For those looking for deeper insight into the state of the awards race, the 2026 Golden Globes confirmed a few things: Mainly that One Battle After Another remains the frontrunner in the Oscars race, though Hamnet is looking like tough competition. Other predictable events included freshmen series The Pitt and The Studio repeating their Emmys victories, Netflix’s Adolescence once again dominating every category it was nominated in, and KPop Demon Hunters (Consequence’s Pop Culture Event of 2025) winning twice, including the award for Original Song.
Surprises were still possible, though: One Battle After Another star Leonardo DiCaprio lost to Timothée Chalamet for his ball-busting work in Marty Supreme. And Wagner Moura beat out Michael B. Jordan and Joel Edgerton for the Lead Actor in a Drama award, meaning that the Secret Agent star now feels like a lock for an Oscar nomination.
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The Secret Agent also beat out the equally acclaimed It Was Just an Accident and Sentimental Value for Non-English Language Movie, though Stellan Skarsgard did win the Best Supporting Actor award for his work in the latter film. Another welcome surprise was Teyana Taylor being recognized in the Supporting Actress category for her One Battle After Another performance: She was the recipient of the first award, and the first person to be bleeped on stage Sunday night.
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The inaugural Best Podcast award went to Good Hang with Amy Poehler, while the very normal and real Cinematic and Box Office Achievement Award was given to Sinners. Sinners also won the award for Original Score, though its presentation was not featured in the live broadcast.
The ceremony itself went relatively smoothly if overlong, with near-zero references to today’s political landscape, a minimum of technical gaffs, and much of host Nikki Glaser’s material landing. A theme of the night was presenters taking the opportunity to roast members of the audience, nominees, or each other, whether it be Don Cheadle razzing George Clooney for losing or Wanda Sykes thanking God and the trans community on behalf of Best Stand-up Special winner Ricky Gervais.
“What a beautiful night to be an artist,” presenter Julia Roberts said before handing out the penultimate award of the night. From the stage of the Beverly Hilton, the world must look like such a beautiful place.
The Golden Globe Awards, hosted for the second time by Nikki Glaser (Consequence’s Comedian of the Year in 2024), aired Sunday, January 11th at 8:00 p.m. ET/5:00 p.m. PT on CBS and streaming on Paramount+. Below, find the complete list of this year’s nominees, updated with the winners live over the course of the night.
Best Motion Picture – Drama
Hamnet (Focus Features)
Frankenstein
WINNER: Hamnet
It Was Just an Accident
The Secret Agent
Sentimental Value
Sinners
Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy
One Battle After Another (Warner Bros.)
Blue Moon
Bugonia
Marty Supreme
No Other Choice
Nouvelle Vague
WINNER: One Battle After Another
Best Motion Picture – Animated
KPop Demon Hunters (Netflix)
Arco
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu No Yaiba Infinity Castle
Elio
WINNER: KPop Demon Hunters
Little Amélie or the Character of Rain
Zootopia 2
Cinematic and Box Office Achievement
Sinners (Warner Bros.)
Avatar: Fire and Ash
F1
Kpop Demon Hunters
Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning
WINNER: Sinners
Weapons
Wicked: For Good
Zootopia 2
Best Motion Picture – Non-English Language
The Secret Agent (NEON)
It Was Just an Accident — France
No Other Choice — South Korea
WINNER: The Secret Agent — Brazil
Sentimental Value — Norway
Sirat — Spain
The Voice of Hind Rajab — Tunisia
Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama
Hamnet (Focus Features)
WINNER: 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
The Secret Agent (Neon)
Joel Edgerton, Train Dreams
Oscar Isaac, Frankenstein
Dwayne Johnson, The Smashing Machine
Michael B. Jordan, Sinners
WINNER: 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
If I Had Legs I’d Kick You (A24)
WINNER: 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
Marty Supreme (A24)
WINNER: 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
One Battle After Another (Warner Bros.)
