This weekend, the Hollywood Foreign Press will give out the Golden Globe and will mark the second big awards ceremony of the season.

The Golden Globe is an important precursor because it usually matches the Academy Awards with their acting categories. The Best Supporting Actress category has usually matched with the Academy on multiple occasions. Of their last five winners, four of the Best Supporting Actress winners have went on to win Oscars. The exception was last year when Jennifer Lawrence won Best Supporting Actress for her work on "American Hustle" over Lupita Nyong'o, who won the Oscar.

This year the Globes seem like they will match the Academy Awards once again as the five contenders are the strongest actresses in the category and the performances with the most buzz.

Jessica Chastain is nominated for her work in "A Most Violent Year," a film that recently opened and which already won Best Picture at the National Board of Review. Chastain has become fixture with awards, and this year she had one of the most remarkable years of her career. The actress starred in four films, all of which scored very good reviews. For "A Most Violent Year," Chastain has won four awards, including the National Board of Review. However, it is unlikely she will win as her performance comes from a film that is not nominated for Best Picture.

Meryl Streep continued to rack up nominations and become the most nominated Golden Globe actress ever. For her work in "into the Woods," Streep has not really won anything. Instead, she has been ignored by most critics' groups and only been nominated for bigger awards organizations. Streep is unlikely to win as the strength of her work has not really shown, and her movie has not had the strength most expected it would have.

Emma Stone is also nominated for "Birdman" and is one of the most probable winners. Her work in the film is impeccable, and she is has already been awarded two prizes for her work among critics. "Birdman" currently has the most nominations, and while the film is likely to win the award for Best Picture in a comedy, Stone faces various challenges. One of the biggest challenges is that she is still young, and she has not quite become the awards starlit in the same way Jennifer Lawrence has in the past few years.

The other actress nominated is Keira Knightley, who scored her third Globe nomination. Having been one of the most divisive actresses in recent years, Knightley's performance in "The Imitation Game" is among her best due to its subtlety. For her performance, critics' groups haven't really taken notice, and the only real award she has actually won is the Hollywood Film Award. Other than that, Knightley has been on campaign trail, and her award will definitely be the nomination.

Out of the five women in this category, the front-runner is by far Patricia Arquette. The reason why she will win the Golden Globe is because she has won the most critics' awards. Ever since awards season started, Arquette has won one award after the other. The award, however, will be merited as her performance spans the length of 12 years and audiences are able to see how her character evolves throughout the time. She also has some of the most emotional scenes of the year. Arquette has been nominated for three Globes prior to the one for "Boyhood." However, this is her first film nomination, and it will likely be her first Globe win.

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