Golden Globe TV predictions 2025: Cooper Koch jumps into top six for ‘Monsters’ [Updated Nov. 20]

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 Sept. 3, 2024, and already more than 1,600 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. 20, 2024. See how the odds and rankings have changed over time by examining our previous Golden Globe TV snapshots on Oct. 30, Nov. 6, and Nov. 13.

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Now expected to receive a nomination since the last update: Cooper Koch for “Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story” in Best Limited/Movie Actor. Currently, the Netflix program is also expected to receive a bid in Best Limited Series/TV Movie.

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BEST DRAMA SERIES

Predicted Nominees

1. “Shōgun” — 71/20
2. “Slow Horses” — 11/2
3. “Mr. and Mrs. Smith” — 13/2
4. “Presumed Innocent” — 8/1
5. “Squid Game” — 9/1
6. “House of the Dragon” — 9/1

Predicted Spoilers

“The Diplomat,” “Industry,” “Fallout,” “Pachinko,” “Dune: Prophecy”
See more Best Drama Series contenders …

BEST TV DRAMA ACTOR

Predicted Nominees

1. Hiroyuki Sanada (“Shōgun”) — 18/5
2. Gary Oldman (“Slow Horses”) — 9/2
3. Jake Gyllenhaal (“Presumed Innocent”) — 11/2
4. Donald Glover (“Mr. and Mrs. Smith”) — 6/1
5. Lee Jung-jae (“Squid Game”) — 15/2
6. Walton Goggins (“Fallout”) — 9/1

Predicted Spoilers

Jeff Bridges (“The Old Man”), Eddie Redmayne (“The Day of the Jackal”), Cosmo Jarvis (“Shōgun”), Lee Min-Ho (“Pachinko”), Colin Farrell (“Sugar”)
See more Best Drama Actor contenders …

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”) — 7/1
5. Sharon Horgan (“Bad Sisters”) — 11/1
6. Emma D’Arcy (“House of the Dragon”) — 23/2

Predicted Spoilers

Ella Purnell (“Fallout”), Marisa Abela (“Industry”), Keira Knightley (“Black Doves”), Myha’la Herrold (“Industry”), Niecy Nash-Betts (“Grotesquerie”)
See more Best Drama Actress contenders …

BEST COMEDY SERIES

Predicted Nominees

1. “Hacks” — 71/20
2. “The Bear” — 4/1
3. “Only Murders in the Building” — 11/2
4. “Abbott Elementary” — 6/1
5. “Nobody Wants This” — 23/2
6. “Shrinking” — 13/1

Predicted Spoilers

“English Teacher,” “Palm Royale,” “What We Do in the Shadows,” “Agatha All Along,” “Bad Monkey”
See more Best Comedy Series contenders …

BEST TV COMEDY ACTOR

Predicted Nominees

1. Jeremy Allen White (“The Bear”) — 18/5
2. Steve Martin (“Only Murders in the Building”) — 9/2
3. Martin Short (“Only Murders in the Building”) — 5/1
4. Jason Segel (“Shrinking”) — 8/1
5. Brian Jordan Alvarez (“English Teacher”) — 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”), Ray Romano (“No Good Deed”), Larry David (“Curb Your Enthusiasm”)
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BEST TV COMEDY ACTRESS

Predicted Nominees

1. Jean Smart (“Hacks”) — 69/20
2. Ayo Edebiri (“The Bear”) — 9/2
3. Quinta Brunson (“Abbott Elementary”) — 5/1
4. Selena Gomez (“Only Murders in the Building”) — 13/2
5. Kristen Bell (“Nobody Wants This”) — 19/2
6. Kristen Wiig (“Palm Royale”) — 15/1

Predicted Spoilers

Kathryn Hahn (“Agatha All Along”), Maya Rudolph (“Loot”), Bridget Everett (“Somebody Somewhere”), Lisa Kudrow (“No Good Deed”), Harriet Dyer (“Colin from Accounts”)
See more Best Comedy Actress contenders …

BEST LIMITED SERIES/TV MOVIE

Predicted Nominees

1. “Baby Reindeer” — 7/2
2. “True Detective: Night Country” — 5/1
3. “Ripley” — 6/1
4. “Disclaimer” — 13/2
5. “The Penguin” — 13/2
6. “Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story” — 8/1

Predicted Spoilers

“Feud: Capote vs. The Swans,” “Say Nothing,” “The Perfect Couple,” “American Sports Story: Aaron Hernandez,” “Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist”
See more Best Limited Series/Movie contenders …

BEST LIMITED/MOVIE ACTOR

Predicted Nominees

1. Richard Gadd (“Baby Reindeer”) — 71/20
2. Andrew Scott (“Ripley”) — 4/1
3. Colin Farrell (“The Penguin”) — 5/1
4. Kevin Kline (“Disclaimer”) — 7/1
5. Tom Hollander (“Feud: Capote vs. The Swans”) — 8/1
6. Cooper Koch (“Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story”) — 18/1

Predicted Spoilers

Josh Andres Rivera (“American Sports Story: Aaron Hernandez”), Nicholas Alexander Chavez (“Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story”), Ewan McGregor (“A Gentleman in Moscow”), Anthony Boyle (“Say Nothing”), Michael Sheen (“A Very Royal Scandal”)
See more Best Limited/Movie Actor contenders …

BEST LIMITED/MOVIE ACTRESS

Predicted Nominees

1. Jodie Foster (“True Detective: Night Country”) — 37/10
2. Cate Blanchett (“Disclaimer”) — 9/2
3. Cristin Milioti (“The Penguin”) — 6/1
4. Sofia Vergara (“Griselda”) — 6/1
5. Naomi Watts (“Feud: Capote vs. The Swans”) — 15/2
6. Nicole Kidman (“The Perfect Couple”) — 10/1

Predicted Spoilers

Lola Petticrew (“Say Nothing”), Natalie Portman (“Lady in the Lake”), Jessica Lange (“The Great Lillian Hall”), Kate Winslet (“The Regime”), Betty Gilpin (“Three Women”)
See more Best Limited Movie/Actress contenders …

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”) — 14/1

Predicted Spoilers

Javier Bardem (“Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story”), Jonathan Pryce (“Slow Horses”), Paul W. Downs (“Hacks”), Sacha Baron Cohen (“Disclaimer”), Tom Goodman-Hill (“Baby Reindeer”)
See more Best Supporting Actor contenders …

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”) — 7/1
4. Liza Colon-Zayas (“The Bear”) — 15/2
5. Meryl Streep (“Only Murders in the Building”) — 9/1
6. Nava Mau (“Baby Reindeer”) — 16/1

Predicted Spoilers

Carol Burnett (“Palm Royale”), Ruth Negga (“Presumed Innocent”), Lesley Manville (“Disclaimer”), Diane Lane (“Feud: Capote vs. The Swans”), Dakota Fanning (“Ripley”)
See more Best Supporting Actress contenders …

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