2026 GOLDEN GLOBE AWARDS
Ceremony: January 11, 2026
The Golden Globes have never met a foreign-language film they didn't want to champion, and this year's nominations prove they're still the most internationally-minded stop on the circuit. While American voters sleepwalk past subtitles, the 310-member voting body loaded up on It Was Just an Accident, The Secret Agent, Sentimental Value, and No Other Choice across multiple categories. Good for them. Less good? The supporting categories remain an absolute mess. Combining drama and musical/comedy nominees into single pools means fewer actors get recognition, and the television side is even worse. Drama, comedy, and limited series supporting players all compete against each other. This is how you end up with Owen Cooper from Adolescence going head-to-head with Ashley Walters, who appeared in exactly two episodes. Make it make sense. Oh, and there's a Best Podcast category now. Why? I have no idea. The Hollywood Foreign Press Association collapsed under scandal, Dick Clark Productions swooped in, the voting body expanded to include international journalists and industry professionals, and somehow podcasts made the cut. None of that changes what the Globes do best: pack celebrities into tight quarters, pour the wine, and let winners make that long, slightly awkward trek past A-list tables to the stage. If nothing else, it's always entertaining television.
FILM
Best Motion Picture — Drama
⭐ Hamnet - WINNER! ⭐
It Was Just an Accident
The Secret Agent
Best Motion Picture — Musical or Comedy
⭐ One Battle After Another - WINNER! ⭐
Blue Moon
Best Motion Picture — Animated
⭐ KPop Demon Hunters - WINNER! ⭐
Arco
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle
Little Amélie or The Character of Rain
Best Motion Picture — Non-English Language
⭐ The Secret Agent (Brazil) - WINNER! ⭐
It Was Just an Accident (France)
No Other Choice (South Korea)
Sentimental Value (Norway)
The Voice of Hind Rajab
Best Director — Motion Picture
⭐ Paul Thomas Anderson, One Battle After Another - WINNER! ⭐
Ryan Coogler, Sinners
Guillermo del Toro, Frankenstein
Jafar Panahi, It Was Just an Accident
Joachim Trier, Sentimental Value
Chloé Zhao, Hamnet
Cinematic and Box Office Achievement
⭐ Sinners - WINNER! ⭐
KPop Demon Hunters
Mission: Impossible — The Final Reckoning
Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Motion Picture — Drama
⭐ Wagner Moura, The Secret Agent - WINNER! ⭐
Joel Edgerton, Train Dreams
Oscar Isaac, Frankenstein
Dwayne Johnson, The Smashing Machine
Michael B. Jordan, Sinners
Jeremy Allen White, Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere
Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Motion Picture — Drama
⭐ Jessie Buckley, Hamnet - WINNER! ⭐
Jennifer Lawrence, Die My Love
Renate Reinsve, Sentimental Value
Julia Roberts, After the Hunt
Tessa Thompson, Hedda
Eva Victor, Sorry, Baby
Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Motion Picture — Musical or Comedy
⭐ Timothée Chalamet, Marty Supreme - WINNER! ⭐
George Clooney, Jay Kelly
Leonardo DiCaprio, One Battle After Another
Ethan Hawke, Blue Moon
Lee Byung-hun, No Other Choice
Jesse Plemons, Bugonia
Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Motion Picture — Musical or Comedy
⭐ Rose Byrne, If I Had Legs I'd Kick You - WINNER! ⭐
Cynthia Erivo, Wicked: For Good
Kate Hudson, Song Sung Blue
Chase Infiniti, One Battle After Another
Amanda Seyfried, The Testament of Ann Lee
Emma Stone, Bugonia
Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role in Any Motion Picture
⭐ Teyana Taylor, One Battle After Another - WINNER! ⭐
Emily Blunt, The Smashing Machine
Elle Fanning, Sentimental Value
Ariana Grande, Wicked: For Good
Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas, Sentimental Value
Amy Madigan, Weapons
Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role in Any Motion Picture
⭐ Stellan Skarsgård, Sentimental Value - WINNER! ⭐
Benicio del Toro, One Battle After Another
