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What’s the latest update about the 2026 Golden Globe Awards?
The 83rd Annual Golden Globe Awards nominations dropped like a cinematic bombshell on December 8, 2025, igniting the fuse for awards season with a mix of expected heavy-hitters, shocking snubs, and fresh faces. Announced live from the iconic Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, California, the list celebrates the best in film and television from the eligibility period of January 1 to December 31, 2025. As always, the Golden Globes—voted on by the 350-plus members of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA)—serve as a glamorous precursor to the Oscars, blending drama, comedy, and global storytelling.
This year’s batch underscores a vibrant year for independent cinema and prestige TV, with Warner Bros. and NEON dominating the film side, while HBO Max and Netflix flex their streaming muscle on television. Dive in as we unpack every angle, from frontrunners to underrepresented voices.
When and How Were the 2026 Golden Globe Nominations Announced?
The nominations were unveiled bright and early on Monday, December 8, 2025, at 8:30 a.m. ET / 5:30 a.m. PT, kicking off with a livestream hosted by comedians Marlon Wayans and Matlock star Skye P. Marshall. The duo revealed the nominees in 17 key categories during the broadcast, which streamed exclusively on CBSNews.com, the CBS News YouTube channel, CBS News app, and TikTok. The remaining categories rolled out shortly after on CBS Mornings.
This virtual-yet-glam format, a nod to post-pandemic hybrid events, allowed global fans to tune in real-time, buzzing with reactions from #GoldenGlobes2026 trending worldwide within minutes. The announcement highlighted the HFPA’s renewed focus on diversity, following years of reforms, with a record number of international voters influencing the picks.
Who Will Host the 2026 Golden Globes and When Is the Ceremony?
Mark your calendars for Sunday, January 11, 2026, when the 83rd Golden Globes will broadcast live from the Beverly Hilton at 8 p.m. ET / 5 p.m. PT on CBS, with simultaneous streaming on Paramount+ in the U.S. Comedian Nikki Glaser returns as host for her second consecutive year, promising her signature sharp wit and unfiltered takes on Hollywood’s elite—think roasts that land like precision strikes. Glaser, fresh off sold-out tours and a standout 2025 Emmy hosting gig, joked on social media post-announcement, “Back for more? Only if they let me spike the champagne.”
The ceremony will also feature special honors: Helen Mirren receives the Cecil B. DeMille Award for lifetime achievement in film, while Sarah Jessica Parker claims the Carol Burnett Award for her TV contributions, presented during a new “Golden Eve” primetime special the night before.
Which Movie Received the Most Nominations at the 2026 Golden Globes?
In a year ripe with blockbusters and indies, Paul Thomas Anderson’s One Battle After Another (Warner Bros. Pictures) stormed the field with a whopping nine nominations, positioning it as the early awards darling. The ensemble drama—starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Chase Infiniti, and a murderers’ row of supporting talent—earned nods in Best Motion Picture – Drama, Best Director, Best Screenplay, Best Original Score, and acting categories across lead and supporting roles.
Trailing closely is Joachim Trier’s introspective Sentimental Value (NEON) with eight nominations, including Best Motion Picture – Drama and Non-English Language nods, while Ryan Coogler’s vampire thriller Sinners (Warner Bros. Pictures) snagged seven, blending horror with social commentary. These frontrunners signal a love for bold, auteur-driven stories that tackle identity and legacy.
| Category | Leading Films | Nomination Count |
|---|---|---|
| Overall Film | One Battle After Another | 9 |
| Sentimental Value | 8 | |
| Sinners | 7 | |
| Hamnet | 6 | |
| Frankenstein | 5 | |
| Wicked: For Good | 5 |
Which TV Show Led the Nominations in 2026?
On the small screen, HBO Max’s anthology juggernaut The White Lotus (Season 3) reigned supreme with six nominations, including Best Television Series – Drama, multiple acting nods, and supporting categories that spotlight its ensemble chaos in a fictional Sicilian resort.
