The 80th Golden Globe Awards will be held on Jan. 10 at The Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, California.
Ahead of the acting awards show, www.VegasInsider.com collected all of the records that could be broken.
FILM
Best Director
Steven Spielberg could tie Clint Eastwood, Miloš Forman, David Lean, Martin Scorsese and Oliver Stone as the director with the second most wins in the Best Director category (Spielberg won two times in the past, he is the most nominated director in the category with 14 nominations, and he is nominated this year for “The Fabelmans.”
James Cameron could tie Eastwood, Forman, Lean, Scorsese & Stone as the director with the second most wins in the Best Director category (Cameron won two times in the past, and he is nominated this year for “Avatar: The Way of Water”); Cameron could also become the first director to win for directing a sequel after winning Best Director in 2009 for the original “Avatar” movie.
Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert “The Daniels” could become the first duo to win the directing award after securing their first nomination this year for “Everything Everywhere All At Once.”
Best Actress
Cate Blanchett could join Meryl Streep, Ingrid Bergman & Jane Fonda as the most awarded actress in the Best Actress - Drama category with 3 wins - she won 2 times in the past and she is nominated this year for “TÁR.”
Ana de Armas could become the first Cuban actress to win in the Best Actress - Drama category - she earned her first nomination this year for “Blonde.”
Michelle Yeoh could become the first Malaysian actress to win in the Best Actress - Comedy / Musical category - she earned her first nomination this year for “Everything Everywhere All At Once”; she would also become only the second actress of Asian descent to win in this category after Awkwafina.
Best Actor
Colin Farrell could become only one of seven men to win two or more times in the Best Actor - Musical/Comedy category. He previously won for “In Bruges” and he is nominated again this year for “The Banshees of Inisherin”, both directed by Martin McDonagh.
Best Supporting Actor
Brad Pitt could break his five-way tie and become the most awarded actor in this category with three wins. He won two times in the past, and he is nominated this year for “Babylon.”
Ke Hy Quan could become the first Vietnam-born actor to win in this category and the second actor of Asian descent to win after Haing S. Ngor. Ke Hy Quan earned his first nomination this year for “Everything Everywhere All At Once.”
Best Supporting Actress
Dolly de Leon could become the first Filipina actress to win in this category and also the first actress of Asian descent to do so. She is nominated this year for “The Triangle of Sadness.”
Best Score
Hildur Guðnadóttir could become the first female composer to win twice in this category. She previously won for “Joker” and she is nominated again this year for “Women Talking.”
John Williams could break his first place tie with Dimitri Tiomkin if he turns his nomination for “The Fabelmans” into a win. He previously won four trophies in this category out of 25 nominations, the highest number out of all composers.
Best Animated Feature
Netflix could become the first streaming service to win in this category. It earned its first nomination last year, and is nominated again this year for “Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio.”
Overall
“The Banshees of Inisherin” could tie “La La Land” as the movie with the most Golden Globes won in one night–seven–it is nominated for 8 awards in seven categories.
“Everything Everywhere All At Once” could tie “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest” & “Midnight Express” as a second most awarded film in one night if it would win all of its 6 nominations.
“Avatar” could become the first movie to win with both its original installment and its sequel (“Avatar: The Way of Water”).
Steven Spielberg could break his first place tie with Billy Wilder as the director with the most Best Movie wins if Best Comedy & Best Drama are counted together - his movies won three Best Drama trophies and last year he won Best Comedy/Musical movie for “West Side Story.” This year, “The Fabelmans” is nominated for Best Drama movie,
TV
Best Actor
Diego Luna could become the first Mexican actor to win in the Best TV Actor - Drama category if he wins for “Andor.”
Taron Egerton could become the first Welsh actor to win in the Best Limited Series Actor category if he wins for “Black Bird” - he won in 2020 for “Rocketman” in the Best Film Actor - Comedy category.
Sebastian Stan could become the first Romania-born actor to win in the Best Limited Series Actor category if he wins for “Pam & Tommy.”
Best Actress
“The Crown” could extend its record as the series with the most different actresses winning in this category. Olivia Colman, Claire Foy and Emma Corin have all won in this category for their respective roles, and Imelda Staunton is nominated this year for her portrayal of Queen Elizabeth II, which earned Colman and Foy their trophies
Best Supporting Actress
Claire Danes could join the elite group of 12 actors who have won five or more Golden Globes throughout their career if she wins for “Fleishman is in Trouble” - she won four Golden Globes in the past.
Current Golden Globes Odds for the favored winners (based on odds average):
FILM
Best Picture - Drama - The Fabelmans - 37/63 , implied probability: 63%
Best Picture - Comedy - Everything Everywhere All At Once - 469/936, implied probability: 66%
Best Animated Feature - Guillermo del Toros’ Pinocchio - 11/48, implied probability: 81.37%
Best Foreign Film - RRR - 4/11, implied probability: 73.31%
Best Film Director - Steven Spielberg (The Fabelmans) - 17/60, implied probability: 77.94%
Best Film Screenplay - Martin McDonagh (The Banshees of Inisherin) - 83/90, implied probability: 52%
Best Film Score - Justin Hurwitz (Babylon) - 6/5, implied probability: 45.45%
Best Original Song - Lift Me Up (Black Panther 2) - 1/1, implied probability: 50%
Best Film Actor - Drama - Austin Butler (Elvis) - 7/9, implied probability: 56.24%
Best Film Actor - Comedy - Colin Farrell (The Banshees of Inisherin) - 29/180, implied probability: 86.13%
Best Film Supporting Actor - Ke Huy Quan (EEAAO) - 4/9, implied probability: 69.25%
Best Film Actress - Drama - Cate Blanchett (TÁR, 124/297), implied probability: 70.52%
Best Film Actress - Comedy - Michelle Yeoh (EEAAO, 23/90), implied probability: 79.62%
Best Film Supporting Actress - Jamie Lee Curtis (EEAAO, 4/7), implied probability: 63.65%
TV
Best Limited Series / TV Movie - The White Lotus - 17/60, implied probability: 77.94%
Best TV Drama - Severance - 29/20, implied probability: 40.82%
Best TV Comedy - Abbott Elementary - 1/2, implied probability: 66.67%
Best TV Actress - Drama - Zendaya (Euphoria) - 4/9, implied probability: 69.25%
Best TV Actress - Comedy - Quinta Brunson (Abbott Elementary) - 4/7, implied probability: 63.65%
Best TV Actress - Limited or Anthology Series - Amanda Seyfried (The Dropout) - 4/11, implied probability: 73.31%
Best TV Actor - Drama - Bob Odenkirk (Better Call Saul) - 8/11, implied probability: 57.9%
Best TV Actor - Comedy - Jeremy Allen White (The Bear) - 4/9, implied probability: 69.25%
Best TV Actor - Limited or Anthology Series - Evan Peters (Dahmer - Monster) - 3/10, implied probability: 76.92%