Emily Blunt, The Smashing Machine
Elle Fanning, Sentimental Value
Ariana Grande, Wicked: For Good
Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas, Sentimental Value
Amy Madigan, Weapons
WINNER: Teyana Taylor, One Battle After Another
Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role in Any Motion Picture
Sentimental Value (MUBI)
Benicio Del Toro, One Battle After Another
Jacob Elordi, Frankenstein
Paul Mescal, Hamnet
Sean Penn, One Battle After Another
Adam Sandler, Jay Kelly
WINNER: Stellan Skarsgard, Sentimental Value
Best Director – Motion Picture
Paul Thomas Anderson behind the scenes of One Battle After Another (Warner Bros.)
WINNER: 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 behind the scenes of One Battle After Another (Warner Bros.)
WINNER: 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
Sinners (Miles Caton)
Alexandre Desplat, Frankenstein
WINNER: Ludwig Göransson, Sinners
Jonny Greenwood, One Battle After Another
Kangding Ray, Sirat
Max Richter, Hamnet
Hans Zimmer, F1
Best Original Song – Motion Picture
KPop Demon Hunters (Netflix)
“Dream as One” — Avatar: Fire and Ash (music and lyrics by Miley Cyrus, Andrew Wyatt, Mark Ronson, Simon Franglen)
WINNER: “Golden” — KPop Demon Hunters (music by Joong Gyu Kwak, Yu Han Lee, Hee Dong Nam, Jeong Hoon Seo, Park Hong Jun; lyrics by Kim Eun-Jae, Ejae, Mark Sonnenblick)
“I Lied To You” — Sinners (music and lyrics by Raphael Saadiq, Ludwig Göransson
“No Place Like Home” — Wicked: For Good (music and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz)
“The Girl in the Bubble” — Wicked: For Good (music and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz)
“Train Dreams” — Train Dreams (music by Nick Cave, Bryce Dessner; lyrics by Nick Cave
Best Television Series – Drama
The Pitt (Max)
The Diplomat
WINNER: The Pitt
Pluribus
Severance
Slow Horses
The White Lotus
Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy
The Studio (Apple TV)
Abbott Elementary
The Bear
Hacks
Nobody Wants This
Only Murders in the Building
WINNER: The Studio
Best Television Limited Series, Anthology Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
Adolescence (Netflix)
WINNER: Adolescence
All Her Fault
The Beast in Me
Black Mirror
Dying for Sex
The Girlfriend
Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Series – Drama
Pluribus (Apple TV)
Kathy Bates, Matlock
Britt Lower, Severance
Helen Mirren, Mobland
Bella Ramsey, The Last of Us
Keri Russell, The Diplomat
WINNER: Rhea Seehorn, Pluribus
Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Series – Drama
The Pitt (HBO Max)
Sterling K. Brown, Paradise
Diego Luna, Andor
Gary Oldman, Slow Horses
Mark Ruffalo, Task
Adam Scott, Severance
WINNER: Noah Wyle, The Pitt
Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy
Hacks (Max)
Kristen Bell, Nobody Wants This
Ayo Edebiri, The Bear
Selena Gomez, Only Murders in the Building
Natasha Lyonne, Poker Face
Jenna Ortega, Wednesday
WINNER: Jean Smart, Hacks
Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy
The Studio (Apple TV+)
Adam Brody, Nobody Wants This
Steve Martin, Only Murders in the Building
Glen Powell, Chad Powers
WINNER: 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
Dying for Sex (FX)
Claire Danes, The Beast in Me
Rashida Jones, Black Mirror
Amanda Seyfried, Long Bright River
Sarah Snook, All Her Fault
WINNER: 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
Adolescence (Netflix)
Jacob Elordi, The Narrow Road to the Deep North
Paul Giamatti, Black Mirror
WINNER: 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
Adolescence (Netflix)
Carrie Coon, The White Lotus
WINNER: 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
Adolescence (Netflix)
WINNER: 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
Ricky Gervais: Mortality (Netflix)
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
WINNER: Ricky Gervais, Ricky Gervais: Mortality
Sarah Silverman, Sarah Silverman: Postmortem
Best Podcast
Good Hang with Amy Poehler, screenshot via YouTube
Armchair Expert With Dax Shepard
Call Her Daddy
WINNER: Good Hang With Amy Poehler
The Mel Robbins Podcast
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