Netflix’s limited series Adolescence followed with five, praised for its raw coming-of-age tales, while Apple TV+’s Severance and Hulu’s Only Murders in the Building tied at four each, rewarding sci-fi mind-benders and cozy whodunits alike. The TV field reflects streaming’s dominance, with Netflix alone racking up over 20 nods across its slate, from Guillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein to stand-up specials.
| Category | Leading Shows | Nomination Count |
|---|---|---|
| Overall TV | The White Lotus (HBO Max) | 6 |
| Adolescence (Netflix) | 5 | |
| Severance (Apple TV+) | 4 | |
| Only Murders in the Building (Hulu) | 4 |
What Is the Full List of 2026 Golden Globe Film Nominations?
Here’s the exhaustive rundown of film nominees, category by category. Note the expanded Non-English Language field, now boasting six slots to amplify global voices.
Best Motion Picture – Drama
- Frankenstein (Netflix)
- Hamnet (Focus Features)
- It Was Just an Accident (NEON)
- The Secret Agent (NEON)
- Sentimental Value (NEON)
- Sinners (Warner Bros. Pictures)
Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy
- Blue Moon (Sony Pictures Classics)
- Bugonia (Focus Features)
- Marty Supreme (A24)
- No Other Choice (NEON)
- Nouvelle Vague (Netflix)
- One Battle After Another (Warner Bros. Pictures)
Best Motion Picture – Animated
- Arco (NEON)
- Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – Infinity Castle (Aniplex, Crunchyroll, Sony Pictures Entertainment)
- Elio (Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures)
- KPop Demon Hunters (Netflix)
- Little Amélie or the Character of Rain (GKIDS)
- Zootopia 2 (Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures)
Best Motion Picture – Non-English Language
- It Was Just an Accident (France)
- No Other Choice (South Korea)
- Sentimental Value (Norway)
- Sirāt (Spain)
- The Secret Agent (Brazil)
- The Voice of Hind Rajab (Tunisia)
Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama
- Jessie Buckley (Hamnet)
- Jennifer Lawrence (Die My Love)
- Renate Reinsve (Sentimental Value)
- Julia Roberts (After the Hunt)
- Tessa Thompson (Hedda)
- Eva Victor (Sorry, Baby)
Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama
- 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)
- 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 Original Score – Motion Picture
- Alexandre Desplat (Frankenstein)
- Ludwig Göransson (Sinners)
- Jonny Greenwood (One Battle After Another)
- Kangding Ray (Sirāt)
- Max Richter (Hamnet)
- Hans Zimmer (F1)
Best Original Song – Motion Picture
- “Dream as One” from Avatar: Fire and Ash (Miley Cyrus, Andrew Wyatt, Mark Ronson, Simon Franglen)
- “Golden” from KPop Demon Hunters (Joong Gyu Kwak, Yu Han Lee, Hee Dong Nam, Jeong Hoon Seo, Park Hong Jun; Lyrics: Kim Eun-jae, Mark Sonnenblick)
- “I Lied to You” from Sinners (Raphael Saadiq, Ludwig Göransson)
- “No Place Like Home” from Wicked: For Good (Stephen Schwartz)
- “The Girl in the Bubble” from Wicked: For Good (Stephen Schwartz)
- “Train Dreams” from Train Dreams (Nick Cave, Bryce Dessner)
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
What Is the Full List of 2026 Golden Globe TV Nominations?
Television’s nominees span serialized epics to bite-sized specials, with a new Best Podcast category debuting to honor audio innovators.
