The Oscar season came into focus Monday morning with the announcement of the 2026 Golden Globe nominations. As expected, films like “One Battle After Another,” “Sentimental Value” and “Sinners” racked up multiple nominations, while “White Lotus,” “Adolescence” and “Only Murders in the Building” led television categories. The nominations were announced by Marlon Wayans and Skye P. Marshall.
The Globes are often described as Hollywood’s biggest party, the tipsy, table-hopping kickoff to Oscars season where television and film share the same stage. Beyond the top prizes, Helen Mirren will receive this year’s Cecil B. DeMille Award for her contributions to film, while Sarah Jessica Parker would take the Carol Burnett Award in a nod to her television performances. Both will be celebrated during the Golden Eve primetime special on Jan. 8. Organizers also announced the addition of a Podcast of the Year award.
Comedian Nikki Glaser will be back again as host for the winners ceremony Jan. 11 on CBS. The show will also be streaming on Paramount+ and the CBS app.
Film categories
Best motion picture, drama
PREVIOUS WINNER The Brutalist
Best motion picture, musical or comedy
PREVIOUS WINNER Emilia Pérez
Best actress, drama
PREVIOUS WINNER Fernanda Torres (I’m Still Here)
Die My Love
Jennifer Lawrence
Sentimental Value
Renate Reinsve
After The Hunt
Julia Roberts
Best actor, drama
PREVIOUS WINNER Adrien Brody (The Brutalist)
Train Dreams
Joel Edgerton
The Smashing Machine
Dwayne Johnson
The Secret Agent
Wagner Moura
Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere
Jeremy Allen White
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Best actress, musical or comedy
PREVIOUS WINNER Demi Moore (The Substance)
If I Had Legs I’d Kick You
Rose Byrne
Wicked: For Good
Cynthia Erivo
Song Sung Blue
Kate Hudson
One Battle After Another
Chase Infiniti
The Testament of Ann Lee
Amanda Seyfried
Best actor, musical or comedy
PREVIOUS WINNER Sebastian Stan (A Different Man)
Marty Supreme
Timothée Chalamet
One Battle After Another
Leonardo DiCaprio
No Other Choice
Lee Byung-hun
Best supporting actress
PREVIOUS WINNER Zoe Saldaña (Emilia Pérez)
The Smashing Machine
Emily Blunt
Sentimental Value
Elle Fanning
Wicked: For Good
Ariana Grande
Sentimental Value
Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas
One Battle After Another
Teyana Taylor
Best supporting actor
PREVIOUS WINNER Kieran Culkin (A Real Pain)
One Battle After Another
Benicio del Toro
One Battle After Another
Sean Penn
Sentimental Value
Stellan Skarsgård
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Best director
PREVIOUS WINNER Brady Corbet (The Brutalist)
One Battle After Another
Paul Thomas Anderson
Frankenstein
Guillermo Del Toro
It Was Just an Accident
Jafar Panahi
Sentimental Value
Joachim Trier
Best screenplay
PREVIOUS WINNER Peter Straughan (Conclave)
One Battle After Another
Paul Thomas Anderson
Marty Supreme
Ronald Bronstein and Josh Safdie
It Was Just an Accident
Jafar Panahi
Sentimental Value
Joachim Trier and Eskil Vogt
Hamnet
Maggie O’Farrell and Chloé Zhao
Best original score
PREVIOUS WINNER Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross (Challengers)
Frankenstein
Alexandre Desplat
One Battle After Another
Jonny Greenwood
Best original song
PREVIOUS WINNER El Mal (Emilia Pérez)
Avatar: Fire and Ash
“Dream as One”
KPop Demon Hunters
“Golden”
Sinners
“I Lied to You”
Wicked: For Good
“No Place Like Home”
Wicked: For Good
“The Girl in the Bubble”
Train Dreams
“Train Dreams”
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Best motion picture, animated
PREVIOUS WINNER Flow
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle
Little Amélie or the Character of Rain
Best motion picture, non-English language
PREVIOUS WINNER Emilia Pérez
Cinematic and box office achievement
PREVIOUS WINNER Wicked
Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning
Television categories
Best TV series, drama
PREVIOUS WINNER Shogun
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Best TV series, musical or comedy
PREVIOUS WINNER Hacks
Only Murders in the Building
Best limited series, anthology series or motion picture made for TV
PREVIOUS WINNER Baby Reindeer
Best actress in a TV series, drama
PREVIOUS WINNER Anna Sawai (Shogun)
The Last of Us
Bella Ramsey
Best actor in a TV series, drama
PREVIOUS WINNER Hiroyuki Sanada (Shogun)
Paradise
Sterling K. Brown
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Best actress in a TV series, musical or comedy
PREVIOUS WINNER Jean Smart (Hacks)
Nobody Wants This
Kristen Bell
Only Murders in the Building
Selena Gomez
Best actor in a TV series, musical or comedy
PREVIOUS WINNER Jeremy Allen White (The Bear)
Nobody Wants This
Adam Brody
Only Murders in the Building
Steve Martin
Only Murders in the Building
Martin Short
The Bear
Jeremy Allen White
Best supporting actress on TV
PREVIOUS WINNER Jessica Gunning (Baby Reindeer)
The White Lotus
Carrie Coon
The Studio
Catherine O’Hara
The White Lotus
Parker Posey
The White Lotus
Aimee Lou Wood
Best supporting actor on TV
PREVIOUS WINNER Tadanobu Asano (Shogun)
The Morning Show
Billy Crudup
The White Lotus
Walton Goggins
The White Lotus
Jason Isaacs
Adolescence
Ashley Walters
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Best actress in a limited series, anthology series or motion picture made for TV
PREVIOUS WINNER Jodie Foster (True Detective: Night Country)
The Beast in Me
Claire Danes
Black Mirror
Rashida Jones
Long Bright River
Amanda Seyfried
Dying for Sex
Michelle Williams
The Girlfriend
Robin Wright
Best actor in a limited series, anthology series or motion picture made for TV
PREVIOUS WINNER Colin Farrell (The Penguin)
The Narrow Road to the Deep North
Jacob Elordi
Black Mirror
Paul Giamatti
Adolescence
Stephen Graham
Monster: The Ed Gein Story
Charlie Hunnam
The Beast in Me
Matthew Rhys
Best performance in stand-up comedy
PREVIOUS WINNER Ali Wong: Single Lady
Bill Maher: Is Anyone Else Seeing This?
Bill Maher
Brett Goldstein: The Second Best Night of Your Life
Brett Goldstein
Kevin Hart: Acting My Age
Kevin Hart
Kumail Nanjiani: Night Thoughts
Kumail Nanjiani
Ricky Gervais: Mortality
Ricky Gervais
Sarah Silverman: PostMortem
Sarah Silverman
Other category
Best podcast
PREVIOUS WINNER None (New Category)
Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard
Good Hang with Amy Poehler
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Chiqui Esteban and Arfa Momin contributed to this report.
