81st Golden Globe Winner Predictions – Television: Expect ‘Succession,’ ‘The Bear,’ ‘ Beef’ to Reign

The Golden Globes are this Sunday and it will be the first time the new members will have voted for the winners of the Globes, which is (hopefully) certain to provide inspired winners. That was the case only sometimes under the direction of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, so perhaps the first year after the HFPA stopped existing will provide great choices. 

While it would be a great year to begin awarding newer series such as Netflix’s The Diplomat, HBO’s former flagship show Succession is more than likely going to bulldoze through the drama categories. Jeremy Strong and Sarah Snook will likely win for Best Actor and Actress in a Drama Series with Matthew Macfadyen bound to take the trophy home for Supporting Actor in a Television Series. It’s a shame that a great final season of Succession has swept through against series like The Last of Us and The Curse, but what a final season Succession gave audiences, thus earning its potential sweep of the drama categories.

The Bear will likely grab a couple of awards on Sunday night, as well, almost certainly allowing Jeremy Allen White a win. Ayo Edebiri seems poised to take the Comedy Actress category, but Quinta Brunson is right on her heels. Either of these ladies taking home the trophy is a win for everyone, as both of their performances are honest and effortless. Meryl Streep seems to be the likely choice for Supporting Actress in a Television Series for her role in Only Murder in the Building’s latest outing, and who could be angry with that decision? Beef was one of the most discussed limited series of 2023, premiering just a month before the WGA strike began, and could take home awards for the series and its two lead performers, Steven Yeun and Ali Wong. The dark horse in these limited series categories could be Showtime’s Fellow Travelers, which made quite an impact over the past couple months. Matt Bomer could come in and take the trophy for Actor in a Limited Series, but it seems more likely that Yeun will take it home.

The Globes have always given fans of film and television something to discuss, for better or for worse. It will be exciting to see what the new members’ addition to the voting body will do for the winners. 

Here are my predictions for the winners of the 2024 Golden Globes for television:

Best Television Series, Drama 

• Predicted winner: Succession (HBO)
• Spoiler: The Last of Us (HBO)

Other nominees: 1923 (Paramount+), The Crown (Netflix), The Diplomat (Netflix), The Morning Show (Apple TV+)

Best Television Series, Musical or Comedy 

• Predicted winner: The Bear (FX)
• Possible spoiler: Abbott Elementary (ABC)

Other nominees: Ted Lasso (Apple TV+), Jury Duty (Amazon Freevee), Only Murders in the Building (Hulu), Barry (HBO)

Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series, Drama 

• Predicted winner: Jeremy Strong – Succession (HBO)
• Possible spoiler: Kieran Culkin – Succession (HBO)

Other nominees: Pedro Pascal – The Last of Us (HBO), Brian Cox – Succession (HBO), Gary Oldman – Slow Horses (AppleTV+), Dominic West – The Crown (Netflix)

Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series, Drama 

• Predicted winner: Sarah Snook – Succession (HBO)
• Possible spoiler: Emma Stone – The Curse (Showtime)

Other nominees: Helen Mirren – 1923 (Paramount+), Bella Ramsey – The Last of Us (HBO), Keri Russell – The Diplomat (Netflix), Imelda Staunton – The Crown (Netflix)

Best Actress in a TV Series, Musical or Comedy 

• Predicted winner: Ayo Edebiri – The Bear (FX)
• Possible spoiler: Quinta Brunson – Abbott Elementary (ABC)

Other nominees: Natasha Lyonne – Poker Face (Peacock), Rachel Brosnahan – The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (Prime Video), Selena Gomez – Only Murders in the Building (Hulu), Elle Fanning – The Great (Hulu)

Best Actor in a TV Series, Musical or Comedy 

• Predicted winner: Jeremy Allen White – The Bear (FX)
• Possible spoiler: Martin Short – Only Murders in the Building (Hulu)

Other nominees: Bill Hader — Barry (HBO), Steve Martin — Only Murders in the Building (Hulu), Jason Segel – Shrinking (AppleTV+), Jason Sudeikis – Ted Lasso (AppleTV+)

Best Supporting Actor – Television 

• Predicted winner: Matthew Macfadyen – Succession (HBO)
• Possible spoiler: Ebon Moss-Bachrach – The Bear (FX)

Other nominees: Billy Crudup – The Morning Show (AppleTV+), James Marsden – Jury Duty (Amazon Freevee), Alan Ruck – Succession (HBO), Alexander Skarsgård – Succession (HBO)

Best Supporting Actress – Television 

• Predicted winner: Meryl Streep –  Only Murders in the Building (Hulu)
• Possible spoiler: Elizabeth Debicki – The Crown (Netflix)

Other nominees: Abby Elliott – The Bear (FX), Christina Ricci – Yellowjackets (Showtime), J. Smith-Cameron – Succession (HBO), Hannah Waddingham – Ted Lasso (AppleTV+)

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

• Predicted winner: Beef (Netflix)
• Possible spoiler: Fellow Travelers (Showtime)

Other nominees: Lessons in Chemistry (AppleTV+), Daisy Jones & the Six (Prime Video), All the Light We Cannot See (Netflix), Fargo (FX)

Best Performance by an Actor, Limited Series, Anthology Series or Motion Picture Made for Television 

• Predicted winner: Steven Yeun – Beef (Netflix)
• Possible spoiler: Matt Bomer – Fellow Travelers (Showtime)

Other nominees: Sam Claflin – Daisy Jones & the Six (Prime Video), Jon Hamm – Fargo (FX), Woody Harrelson – White House Plumbers (HBO), David Oyelowo – Lawmen: Bass Reeves (Paramount+)

Best Performance by an Actress, Limited Series, Anthology Series or a Motion Picture Made for Television

• Predicted winner: Ali Wong – Beef (Netflix)
• Possible spoiler: Brie Larson – Lessons in Chemistry (AppleTV+)

Other nominees: Riley Keough — Daisy Jones and the Six (Prime Video), Elizabeth Olsen – Love and Death (MAX), Juno Temple – Fargo (FX), Rachel Weisz –  Dead Ringers (Prime Video)

Best Performance in Stand-Up Comedy or Television

• Predicted winner: Chris Rock — Chris Rock: Selective Outrage
• Possible spoiler: Wanda Sykes — Wanda Sykes: I’m an Entertainer

Other nominees:Ricky Gervais — Ricky Gervais: Armageddon, Trevor Noah — Trevor Noah: Where Was I, Amy Schumer — Amy Schumer: Emergency Contact, Sarah Silverman — Sarah Silverman: Someone You Love