Once a significant forerunner award show, the Golden Globes are back after being cancelled out of existence. Here are our predicted motion picture category winners at the Golden Globes 2023.

The infamously campy Globes have developed a reputation for being criticised and derided for the aloofness with which they conduct themselves, and given recent controversies, perhaps justifiably so. At the end of the day, regardless of how significant a Globe win betters chances to win at the Oscars, the Golden Globes are still a mess and a lot of work is in order for them to be deemed relevant once more.

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Without further ado, here are our predicted winners in the Motion Picture category (which means only the film categories and not the TV categories) at the Golden Globes 2023:

BEST FILM DRAMA

Avatar: The Way of Water
Elvis
The Fabelmans
TAR
Top Gun: Maverick

Will Win: The Fabelmans
Could Win: Top Gun: Maverick
Should Win: TAR

BEST FILM MUSICAL/COMEDY

Babylon
The Banshees of Inisherin
Everything Everywhere All At Once
Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
Triangle of Sadness

Will Win: Everything Everywhere All At Once
Could Win: The Banshees of Inisherin
Should Win: Everything Everywhere All At Once

BEST DIRECTOR

James Cameron (Avatar: The Way of Water)
Daniel Kwan, Daniel Scheinert (Everything Everywhere All at Once) 
Baz Luhrmann (Elvis) 
Martin McDonagh (The Banshees of Inisherin) 
Steven Spielberg (The Fabelmans)

Will Win: Steven Spielberg (The Fabelmans)
Could Win: Daniel Kwan, Daniel Scheinert (Everything Everywhere All at Once) 
Should Win: Daniel Kwan, Daniel Scheinert (Everything Everywhere All at Once) 

BEST FILM SCREENPLAY

The Banshees of Inisherin
Everything Everywhere All at Once
The Fabelmans
TAR
Women Talking

Will Win: The Banshees of Inisherin
Could Win: Everything Everywhere All at Once
Should Win: The Banshees of Inisherin

BEST FOREIGN FILM 

All Quiet on the Western Front (Germany) 
Argentina, 1985 (Argentina) 
Close (Belgium) 
Decision to Leave (South Korea) 
RRR (India) 

Will Win: RRR
Could Win: All Quiet on the Western Front
Should Win: RRR

BEST ACTRESS (DRAMA)

Ana de Armas (Blonde) 
Cate Blanchett (Tár) 
Olivia Colman (Empire of Light) 
Viola Davis (The Woman King) 
Michelle Williams (The Fabelmans)  

Will Win: Cate Blanchett (Tár) 
Could Win: Michelle Williams (The Fabelmans)
Should Win: Cate Blanchett (Tár) 

BEST ACTOR (DRAMA)

Austin Butler (Elvis) 
Brendan Fraser (The Whale) 
Hugh Jackman (The Son)
Bill Nighy (Living) 
Jeremy Pope (The Inspection) 

Will Win: Austin Butler (Elvis)
Could Win: Brendan Fraser (The Whale) 
Should Win: Jeremy Pope (The Inspection)

BEST ACTRESS (MUSICAL/COMEDY)

Lesley Manville (Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris) 
Margot Robbie (Babylon) 
Anya Taylor-Joy (The Menu) 
Emma Thompson (Good Luck to You, Leo Grande) 
Michelle Yeoh (Everything Everywhere All at Once)

Will Win: Michelle Yeoh (Everything Everywhere All at Once)
Could Win: Margot Robbie (Babylon) 
Should Win: Michelle Yeoh (Everything Everywhere All at Once)

BEST ACTOR (MUSICAL/COMEDY)

Diego Calva (Babylon) 
Daniel Craig (Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery)
Adam Driver (White Noise) 
Colin Farrell (The Banshees of Inisherin) 
Ralph Fiennes (The Menu)

Will Win: Colin Farrell (The Banshees of Inisherin)
Could Win: Daniel Craig (Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery)
Should Win: Colin Farrell (The Banshees of Inisherin)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS

Angela Bassett (Black Panther: Wakanda Forever) 
Kerry Condon (The Banshees of Inisherin) 
Jamie Lee Curtis (Everything Everywhere All at Once) 
Dolly De Leon (Triangle of Sadness)
Carey Mulligan (She Said)

Will Win: Jamie Lee Curtis (Everything Everywhere All at Once) 
Could Win: Angela Bassett (Black Panther: Wakanda Forever)
Should Win: Kerry Condon (The Banshees of Inisherin)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR

Brendan Gleeson (The Banshees of Inisherin) 
Barry Keoghan (The Banshees of Inisherin) 
Brad Pitt (Babylon)
Ke Huy Quan (Everything Everywhere All at Once) 
Eddie Redmayne (The Good Nurse)

Will Win: Ke Huy Quan (Everything Everywhere All at Once)
Could Win: Brendan Gleeson (The Banshees of Inisherin) 
Should Win: Ke Huy Quan (Everything Everywhere All at Once)

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE

Pinocchio
Inu-Oh
Marcel the Shell With Shoes On
Puss in Boots: The Last Wish
Turning Red 

Will Win: Pinocchio
Could Win: Marcel the Shell With Shoes On
Should Win: Inu-Oh

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE

Carter Burwell (The Banshees of Inisherin)
Alexandre Desplat (Pinocchio)
Hildur Guðnadóttir (Women Talking)
Justin Hurwitz (Babylon)
John Williams (The Fabelmans) 

Will Win: Hildur Guðnadóttir (Women Talking)
Could Win: Justin Hurwitz (Babylon)
Should Win: Hildur Guðnadóttir (Women Talking)

BEST ORIGINAL SONG

Carolina (Where the Crawdads Sing)
Cia Papa (Pinocchio)
Hold My Hand (Top Gun: Maverick)
Lift Me Up (Black Panther: Wakanda Forever)
Naatu Naatu (RRR)

Will Win: Naatu Naatu (RRR)
Could Win: Hold My Hand (Top Gun: Maverick)
Should Win: Naatu Naatu (RRR)

The 80th annual Golden Globe Awards will be held at their usual location, the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, California, US.

Where can you watch the Golden Globes in India? The Golden Globes will be streamed live on Wednesday, January 11, 6.30 am IST on Lionsgate Play in India.