This year's Golden Globes nominations have been fairly spread out, with no one particular show or series standing out as a clear winner.

That's an obvious testament to just how good television has been of late, with shows like Fargo, Mad Men and Transparent winning rave reviews and heavily favourited to win this year. We've analysed the tea-leaves and come back with our predictions in the TV categories.

Got some of your own? Let us know in the comments below!

 

BEST TV SERIES (DRAMA)

Empire

Game of Thrones

Mr. Robot

Narcos

Outlander

 

Game of Thrones, you would think, is the favourite here. However, we were bowled over by how good Mr. Robot is. Not only that, Narcos was pretty special too and so was Outlander. Empire, honestly, we've no idea how / why people are watching. Long story short, this category is an open field. Game of Thrones isn't the mortal lock that everyone has, but if we were giving it out, we'd put Mr. Robot front and centre.

 

BEST TV SERIES (COMEDY / MUSICAL)

Casual

Mozart in the Jungle

Orange Is the New Black

Silicon Valley

Transparent

Veep

 

Veep's the strongest contender here, we think, considering Transparent won out last year. It's extremely rare for a series to win two years in a row, but Transparent's been consistently funny and heartwarming. 

 

BEST TV SERIES (DRAMA)

American Crime

American Horror Story

Fargo

Flesh and Bone

Wolf Hall

 

American Crime could do well here, but our favourite to win is Wolf Hall. Without a shadow of a doubt, Wolf Hall was one of the best TV series of this year and Mark Rylance was incredible as Thomas Cromwell. That being said, Fargo's second season was pretty incredible so it's just as likely to win. Our best guess, however, goes to Wolf Hall. Here's hoping.

 

BEST ACTOR (DRAMA)

Jon Hamm - Mad Men

Rami Malek - Mr. Robot

Wagner Moura - Narcos

Bob Odenkirk - Better Call Saul

Liev Schrieber - Ray Donovan

 

We were big fans of Bob Odenkirk, Rami Malek and Jon Hamm and not to mention Wagner Moura in Narcos. This really is a group-of-death situation as everyone in this category could win if they were up against anyone else. It's the final season of Mad Men, so they could easily pass it to Hamm as a legacy thing, but if we were handing it out, Rami Malek would win for Mr. Robot. It's THAT good.

BEST ACTRESS (DRAMA)

Caitriona Balfe - Outlander

Viola Davis - How To Get Away With Murder

Eva Green - Penny Dreadful

Taraji P. Henson - Empire

Robin Wright - House of Cards

 

Although the season just gone of House of Cards was a bit of a mess, Robin Wright was the standout. Consistently brilliant in a series that was anything but, she looks like the heavy favourite to win here. Viola Davis' trashy murder series would be a second, but there's such a gulf between Wright and the rest of the nominees, we're fairly certain she's got this one sewn up.

 

BEST ACTOR (COMEDY / MUSICAL)

Aziz Ansari - Master of None

Gael García Bernal - Mozart in the Jungle

Rob Lowe - The Grinder

Patrick Stewart - Blunt Talk

Jeffrey Tambor - Transparent

 

If you haven't yet watched Master of None, you really are missing out. The show's been a welcome companion piece to Louis CK's brillaint Louie and even has the same exec producer. Ansari's performance in the series has been remarkable and the writing has been top notch. A solid win for Ansari here will do wonders for his career.

 

BEST ACTRESS (COMEDY / MUSICAL)

Rachel Bloom - Crazy Ex Girlfriend

Jamie Lee Curtis - Scream Queens

Julia Louis-Dreyfus - Veep

Gina Rodriguez - Jane the Virgin

Lily Tomlin - Grace and Frankie

 

Although we weren't huge fans of Scream Queens, Jamie Lee Curtis was fantastic on the show and brilliantly lampooned both her own career and her family heritage. However, Julia Louis-Dreyfus is the firm favourite here to win. We're also surprised that Sharon Horgan didn't get a look-in for Catastrophe, by the way.

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR

Alan Cumming - The Good Wife

Damian Lewis - Wolf Hall

Ben Mendelsohn - Bloodline

Tobias Menzies - Outlander

Christian Slater - Mr. Robot

 

As much as we loved Mr. Robot, it's unlikely it'll make a clean sweep in all its categories - which is a shame because Christian Slater was great in it. Tobias Menzies was particularly chilling and disturbing in Outlander, so as good and all as he was, it's unlikely that HFPA will vote for it. Alan Cumming's a bit of a safe choice and it's not like he had any stand-out moments this season; rather he was consistently good throughout. That leaves Ben Mendelsohn and Damian Lewis and it's anyone's guess between those two. Gun to head? Probably Mendelsohn.

 

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS

Uzo Aduba - Orange is the New Black

 

Joanne Froggatt - Downton Abbey

Regina King - American Crime

Judith Light - Transparent

Maura Tierney - The Affair

 

Uzo Aduba has won two Golden Globes for Orange Is The New Black and there's every possibility that she could win again here. It'd be highly unlikely, but it could happen. The only other person who could challenge her is Maura Tierney in The Affair and, to be honest, if Uzo Aduba wasn't in this category, Tierney would be the clear favourite.

 

BEST ACTOR (TV MOVIE / LIMITED SERIES)

Idris Elba - Luther

Oscar Isaac - Show Me A Hero

David Oyelowo - Nightingale

Mark Rylance - Wolf Hall

Patrick Wilson - Fargo

 

Patrick Wilson was pretty great in Fargo and the series, as a whole, was spectacular. The problem for him, however, is that it's more of an ensemble piece that a leading role. Oscar Isaac, on the other hand, was a clear leading character in Show Me A Hero so there's a good chance for him here. Rylance is already nominated for Bridge of Spies, which is a good omen for him here. If Wolf Hall was likely to win in any category, it'd be here and for this.

 

BEST ACTRESS (TV MOVIE / LIMITED SERIES)

Kirsten Dunst - Fargo 

Lady Gaga - American Horror Story: Hotel

Sarah Hay - Flesh and Bone

Felicity Huffman - American Crime

Queen Latifah - Bessie

 

Lady Gaga really is a shock nomination here, so it's highly unlikely she'll be even close to winning. The most obvious choice here is Felicity Huffman for American Crime, however Kirsten Dunst could potentially swoop in with Fargo. We haven't seen Queen Latifah's series, so we can't render a full opinion there and the same goes for Sarah Hay in Flesh and Bone. The word on both of them is positive, but we've heard more noise about Huffman's performance and it's more likely to reward that kind of performance so she gets our nod.