Jacob Elordi, Frankenstein
Paul Mescal, Hamnet
Sean Penn, One Battle After Another
Adam Sandler, Jay Kelly
Best Screenplay — Motion Picture
⭐ Paul Thomas Anderson, One Battle After Another - WINNER! ⭐
Ronald Bronstein and Josh Safdie, Marty Supreme
Ryan Coogler, Sinners
Jafar Panahi, It Was Just an Accident
Eskil Vogt and Joachim Trier, Sentimental Value
Chloé Zhao and Maggie O'Farrell, Hamnet
Best Original Score — Motion Picture
⭐ Ludwig Göransson, Sinners - WINNER! ⭐
Alexandre Desplat, Frankenstein
Jonny Greenwood, One Battle After Another
Kangding Ray, Sirāt
Max Richter, Hamnet
Hans Zimmer, F1
Best Original Song — Motion Picture
⭐ "Golden," KPop Demon Hunters - WINNER! ⭐
"Dream as One," Avatar: Fire and Ash
"I Lied to You," Sinners
"No Place Like Home," Wicked: For Good
"The Girl in the Bubble," Wicked: For Good
"Train Dreams," Train Dreams
TELEVISION
Best Television Series — Drama
⭐ The Pitt - WINNER! ⭐
The Diplomat
Pluribus
Severance
Slow Horses
The White Lotus
Best Television Series — Musical or Comedy
⭐ The Studio - WINNER! ⭐
Abbott Elementary
The Bear
Hacks
Nobody Wants This
Only Murders in the Building
Best Television Limited Series, Anthology Series, or Motion Picture Made for Television
⭐ Adolescence - WINNER! ⭐
All Her Fault
Black Mirror
Dying for Sex
The Girlfriend
Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Series — Drama
⭐ Noah Wyle, The Pitt - WINNER! ⭐
Diego Luna, Andor
Gary Oldman, Slow Horses
Mark Ruffalo, Task
Adam Scott, Severance
Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Series — Drama
⭐ Rhea Seehorn, Pluribus - WINNER! ⭐
Kathy Bates, Matlock
Britt Lower, Severance
Helen Mirren, Mobland
Bella Ramsey, The Last of Us
Keri Russell, The Diplomat
Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Series — Musical or Comedy
⭐ Seth Rogen, The Studio - WINNER! ⭐
Adam Brody, Nobody Wants This
Steve Martin, Only Murders in the Building
Glenn Powell, Chad Powers
Martin Short, Only Murders in the Building
Jeremy Allen White, The Bear
Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Series — Musical or Comedy
⭐ Jean Smart, Hacks - WINNER! ⭐
Kristin Bell, Nobody Wants This
Ayo Edebiri, The Bear
Selena Gomez, Only Murders in the Building
Natasha Lyonne, Poker Face
Jenna Ortega, Wednesday
Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Limited Series, Anthology Series, or a Motion Picture Made for Television
⭐ Michelle Williams, Dying for Sex - WINNER! ⭐
Claire Danes, The Beast in Me
Rashida Jones, Black Mirror
Amanda Seyfried, Long Bright River
Sarah Snook, All Her Fault
Robin Wright, The Girlfriend
Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Limited Series, Anthology Series, or a Motion Picture Made for Television
⭐ Stephen Graham, Adolescence - WINNER! ⭐
Jacob Elordi, The Narrow Road to the Deep North
Paul Giamatti, Black Mirror
Charlie Hunnam, Monster: The Ed Gein Story
Jude Law, Black Rabbit
Matthew Rhys, The Beast in Me
Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role on Television
⭐ Erin Doherty, Adolescence - WINNER! ⭐
Carrie Coon, The White Lotus
Hannah Einbinder, Hacks
Catherine O'Hara, The Studio
Parker Posey, The White Lotus
Aimee Lou Wood, The White Lotus
Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role on Television
⭐ Owen Cooper, Adolescence - WINNER! ⭐
Billy Crudup, The Morning Show
Walton Goggins, The White Lotus
Jason Isaacs, The White Lotus
Tramell Tillman, Severance
Ashley Walters, Adolescence
Best Performance in Stand-Up Comedy on Television
⭐ Ricky Gervais, Ricky Gervais: Mortality - WINNER! ⭐
Bill Maher, Bill Maher: Is Anyone Else Seeing This?
Brett Goldstein, Brett Goldstein: The Second Best Night of Your Life
Kevin Hart, Kevin Hart: Acting My Age
Kumail Nanjiani, Kumail Nanjiani: Night Thoughts
Sarah Silverman, Sarah Silverman: Postmortem
Best Podcast
⭐ Good Hang with Amy Poehler - WINNER! ⭐
Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard
Call Her Daddy
The Mel Robbins Podcast
Smartless
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