At a Glance
- Nikki Glaser hosts the 2026 Golden Globe Awards live on January 11
- One Battle After Another leads movie nominations with nine total
- The White Lotus tops TV with six nods
- Why it matters: First-ever Golden Globe for Best Podcast crowns new category
Nikki Glaser takes the stage to host the 2026 Golden Globe Awards, airing live at 8 p.m. ET on Sunday, Jan. 11, on CBS and streaming on Paramount+. The ceremony honors the year’s standout films and television series, with One Battle After Another leading the film pack and The White Lotus dominating the television categories.
Movie Front-Runners
One Battle After Another enters the night with nine nominations, the most of any film. Close behind, Sentimental Value secured eight nods and Sinners earned seven.
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 Motion Picture – Animated
- Arco
- Demon Slayer: Kimetsu No Yaiba Infinity Castle
- Elio
- KPop Demon Hunters
- Little Amélie or The Character of Rain
- Zootopia 2
Cinematic and Box Office Achievement
- Avatar: Fire and Ash
- F1
- KPop Demon Hunters
- Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning
- Sinners
- Weapons
- Wicked: For Good
- Zootopia 2
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
Acting Honors
Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama
- Jessie Buckley – Hamnet
- 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 – 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 Performance by a Female Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or 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 Performance by a Male Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or 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 Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role in Any 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 Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role in Any 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
Creative Arts Categories
Best Director
- 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 Screenplay
- Paul Thomas Anderson – One Battle After Another
- 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
- 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 – Miley Cyrus, Andrew Wyatt, Mark Ronson, Simon Franglen
- “Golden” – KPop Demon Hunters – Joong Gyu Kwak, Yu Han Lee, Hee Dong Nam, Jeong Hoon Seo, Park Hong Jun, Kim Eun-Jae (Ejae), Mark Sonnenblick
- “I Lied To You” – Sinners – Raphael Saadiq, Ludwig Göransson
- “No Place Like Home” – Wicked: For Good – Stephen Schwartz
- “The Girl In The Bubble” – Wicked: For Good – Stephen Schwartz
- “Train Dreams” – Train Dreams – Nick Cave, Bryce Dessner
Television’s Top Series
The White Lotus leads television contenders with six nominations, followed by Adolescence with five.
Best Television Series – Drama
- The Diplomat
- The Pitt
- Pluribus
- Severance
- Slow Horses
- The White Lotus
Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy
- Abbott Elementary
- The Bear
- Hacks
- Nobody Wants This
- Only Murders in the Building
- The Studio
Best Television Limited Series, Anthology Series, or Motion Picture Made for Television
- Adolescence
- All Her Fault
- The Beast in Me
- Black Mirror
- Dying for Sex
- The Girlfriend
Television Acting Honors
Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Series – Drama
- Kathy Bates – Matlock
- Britt Lower – Severance
- Helen Mirren – Mobland
- Bella Ramsey – The Last of Us
- Keri Russell – The Diplomat
- Rhea Seehorn – Pluribus
Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Series – Drama
- Sterling K. Brown – Paradise
- Diego Luna – Andor
- Gary Oldman – Slow Horses
- Mark Ruffalo – Task
- Adam Scott – Severance
- Noah Wyle – The Pitt
Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy
- Kristen Bell – Nobody Wants This
- Ayo Edebiri – The Bear
- Selena Gomez – Only Murders in the Building
- Natasha Lyonne – Poker Face
- Jenna Ortega – Wednesday
- Jean Smart – Hacks
Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Series – Musical or 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 Performance by a Female Actor in a Limited Series, Anthology Series, or a Motion Picture Made for Television
- 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 Performance by a Male Actor in a Limited Series, Anthology Series, or a Motion Picture Made for Television
- 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 Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role on Television
- Carrie Coon – The White Lotus
- Erin Doherty – Adolescence
- 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
- Billy Crudup – The Morning Show
- Walton Goggins – The White Lotus
- Jason Isaacs – The White Lotus
- Tramell Tillman – Severance
- Ashley Walters – Adolescence
New Category Debuts
This year introduces Best Podcast to the Golden Globes lineup. Nominees include:
- Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard
- Call Her Daddy
- Good Hang with Amy Poehler
- The Mel Robbins Podcast
- Smartless
- Up First
Best Performance in Stand-Up Comedy
- Bill Maher: Is Anyone Else Seeing This?
- Brett Goldstein: The Second Best Night of Your Life
- Kevin Hart: Acting My Age
- Kumail Nanjiani: Night Thoughts
- Ricky Gervais: Mortality
- Sarah Silverman: Postmortem

Winners will be updated live throughout the ceremony.

