The Locks:
1. The Trial of the Chicago 7 - Nominated for SAG, WGA, Globe, and Critics Choice.
2. Nomadland - TIFF and Globe winner.
3. Ma Rainey Black Bottom & One Night in Miami - SAG, WGA, Critics Choice.
5. Promising Young Woman - Nominated for WGA, Globe, and Critics Choice.
6. Mank - Nominated for Globe and Critics Choice. Both the Globes and Critics Choice nominated it for Best Director and Screenplay. Probably would have scored a WGA, if eligible.
7. Minari - Won the Globe for Best Foreign Language Film. Nominated for SAG and Critics Choice for Picture, Director and Screenplay. Probably would have been nominated for WGA and Globe, if eligible.
Strong Contenders:
Borat 2 - Globe winner and WGA nominee.
Da 5 Bloods - Nominated for SAG and Critics Choice.
The Father - Globe nominee, Hopkins and Colman's awards buzz.
Judias and the Black Messiah - Nominated for WGA, Kaluuya won Globe for Supporting Actor.
News of the World & Sound of Metal - Nominated for Critics Choice and WGA.
Palm Springs - Nominated for Globe and WGA.
Soul - Won Best Animated Feature & Original Score at Globes.
Wildcards:
First Cow - Scripter and Critics Choice nominee.
Hamilton & The Prom - Globe nominee.
I Care A lot, The Mauritanian & The U.S v. Billie Holiday - Won Globe for acting.
Never Rarely Sometimes Always - Critics Choice nominated it for screenplay and actress.
The White Tiger - Nominated for the WGA.
My predictions will be Da 5 Bloods, News of the World, and The Father.