THE AWARDS EDITION 2011-2012

Golden Globes © TVNominees Forecast:Freshmen InvadeBy RayRichmondSeniors’ Territoriesmodern familyThe biggest news this year when it comes to the Golden Globes © television categories iswhat isn’t eligible rather than what is. AMC’s four-time winner Mad Men isn’t eligible,which opens up the voting in the drama series and performing categories significantly.This means that the six or seven people whose votes determinethe winners will need to set their gaze elsewhere. (Just kidding.It’s at least 10 voters.)Here is how one awards handicapper (me) sees the GlobeTV races shaping up this year, with guidance from someGolden Globe © insiders:TV SERIESDRAMA34 The Awards Edition 2011-2012 Issue 01here are your nominees:Boardwalk Empire HBOThe Good Wife CBSGame of Thrones HBOHomeland ShowtimeThe Walking Dead AMCWhy: Boardwalk won last January when most everyonethought it was going to be Mad Men again. Yet it would bea stretch calling that an upset, since the HBO mob dramacarried the Martin Scorsese seal of quality – and stilldoes. But there’s nothing the Hollywood Foreign PressAssn. voters like to do more than yank everyone’s chain,as it proved last year in giving a trophy to the SundanceChannel mini Carlos over HBO’s The Pacific and TemplelynchgleebuSCemi, left, michael pittGrandin. That’s why everyone should watch out here forthe intense terrorism-themed Homeland, a freshmanhour that’s “universally loved” by the membership,according to one insider. That same insider also givesAmerican Horror Story a decent shot at busting through.But the smart money is on Boardwalk Empire, Good Wifeand Walking Dead being repeat nominees.TV SERIESCOMEDY/MUSICALhere are your nominees:Modern Family ABCGlee FoxThe Big Bang Theory CBSCurb Your Enthusiasm HBOThe Big C ShowtimeWhy: Globe voters went gaga for Glee last time out,bestowing three statuettes on it, including one fortop comedy/musical. The shame of honoring it overModern Family may never fully disappear. But thataside, the view here is that nothing new will be breakingthrough this time aside from the return of Curb, whichwasn’t eligible last time out. “I don’t think any of theboarDWALK EMPIrenew network comedies has really blown anyone away,”observes one member. The pair with the best shot areNew Girl and Two Broke Girls. And blasphemousthough it may seem, 30 Rock is no longer a nominationshoo-in after five years. HBO’s Enlightened andShowtime’s Episodes have both generated some buzz,but probably not quite enough to merit a nomination.Unless they do.MINISERIES ORMADE-FOR-TV MOVIEhere are your nomineesMasterpiece: Downton Abbey PBSMasterpiece: Any Human Heart PBSMildred Pierce HBOFive LifetimeToo Big to Fail HBOWhy: Though HBO didn’t win in this category a yearago, it’s always the favorite. At the least, the network isgoing to have a couple of nominees among the handful.By the same token, the HFPA likes its Masterpiece, andfew projects undertaken by the PBS series in recent years