Golden Globes 2026: An Overview of the Nominations!

The Golden Globes are coming up: The prestigious awards will be presented on January 11, 2026. As usual, the outstanding actors, directors, screenwriters and co. will be honored for their achievements over the past year. The Golden Globes also serve as a pointer towards the Academy Awards. The nominations for all categories were announced on December 8. Among them are numerous film and series highlights. One film in particular is considered to have a good chance.

We are talking about Paul Thomas Anderson's "One Battle After Another". The film starring Leonardo DiCaprio has already been named Film of the Year by some critics. The thriller has now received nine nominations. Together with films such as "Blood & Sinners" (8 nominations) and "Sentimental Value" (7 nominations), it is therefore the favorite in the race. Meanwhile, in the series category, the focus is on "The White Lotus", "Severance" and "Adolescence", among others.

The nominees at a glance

Best Motion Picture - Drama

• Frankenstein
• Hamnet
• Sentimental Value
• It Was Just an Accident
• The Secret Agent
• 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

Best Motion Picture – Non-English Language

• It Was Just an Accident
• No Other Choice
• The Secret Agent
• Sentimental Value
• Sirat
• The Voice of Hind Rajab

Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama

• Jennifer Lawrence (Die My Love)
• Renate Reinsve (Sentimental Value)
• Julia Roberts (After the Hunt)
• Tessa Thompson (Hedda)
• Eva Victor (Sorry, Baby)
• Jessie Buckley (Hamnet)

• 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)

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 Screenplay - Motion Picture

• Paul Thomas Anderson (One Battle After Another)
• Ryan Coogler (Sinners)
• Jafar Panahi (It Was Just an Accident)
• Eskil Vogt and Joachim Trier (Sentimental Value)
• Chloé Zhao and Maggie O'Farrell (Hamnet)
• Ronald Bronstein and Joshua Safdie (Marty Supreme)

• Frankenstein
• Sinners
• One Battle After Another
• Hamnet
• Sirat
• F1: The Movie

Best Original Song - Motion Picture

• "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)
• "Golden" (KPop Demon Hunters)

Series

Best Television Series - Drama

• Severance
• The White Lotus
• The Pitt
• The Diplomat
• Pluribus
• Slow Horses

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

• All Her Fault
• Dying for Sex
• Black Mirror
• The Beast In Me
• The Girlfriend
• Adolescence

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)
• Gary Oldman (Slow Horses)
• Adam Scott (Severance)
• Noah Wyle (The Pitt)
• Diego Luna (Andor)

Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy

• Kristen Bell (Nobody Wants This)
• Selena Gomez (Only Murders In The Building)
• Jenna Ortega (Wednesday)
• Jean Smart (Hacks)
• Ayo Edebiri (The Bear)
• Natasha Lyonne (Poker Face)

Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy

• Adam Brody (Nobody Wants This)
• Glen Powell (Chad Powers)
• Seth Rogen (The Studio)
• Martin Short (Only Murders In The Building)
• Jeremy Allen White (The Bear)
• Steve Martin (Only Murders In The Building)

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)