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Golden Globes 2026: Full list of winners and nominees

Meg Watson

Updated ,first published

The Golden Globes has wrapped for another year. Check out all the magic moments as they unfolded in our blog and head to culture editor-at-large Michael Idato’s wrap for an analysis of the night’s proceedings and what it means for the Oscar race here.

And read on to see the full list of winners and nominees for the 2026 Golden Globes below.

Film

Best motion picture – drama

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  • Frankenstein (Netflix)
  • WINNER: 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)
  • WINNER: One Battle After Another (Warner Bros. Pictures)
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Best performance by a female actor in a motion picture – drama

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  • WINNER: Jessie Buckley – Hamnet
  • Jennifer Lawrence – Die My Love
  • Renate Reinsve – Sentimental Value
  • Julia Roberts – After the Hunt
  • Tessa Thompson – Hedda
  • Eve 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
  • 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

  • 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
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Best performance by a male actor in a motion picture – musical or comedy

  • 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 film performance by a female actor in a supporting role

  • 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
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Best film performance by a male actor in a supporting role

  • 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 Skarsgård – Sentimental Value

Best film director

  • 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 non-English language motion picture

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  • It Was Just an Accident (NEON), France
  • No Other Choice (NEON), South Korea
  • WINNER: The Secret Agent (NEON), Brazil
  • Sentimental Value (NEON), Norway
  • Sirât (NEON), Spain
  • The Voice of Hind Rijab (WILLA), Tunisia
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Best motion picture – animated

  • Arco (NEON)
  • Demon Slayer: Kimetsu No Yaiba Infinity Castle (Aniplex, Crunchyroll, Sony Pictures Entertainment)
  • Elio (Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures)
  • WINNER: KPop Demon Hunters (Netflix)
  • Little Amélie or The Character of Rain (GKIDS)
  • Zootopia 2 (Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures)

Best screenplay – motion picture

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  • 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

  • Alexandre Desplat – Frankenstein
  • WINNER: Ludwig Göransson – Sinners
  • Jonny Greenwood – One Battle After Another
  • Kangding Ray – Sirât
  • Max Richter – Hamnet
  • Hans Zimmer – F1

Best original song – motion picture

  • Dream As One – Avatar: Fire and Ash
  • WINNER: 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
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Cinematic and box office achievement

  • Avatar: Fire and Ash (Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures)
  • F1 (Apple Original Films)
  • KPop Demon Hunters (Netflix)
  • Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning (Paramount Pictures)
  • WINNER: Sinners (Warner Bros. Pictures)
  • Weapons (Warner Bros. Pictures, New Line Cinema)
  • Wicked: For Good (Universal Pictures)
  • Zootopia 2 (Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures)

Cecil B. DeMille Award

Helen Mirren

Television

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Best television series – drama

  • The Diplomat (Netflix)
  • WINNER: The Pitt (HBO)
  • 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 (Hulu)
  • Hacks (HBO)
  • Nobody Wants This (Netflix)
  • Only Murders in the Building (Hulu)
  • WINNER: The Studio (Apple TV+)

Best television limited series, anthology series or television film

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  • WINNER: Adolescence (Netflix)
  • All Her Fault (Peacock)
  • The Beast in Me (Netflix)
  • Black Mirror (Netflix)
  • Dying for Sex (Hulu)
  • The Girlfriend (Prime Video)

Best 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
  • WINNER: Rhea Seehorn – Pluribus

Best male actor in a television series – drama

  • Sterling K. Brown – Paradise
  • Diego Luna – Andor
  • Gary Oldman – Slow Horses
  • Mark Ruffalo – Task
  • Adam Scott – Severance
  • WINNER: Noah Wyle – The Pitt
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Best 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
  • WINNER: Jean Smart – Hacks

Best 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
  • WINNER: Seth Rogen – The Studio
  • Martin Short – Only Murders in the Building
  • Jeremy Allen White – The Bear
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Best 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
  • WINNER: Michelle Williams – Dying for Sex
  • Robin Wright – The Girlfriend

Best 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
  • WINNER: Stephen Graham – Adolescence
  • Charlie Hunnam – Monster: The Ed Gein Story
  • Jude Law – Black Rabbit
  • Matthew Rhys – The Beast in Me

Best female actor in a supporting role on television

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  • 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 male actor in a supporting role on television

  • WINNER: Owen Cooper – Adolescence
  • Billy Crudup – Morning Wars (The Morning Show)
  • Walton Goggins – The White Lotus
  • Jason Isaacs – The White Lotus
  • Tramell Tillman – Severance
  • Ashley Walters Adolescence

Best 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
  • WINNER: Ricky Gervais – Ricky Gervais: Mortality
  • Sarah Silverman – Sarah Silverman: Postmortem
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Carol Burnett Award

Sarah Jessica Parker

Podcasting

Best podcast

  • Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard (Wondery)
  • Call Her Daddy (SiriusXM)
  • WINNER: Good Hang with Amy Poehler (Spotify)
  • The Mel Robbins Podcast (SiriusXM)
  • SmartLess (SiriusXM)
  • Up First (National Public Radio)

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Meg WatsonMeg Watson is deputy TV editor at The Age and Sydney Morning HeraldConnect via X or email.

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