2017 Golden Globes: Who Will, Could and Should Win?

The Crown

Game of Thrones

Stranger Things

This Is Us

Westworld

Who Will Win: Stranger Things

Who Should Win: This Is Us

Who Could Win: Westworld

Stranger Things was a worldwide sensation when it hit. It brought thrills, chills and reminders of their childhood to too many people to discard. However, This Is Us is the first drama series that isn't snuggled into a genre into which I can drag someone kicking and screaming and 8 hours later have a dedicated viewer analyzing what they've watched. It's a well-written and superbly acted marvel which SHOULD win. Westworld was similarly engaging and incredibly well done, but a lot of that was due to the performances.

Rami Malek, Mr. Robot

Bob Odenkirk, Better Call Saul

Matthew Rhys, The Americans

Liev Schreiber, Ray Donovan

Billy Bob Thornton, Goliath

Who Will Win: Matthew Rhys

Who Should Win: Matthew Rhys

Who Chould Win: Rami Malek

This isn't the popular opinion. In fact, it's the longshot. But The Americans has become more popular and Mr. Robot has lost its tarnish, giving Rhys the edge over Malek. Bob Odenkirk is still in play.

Caitriona Balfe, Outlander

Claire Foy, The Crown

Keri Russell, The Americans

Wynona Ryder, Stranger Things

Evan Rachel Wood, Westworld

Who Will Win: Wynona Ryder

Who Should Win: Evan Rachel Wood

Who Could Win: Claire Foy

Ryder seems to have tugged at the heartstrings with her uber-emotional turn as the distraught mother in Stranger Things, but Wood was one of the threads who held Westworld together as her performance was essential to the overall narrative to the story. Without her, Westworld would have been incomprehensible. Then again, how can the Hollywood Foreign Press miss a chance to award the Queen?

Atlanta

black-ish

Mozart in the Jungle

Transparent

Veep

Who Will Win: Atlanta

Who Should Win: Atlanta

Who Could Win: Transparent

If they had the guts to put Atlanta on the ballot, we have the faith they'll follow through with this original series. Then again, sometimes they just take the road already known.

Rachel Bloom, Crazy Ex-Girlfriend

Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Veep

Sarah Jessica Parker, Divorce

Issa Ree, Insecure

Gina Rodriguez, Jane the Virgin

Tracee Ellis Ross, black-ish

Who Will Win: Sarah Jessica Parker

Who Should Win: Issa Rae

Who Could Win: Julia Louis-Dreyfus or Issa Rae

It's been a while since Sarah Jessica Parker has been on TV, and her performance in Divorce was strangely compelling and a lot different from her last role on HBO. Issa Rae is a breakout on Insecure, though, and deserves the recognition for Insecure. Another HBO show altogether could get Julia Louis-Dreyfus another nod, though.

Anthony Anderson, black-ish

Gael Garcia Bernal, Mozart in the Jungle

Donald Glover, Atlanta

Nick Nolte, Graves

Jeffrey Tambor, Transparent

Who Will Win: Donald Glover

Who Should Win: Donald Glover

Who Could Win: Any of the others

Donald Glover is such a strong contestant in this category for Atlanda and all of the others have either been here before are Nick Nolte. It's really hard to guess if it isn't Glover.

American Crime

The Dresser

The Night Manager

The Night Of

People v. O.J. Simpson

Who Will Win: People v. OJ Simpson: American Crime Story

Who Should Win: People v. OJ Simpson: American Crime Story

Who Could Win: The Night Of

None of these series was as straight up perfect as the OJ series, but four were crime sagas and one not. It's a really tough call.

Riz Ahmed, The Night Of

Bryan Cranston, All the Way

Tom Hiddleston, The Night Manager

John Turturro, The Night Of

Courtney B. Vance, People v. O.J. Simpson

Who Will Win:

Who Should Win: Riz Ahmed

Who Could Win: John Turturro

The Night Of supplies the best actors in this category, and Riz Ahmed gave an alarming performance as the teen who either murdered, or didn't, a young girl on a night out in New York. His ambiguity was mysterious and frightening. Ahmed's international recognition gives him a leg up.

Felicity Huffman, American Crime

Riley Keough, The Girlfriend Experience

Sarah Paulson, People v. O.J. Simpson

Charlotte Rampling, London Spy

Kerry Washington, Confirmation

Who Will Win:

Sarah PaulsonWho Should Win: Sarah Paulson

Who Could Win: Any of the others, because they all come in second to Paulson.

There's really no contest here, or at least there shouldn't be.

Olivia Coleman, The Night Manager

Lena Headey, Game of Thrones

Chrissy Metz, This Is Us

Mandy Moore, This Is Us

Thandie Newton, Westworld

Who Will Win: Thandie Newton

Who Should Win: Thandie Newton

Who Could Win: Lena Headey

Thandie Newton came out very strong in Westworld and should and will win. Lena Headey has gone through hell as Cersei and wouldn't be a disappointment to take home the Globe.

Sterling K. Brown, People v O.J. Simpson

Hugh Laurie, The Night Manager

John Lithgow, The Crown

Christian Slater, Mr. Robot

John Travolta, People v. O.J. Simpson

Who Will Win: Sterling K. Brown

Who Should Win: Sterling K. Brown

Who Could Win: John Lithgow

Sterling K. Brown could have been nominated twice in this category, once for People v OJ and another for This Is Us. Although the latter hasn't yet been renewed (WTH NBC?), Brown has a boatload of nominations coming with This Is Us as the series gestates. Let's consider this a 2016 body of work win, because Brown is sensational. John Lithgow has turning heads on The Crown, too, though, so if he creeps onto that stage, don't be surprised.