Paul Thomas Anderson’s acclaimed action thriller “One Battle After Another” topped the list of film nominees with nine nominations Golden Globes 2026 including “Best Film – Musical or Comedy” as well as “Best Director” and “Best Screenplay” for Anderson.
Five members of the film’s cast received nominations – Leonardo DiCaprio, Chase Infiniti, Teyana Taylor, Sean Penn and Benicio Del Toro – while Radiohead’s Jonny Greenwood also received a nomination for best original score.
In the “Best Film – Musical or Comedy” category, “One Battle” competes against “Bugonia”, “Marty Supreme”, “No Other Choice” and Richard Linklater’s two current films “Blue Moon” and “Nouvelle Vague”. The other big film nominees this year were Joachim Trier’s “Sentimental Value” (eight), Ryan Coogler’s “Sinners” (seven) and Chloé Zhao’s “Hamnet” (six). All three will compete in the Best Film – Drama category against “Frankenstein,” “A Simple Accident” and “The Secret Agent.”
All four main actors in “Sentimental Value” were nominated: Renate Reinsve, Stellan Skarsgård, Elle Fanning and Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas. Michael B. Jordan received a nomination for best actor in a motion picture – drama for his role in “Sinners,” and “Hamnet’s” leads, Paul Mescal and Jessie Buckley, were also nominated for their performances.
Other nominations went to Timothée Chalamet for “Marty Supreme,” Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande for “Wicked: Part 2,” Adam Sandler and George Clooney for “Jay Kelly,” Emma Stone and Jesse Plemons for “Bugonia,” Amy Madigan for “Weapons,” and Oscar Isaac and Jacob Elordi for “Frankenstein.”
Golden Globes 2026: Nominations series
In television, “The White Lotus” leads with six nominations, including Best Television Series – Drama and nominations for season three cast members Carrie Coon, Walton Goggins, Jason Isaacs, Parker Posey and Aimee Lou Wood.
“Severance” is also nominated for Best Television Series – Drama, while its cast members Adam Scott, Britt Lower and Trammel Tillman were recognized for their performances. “The White Lotus” and “Severance” will compete against “The Diplomat,” “The Pitt,” “Pluribus” and “Slow Horses” for the award for best television series – drama.
In the comedy categories, Only Murders In The Building scored the most nominations with four, with Selena Gomez, Steve Martin and Martin Short all receiving nominations for their acting performances. In the “Best TV Series – Musical or Comedy” category, the series competes against “The Bear,” “Hacks,” “Nobody Wants This” and “The Studio.”
After sweeping the Emmys earlier this year, “Adolescence” dominated the miniseries categories at the Golden Globes with five nominations. Stars Stephen Graham, Erin Doherty, Owen Cooper and Ashley Walters were all nominated, while the series is up against All Her Fault, The Beast in Me, Black Mirror, Dying For Sex and The Girlfriend in the Best Miniseries category.
The 83rd Golden Globes will air on January 11th and Nikki Glaser will host. This year, podcasts will also be honored for the first time. The list of the most important nominees can be found here:
Best Film – Drama
Frankenstein
Hamnet
A simple accident
The Secret Agent
Sentimental value
Blood & Sinners
Best Film – Musical or Comedy
Blue Moon
Bugonia
Marty Supreme
No other choice
New Vague
One Battle After Another
Best Actress – Drama
Jessie Buckley (Hamnet)
Jennifer Lawrence (My Love)
Renate Reinsve (Sentimental Value)
Julia Roberts (After the Hunt)
Tessa Thompson (Hedda)
Eva Victor (Sorry, Baby)
Best Actor – Drama
Joel Edgerton (Train Dreams)
Oscar Isaac (Frankenstein)
Dwayne Johnson (The Smashing Machine)
Michael B. Jordan (Blood & Sinners)
Wagner Moura (The Secret Agent)
Jeremy Allen White (Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere)
Best Actress – Musical or Comedy
Rose Byrne (If I Had Legs I’d Kick You)
Cynthia Erivo (Wicked: Part 2)
Kate Hudson (Song Sung Blue)
Chase Infiniti (One Battle After Another)
Amanda Seyfried (The Testament of Ann Lee)
Emma Stone (Bugonia)
Best Actor – Musical or 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)
Best Supporting Actress
Emily Blunt (The Smashing Machine)
Elle Fanning (Sentimental Value)
Ariana Grande (Wicked: Part 2)
Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas (Sentimental Value)
Amy Madigan (Weapons)
Teyana Taylor (One Battle After Another)
Best Supporting 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 Skarsgård (Sentimental Value)
Best Film – Non-English Language
A simple accident
No other choice
The Secret Agent
Sentimental value
Sirat
The voice of Hind Rajab
Best Direction
Paul Thomas Anderson (One Battle After Another)
Ryan Coogler (Blood & Sinners)
Guillermo del Toro (Frankenstein)
Jafar Panahi (A Simple Accident)
Joachim Trier (Sentimental Value)
Chloe Zhao (Hamnet)
Best screenplay
Paul Thomas Anderson (One Battle After Another)
Ronald Bronstein and Joshua Safdie (Marty Supreme)
Ryan Coogler (Blood & Sinners)
Jafar Panahi (A Simple Accident)
Eskil Vogt and Joachim Trier (Sentimental Value)
Chloé Zhao and Maggie O’Farrell (Hamnet)
Best Film – Animated
Arco
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle
Elio
KPop Demon Hunters
Little Amélie or the Character of Rain
Zootopia 2
Best music
Frankenstein
Blood & Sinners
One Battle After Another
Hamnet
F1: The film
Sirat
Best song
“Dream as One” (Avatar 3: Fire and Ash)
“Golde” (KPop Demon Hunters)
“I Lied to You” (Blood & Sinners)
“No Place Like Home” (Wicked: Part 2)
“The Girl in the Bubble” (Wicked: Part 2)
“Train Dreams”
Series
Best Series – Drama
Severance
The White Lotus
The Pitt
Diplomatic relations
Pluribus – Happiness is contagious
Slow Horses – A case for Jackson Lamb
Best Series – Musical or Comedy
Abbott Elementary
The Bear: King of the Kitchen
Hacks
Nobody Wants This
Only Murders in the Building
The Studio
Best Miniseries, Anthology Series or TV Movie
Adolescence
All Her Fault
Dying for sex
Black Mirror
The Beast In Me
The poison of the soul
Best Actress – Drama Series
Kathy Bates (Matlock)
Britt Lower (Severance)
Helen Mirren (MobLand – Family to the Blood)
Bella Ramsey (The Last of Us)
Keri Russell (Diplomatic Relations)
Rhea Seehorn (Pluribus – happiness is contagious)
Best Actor – Drama Series
Sterling K. Brown (Paradise)
Diego Luna (Andor)
Gary Oldman (Slow Horses)
Adam Scott (Severance)
Noah Wyle (The Pitt)
Best Actress – Musical or Comedy Series
Kristen Bell (Nobody Wants This)
Selena Gomez (Only Murders In The Building)
Jenna Ortega (Wednesday)
Jean Smart (Hacks)
Ayo Edebiri (The Bear)
Natasha Lyonne (Poker Face)
Best Actor – Musical of Comedy Series
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: King of the Kitchen)
Best Actress – Miniseries, Anthology Series or TV Movie
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 (Poison of the Soul)
Best Actor – Miniseries, Anthology Series or TV Movie
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)