The Golden Globes nominations for 2026 have officially dropped, and Hollywood is already buzzing. From highly anticipated debuts to unexpected category shakeups, this year’s list features a mix of prestigious favorites, breakout artists, and household names returning to awards season domination.
As with every Globes cycle, the conversation isn’t just about who gets recognized, but also about what these choices reveal. Trends, industry shifts, overlooked genres and new voting patterns all shape the story. And as streaming platforms continue to blur the lines between TV and film, this year’s nominations show just how much the entertainment landscape has evolved.
Below is the full list of 2026 Golden Globe nominations…
FILM CATEGORIES
Best Film – Drama
Frankenstein
Hamnet
It was just an accident
The secret agent
Sentimental value
Sinners
Best Film – Musical or Comedy
Blue Moon
Bugonia
Marty Supreme
No other choice
Nouvelle Vaag
One battle after another
Best Foreign Language Film
It was just an accident
No other choice
The secret agent
Sentimental value
Sirat
The voice of Hind Rajab
Best animated film
Arco
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle
Elio
KPop Demon Hunters
Little Amélie or the character of the rain
Zootopia 2
Best Female Actor – Drama
Jessie Buckley-Hamnet
Jennifer Lawrence – Die, my love
Renate Reinsve – Sentimental value
Julia Roberts – After the hunt
Tessa Thompson-Hedda
Eva Victor – Sorry, honey
Best Male Actor – Drama
Joel Edgerton – Train Dreams
Oscar Isaac Frankenstein
Dwayne Johnson – The Crushing Machine
Michael B. Jordan – Sinners
Wagner Moura – The secret agent
Jeremy Allen White – Springsteen: Deliver me from nothing
Best Female Actor – Musical or Comedy
Rose Byrne – If I had legs I’d kick you
Cynthia Erivo – Bad: Forever
Kate Hudson – Song sung blue
Chase Infiniti: one battle after another
Amanda Seyfried – The Will of Ann Lee
Emma Stone – Bugonia
Best Male Actor – Musical or Comedy
Timothée Chalamet – Marty Supreme
George Clooney – Jay Kelly
Leonardo DiCaprio – One fight after another
Ethan Hawke – Blue Moon
Lee Byung-hun – No other choice
Jesse Plemons – Bugonia
Best Supporting Actress
Emily Blunt – The Crushing Machine
Elle Fanning – Sentimental value
Ariana Grande – Wicked: Forever
Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas – Sentimental value
Amy Madigan – Guns
Teyana Taylor – One fight after another
Best Supporting Actor
Benicio Del Toro – One fight after another
Jacob Elordi Frankenstein
Paul Mescal-Hamnet
Sean Penn – One fight after another
Adam Sandler – Jay Kelly
Stellan Skarsgård – Sentimental value
Cinematic and Box Office Performance
Avatar: Fire and Ashes
F1
KPop Demon Hunters
Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning
Sinners
Weapons
Bad: forever
Zootopia 2
Best director
Paul Thomas Anderson – One fight after another
Ryan Coogler – Sinners
Guillermo del Toro – Frankenstein
Jafar Panahi – It was just an accident
Joachim Trier – Sentimental value
Chloe Zhao-Hamnet
Best case scenario
Paul Thomas Anderson – One fight 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 Song
“Dream as One” — Avatar: Fire and Ashes
“Golden” – KPop Demon Hunters
“I Lied to You” – Sinners
“No Place Like Home” – Wicked: Forever
“The Girl in the Bell” – Wicked: Forever
“Train Dreams” – Train Dreams
Best Original Score
Alexandre Desplat Frankenstein
Ludwig Göransson – Sinners
Jonny Greenwood – One fight after another
Kanding Ray-Sirat
Max Richter-Hamnet
Hans Zimmer – F1
TV CATEGORIES
Best Series – Drama
The diplomat
The Pitt
Pluribus
Disconnection
Slow horses
The White Lotus
Best series – comedy or musical
Abbott Elementary
The Bear
Hacking
Nobody wants this
Only murders in the building
The Studio
Best Limited Series
Adolescence
All her fault
The beast in me
Black mirror
Dying for sex
The girlfriend
Best Female Actor – Drama
Kathy Bates-Matlock
Britt Lower – Breakup
Helen Mirren – Mobland
Bella Ramsey – The Last of Us
Keri Russell – The diplomat
Rhea Seehorn – Pluribus
Best Male Actor – Drama
Sterling K. Brown – Paradise
Diego Luna-Andor
Gary Oldman – Slow Horses
Mark Ruffalo – Task
Adam Scott – Breakup
Noah Wyle-De Pitt
Best Female Actor – Comedy or Musical
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 – Comedy or Musical
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 Female Actor – Limited Series
Claire Danes – The Beast in Me
Rashida Jones-Black Mirror
Amanda Seyfried – Long clear river
Sarah Snook – All her fault
Michelle Williams – Dying for sex
Robin Wright – The Girlfriend
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 Within Me
Best Supporting Actress
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 Supporting Actor
Owen Cooper – Adolescence
Billy Crudup – The Morning Show
Walton Goggins – The White Lotus
Jason Isaacs – The White Lotus
Tramell Tillman – Disconnection
Ashley Walters – Adolescence
Best Stand-Up Comedy Performance
Bill Maher – Anyone else see this?
Brett Goldstein – The second best night of your life
Kevin Hart – Acting my age
Kumail Nanjiani – Night Thoughts
Ricky Gervais – Mortality
Sarah Silverman – PostMortem
Podcast category (NEW for 2026)
Best podcast
Armchair expert with Dax Shepard
Call her daddy
Good contact with Amy Poehler
The Mel Robbins Podcast
SlimLess
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Or Sinners sweeps, Frankenstein surprises, or Hamnet While awards season is here, one thing is clear: the conversation leading up to January is richer than it has been in years.
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