When you’re handicapping the Golden Globes categories for made-for-TV movies and mini-series, there’s one simple rule. When in doubt, bet on HBO.

The premium cable channel has two of the five nominees in the Best TV Movie or Mini-Series category: Game Change and The Girl. That’s bad news for the other three nominees — History Channels Hatfields & McCoys, BBC America’s The Hour, and USA’s Political Animals.

What does HBO’s traditional domination of this field mean for this year’s slate of nominees when the awards are handed out on Jan. 13?

Click through the gallery at the top of this article for our breakdown of the odds in the Globes’ TV Movies/Mini-Series race.

The 70th Annual Golden Globe Awards air live Sunday at 8PM ET/5PM PT on NBC.

Do you agree with our handicapping? Which of these movies and mini-series was your favorite? Let us know in the comments below.

Check back into Celebuzz all this week for more oddsmaking in the Golden Globes TV races.

Sigourney Weaver‘s Political Animals is winding down with Sunday night’s big finale, but Celebuzz wants to make sure our readers will still be showing their political stars and stripes after the miniseries’ final wrap-up.

In lieu of the series’ conclusion, we’re giving away a gift bag filled with Political Animals goodies valued at over $400!

What’s up for grabs?

• Bag
• Corkscrew
• Chess Set
• Mobile Power Device
• Animal Crackers
• “Power” T-shirt
• Magnet Set
• Digital Picture Frame with 1 Year Photo Plan

Still interested? Here’s how to enter:

Follow Celebuzz on Twitter and ‘Like us on Facebook, and then leave a comment below telling us your favorite character from Political Animals.

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This giveaway will close on Friday, August 24 at 9 AM ET.

Be sure to catch Political Animals‘ finale on USA at 10 PM ET/PT.

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Politics in Washington D.C. has often been described as an ugly business, but it’s quite the opposite during this week’s episode of USA’s hit drama Political Animals.

Democracy takes a back seat in the fourth episode of the limited-run event when Sigourney Weaver’s character, former First-Lady-turned Secretary of State Elaine Barrish Hammond, debates the fine form of a fellow politician — with her sons and outspoken mother.

The characters played by Sebastian Stan, 28, James Wolk, 27, and Ellen Burstyn, 79, discuss who has the best abs on Capitol Hill.

So what’s it like to work on the set of the show?

Wolk — who plays an aide to his mother sat down recently with us in our Hollywood, Calif. studio and revealed what it’s like to work alongside the three-time Oscar-nominated actress.

When asked about filming some of the show’s tense scenes with Weaver, the actor said: “Let’s put it this way, when she acts, there’s no acting going on there, it’s just real.”

“When she gets intense in those scenes, you’re in there, and that’s someone getting intense with you,” Wolk said.

“So, yeah, it is intimidating, but as an actor, that’s perfect, because you don’t have to act. You just react. You’re like, ‘I’m scared as shit right now, and I’m gonna feel that.”

Political Animals airs Sunday nights at 10PM on USA Network.

It’s every actor’s dream to work with someone as poised and talented as Sigourney Weaver.

So, it’s no wonder that Political Animals sexy star James Wolk had nothing but great things to say about his three-time Oscar-nominated costar during his exclusive video chat in Celebuzz‘s Hollywood studio.

Wolk whom he previously worked Weaver with in the 2010 comedy You Again said, “She’s the real deal.” ”

“Let’s put it this way: When she acts, there’s no acting going on there, It’s just real,” the actor gushed.

“When she gets intense in those scenes, you’re in there, and that’s someone getting intense with you,” he continued. “So, yes, it is intimidating; but as an actor, that’s perfect, because you don’t have to act. You just react. You’re like, ‘I’m scared as shit right now, and I’m gonna feel that.’”

In Political Animals, USA’s hot new series by creator Greg Berlanti, Wolk plays Douglas, the twin son of former First Lady-turned-Secretary of State Elaine Barrish Hammond (Weaver).

To prepare for the role, Wolk told Celebuzz he drew inspiration from ’60s political icon Robert Kennedy.

“Douglas is kind of like the family protector; he’s the bulldog. He’s just terribly ambitious, and it takes him down some dark coriridors,” Wolk said.

“When I read the script, I was trying to find who in the political realm was really like that,” he continued. “And I looked and I read Bobby Kennedy’s biography, because Bobby Kennedy appeared to be very pristine, but behind that was a very ruthless [person], and that’s how Douglas is in the show.”

In addition to Weaver, Wolk has gotten to work closely with series creator Greg Berlanti (Everwood; Brothers and Sisters) on the six-episode miniseries, which Wolk says is something he’s wanted to do for awhile.

“He’s a really smart guy, and he understands people and emotions,” he said. “I think when he creates these shows — especially shows that have families in them — he creates these really beautiful dynamics. So, I was really eager to jump in and work with him.”

Still, the experience has had its share of drawbacks — like, you know, when he had to get smacked in the head with a newspaper about 40 (yes, 40!) times while filming the pilot.

“[Berlanti] had a real infatuation with just making that [scene] go over, and over and over again,” Wolk quipped. “So, I actually love him, but hated him for making me do that about 40 times.”

Political Animals airs Sunday nights at 10/9C on USA Network. For more on the series, visit the official website.