Oscar Voters’ Guide: Which Golden Globe Winners Will Score Nominations?

variety.com:

Jenelle Riley Deputy Awards and Features Editor Coming into a new year usually brings clarity. But when it comes to the Oscar race — to quote novelist William Goldman — nobody knows anything.

Academy Award nominations will be announced Jan. 17 and voting is currently underway. Judging by the Golden Globe Awards Sunday, a number of winners have brought their possible Oscar nominations into focus.

But at the end of the day, how reliable are precursors anyway? After all, we all know the Oscars do their own thing. So, without being influenced by other voting parties, here’s a guess at where the race seems to stand. • Best Picture Unlike the awards show, we’re not going to make you wait until the end to get to the big one.

The general feeling is that the best picture race has come down to a couple of strong contenders — both musicals, although they couldn’t be more different.