Best Television Series – Drama
- The Diplomat (Netflix)
- The Pitt (HBO Max)
- Pluribus (Apple TV+)
- Severance (Apple TV+)
- Slow Horses (Apple TV+)
- The White Lotus (HBO Max)
Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy
- Abbott Elementary (ABC)
- The Bear (FX on Hulu)
- Hacks (HBO Max)
- Nobody Wants This (Netflix)
- Only Murders in the Building (Hulu)
- The Studio (Apple TV+)
Best Television Limited Series, Anthology Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
- Adolescence (Netflix)
- All Her Fault (Peacock)
- The Beast in Me (Netflix)
- Black Mirror (Netflix)
- Dying for Sex (FX on Hulu)
- The Girlfriend (Prime Video)
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)
- Diego Luna (Andor)
- Gary Oldman (Slow Horses)
- Mark Ruffalo (Task)
- Adam Scott (Severance)
- Noah Wyle (The Pitt)
Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Series – 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 Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy
- Adam Brody (Nobody Wants This)
- Steve Martin (Only Murders in the Building)
- Glen Powell (Chad Powers)
- Seth Rogen (The Studio)
- Martin Short (Only Murders in the Building)
- Jeremy Allen White (The Bear)
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)
Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role on Television
- Carrie Coon (The White Lotus)
- Erin Doherty (Adolescence)
- Hannah Einbinder (Hacks)
- Catherine O’Hara (The Studio)
- Parker Posey (The White Lotus)
- Aimee Lou Wood (The White Lotus)
Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role on 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 Performance in Stand-Up Comedy on Television
- Bill Maher (Bill Maher: Is Anyone Else Seeing This?)
- Brett Goldstein (Brett Goldstein: The Second Best Night of Your Life)
- Kevin Hart (Kevin Hart: Acting My Age)
- Kumail Nanjiani (Kumail Nanjiani: Night Thoughts)
- Ricky Gervais (Ricky Gervais: Mortality)
- Sarah Silverman (Sarah Silverman: Postmortem)
Best Podcast
- Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard (Wondery)
- Call Her Daddy (SiriusXM)
- Good Hang with Amy Poehler (Spotify)
- The Mel Robbins Podcast (SiriusXM)
- Smartless (SiriusXM)
- Up First (NPR)
Who from Africa Earned the Most Nominations at the 2026 Golden Globes?
African representation shone through subtle but significant spotlights this year, with Nigerian-British powerhouse Cynthia Erivo leading the charge via her Best Actress in a Musical or Comedy nod for Wicked: For Good. Erivo, whose heritage ties directly to Nigeria, made headlines as the first Black woman to secure two lead actress nominations in the comedy/musical film category—building on her prior Wicked acclaim. Her performance as the iconic green-skinned witch drew raves for its vocal prowess and emotional depth, marking a milestone for African diaspora talent.
On the film side, Tunisia’s The Voice of Hind Rajab secured a Best Non-English Language nomination, a poignant documentary-style entry amplifying North African narratives amid global conflicts. Other nods with African roots include Ayo Edebiri’s (The Bear) Best Actress in a Musical or Comedy (Nigerian-Irish heritage) and Rashida Jones’ (Black Mirror) limited series nod (Ghanaian-American). While no single African project dominated with multiples, Erivo’s historic bid and the Tunisian film’s inclusion signal growing inclusivity, though advocates call for more continent-wide spotlights.
What Were the Biggest Snubs and Surprises in the 2026 Golden Globe Nominations?
Snubs stung sharpest for Wicked: For Good, which tallied five technical nods but was shockingly omitted from Best Musical or Comedy—despite Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande’s dual actress bids and Stephen Schwartz’s song sweeps. Viewers cried foul, with #WickedSnub trending. Surprises abounded: Dwayne Johnson’s dramatic pivot in The Smashing Machine landed a lead nod, while first-timers like Rhea Seehorn (Pluribus) and Paul Mescal (Hamnet) crashed the party.
Netflix’s Adolescence overperformed in TV limited series, edging out Emmy darlings, and the podcast category debut favored conversational heavyweights like Smartless over edgier picks. Overall, 27 first-time nominees infused fresh energy, proving the Globes’ evolution beyond old-guard favoritism.
As January 11 approaches, these nominations set the stage for a ceremony brimming with glamour, gossip, and potential upsets. Will One Battle After Another sweep, or will underdogs like Sentimental Value steal the spotlight? One thing’s certain: Hollywood’s party of the year promises to be unforgettable. Stay tuned—awards season has only just begun.
