Golden Globe TV predictions 2025: ‘Nobody Wants This’ coming on strong [Updated Nov. 13]
If the 2025 Golden Globes TV nominations were announced today, what would Gold Derby predict as the nominees and winners? Our predictions center officially opened on September 3, 2024 and already more than 1,500 people have made their television forecasts in the 11 categories for series (drama/comedy/limited) and acting (lead/supporting). So who’s out front to claim this year’s trophies, according to Gold Derby’s Golden Globe TV predictions 2025?
Below, see a snapshot in time of our racetrack odds for the 82nd annual ceremony, updated on Nov. 13, 2024. See how the odds and rankings have changed over time by examining our previous Golden Globe TV snapshots on Oct. 30 and Nov. 6.
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Now expected to receive a nomination since the last update: “Nobody Wants This,” Netflix’s rom-com about an agnostic woman and an unconventional rabbi, in the categories of Best Comedy Series and Best TV Comedy Actress for Kristen Bell. Also, Emmy nominee Nava Mau has jumped into the Best TV Supporting Actress top six for Netflix’s “Baby Reindeer.”
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Gold Derby’s Golden Globe odds are based on the combined forecasts of Experts we’ve polled from major media outlets, Editors who cover awards year-round for this website, Top 24 Users who did the best predicting the winners last time, All-Star Users who had the best prediction scores over the last two years, and the mass of Users who make up our biggest predictions bloc. We will continue to update the Golden Globes predictions center whenever new information is provided to us by the studios/campaigners. Track the awards races by exploring all of our charts and graphs.
BEST DRAMA SERIES
Predicted Nominees
1. “Shōgun” — 7/2
2. “Mr. and Mrs. Smith” — 11/2
3. “Slow Horses” — 11/2
4. “Presumed Innocent” — 8/1
5. “House of the Dragon” — 17/2
6. “Squid Game” — 19/2
Predicted Spoilers
“The Diplomat,” “Fallout,” “Industry,” “Pachinko,” “Dune: Prophecy”
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BEST TV DRAMA ACTOR
Predicted Nominees
1. Hiroyuki Sanada (“Shōgun”) — 69/20
2. Gary Oldman (“Slow Horses”) — 4/1
3. Jake Gyllenhaal (“Presumed Innocent”) — 5/1
4. Donald Glover (“Mr. and Mrs. Smith”) — 6/1
5. Lee Jung-jae (“Squid Game”) — 8/1
6. Walton Goggins (“Fallout”) — 9/1
Predicted Spoilers
Jeff Bridges (“The Old Man”), Cosmo Jarvis (“Shōgun”), Colin Farrell (“Sugar”), Billy Bob Thornton (“Landman”), Lee Min-Ho (“Pachinko”)
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BEST TV DRAMA ACTRESS
Predicted Nominees
1. Anna Sawai (“Shōgun”) — 7/2
2. Keri Russell (“The Diplomat”) — 9/2
3. Maya Erskine (“Mr. and Mrs. Smith”) — 11/2
4. Kathy Bates (“Matlock”) — 8/1
5. Sharon Horgan (“Bad Sisters”) — 10/1
6. Emma D’Arcy (“House of the Dragon”) — 11/1
Predicted Spoilers
Ella Purnell (“Fallout”), Marisa Abela (“Industry”), Keira Knightley (“Black Doves”), Myha’la Herrold (“Industry”), Carrie Preston (“Elsbeth”)
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BEST COMEDY SERIES
Predicted Nominees
1. “Hacks” — 71/20
2. “The Bear” — 4/1
3. “Only Murders in the Building” — 5/1
4. “Abbott Elementary” — 6/1
5. “Shrinking” — 13/1
6. “Nobody Wants This” — 14/1
Predicted Spoilers
“English Teacher,” “Palm Royale,” “Agatha All Along,” “What We Do in the Shadows,” “The Gentlemen”
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BEST TV COMEDY ACTOR
Predicted Nominees
1. Jeremy Allen White (“The Bear”) — 37/10
2. Steve Martin (“Only Murders in the Building”) — 9/2
3. Martin Short (“Only Murders in the Building”) — 5/1
4. Brian Jordan Alvarez (“English Teacher”) — 15/2
5. Jason Segel (“Shrinking”) — 17/2
