Who will win the Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actor: Mahershala Ali or Dev Patel? | The Tylt

Don't count out veteran Jeff Bridges in "Hell or High Water." But Ali had a breakout year in 2016, and his performance in "Moonlight" is something Hollywood seems to want to award. Patel has had a stellar career as young actor, and "Lion" might be the role that takes him from the Golden Globes to the Oscars.

Ali plays Juan in the acclaimed drama "Moonlight"—a drug dealer who becomes the adoptive father of a young boy who faces daily struggles over his sexuality. Ali has received rave reviews for his performance, and he's the clear frontrunner at the Golden Globes and the awards season for the Best Supporting Actor category.

Patel brought a real-life story to the big screen! He stars in "Lion" as Saroo Brierley—a young Indian man who searches for his family in India after being separated from them as a young boy and then adopted by an Australian couple. Patel wins Oscar points for not only playing a real-life person, but starring in an acclaimed tearjerker. He's the one to watch at the Golden Globes and possibly at the Oscars too.