Golden Globes - here's who wins

The Golden Globes, whether we wanted them or not, are back. Historically, the Hollywood Foreign Press is all-over-the-place and everything everwhere all at once: Working Girl, Mrs. Doubtfire The Hangover and The Martian have actually won Best Motion Picture, Comedy or Musical. The judges, members of the Foreign Press, have exactly zero overlap with Oscar voters.

But rest easy, The Ten Buck Review has an 82% correct prediction rate (film categories) that could help you win your awards pool (or at least look really darn smart during the telecast).

Will Brendan Fraser show up? No. Will he win? Probably. See the predictions and what else is gonna happen:

Best Motion Picture — Drama

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

Winner: The Fabelmans
Spoiler: Elvis

Best Motion Picture — Musical or Comedy

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

Winner: Everything Everywhere All at Once
Spoiler: The Banshees of Inisherin

Best Director — Motion Picture

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

Winner: Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert, Everything Everywhere All at Once
Spoiler: Steven Spielberg, The Fabelmans

Best Screenplay — Motion Picture

Todd Field, Tár
Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert, Everything Everywhere All at Once
Martin McDonagh, The Banshees of Inisherin
Sarah Polley, Women Talking
Steven Spielberg and Tony Kushner, The Fabelmans

Winner: Martin McDonagh, The Banshees of Inisherin

Spoiler: Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert, Everything Everywhere All at Once

Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture — Drama

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

Winner: Brendan Fraser, The Whale
Spoiler: Austin Butler, Elvis

Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture — Drama

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

Winner: Cate Blanchett, Tár
Spoiler: Viola Davis, The Woman King

Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture — Musical or 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

Winner: Colin Farrell, The Banshees of Inisherin
Spoiler: Daniel Craig, Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery

Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture — Musical or 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

Winner: Michelle Yeoh, Everything Everywhere All at Once
Spoiler: Margot Robbie, Babylon

Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in any Motion Picture

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

Winner: Ke Huy Quan, Everything Everywhere All at Once
Spoiler: Brendan Gleeson, The Banshees of Inisherin

Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in any Motion Picture

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

Winner: Jamie Lee Curtis, Everything Everywhere All at Once
Spoiler: Angela Bassett, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever

Best Motion Picture — Non-English Language

All Quiet on the Western Front
Argentina, 1985
Close
Decision to Leave
RRR

Winner: RRR
Spoiler: All Quiet on the Western Front

Best Motion Picture — Animated

Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio
Inu-Oh
Marcel the Shell With Shoes On
Puss in Boots: The Last Wish
Turning Red

Winner: Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio
Spoiler: Marcel the Shell With Shoes On

Best Original Score — Motion Picture

Carter Burwell, The Banshees of Inisherin
Alexandre Desplat, Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio
Hildur Gudnadóttir, Women Talking
Justin Hurwitz, Babylon
John Williams, The Fabelmans

Winner: John Williams, The Fabelmans
Spoiler: Justin Hurwitz, Babylon

Best Original Song — Motion Picture

"Carolina" by Taylor Swift, from Where the Crawdads Sing
"Ciao Papa" by Alexandre Desplat, Roeban Katz, Gullermo del Toro from Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio
"Hold My Hand" by Lady Gaga, BloodPop, Benjamin Rice from Top Gun: Maverick
"Lift Me Up" by Tems, Rihanna, Ryan Coogler, Ludwig Göransson from Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
"Naatu Naatu" by M.M. Keeravani, Kala Bhairava, Rahul Sipligunj from RRR


Winner: "Lift Me Up" from Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
Spoiler:"Naatu Naatu" from RRR

RRR

Remember the moment right before you watch RRR because afterward the possibilities of cinema will seem changed forever. 

I don't know how I missed this film earlier in the year but watching this on my television felt like an IMAX. I've never seen anything quite like it. RRR (Rise, Roar, Revolt) is a wildly entertaining adrenaline rush that reimagines the story of Indian revolutionaries Raju and Gheem who contested the oppressions of British colonial power. While there's no record that they ever met, director/writer S. S. Rajamoul imagines them in the bromance of the 20th Century.

Rajamouli shoots the action with supercharged energy, amazing set pieces, heightened visuals and lean-forward originality. You won't be bored for a single second by the action — or the story. 

Marvel and DC should take note quickly.

It's the best action film of the year in what I'd describe as "superheroes meet Hong Kong action films meet the Matrix meets the Avengers and that T2 supercop meets Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon."  Yet, somehow it's something brand new.

It's also the musical of the year. Seriously. Bollywood meets the West Side Story Jet Sharks dance-off meets Les Miz meets something entirely original.

All of this above, yet it was played with conviction by the two Tollywood superstars; I was genuinely moved. As a warning, it is violent. It is an emotion-driven film built around a revolution started by aggressive oppression (both seen on screen), so it is bloody and heart-breaking in places. If you can get past an early horrifying scene with, perhaps your hands in front of your eyes, you'll realize it's worth it. Perhaps you'll be as invested as I am in seeing how the revolution plays out.

Like Star Wars, Pulp Fiction, T2 and Toy Story for me, it is next-level. Watching this film, I feel like cinema skipped to the next beat and I can't wait to see what it inspires. I hope RRR garners Oscar attention and returns to the theaters. I'd love to see this one on the big screen with a crowd. EncoRRRe, please!

In a nutshell: Exhilarating. Bursting with action, wild animals, showdowns, musical numbers and originality, RRR earns its three-hour running time. You won't be bored for a second.

Award potential: While not eligible for the Best International Feature Oscar, it is a contender for Best Non-English language film (Golden Globes). Fingers crossed the Academy sees it and considers Best Picture, Director, Actors and Screenplay. The song Naatu Naatu recently became the first Indian song to make the Oscar's shortlist for Best Original Song — hopefully, a nomination into the top five follows.

Where to watch: Netflix shows the Hindu-dubbed version. I used the subtitles in the settings. There are optional dubs in English and other languages.

The Ten Buck Review: Worth ten bucks.