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The 2026 Golden Globe Awards: A Night of Celebration and Recognition
As the new year begins, Hollywood’s biggest names are stepping into the spotlight for the 2026 Golden Globe Awards. Hosted by comedian Nikki Glaser, who returned after her successful performance in the previous year’s event, the 83rd edition of the awards took place in Los Angeles on Sunday, January 11. This prestigious ceremony honored the most outstanding performances, creative achievements, and memorable projects in film and television from the past year.
Film Nominations and Wins
The film category saw a strong showing from One Battle After Another, which led the night with nine nominations. Among its accolades were Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy, Best Director for Paul Thomas Anderson, and Best Actor in a Comedy for Leonardo DiCaprio.
On the television front, The White Lotus continued its dominance, earning six nominations for its third season, including Best Drama and five acting nods for standout performers like Walton Goggins and Aimee Lou Wood.
Best Motion Picture, Drama
- Frankenstein
- Hamnet
- It Was Just an Accident
- The Secret Agent
- Sentimental Value
- Sinners
Best Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy
- Blue Moon
- Bugonia
- Marty Supreme
- No Other Choice
- Nouvelle Vague
- One Battle After Another
Best Director, Motion Picture
- Paul Thomas Anderson – One Battle After Another
- Ryan Coogler – Sinners
- Guillermo del Toro – Frankenstein
- Jafar Panahi – It Was Just an Accident
- Joachim Trier – Sentimental Value
- Chloé Zhao – Hamnet
Best Actor, Motion Picture, Drama
- Joel Edgerton – Train Dreams
- Oscar Isaac – Frankenstein
- Dwayne Johnson – The Smashing Machine
- Michael B. Jordan – Sinners
- Wagner Moura – The Secret Agent
- Jeremy Allen White – Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere
Best Actress, Motion Picture, Drama
- Jesse Buckley – Hamnet
- Jennifer Lawrence – Die My Love
- Renata Reinsve – Sentimental Value
- Juila Roberts – After the Hunt
- Tessa Thompson – Hedda
- Eva Victor – Sorry, Baby
Best Actor, Motion Picture, Comedy
- Timothée Chalamet – Marty Supreme
- George Clooney – Jay Kelly
- Leonardo DiCaprio – One Battle After Another
- Ethan Hawke – Blue Moon
- Lee Byung-Hun – No Other Choice
- Jesse Plemons – Bugonia
Best Actress, Motion Picture, Comedy
- Rose Byrne – If I Had Legs I’d Kick You
- 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 Supporting Actress, Motion Picture
- Emily Blunt – The Smashing Machine
- Elle Fanning – Sentimental Value
- Ariana Grande – Wicked: For Good
- Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas – Sentimental Value
- Amy Madigan – Weapons
- Teyana Taylor – One Battle After Another
Best Supporting Actor, Motion Picture
- Benicio del Toro – One Battle After Another
- Jacob Elordi – Frankenstein
- Paul Mescal – Hamnet
- Sean Penn – One Battle After Another
- Adam Sandler – Jay Kelly
- Stellan Skarsgård – Sentimental Value
Best Screenplay
- Paul Thomas Anderson – One Battle After Another
- Ronald Bronstein, Josh Safdie – Marty Supreme
- Ryan Coogler – Sinners
- Jafar Panahi – It Was Just an Accident
- Eskil Vogt, Joachim Trier – Sentimental Value
- Chloé Zhao, Maggie O’Farrell – Hamnet
Best Motion Picture, Non-English Language
- It Was Just an Accident (France)
- No Other Choice (South Korea)
