The Golden Globes 2026 nominations have landed, and while most categories lined up neatly with awards season predictions, there were still a few eyebrow raisers buried in the list.
The biggest shock? Wicked: For Good missing out on a Best Picture slot, a snub that’s already setting social feeds on fire. On the flip side, there was widespread celebration around Amy Madigan’s nomination for her chilling turn in Weapons.
Leading the charge this year is Paul Thomas Anderson’s One Battle After Another, which has been the frontrunner in conversations for months. Anderson’s political fever dream, starring Leonardo DiCaprio in one of his loosest, sharpest performances in years, cemented its dominance across major categories.
Also making noise is Joachim Trier’s Sentimental Value, a delicate, emotionally charged story anchored by a powerhouse performance from Renate Reinsve, with Elle Fanning also earning recognition for a blistering supporting role.
Other titles rounding out the year’s cultural touchpoints include Guillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein, the genre-blending blockbuster Sinners, and the tender literary adaptation Hamnet, proving the Globes’ appetite for both spectacle and introspective drama.
Television saw a similarly stacked field, heavy hitters like Severance, The White Lotus, The Last of Us and breakout hit Adolescence all secured nominations, reflecting a year dominated by prestige anxiety core and apocalyptic storytelling.
The comedy categories came through with expected favourites: The Bear, Hacks, Abbott Elementary and Only Murders in the Building continue to tower over the landscape.
Hosted by comedian Nikki Glaser, the 2026 Golden Globes ceremony will take place Sunday, January 11, 2026 (US time).
Below is the full list of film, TV and podcast nominees, preserved exactly as announced.
Full List Of Nominees (As released by the Golden Globes – unchanged and complete)
Best Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy
Blue Moon
Bugonia
Marty Supreme
No Other Choice
Nouvelle Vague
One Battle After Another
Best Motion Picture, Drama
Frankenstein
Hamnet
It Was Just an Accident
The Secret Agent
Sentimental Value
Sinners
Best Director – Motion Picture
Ryan Coogler, Sinners
Paul Thomas Anderson, One Battle After Another
Guillermo del Toro, Frankenstein
Jafar Panahi, It Was Just An Accident
Joachim Trier, Sentimental Value
Chloe Zhao, Hamnet
Best Male Actor – Motion Picture, Musical/Comedy
Timothee Chalomet, 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 Male Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama
Dwayne Johnson, The Smashing Machine
Jeremy Allen White, Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere
Joel Edgerton, Train Dreams
Michael B Jordan, Sinners
Oscar Isaac, Frankenstein
Wagner Moura, The Secret Agent
Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy
Amanda Seyfried, The Testament of Ann Lee
Chase Infiniti, One Battle After Another
Cynthia Erivo, Wicked: For Good
Emma Stone, Bugonia
Kate Hudson, Song Sung Blue
Rose Byrne, If I Had Legs I’d Kick You
Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama
Eva Victor, Sorry Baby
Jennifer Lawrence, Die My Love
Jessie Buckley, Hamnet
Julia Roberts, After The Hunt
Renate Reinsve, Sentimental Value
Tessa Thompson, Hedda
Best Supporting Male Actor in a 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 Skarsgard, Sentimental Value
Best Supporting Female Actor in a 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 Screenplay – Motion Picture
Chloe Zhao, Maggie O’Farrell – Hamnet
Jafar Panahi – It was Just An Accident
Joachim Trier, Eskil Vogt – Sentimental Value
Paul Thomas Anderson – One Battle After Another
Ronald Bronstein, Josh Safdie – Marty Supreme
Ryan Coogler – Sinners
Best Motion Picture – Animated
Arco
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – Infinity Castle
Elio
KPop Demon Hunters
Little Amelie or the Character of the Rain
Zootopia 2
Best Motion Picture – Non-English Language
It Was Just An Accident
No Other Choice
Sentimental Value
Sirat
The Secret Agent
The Voice of Hind Rajab
Best Original Score – Motion Picture
Alexandre Desplat, Frankenstein
Hans Zimmer, F1
Jonny Greenwood, One Battle After Another
Kangding Ray, Sirat
Ludwig Göransson, Sinners
Max Richter, Hamnet
Best Original Song – Motion Picture
“Dream as One,” Miley Cyrus, Andrew Wyatt, Mark Ronson, Simon Franglen, Avatar: Fire and Ash
“Golden,” Joong Gyu Kwak, Yu Han Lee, Hee Dong Nam, Jeong Hoon Seo, Park Hong Jun, Kim Eun-jae (EJAE), Mark Sonnenblick, KPop Demon Hunters
“I Lied to You,” Raphael Saadiq, Ludwig Göransson, Sinners
“No Place Like Home,” Stephen Schwartz, Wicked: For Good
“The Girl in the Bubble,” Stephen Schwartz, Wicked: For Good
“Train Dreams,” Nick Cave, Bryce Dessner, 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
Zootopia 2
Best Television Series – Drama
The Diplomat
Pluribus
Severance
Slow Horses
The Pitt
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
Adolescence
All Her Fault
The Beast in Me
Black Mirror
Dying for Sex
The Girlfriend
Best Female Actor – Television – 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 Wylie, The Pitt
Best Female Actor – Television, 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 Female Actor in a Limited Series
Amanda Seyfried, Long Bright River
Claire Danes, The Beast in Me
Michelle Williams, Dying for Sex
Rashida Jones, Black Mirror
Robin Wright, The Girlfriend
Sarah Snook, All Her Fault
Best Male Actor – Television, Musical or Comedy
Adam Brody, Nobody Wants This
Glen Powell, Chad Powers
Jeremy Allen White, The Bear
Martin Short, Only Murders in the Building
Seth Rogen, The Studio
Steve Martin, Only Murders in the Building
Best Supporting Female Actor – Television
Aimee Lou Wood, The White Lotus
Carrie Coon, The White Lotus
Catherine O’Hara, The Studio
Erin Doherty, Adolescence
Hanna Einbinder, Hacks
Parker Posey, The White Lotus
Best Male Actor in a Limited Series
Charlie Hunnam, Monster: The Ed Gein Story
Jacob Elordi, The Narrow Road to the Deep North
Jude Law, Black Rabbit
Matthew Rhys, The Beast in Me
Paul Giamatti, Black Mirror
Stephen Graham, Adolescence
Best Supporting Male Actor – 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
Best Podcast
Armchair Expert with Dax Shepherd
Call Her Daddy
Good Hang with Amy Poehler
The Mel Robbins Podcast
Smartless
Up First
Best Performance in Stand-up Comedy on Television
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
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