2026 Golden Globes: Nominations, Highlights and What’s New

Nominations Announcement

The 2026 Golden Globe nominations are officially out. Actor Marlon Wayans and actress Skye P. Marshall unveiled the full slate live from Los Angeles, where the ceremony will be held on Sunday, Jan. 11, 2026.

Top Film and TV Leaders

On the film side, One Battle After Another leads with nine nominations, including best motion picture (musical or comedy) and best director. Wicked: For Good missed major film and directing nods, though stars Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande received acting nominations.

In television, The White Lotus tops the list with six nominations, including best drama series.

A New Category: Podcasts

For the first time, the Golden Globes will recognize podcasting, adding a new award category to honor excellence in audio storytelling.

Full List of 2026 Golden Globe Nominations

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 male actor in a supporting role on television

• Ashley Walters, “Adolescence”
• Billy Crudup, “The Morning Show”
• Jason Isaacs, “The White Lotus”
• Owen Cooper, “Adolescence”
• Tramell Tillman, “Severance”
• Walton Goggins, “The White Lotus”

Best performance by a female actor in a supporting role on television

• Carrie Coon, “The White Lotus”
• Catherine O’Hara, “The Studio”
• Erin Doherty, “Adolescence”
• Hannah Einbinder, “Hacks”
• Parker Posey, “The White Lotus”
• Aimee Lou Wood, “The White Lotus”

Best performance by a male actor in a television series (comedy)

• Adam Brody, “Nobody Wants This”
• Jeremy Allen White, “The Bear”
• Seth Rogen, “The Studio”
• Martin Short, “Only Murders in the Building”
• Steve Martin, “Only Murders in the Building”
• Glen Powell, “Chad Powers”

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”
• Jason Bateman, “Black Rabbit”
• Matthew Rhys, “The Beast in Me”

Best performance by a female actor in a television series (drama)

• Britt Lower, “Severance”
• Kathy Bates, “Matlock”
• Keri Russell, “The Diplomat”
• Rhea Seehorn, “Pluribus”
• Helen Mirren, “Mobland”
• Bella Ramsey, “The Last of Us”

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 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 television series (drama)

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

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 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 original score

• Alexandre Desplat, “Frankenstein”
• Ludwig Göransson, “Sinners”
• Jonny Greenwood, “One Battle After Another”
• Kangding Ray, “Sirāt”
• Max Richter, “Hamnet”
• Hans Zimmer, “F1”

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”

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 original song

• “Dream as One” — Avatar: Fire and Ash
• “Golden” — KPop Demon Hunters
• “I Lied to You” — Sinners
• “No Place Like Home” — Wicked: For Good
• “The Girl in the Bubble” — Wicked: For Good
• “Train Dreams” — Train Dreams

Best screenplay

• Paul Thomas Anderson, “One Battle After Another”
• Ronald Bronstein & Josh Safdie, “Marty Supreme”
• Ryan Coogler, “Sinners”
• Jafar Panahi, “It Was Just An Accident”
• Eskil Vogt & Joachim Trier, “Sentimental Value”
• Chloé Zhao & Maggie O’Farrell, “Hamnet”

Best motion picture (non-English language)

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

Best performance by a female actor in a television series (comedy)

• Ayo Edebiri, “The Bear”
• Jean Smart, “Hacks”
• Jenna Ortega, “Wednesday”
• Kristen Bell, “Nobody Wants This”
• Selena Gomez, “Only Murders in the Building”
• Natasha Lyonne, “Poker Face”

Best performance by a female actor in a limited series, anthology series or motion picture made for television

• Claire Danes, “The Beast in Me”
• Michelle Williams, “Dying for Sex”
• Rashida Jones, “Black Mirror”
• Robin Wright, “The Girlfriend”
• Sarah Snook, “All Her Fault”
• Amanda Seyfried, “Long Bright River”

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 performance by a male actor in a motion picture (musical or comedy)

• Ethan Hawke, “Blue Moon”
• George Clooney, “Jay Kelly”
• Jesse Plemons, “Bugonia”
• Lee Byung Hun, “No Other Choice”
• Leonardo DiCaprio, “One Battle After Another”
• Timothée Chalamet, “Marty Supreme”

Best television series (comedy)

• “Abbott Elementary”
• “The Bear”
• “Hacks”
• “Nobody Wants This”
• “Only Murders in the Building”
• “The Studio”

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 Podcast

• “Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard”
• “Call Her Daddy”
• “Good Hang with Amy Poehler”
• “The Mel Robbins Podcast”
• “SmartLess”
• “Up First from NPR”

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”

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 (drama)

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

Best Picture (Comedy/Musical)

• “Blue Moon”
• “Bugonia”
• “Marty Supreme”
• “No Other Choice”
• “Nouvelle Vague”
• “One Battle After Another”

Best Picture (Drama)

• “Frankenstein”
• “Hamnet”
• “It Was Just An Accident”
• “The Secret Agent”
• “Sentimental Value”
• “Sinners”

When Are the 2026 Golden Globes?

The 83rd Golden Globe Awards air Sunday, Jan. 11, at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT on CBS, with comedian Nikki Glaser returning as host.

Golden Week Events

Leading up to the ceremony, “Hollywood’s Party of the Year” will feature Golden Week festivities. “Golden Eve,” airing Jan. 8 on CBS and streaming on Paramount+, will honor Sarah Jessica Parker with the Carol Burnett Award and Helen Mirren with the Cecil B. DeMille Award.