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Here are The Post’s picks for the 74th Golden Globe Awards

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Jan 8, 2017

Television Picks by Michael Starr

Best Series, Drama

  • “The Crown” (Netflix)
  • “Game of Thrones” (HBO)
  • “Stranger Things” (Netflix)
  • “This Is Us” (NBC) — The fall’s breakout, buzzy hit features a top-notch ensemble cast that’s complemented by a clever concept and many #watercooler moments.
  • “Westworld” (HBO)

Best Performance by an Actor, Drama

  • Rami Malek, “Mr. Robot” (USA)
  • Billy Bob Thornton, “Goliath” (Amazon)
  • Bob Odenkirk, “Better Call Saul” (AMC)
  • Matthew Rhys, “The Americans” (FX) — It’s about time he’s recognized for his quick-change artistry playing several different characters in a multi-layered storyline.
  • Liev Schreiber, Ray Donovan (Showtime)

Best Performance by an Actress, Drama

  • Caitriona Balfe, “Outlander” (Starz)
  • Claire Foy, “The Crown” (Netflix) — A dignified, graceful and nuanced performance as young Elizabeth Windsor, who segues into her role as Queen Elizabeth II amidst palace infighting, gossip and her own family’s intrigue.
  • Keri Russell, “The Americans” (FX)
  • Winona Ryder, “Stranger Things” (Netflix)
  • Evan Rachel Wood, “Westworld” (HBO)

Best Series, Musical or Drama

  • “Atlanta” (FX) — Donald Glover’s sly, understated take on the Atlanta rap scene should take the trophy.
  • “Black-ish” (ABC)
  • “Mozart in the Jungle” (Amazon)
  • “Transparent” (Amazon)
  • “Veep” (HBO)
Issa Rae in a scene from “Insecure.”APIssa Rae in a scene from “Insecure.”AP

Best Performance by an Actress, Musical or Comedy

  • Rachel Bloom, “My Crazy Ex-Girlfriend (The CW)
  • Julia Louis-Dreyfus, “Veep” (HBO)
  • Sarah Jessica Parker, “Divorce” (HBO)
  • Issa Rae, “Insecure” (HBO) — A breath of fresh air in an otherwise stale category.
  • Gina Rodriguez, “Jane the Virgin” (The CW)
  • Tracy Ellis Ross, “Black-ish” (ABC)

Best Performance by an Actor, Musical or Comedy

  • Aziz Ansari, “Master of None” (Netflix) — He should win for a truly funny performance. I’m still trying to figure out Bernal’s win from last year — a real head-scratcher.
  • Gael Garcia Bernal, “Mozart in the Jungle” (Amazon)
  • Rob Lowe, “The Grinder” (Fox)
  • Patrick Stewart, “Blunt Talk” (Starz)
  • Jeffrey Tambor, “Transparent” (Amazon)
Casey Affleck in a scene from “Manchester By The Sea.”APCasey Affleck in a scene from “Manchester By The Sea.”AP

Movie Picks by Kyle Smith

Best Picture, Drama

  • “Hacksaw Ridge”
  • “Hell or High Water”
  • “Lion”
  • “Manchester by the Sea” — The picture to beat is a universally acclaimed work of art that is also proving to be an unlikely success at the box office.
  • “Moonlight”

Best Actress, Drama

  • Amy Adams, “Arrival”
  • Jessica Chastain, “Miss Sloane”
  • Isabelle Huppert, “Elle”
  • Ruth Negga, “Loving”
  • Natalie Portman, “Jackie” — Playing historical figures in arty dramas is a sure way to collect lots of hardware.

Best Actor, Drama

  • Casey Affleck, “Mancester by the Sea” — Affleck — who’s already collected a bushel of awards for his wrenching, yet restrained, performance as a mourning handyman — deserves to win, and will.
  • Joel Edgerton, “Loving”
  • Andrew Garfield, “Hacksaw Ridge”
  • Viggo Mortensen, “Captain America”
  • Denzel Washington, “Fences”
Ryan Gosling, right, and Emma Stone in a scene from, “La La Land.”APRyan Gosling, right, and Emma Stone in a scene from, “La La Land.”AP

Best Picture, Musical or Comedy

  • “20th Century Women”
  • “Deadpool”
  • “Florence Foster Jenkins”
  • “La La Land” — If this doesn’t win, it’ll be a bigger upset than Trump beating Hillary.
  • “Sing Street”

Best Actress, Musical or Comedy

  • Annette Bening, “20th Century Women”
  • Lily Collins, “Rules Don’t Apply”
  • Hailee Steinfeld, “The Edge of Seventeen”
  • Emma Stone, “La La Land” — The Globes love to recognize the starlet of the hour — so Emma Stone, get your acceptance speech ready.
  • Meryl Streep, “Florence Foster Jenkins”

Best Actor, Musical or Comedy

  • Colin Farrell, “The Lobster”
  • Ryan Gosling, “La La Land”
  • Hugh Grant, “Florence Foster Jenkins” — Let’s go with an upset here: the still-tousled, still-dry, still-hilarious Grant, this time as the doting husband of the world’s worst singer in “Florence Foster Jenkins.”
  • Jonah Hill, “War Dogs”
  • Ryan Reynolds, “Deadpool”

Best Director

  • Damien Chazelle, “La La Land” — Chazelle is a lock to win the Oscar for his peppy, visually dazzling throwback musical, and Globes voters won’t be able to resist either.
  • Tom Ford, “Nocturnal Animals”
  • Mel Gibson, “Hacksaw Ridge”
  • Barry Jenkins, “Moonlight”
  • Kenneth Lonergan, “Manchester by the Sea”
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