Written by In early 2017, La La Land had already established itself as the film to beat in the Oscar race. However, after winning seven Golden Globes, including Best Picture Comedy or Musical, sweeping the lead acting awards, and taking home a few more pieces of hardware, a backlash began. We’re still a few weeks away from the 83rd Golden Globes (celebrating the movies of 2025), but One Battle After Another has put itself in a position to clean up in most categories. Is this a sign of domination or a sign of trouble on the horizon? Check out the predictions below for each of the categories at Hollywood’s booziest night.
Best Picture Comedy or Musical
MovieStudioBlue MoonSony Pictures ClassicsBugoniaFocus FeaturesMarty SupremeA24No Other ChoiceNEONNouvelle VagueNetflixOne Battle After AnotherWB
This will set up an early battle between Marty Supreme and One Battle After Another, though P.T. Anderson’s film seems much stronger at the Globes. However, we’ve also seen the Globes follow their Best Actor winner in picture, and Timothée Chalamet has a real shot to grab this prize. If any of the other movies can take this prize, it’ll be a coup.
Predicted Winner: One Battle After Another
Who Could Win: Marty Supreme
Who Should Have Been Here: The Naked Gun for Nouvelle Vague
Best Picture Drama
MovieStudioFrankensteinNetflixHamnetFocus FeaturesIt Was Just an AccidentNEONThe Secret AgentNEONSentimental ValueNEONSinnersWB
This is the far more competitive of the two Best Picture categories, with Drama featuring a handful of big narratives at play. Both Sinners and Hamnet appear to be the big challengers to One Battle After Another for Best Picture. Could a win here solidify the support behind one of them? Meanwhile, NEON is trying to get all three of its international features into Best Picture at the Oscars. Could a win here help propel that dream forward? Finally, Frankenstein was a darling with the Hollywood Foreign Press. Is Netflix in line for a massive upset? We want to celebrate the Sinners train, but are the Globes cool enough to actually do it?
Predicted Winner: Hamnet
Who Could Win: Sinners
Who Should Have Been Here: F1: The Movie for Sentimental Value
Best Motion Picture — Animated
MovieStudioArcoNEONDemon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Movie: Infinity CastleCrunchyroll/SonyElioDisney/PixarKPop Demon HuntersNetflixLittle Amélie or the Character of RainGKIDSZootopia 2Disney
We’re all set for a KPop Demon Hunters showdown with Zootopia 2. It seems likely that KPop is going to begin its road to a coronation here, but the Zootopia sequel is a massive hit around the world. Can Sony Animation and Netflix hold off that juggernaut? If you’re looking for real dark horses, Little Amélie and Arco are the picks. They’ve gone off the beaten path before.
Predicted Winner: KPop Demon Hunters
Who Could Win: Arco
Who Should Be Here: Scarlet for Elio
Related: It Was Just an Accident Review — The Moral Weight of an Accidental Justice
Best Motion Picture — Non-English Language
MovieDistributorCountryIt Was Just an AccidentNEONFranceNo Other ChoiceNEONSouth KoreaThe Secret Agent NEONBrazilSentimental ValueNEONNorwaySirātNEONSpainThe Voice of Hind Rajab Watermelon PicturesTunisia
The Neon 5 are looking to take over the international category in every awards lineup possible, and they nearly shut out every other distributor at the Globes. Four of their movies have already been nominated for Best Picture here. However, The Voice of Hind Rajab has considerable passion behind it, and if anyone is going to upset Neon’s party, it is this movie. We’re still predicting It Was Just an Accident because it will give them the chance to highlight director Jafar Panahi, but this is a very tight race from top to bottom.
