Mumbai, Dec 09 : The nominations for the Golden Globes 2026 were announced on Monday, showcasing a mix of critically acclaimed films, star studded performances, and compelling television series that captivated audiences over the past year.
Topping the nominations is ‘One Battle After Another’, which received nine nods, making it the most-nominated film this year. Close behind is ‘Sentimental Value’ with eight nominations and ‘Sinners’ with seven. The Golden Globes ceremony is scheduled for January 11, 2026.
Film Categories
Best Motion Picture – Drama nominees include: Frankenstein, Hamnet, It Was Just an Accident, The Secret Agent, Sentimental Value, Sinners.
Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy features: Blue Moon, Bugonia, Marty Supreme, No Other Choice, Nouvelle Vague, One Battle After Another.
Acting Highlights
Female Actors – Film (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).
Female Actors – Film (Musical/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).
Male Actors – Film (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).
Male Actors – Film (Musical/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).
Supporting Roles and Behind the Scenes
Supporting categories feature Emily Blunt (The Smashing Machine), Elle Fanning (Sentimental Value), Ariana Grande (Wicked: For Good), Benicio Del Toro (One Battle After Another), Sean Penn (One Battle After Another), among others.
‘One Battle After Another’ also leads technical categories: Best Director and Best Screenplay (Paul Thomas Anderson) and Best Original Score (Jonny Greenwood).
Other notable nominations include Ryan Coogler (Sinners), Guillermo del Toro (Frankenstein), Jafar Panahi (It Was Just an Accident), Joachim Trier (Sentimental Value), and Chloe Zhao (Hamnet).
Animated and Non-English Films
Best Animated Film nominees: Arco, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu No Yaiba Infinity Castle, Elio, KPop Demon Hunters, Little Amelie, Zootopia 2.
Best Non-English Language Film nominees: It Was Just an Accident, No Other Choice, The Secret Agent, Sentimental Value, Sirat, The Voice of Hind Rajab.
Television Highlights
Drama Series: The White Lotus leads with six nominations, followed by Severance with four. Other nominees: The Diplomat, The Pitt, Pluribus, Slow Horses.
Musical/Comedy Series: Abbott Elementary, The Bear, Hacks, Nobody Wants This, Only Murders in the Building, The Studio.
Limited Series / Anthology / Television Film: Adolescence leads with five nominations, competing against All Her Fault, The Beast in Me, Black Mirror, Dying for Sex, The Girlfriend.
Television Acting Highlights
Female Drama: Kathy Bates (Matlock), Britt Lower (Severance), Helen Mirren (MobLand), Bella Ramsey (The Last of Us), Keri Russell (The Diplomat), Rhea Seehorn (Pluribus).
Male Drama: Sterling K. Brown (Paradise), Diego Luna (Andor), Gary Oldman (Slow Horses), Mark Ruffalo (Task), Adam Scott (Severance), Noah Wyle (The Pitt).
Female 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).
Male Musical/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).
Limited Series Female: 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).
Limited Series Male: 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).
Supporting Television Actors include Carrie Coon (The White Lotus), Owen Cooper (Adolescence), Walton Goggins (The White Lotus), and others.
With its diverse and star-studded lineup, the Golden Globes 2026 nominations set the stage for a highly anticipated awards ceremony on January 11, celebrating the best in film and television over the past year.