- The Secret Agent (Brazil)
- Sentimental Value (Norway)
- Sirāt (Spain)
- The Voice of Hind Rajab (Tunisia)
Best Animated Motion Picture
- Arco
- Demon Slayer
- Aniplex
- Elio
- KPop Demon Hunters
- Little Amélie or The Character of Rain
- Zootopia 2
Best Original Score
- Alexandre Desplat – Frankenstein
- Ludwig Göransson – Sinners
- Jonny Greenwood – One Battle After Another
- Kangding Ray – Sirāt
- Max Richter – Hamnet
- Hans Zimmer – F1
Best Original Song
- “Dream as One” – Avatar: Fire and Ash
- “Golden” – KPop Demon Hunters
- “I Lied to You” – Sinners
- “No Place Like Home” – Wicked: For Good
- “The Girl in the Bubble” – Wicked: For Good
- “Train Dreams” – Train Dreams
Cinematic and Box Office Achievement
- Avatar: Fire and Ash
- F1
- KPop Demon Hunters
- Mission: Impossible—The Final Reckoning
- Sinners
- Weapons
- Wicked: For Good
TV Categories
Best Comedy, TV
- Abbott Elementary
- The Bear
- Hacks
- Nobody Wants This
- Only Murders in the Building
- The Studio
Best Drama, TV
- The Diplomat
- The Pitt
- Pluribus
- Severance
- Slow Horses
- The White Lotus
Best Limited Series, Anthology Series or Motion Picture Made for TV
- Adolescence
- All Her Fault
- The Beast in Me
- Black Mirror
- Dying for Sex
- The Girlfriend
Best Performance by a Male Actor in a TV Drama
- Sterling K. Brown – Paradise
- Diego Luna – Andor
- Gary Oldman – Slow Horses
- Mark Ruffalo – Task
- Adam Scott – Severance
- Noah Wyle – The Pitt
Best Actress, TV Drama
- Kathy Bates – Matlock
- Britt Lower – Severance
- Helen Mirren – Mobland
- Bella Ramsey – The Last of Us
- Keri Russell – The Diplomat
- Rhea Seehorn – Pluribus
Best Actress, TV Comedy
- Kristen Bell – Nobody Wants This
- Ayo Edebiri – The Bear
- Selena Gomez – Only Murders in the Building
- Natasha Lyonne – Pokerface
- Jenna Ortega – Wednesday
- Jean Smart – Hacks
Best Actress, Limited Series
- Claire Danes – The Beast in Me
- Rashida Jones – Black Mirror
- Amanda Seyfried – Long Bright River
- Sarah Snook – All Her Fault
- Michelle Williams – Dying for Sex
- Robin Wright – The Girlfriend
Best Actor, TV Comedy
- Adam Brody – Nobody Wants This
- Steve Martin – Only Murders in the Building
- Glen Powell – Chad Powers
- Seth Rogen – The Studio
- Martin Short – Only Murders in the Building
- Jeremy Allen White – The Bear
Best Actor, Limited Series
- Jacob Elordi – The Narrow Road to the Deep North
- Paul Giamatti – Black Mirror
- Stephen Graham – Adolescence
- Charlie Hunnam – Monster: The Ed Gein Story
- Jude Law – Black Rabbit
- Matthew Rhys – The Beast in Me
Best Supporting Actor, TV
- Owen Cooper – Adolescence
- Billie Crudup – The Morning Show
- Walton Goggins – The White Lotus
- Jason Isaacs – The White Lotus
- Tramell Tillman – Severance
- Ashley Walters – Adolescence
Best Supporting Actress, TV
- Carrie Coon – The White Lotus
- Erin Doherty – Adolescence
- Hanna Einbinder – Hacks
- Catherine O’Hara – The Studio
- Parker Posey – The White Lotus
- Aimee Lou Wood – The White Lotus
Best Podcast
- "Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard"
- "Call Her Daddy"
- "Good Hang with Amy Poehler"
- "The Mel Robbins Podcast"
- "Smartless"
- "Up First"
Best Standup
- Bill Maher: Is Anyone Else Seeing This?
- Brett Goldstein: The Second Best Night of Your Life
- Kevin Hart: Asking My Age
- Kumail Nanjiani: Night Thoughts
- Ricky Gervais: Mortality
- Sarah Silverman: PostMortem