Awarded to the 2023 film deemed by Cosmo voters to have been the best in the action and/or adventure genres. Voters should not feel limited to the following suggestions.

Awarded to the 2023 hand-painted, stop-motion, or digitally animated film deemed by Cosmo voters to have been the best of the year. Voters may decide for themselves whether films that are partially animated and partially live action (like Who Framed Roger Rabbit?) are eligible. Voters should not feel limited to the following suggestions.

Awarded to the 2023 film deemed by Cosmo voters to have been the best in the comedy genre. Many films fall in a gray area, and voters will have to decide for themselves whether they consider it to be eligible for the comedic category. Musicals are no longer automatically considered a part of the Comedic category; a dramatic musical would be better suited for the Best Dramatic Film category. It is theoretically possible for a film in the gray area to be nominated in both Comedic and Dramatic categories. Voters should not feel limited to the following suggestions.

Awarded to the 2023 film deemed by Cosmo voters to have been the best in the reality-based or documentary genre. Voters should not feel limited to the following suggestions.

Awarded to the 2023 film deemed by Cosmo voters to have been the best in the dramatic films genre. Musicals are no longer automatically considered in the Comedic category; a dramatic musical would be appropriate here. Voters should not feel limited to the following suggestions.

Science fiction films have their own category. Fantasy films are a story about magic and supernatural forces, rather than technology, though it often is made to include elements of other genres, such as science fiction elements, for instance computers or DNA, if it happens to take place in a modern or future era. Depending on the extent of these other elements, the story may or may not be considered to be a “hybrid genre” series; for instance, even though the Harry Potter series canon includes the requirement of a particular gene to be a wizard, it is referred to only as a fantasy series. Superhero films are often considered to be in the fantasy genre even if they include technological elements.

Awarded to the 2023 film deemed by Cosmo voters to have best covered a historical person, event, or era. Some historical film may cover the true story of an historical figure. Others may use historical figures in a fictionalized story. Some may cover a historically recognizable time and place, but with fictional characters in a fictionalized story. Voters will decide for themselves how they choose to regard the category and should not feel limited to these suggestions.

Awarded to the 2023 film deemed by Cosmo voters to have been the best in any combination of the horror and/or thriller genres. Voters should not feel limited to the following suggestions.

Awarded to the best 2023 film portraying significant lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or otherwise “queer” characters or themes. Voters should not feel limited to the following suggestions.

Awarded to the movie musical consisting of a significant amount of singing or dancing deemed by Cosmo voters to have best released theatrically in 2023. Voters should not feel limited to these suggestions.

Awarded to the 2023 film deemed by Cosmo voters to have been the best in any combination of the mystery and/or suspense genres. Voters should not feel limited to the following suggestions.

Similar to fantasy, except stories in this genre use scientific understanding to explain the universe that it takes place in. It generally includes or is centered on the presumed effects or ramifications of computers or machines; travel through space, time or alternate universes; alien life-forms; genetic engineering; or other such things. The science or technology used may or may not be very thoroughly elaborated on; stories whose scientific elements are reasonably detailed, well-researched, and considered to be relatively plausible given current knowledge and technology are often referred to as hard science fiction. Owing to the wide breadth of the genre, it very commonly has elements from other genres, such as action, comedy, alternate history (which is sometimes considered a sub-genre of science fiction), military or spy fiction, and fantasy mixed in, with such combinations often forming new major subgenres in their own right.

A film that examines the adventures of costumed crime fighters known as superheroes, people who often possess superhuman powers and battle similarly powered criminals known as supervillains. Although these powers may sometimes seem magical, or sometimes may be granted through technology, this genre is a more specific subset of fantasy and/or science fiction films.