6. Vince Vaughn (“Bad Monkey”) — 11/1
Predicted Spoilers
Adam Brody (“Nobody Wants This”), Matt Berry (“What We Do in the Shadows”), Theo James (“The Gentlemen”), Larry David (“Curb Your Enthusiasm”), Ray Romano (“No Good Deed”)
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BEST TV COMEDY ACTRESS
Predicted Nominees
1. Jean Smart (“Hacks”) — 69/20
2. Ayo Edebiri (“The Bear”) — 4/1
3. Quinta Brunson (“Abbott Elementary”) — 5/1
4. Selena Gomez (“Only Murders in the Building”) — 6/1
5. Kristen Bell (“Nobody Wants This”) — 23/2
6. Kristen Wiig (“Palm Royale”) — 15/1
Predicted Spoilers
Maya Rudolph (“Loot”), Kathryn Hahn (“Agatha All Along”), Lisa Kudrow (“No Good Deed”), Bridget Everett (“Somebody Somewhere”), Harriet Dyer (“Colin from Accounts”), Natasia Demetriou (“What We Do in the Shadows”)
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BEST LIMITED SERIES/TV MOVIE
Predicted Nominees
1. “Baby Reindeer” — 71/20
2. “True Detective: Night Country” — 5/1
3. “Ripley” — 6/1
4. “Disclaimer” — 6/1
5. “The Penguin” — 13/2
6. “Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story” — 15/2
Predicted Spoilers
“Feud: Capote vs. The Swans,” “The Perfect Couple,” “The Great Lillian Hall,” “American Sports Story: Aaron Hernandez,” “The Sympathizer”
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BEST LIMITED/MOVIE ACTOR
Predicted Nominees
1. Richard Gadd (“Baby Reindeer”) — 71/20
2. Andrew Scott (“Ripley”) — 9/2
3. Colin Farrell (“The Penguin”) — 5/1
4. Kevin Kline (“Disclaimer”) — 13/2
5. Tom Hollander (“Feud: Capote vs. The Swans”) — 9/1
6. Josh Andres Rivera (“American Sports Story: Aaron Hernandez”) — 20/1
Predicted Spoilers
Cooper Koch (“Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story”), Nicholas Alexander Chavez (“Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story”), Ewan McGregor (“A Gentleman in Moscow”), Michael Sheen (“A Very Royal Scandal”), Hoa Xuande (“The Sympathizer”)
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BEST LIMITED/MOVIE ACTRESS
Predicted Nominees
1. Jodie Foster (“True Detective: Night Country”) — 18/5
2. Cate Blanchett (“Disclaimer”) — 9/2
3. Sofia Vergara (“Griselda”) — 6/1
4. Naomi Watts (“Feud: Capote vs. The Swans”) — 13/2
5. Cristin Milioti (“The Penguin”) — 7/1
6. Nicole Kidman (“The Perfect Couple”) — 19/2
Predicted Spoilers
Natalie Portman (“Lady in the Lake”), Kate Winslet (“The Regime”), Jessica Lange (“The Great Lillian Hall”), Lola Petticrew (“Say Nothing”), Ruth Wilson (“A Very Royal Scandal”)
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BEST TV SUPPORTING ACTOR
Predicted Nominees
1. Ebon Moss-Bachrach (“The Bear”) — 19/5
2. Tadanobu Asano (“Shōgun”) — 9/2
3. Peter Sarsgaard (“Presumed Innocent”) — 6/1
4. Jack Lowden (“Slow Horses”) — 7/1
5. Harrison Ford (“Shrinking”) — 23/2
6. Robert Downey Jr. (“The Sympathizer”) — 13/1
Predicted Spoilers
Javier Bardem (“Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story”), Paul W. Downs (“Hacks”), Sacha Baron Cohen (“Disclaimer”), Jonathan Pryce (“Slow Horses”), Tom Goodman-Hill (“Baby Reindeer”)
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BEST TV SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Predicted Nominees
1. Jessica Gunning (“Baby Reindeer”) — 71/20
2. Hannah Einbinder (“Hacks”) — 9/2
3. Kali Reis (“True Detective: Night Country”) — 13/2
4. Liza Colon-Zayas (“The Bear”) — 7/1
5. Meryl Streep (“Only Murders in the Building”) — 17/2
6. Nava Mau (“Baby Reindeer”) — 14/1
Predicted Spoilers
Carol Burnett (“Palm Royale”), Ruth Negga (“Presumed Innocent”), Lesley Manville (“Disclaimer”), Dakota Fanning (“Ripley”), Chloe Sevigny (“Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story”)
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