Predicted Winner: It Was Just an Accident
Who Could Win: The Secret Agent
Who Should Have Been Here: The Sound of Falling (Germany) for Sirāt
Best Actor Motion Picture — Drama
PerformerMovieJoel EdgertonTrain DreamsOscar IsaacFrankensteinDwayne JohnsonThe Smashing MachineMichael B. JordanSinnersWagner MouraThe Secret AgentJeremy Allen WhiteSpringsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere
Predicted Winner: Wagner Moura — The Secret Agent
Who Could Win: Michael B. Jordan — Sinners
Who Should Have Been Here: Josh O’Connor — The Mastermind for Dwayne Johnson
Best Actress in a Motion Picture — Drama
PerformerMovieJessie BuckleyHamnetJennifer LawrenceDie My LoveRenate ReinsveSentimental ValueJulia RobertsAfter the HuntTessa ThompsonHeddaEva VictorSorry, Baby
Predicted Winner: Jessie Buckley — Hamnet
Who Could Win: Renate Reinsve — Sentimental Value
Who Should Have Been Here: Jodie Foster — A Private Life for Julia Roberts
Best Actor in a Motion Picture — Comedy or Musical
PerformerMovieTimothée ChalametMarty SupremeGeorge ClooneyJay KellyLeonardo DiCaprioOne Battle After AnotherEthan HawkeBlue MoonLee Byung-hunNo Other ChoiceJesse PlemonsBugonia
Predicted Winner: Leonardo DiCaprio — One Battle After Another
Who Could Win: Timothée Chalamet — Marty Supreme
Who Should Have Been Here: Channing Tatum — Roofman for Ethan Hawke
Related: Timothée Chalamet’s Best Movie Is Not Marty Supreme or Dune 2: It’s This 5X Oscar Nominated Masterpiece
Best Actress in a Motion Picture — Musical or Comedy
PerformerMovieRose ByrneIf I Had Legs I’d Kick YouCynthia ErivoWicked: For GoodKate HudsonSong Sung BlueChase InfinitiOne Battle After AnotherAmanda SeyfriedThe Testament of Ann LeeEmma StoneBugonia
Predicted Winner: Chase Infiniti — One Battle After Another
Who Could Win: Rose Byrne — If I Had Legs I’d Kick You
Who Should Be Here: Dakota Johnson — Materialists for Kate Hudson
Best Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture
PerformerMovieBenicio Del ToroOne Battle After AnotherJacob ElordiFrankensteinPaul MescalHamentSean PennOne Battle After AnotherAdam SandlerJay KellyStellan Skarsgård Sentimental Value
Predicted Winner: Stellan Skarsgård — Sentimental Value
Who Could Win: Benicio Del Toro — One Battle After Another
Who Should Be Here: Delroy Lindo — Sinners for Paul Mescal
Best Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture
PerformerMovieEmily BluntThe Smashing MachineElle FanningSentimental ValueAriana GrandeWicked: For GoodInga Ibsdotter LilleaasSentimental ValueAmy MadiganWeaponsTeyana TaylorOne Battle After Another
Predicted Winner: Teyana Taylor — One Battle After Another
Who Could Win: Amy Madigan — Weapons
Who Should Be Here: Wunmi Mosaku — Sinners
Best Director
DirectorMoviePaul Thomas AndersonOne Battle After AnotherRyan CooglerSinnersGuillermo del ToroFrankensteinJafar PanahiIt Was Just an AccidentJoachim TrierSentimental ValueChloé ZhaoHamnet
Predicted Winner: Paul Thomas Anderson — One Battle After Another
Who Could Win: Jafar Panahi — It Was Just an Accident
Who Should Be Here: Mary Bronstein — If I Had Legs I’d Kick You for Joachim Trier
Related: Sentimental Value Review — Achingly Human and Endlessly Moving
Best Screenplay
WritersMoviePaul Thomas AndersonOne Battle After AnotherRonald Bronstein & Josh SafdieMarty SupremeRyan CooglerSinnersJafar PanahiIt Was Just an AccidentEskil Vogt & Joachim TrierSentimental ValueChloé Zhao & Maggie O’FarrellHamnet
Predicted Winner: Paul Thomas Anderson — One Battle After Another
Who Could Win: Eskil Vogt & Joachim Trier — Sentimental Value
Who Should Be Here: Park Chan-wook, Lee Kyoung-mi, Don McKellar & Lee Ja-hye — No Other Choice for Marty Supreme
Best Original Score
ComposerMovieAlexandre DesplatFrankensteinLudwig GöranssonSinnersJonny GreenwoodOne Battle After AnotherKangding RaySirātMax RichterHamnetHans ZimmerF1
Predicted Winner: Jonny Greenwood — One Battle After Another
Who Could Win: Ludwig Göransson — Sinners
Who Should Be Here: Daniel Lopatin — Marty Supreme for Alexandre Desplat
Related: Marty Supreme Review — A Truly Special Movie to Close Out the Year
Best Original Song
SongMovie“Dream as One”Avatar: Fire and Ash“The Girl in the Bubble”Wicked: For Good“Golden”KPop Demon Hunters“I Lied to You”Sinners“No Place Like Home”Wicked: For Good“Train Dreams”Train Dreams
Predicted Winner: “Golden” — KPop Demon Hunters
Who Could Win:
Who Should Have Been Here: “Salt Then Sour Then Sweet” — Come See Me in the Good Light for “No Place Like Home”
Cinematic Box Office Achievement
MovieStudioAvatar: Fire and Ash20th Century StudiosF1: The MovieApple TV and Warner Bros. StudiosKPop Demon HuntersNetflixMission: Impossible — The Final ReckoningParamount StudiosSinnersWarner Bros. StudiosWeaponsWarner Bros. StudiosWicked: For GoodUniversal Studios PicturesZootopia 2Walt Disney Animation
Predicted Winner: Sinners
Who Could Win: Wicked: For Good
Who Should Have Been Here: Superman for Mission: Impossible — The Final Reckoning
The 83rd Golden Globes are set to air on January 11, 2026. Watch on CBS and Paramount+.
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