Golden Globes Film Winners Predictions: 'Spotlight,' Leonardo DiCaprio, Brie Larson Will Win

The race to the Oscars officially kicks off this Sunday, with the first big awards show of the season: The Golden Globes. The show promises to be interesting, both for its host, Ricky Gervais, and for the fact that no clear winners have come forth in many big categories in film. Here, we attempt to tackle who the winners in film will be come Sunday night, despite the unpredictable year and intense competition. Our three biggest winners? Spotlight, Leonardo DiCaprio and Brie Larson.

Most notably, we predict Spotlight will take home the top prize of Best Picture in the drama category. The film seems to be the frontrunner this season due to its strong performances by an ensemble cast, strong script and juicy story. Furthermore, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association (who runs the Globes) is the press, after all, so a film about a team of journalists who tackle a huge scandal in the Roman Catholic Church probably resonates. We predict The Big Short will take the prize in the Best Picture, musical or comedy category, although The Martian could prove to be victorious instead.

The acting awards are a little easier, with Leonardo DiCaprio the clear frontrunner for Best Actor in a drama for his role in The Revenant. He's already won in multiple critics' circles, and is nominated in the rest. Matt Damon is set to take the comedy equivalent in Best Actor awards for his role in The Martian, though Christian Bale (The Big Short) is a likely runner up.

Best Actress in a drama is a bit tougher, however, with Brie Larson and Cate Blanchett going head-to-head in most critics' circles up to this point for their respective roles in Room and Carol. However, Larson seems to have the edge, and the addition of Rooney Mara to the category, also from Carol, muddies the category up enough that some voters may opt to choose Larson in lieu of choosing between the two Carol contenders.

The award for Best Actress in a musical or comedy will probably go to Amy Schumer, as the HFPA has a history of riding popular tides, and the Trainwreck star is most definitely on a roll with nominations at the SAG Awards and a big win at the Emmys for her comedy show, Inside Amy Schumer.

Check out the rest of our predicted big winners, including which director and supporting actors/actresses we think will take home Globes below:

BEST PICTURE (DRAMA): Spotlight

Other nominees: Carol, Mad Max: Fury Road, The Revenant, Room

BEST PICTURE (MUSICAL OR COMEDY): The Big Short

Other nominees: Joy, The Martian, Spy, Trainwreck

BEST ACTOR (DRAMA): Leonardo DiCaprio, The Revenant

Other nominees: Bryan Cranston, Trumbo; Michael Fassbender, Steve Jobs; Eddie Redmayne, The Danish Girl; Will Smith, Concussion

BEST ACTOR (MUSICAL OR COMEDY): Matt Damon, The Martian

Other nominees: Christian Bale, The Big Short; Steve Carell, The Big Short; Al Pacino, Danny Collins; Mark Ruffalo, Infinitely Polar Bear

BEST ACTRESS (DRAMA): Brie Larson, Room

Other nominees: Cate Blanchett, Carol; Rooney Mara, Carol; Saoirse Ronan, Brooklyn; Alicia Vikander, The Danish Girl

BEST ACTRESS (MUSICAL OR COMEDY): Amy Schumer, Trainwreck

Other nominees: Jennifer Lawrence, Joy; Melissa McCarthy, Spy; Maggie Smith, The Lady in the Van; Lily Tomlin, Grandma

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR: Sylvester Stallone, Creed

Other nominees: Paul Dano, Love and Mercy; Idris Elba, Beasts of No Nation; Mark Rylance, Bridge of Spies; Michael Shannon, 99 Homes

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS: Alicia Vikander, Ex Machina

Other nominees: Jane Fonda, Youth; Jennifer Jason Leigh, The Hateful Eight; Helen Mirren, Trumbo; Kate Winslet, Steve Jobs

BEST DIRECTOR: George Miller, Mad Max: Fury Road

Other nominees: Todd Haynes, Carol; Alejandro G. Inarritu, The Revenant; Tom McCarthy, Spotlight; Ridley Scott, The Martian

BEST SCREENPLAY: Tom McCarthy, Josh Singer, Spotlight

Other nominees: Emma Donoghue, Room; Charles Randolph and Adam McKay, The Big Short; Aaron Sorkin, Steve Jobs; Quentin Tarantino, The Hateful Eight

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE: Carter Burwell, Carol

Other nominees: Alexandre Desplat, The Danish Girl; Ennio Morricone, The Hateful Eight; Daniel Pemberton, Steve Jobs; Ryuichi Sakamoto and Alva Noto, The Revenant

BEST ORIGINAL SONG: "See You Again," Furious 7

Other nominees: "Love Me Like You Do," Fifty Shades of Grey; "One Kind of Love," Love and Mercy; "Simple Song #3," Youth; "Writing's on the Wall," Spectre

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE: Inside Out

Other nominees: Anomalisa, The Good Dinosaur, The Peanuts Movie, Shaun the Sheep Movie

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM: Son of Saul (Hungary)

Other nominees: The Brand New Testament (Belgium/France/Luxembourg), The Club (Chile), The Fencer (Finland/Germany/Estonia), Mustang (France)