At a Glance
- The 2026 Golden Globes crowned “KPop Demon Hunters,” “One Battle After Another,” and “Hamnet” as top film winners while “Adolescence,” “The Studio,” and “The Pitt” dominated television.
- Nikki Glaser hosted for the second straight year at The Beverly Hilton, promising a monologue that skips the full roast.
- Helen Mirren and Sarah Jessica Parker accepted lifetime-achievement honors before the telecast began.
- Why it matters: The first awards show of the season sets the narrative for the Oscars and Emmys races.
Hollywood’s 2026 awards circuit roared to life Sunday night as the 81st Golden Globes unspooled under a tent at The Beverly Hilton. Comedian Nikki Glaser emceed for the second consecutive year, telling Access Hollywood ahead of the broadcast that she would dial back the barbs after last year’s headlines.
Film front-runners included the anime hit “KPop Demon Hunters,” the war drama “One Battle After Another,” and the literary adaptation “Hamnet.” On the television side, the British crime series “Adolescence,” the Hollywood satire “The Studio,” and the hospital drama “The Pitt” each collected trophies.
Below are the complete winners lists, as provided by News Of Los Angeles.
Film Winners
Best Motion Picture – Drama
- “Hamnet”
- “Frankenstein”
- “It Was Just an Accident”
- “The Secret Agent”
- “Sentimental Value”
- “Sinners”
Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy
- “One Battle After Another”
- “Blue Moon”
- “Bugonia”
- “Marty Supreme”
- “No Other Choice”
- “Nouvelle Vague”
Best Motion Picture – Animated
- “KPop Demon Hunters”
- “Arco”
- “Demon Slayer”
- “Elio”
- “Little Amélie or the Character of Rain”
- “Zootopia 2”
Best Motion Picture – Non-English Language
- “It Was Just an Accident”
- “Now Other Choice”
- “The Secret Agent”
- “Sentimental Value”
- “Sirat”
- “The Voice of Hind Rajab”
Best Director
- Chloe Zhao, “Hamnet”
- 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”
Best Screenplay
- “Hamnet”
- “It Was Just an Accident”
- “Marty Supreme”
- “One Battle After Another”
- “Sentimental Value”
- “Sinners”
Best Original Score
- Jonny Greenwood, “Hamnet”
- Alexandre Desplat, “Frankenstein”
- Ludwig Göransson, “Sinners”
- Jonny Greenwood, “One Battle After Another”
- Jonny Greenwood, “Sirat”
- Hans Zimmer, “F1”
Best Original Song
- “Golden,” from “KPop Demon Hunters”
- “Dream as One,” from “Avatar: Fire and Ash”
- “I Lied to You,” from “Sinners”
- “No Place Like Home,” from “Wicked: For Good”
- “The Girl in the Bubble,” from “Wicked: For Good”
- “Train Dreams,” from “Train Dreams”
Best Performance by an Actor – Drama
- Jeremy Allen White, “Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere”
- Joel Edgerton, “Train Dreams”
- Oscar Isaac, “Frankenstein”
- Dwayne Johnson, “The Smashing Machine”
- Michael B. Jordan, “Sinners”
- Wagner Moura, “The Secret Agent”
Best Performance by an Actress – 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 an Actor – 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 an Actress – Musical or Comedy
- Emma Stone, “Bugonia”
- 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”
Best Supporting Actor
- 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 Supporting Actress
- Teyana Taylor, “One Battle After Another”
- Emily Blunt, “The Smashing Machine”
- Elle Fanning, “Sentimental Value”
- Ariana Grande, “Wicked: For Good”
- Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas, “Sentimental Value”
- Amy Madigan, “Weapons”
Outstanding Cinematic and Box Office Achievement
- “KPop Demon Hunters”
- “Avatar: Fire and Ash”
- “F1: The Movie”
- “Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning”
- “Sinners”
- “Weapons”
- “Wicked: For Good”
- “Zootopia 2”
Television Winners
Best TV Series – Drama
- “The Pitt”
- “Severance”
- “The White Lotus”
- “The Diplomat”
- “Pluribus”
- “Slow Horses”
Best TV Series – Musical or Comedy
- “The Studio”
- “Abbott Elementary”
- “The Bear”
- “Hacks”
- “Nobody Wants This”
- “Only Murders in the Building”
Best Limited Series or TV Movie
- “Adolescence”
- “All Her Fault”
- “The Beast in Me”
- “Black Mirror”
- “Dying for Sex”
- “The Girlfriend”
Best Actor – Drama Series
- Noah Wyle, “The Pitt”
- Sterling K. Brown, “Paradise”
- Diego Luna, “Andor”
- Gary Oldman, “Slow Horses”
- Mark Ruffalo, “Task”
- Adam Scott, “Severance”
Best Actress – Drama Series
- Keri Russell, “The Diplomat”
- Kathy Bates, “Matlock”
- Britt Lower, “Severance”
- Helen Mirren, “Mobland”
- Bella Ramsey, “The Last of Us”
- Rhea Seehorn, “Pluribus”
Best Actor – Musical or Comedy Series
- Seth Rogen, “The Studio”
- Adam Brody, “Nobody Wants This”
- Steve Martin, “Only Murders in the Building”
- Glen Powell, “Chad Powers”
- Martin Short, “Only Murders in the Building”
- Jeremy Allen White, “The Bear”
Best Actress – Musical or Comedy Series
- Jean Smart, “Hacks”
- Kristen Bell, “Nobody Wants This”
- Selena Gomez, “Only Murders in the Building”
- Jenna Ortega, “Wednesday”
- Ayo Edebiri, “The Bear”
- Natasha Lyonne, “Poker Face”
Best Actor – Limited Series or TV Movie
- Stephen Graham, “Adolescence”
- 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 Actress – Limited Series or TV Movie
- Michelle Williams, “Dying for Sex”
- 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 Supporting Actor – TV
- Owen Cooper, “Adolescence”
- Billy Crudup, “The Morning Show”
- Walter Goggins, “The White Lotus”
- Jason Isaacs, “The White Lotus”
- Tramell Tillman, “Severance”
- Ashley Walters, “Adolescence”
Best Supporting Actress – TV
- Erin Doherty, “Adolescence”
- 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 Stand-Up Comedy Performance
- Ricky Gervais, “Mortality”
- Bill Maher, “Is Anyone Else Seeing This?”
- Brett Goldstein, “The Second Best Night of Your Life”
- Kevin Hart, “Acting Your Age”
- Kumail Nanjiani, “Night Thoughts”
- Sarah Silverman, “Postmortem”
Best Podcast
- “SmartLess”
- “Armchair Expert With Dax Shepard”
- “Call Her Daddy”
- “Good Hang With Amy Poehler”
- “The Mel Robbins Podcast”
- “Up First”
Lifetime Honors
The Cecil B. DeMille Award went to Helen Mirren for her enduring contributions to cinema, while Sarah Jessica Parker received the Carol Burnett Award for excellence in television.
Key Takeaways
- “One Battle After Another” and “Adolescence” led all titles with multiple wins, cementing their front-runner status for upcoming guild awards.
- Nikki Glaser‘s sophomore stint as host steered clear of last year’s most controversial targets, focusing instead on industry inside jokes.
- The new podcast category marks the Hollywood Foreign Press Association’s effort to broaden the ceremony’s relevance to digital audiences.
Sunday’s results, reported by Olivia M. Hartwell for News Of Los Angeles, instantly reshaped betting lines for the Oscars and Emmys as campaigns pivot toward the next phase of awards season.
