A new year is dawning and award show season starts now — ushering us into the era of accolade and ball is the 81st Annual Golden Globes Awards.
Airing Sunday, Jan. 7 on CBS and Paramount+ at 8 p.m., the Golden Globes will be hosted by comedian Jo Koy. Presenters are set to include Jodie Foster, Kate Beckinsale, Kevin Costner, Naomi Watts, Orlando Bloom and Elizabeth Banks.
Freshly minted billionaire Taylor Swift is expected to attend as are Jennifer Aniston, Leonardo DiCaprio, Robert DeNiro, Margot Robbie, Ryan Gosling, Natalie Portman, Selena Gomez and Emma Stone.
All that, plus new leadership, too — after years of criticism surrounding the lack of racial and ethnic diversity, The Globes, once the domain of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, will now be produced by Dick Clark Productions.
For a list of predicted winners in film categories, see here. This week, for our astro intents and stardust purposes, we’re sticking to the small screen; to help you streamline your viewing, we’ve matched a nominated show to every sign in the zodiac.
Read on and tune in.
The Last of Us
Aries’s signature brand of rage, determination and rugged survivalism is an excellent fit for cage fighting, politics and/or a zombie apocalypse. Based on a video game, “The Last of Us,” which stars Bella Ramsey as an infection-immune orphan and triple Aries and internet daddy Pedro Pascal as her accidental father figure/default protector, sings to both the bluster and tender heroism of this cardinal fire.
BEEF
When it comes to righteous anger, gridlocked grudges and sweet spite, no sign is willing to go further nor suffer more than Taurus. Bulls will find dark delight in “BEEF,” a tale of poisoned wells, poisonous berries, road rage gone awry and redemption found in unlikely places.
All the Light We Cannot See
Represented by the celestial twins Castor and Pollux, Gemini is the sign of duality and the mirrors we make of ourselves — not to mention the mirrors we find in others. In kind, “All the Light We Cannot See,” follows the concurrent lives of two teenagers; a blind girl who broadcasts coded messages (a Gemini’s favorite drug) for the resistance and the German radio operator that protects her. Runner-up goes to “Dead Ringers,” a terrifying tale of identical twindom starring Rachel Weisz.
Fellow Travelers
As a sign of masochistic nostalgia, Cancer loves a sweeping romance, all the better if the story follows a tragic arc and if watching it amounts to emotional castigation. Enter “Fellow Travelers,” which follows a decades-spanning gay love affair between a pious idealist and a darkly charismatic war hero that pits duty against desire, the suffocating status quo against the unshakable wants of the human heart. Catnip for Cancers, folks.
Barry
Represented by the fierce and formidable lion, Leo is the natural ruler of stage and screen. Aided and abetted by the presence of an audience, lions sometimes struggle to define themselves when no one is watching and/or separate their persona from their performance of it. These existential challenges make up much of the subtext of “Barry,” which follows Bill Hader as he attempts to reconcile his roles as a hitman and an actor.
The Bear
With all of the intense, immediate energy and emotional triage of life in a short-order kitchen, season one of “The Bear,” felt very, very Aries. But season two sees this acclaimed series leaning towards the streamlined and perfection — pinnacle vibes of Virgo.
As the sign that rules the sixth house of daily ritual and service to others, Virgos will be moved by punishing work ethic as a means of emotional avoidance and transcendence found through painstaking, detail-oriented dedication to service.
The Diplomat
As the sign of scales and balances, white lies, strategic alliance, relationships as leverage, charm as armor, and holding it together while falling apart, Libra is “The Diplomat.” This series follows Kerry Russell as US ambassador to the United Kingdom Kate Wyler, as she wheels and deals in crisis management, war diversion and marital discord.
Love & Death
Scorpio rules the eighth house of sex, death, secrets and regeneration. “Love & Death” rounds all of the shadow bases, detailing the life, times, and murder trial of IRL Scorpio Candy Montgomery, who killed her lover’s wife with an axe in 1980s Texas. Claiming self-defense led her to swing the ax 41 times, Montgomery’s story was sensationalized in the press. After she was acquitted, this Scorpio pulled a sign-specific transformation, becoming a certified family counselor.
The Morning Show
With a heaping dose of gumption and a nickname like “Two F—s Jackson,” Reese Witherspoon’s “The Morning Show,” character Bradley Jackson is pure Sagittarius gold. Jackson is the truth seeking, fact hurling, bridge-burning heart of the show, ever willing to go far, dig deep and compromise most anything but integrity in hot pursuit of a story.
1923
Capricorn is the sign of time, hard knocks, and legacies. “1923,” a prequel to “Yellowstone,” follows the forefathers of the Dutton family. Never the type to shirk from challenge or punishment, Capricorns will be enlivened watching this dynastic ranch clan as they navigate such hardships as murder, Prohibition, drought, and the Great Depression under the austere expanse of early 20th century Montana.
Jury Duty
As terminal individualists, Aquarians often struggle with feeling like the odd man out and/or like their entire existence is a simulation. Apropos of this, “Jury Duty,” a reality hoax sitcom series, casts Ronald Gladden as a San Diego contractor unaware that his jury summons was not real, the trial he is called to is fake, his fellow jurors are actors and everything unfolding around him is a planned deception.
Daisy Jones and the Six
Ruled by fantasy as currency planet Neptune, Pisces people will dig this documentary miniseries that charts the rise and fall, bad habits, and romantic entanglements of a fake rock n’ roll band. Chock full of average music and incredible fashion, Daisy Jones delivers suede, sexual tension, and a deep longing for the halcyon days of yore.
Astrologer Reda Wigle researches and irreverently reports back on planetary configurations and their effect on each zodiac sign. Her horoscopes integrate history, poetry, pop culture and personal experience. She is also an accomplished writer who has profiled a variety of artists and performers, as well as extensively chronicled her experiences while traveling.
