO)
• Army Youssef: More Feelings (HBO)
• Seth Meyers: Dad Man Walking (HBO)

Who Will Win

Nikki Glaser: Someday You’ll Die (Netflix)

Who Should Win

Adam Sandler: Love You (Netflix)