The nominations for the Golden Globes 2026 have been announced – check out the full list below:
The 2026 ceremony is set to take place January 11 with 28 trophies set to be given out for the best in film, tv and, for the very first time, podcasts. The event will once again be hosted by comedian Nikki Glaser after a celebrated showing at the 2025 ceremony.
At the 2025 Golden Globes, The Brutalist and Emilia Pérez emerged as the biggest winners in film, while Shōgun, Hacks and Baby Reindeer took home major awards in the TV categories.
The contenders for the Golden Globes 2026 were unveiled today (December 8) via a livestream hosted by Marlon Wayans and Skye P. Marshall. Before that, it was announced that Helen Mirren will receive the 2026 Cecil B. DeMille Award while the Carol Burnett Award goes to Sarah Jessica Parker.
The Golden Globes 2026 nominees are:
Film
Best Male Actor – 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 Female Actor – Drama
Jesse Buckley – Hamnet
Jennifer Lawrence – Die My Love
Renate Reinsve – Sentimental Value
After The Hunt – Julia Roberts
Hedda – Tessa Thompson
Eva Victor – Sorry, Baby
Best Picture – Musical/Comedy
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
Best Supporting Male Actor
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
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 Male Actor – Musical/Comedy
Timothee Chalamet – Marty Supreme
George Clooney – Jay Kelly
Leonardo DiCaprio – One Battle After Another
Ethen Hawke – Blue Moon
Lee Byung-Hun – No Other Choice
Jesse Plemons – Bugonia
Best Female Actor – Musical/Comedy
Rose Byrne – If I Had Legs I’d Kick You
Cynthia Erivo – Wicked
Kate Hudson – Song Sung Blue
Chase Infiniti – One Battle After Another
Amanda Seyfried – The Testament Of Ann Lee
Emma Stone – Bugonia
Best Director
Paul Thomas Anderson – One Battle After Another
Ryan Coogler – Sinners
Guillermo Del Toro – Frankenstein
Jafar Pahahi – It Was Just An Accident
Joachim Trier – Sentimental Value
Chloe Zhao – Hamnet
Best 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 Song
‘Dream As One’ – Avatar: Fire and Ash (Miley Cyrus, Andrew Wyatt, Mark Ronson, Simon Franglen)
‘Golden’ – KPop Demon Hunters (Joong Gyu Kwak, Yu Han Lee, Hee Dong Nam, Jeong Hoon Seo, Park Hong Jun, Kim Eun–jae (EJAE), Mark Sonnenblick)
‘I Lied To You’ – Sinners (Raphael Saadiq, Ludwig Göransson)
‘No Place Like Home’ – Wicked: For Good (Stephen Schwartz)
‘The Girl In The Bubble’ – Wicked: For Good (Stephen Schwartz)
‘Train Dreams’ – Train Dreams (Nick Cave, Bryce Dessner)
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 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’Farrel – Hamnet
Best Animated
Arco
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu No Yaiba Infinity Castle
Elio
KPop Demon Hunters
Little Amelie or the Character of Rain
Zootopia 2
TV
Best Limited Series, Anthology Series Or Television Motion Picture
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 Male Actor – Drama
Sterling K. Brown – Paradise
Diego Luna – Andor
Gary Oldman – Slow Horses
Mark Ruffalo – Task
Adam Scott – Severance
Noah Wyle – The Pitt
Best Female Actor – Drama
Kathy Bates – Matlock
Britt Lower – Severance
Helen Mirren – Mobland
Bella Ramsey – The Last Of Us
Keri Russell – The Diplomat
Rhea Seehorn – Pluribus
Best Male Actor – Musical/Comedy
Adam Brody – Nobody Wants This
Steve Martin – Only Murders in the Building
Glen Powel – Chad Powers
Seth Rogen – The Studio
Martin Short – Only Murders in the Building
Jeremy Allen White – The Bear
Best Female Actor – Musical/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 Male Actor – Limited Series
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 Female Actor – Limited Series
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 Female Actor In A Supporting Role
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 Male Actor In A Supporting Role
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 Drama
The Diplomat
The Pitt
Pluribus
Severance
Slow Horses
The White Lotus
Best Musical/Comedy Series
Abbot Elementary
The Bear
Hacks
Nobody Wants This
Only Murders In The Building
The Studio
Best Performance In Stand-Up Comedy
Bill Maher: Is Anyone Else Seeing This
Breed Goldstein: The Second Night Of Your Life
Kevin Hart: Acting My Age
Kumail Nanjiani: Night Thoughts
Ricky Gervais: Mortality
Sarah Silverman: Postmortem
Best Podcast
Armchair Expert With Dax Shepard
Call Her Daddy
Good Hang With Amy Poehler
The Mel Robbins Podcast
Smartless
Up First
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