Hollywood’s awards calendar officially opened with the announcement of the 2026 Golden Globe nominations, unveiling a competitive and diverse lineup of contenders across film, television, and podcasts. Winners will be announced on January 11, marking a major stop on the road to the Oscars in March.
Leading this year’s field is “One Battle After Another”, which secured nine nominations, followed closely by “Sentimental Value” with eight and “Sinners” with seven. The lists reflect a mix of box office hits, critical standouts, and breakout performances.
Top Film Contenders
Among the films competing for Best Film – Drama are Frankenstein, Hamnet, It Was Just an Accident, The Secret Agent, Sentimental Value, and Sinners.
In the Musical or Comedy category, nominees include Blue Moon, Bugonia, Marty Supreme, No Other Choice, Nouvelle Vague, and the nomination-heavy One Battle After Another.
The Best Non-English Language Film list features It Was Just an Accident, No Other Choice, The Secret Agent, Sentimental Value, Sirât, and The Voice of Hind Rajab.
Animated films such as Arco, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba , Infinity Castle, Elio, KPop Demon Hunters, Little Amélie or the Character of Rain, and Zootopia 2 also earned spots.
Acting Categories: Film
Nominees for Best Female Actor – Drama include Jessie Buckley (Hamnet), Jennifer Lawrence (Die, My Love), Renate Reinsve (Sentimental Value), Julia Roberts (After the Hunt), Tessa Thompson (Hedda), and Eva Victor (Sorry, Baby).
The Best Male Actor – Drama category features Joel Edgerton (Train Dreams), Oscar Isaac (Frankenstein), Dwayne Johnson (The Smashing Machine), Michael B. Jordan (Sinners), Wagner Moura (The Secret Agent), and Jeremy Allen White (Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere).
In Musical or Comedy, Rose Byrne, Cynthia Erivo, Kate Hudson, Chase Infiniti, Amanda Seyfried, and Emma Stone headline the female acting nominees.
Timothée Chalamet, George Clooney, Leonardo DiCaprio, Ethan Hawke, Lee Byung-Hun, and Jesse Plemons lead the male nominees.
Supporting categories are packed with big names including Emily Blunt, Elle Fanning, Ariana Grande, Benicio Del Toro, Jacob Elordi, Paul Mescal, Sean Penn, and Stellan Skarsgård.
Directing, Screenplay & Music
The Best Director category features 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), and Chloé Zhao (Hamnet).
Screenplay nominees range from Anderson and Coogler to Jafar Panahi and the writing duo behind Sentimental Value.
Music categories include original songs from Avatar: Fire and Ash, KPop Demon Hunters, Sinners, Wicked: For Good, and Train Dreams.
Composers such as Alexandre Desplat, Ludwig Göransson, Jonny Greenwood, Kanding Ray, Max Richter, and Hans Zimmer compete for Best Original Score.
Television & Podcast Categories
In television, The Diplomat, The Pitt, Pluribus, Severance, Slow Horses, and The White Lotus dominate the Drama Series category.
The Comedy or Musical Series shortlist includes Abbott Elementary, The Bear, Hacks, Nobody Wants This, Only Murders in the Building, and The Studio.
Limited series contenders include Adolescence, All Her Fault, The Beast in Me, Black Mirror, Dying for Sex, and The Girlfriend.
Acting nominations span across genres, featuring stars such as Kathy Bates, Bella Ramsey, Keri Russell, Sterling K. Brown, Diego Luna, Kristen Bell, Ayo Edebiri, Selena Gomez, Jean Smart, Claire Danes, Michelle Williams, Jacob Elordi, Paul Giamatti, and Jude Law.
Supporting acting categories highlight acclaimed performances from The White Lotus, Severance, Adolescence, and The Morning Show.
Stand-Up & Podcast Recognition
The Globes also continue their expanded recognition of comedy and audio storytelling. Nominees for Best Stand-Up Comedy Performance include Bill Maher, Brett Goldstein, Kevin Hart, Kumail Nanjiani, Ricky Gervais, and Sarah Silverman.
In the Best Podcast category, Armchair Expert, Call Her Daddy, Good Hang with Amy Poehler, The Mel Robbins Podcast, and SmartLess made the shortlist.
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