The 2026 Golden Globe nominations have been released, marking the start of a competitive awards season defined by a broad range of work across film and television. This year’s lineup features dramatic stories, large-scale franchises, and a growing presence from major streaming platforms.
In the motion picture categories, the Best Motion Picture Drama field includes Frankenstein from Netflix, Hamnet from Focus Features, several titles from NEON, and Sinners from Warner Bros. Pictures. The competition in musical or comedy features is similarly strong, with entries such as Blue Moon, Bugonia, Marty Supreme, and One Battle After Another. Animated films also have a significant presence, ranging from Arco to Zootopia 2, signaling another active year for the format.
The Cinematic and Box Office Achievement category draws attention due to the return of major franchises. Films such as Avatar Fire and Ash, Mission Impossible: The Final Reckoning, and Wicked For Good compete alongside animated and action titles. Meanwhile, the Best Motion Picture Non-English Language category highlights work from France, South Korea, Brazil, Norway, Spain, and Tunisia, showing how international productions continue gaining prominence.
Acting nominations span an extensive list of performers across drama, comedy, and supporting roles. Jessie Buckley, Oscar Isaac, Emma Stone, Leonardo DiCaprio, Emily Blunt, and Benicio Del Toro are among the many recognized for their work. Directing and screenplay nominations include Paul Thomas Anderson, Jafar Panahi, Ryan Coogler, Chloe Zhao, and several recurring creative teams from films with strong overall showings.
On the television side, the awards feature returning successes such as The Bear, Severance, Slow Horses, and The White Lotus. These titles compete against newer entries in both drama and comedy. Limited series contenders include Adolescence, All Her Fault, The Beast in Me, Black Mirror, Dying for Sex, and The Girlfriend. Performers across every category, from Adam Scott in drama to Kristen Bell and Ayo Edebiri in comedy, received recognition for their work.
Motion Picture
Best Motion Picture – Drama
- Frankenstein (Netflix)
- 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)
- One Battle After Another (Warner Bros. Pictures)
Best Motion Picture – Animated
- Arco (NEON)
- Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle (Aniplex, Crunchyroll, Sony Pictures Entertainment)
- Elio (Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures)
- Kpop Demon Hunters (Netflix)
- Little Amélie or The Character of Rain (GKIDS)
- Zootopia 2 (Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures)
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)
- Sinners (Warner Bros. Pictures)
- Weapons (Warner Bros. Pictures, New Line Cinema)
- Wicked: For Good (Universal Pictures)
- Zootopia 2 (Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures)
Best Motion Picture – Non-English Language
- It Was Just an Accident (NEON) – France
- No Other Choice (NEON) – South Korea
- The Secret Agent (NEON) – Brazil
- Sentimental Value (NEON) – Norway
- Sirāt (NEON) – Spain
- The Voice of Hind Rajab (WILLA) – Tunisia
Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Motion Picture – 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)
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)
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Emily Blunt (The Smashing Machine)
- Elle Fanning (Sentimental Value)
- Ariana Grande (Wicked: For Good)
- Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas (Sentimental Value)
- Amy Madigan (Weapons)
- Teyana Taylor (One Battle After Another)
Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role in Any Motion Picture
- 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 Director – Motion Picture
- 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 (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)
- Ludwig Göransson (Sinners)
- Jonny Greenwood (One Battle After Another)
- Kangding Ray (Sirāt)
- Max Richter (Hamnet)
- Hans Zimmer (F1)
Best Original Song – Motion Picture
- “Dream As One” – Avatar: Fire and Ash (Miley Cyrus, Andrew Wyatt, Mark Ronson, Simon Franglen)
- “Golden” – Kpop Demon Hunters (Joong Gyu Kwak, Yu Han Lee, Hee Dong Nam, Jeong Hoon Seo, Park Hong Jun; Lyrics: Kim Eun-jae, Mark Sonnenblick)
- “I Lied To You” – Sinners (Raphael Saadiq, Ludwig Göransson)
- “No Place Like Home” – Wicked: For Good (Stephen Schwartz)
- “The Girl in the Bubble” – Wicked: For Good (Stephen Schwartz)
- “Train Dreams” – Train Dreams (Nick Cave, Bryce Dessner)
Television
Best Television Series – Drama
- The Diplomat (Netflix)
- The Pitt (HBO Max)
- 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 (FX on Hulu)
- Hacks (HBO Max)
- Nobody Wants This (Netflix)
- Only Murders in the Building (Hulu)
- The Studio (Apple TV)
Best Television Limited Series, Anthology Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
- Adolescence (Netflix)
- All Her Fault (Peacock)
- The Beast in Me (Netflix)
- Black Mirror (Netflix)
- Dying for Sex (FX on Hulu)
- The Girlfriend (Prime Video)
Best Performance by a 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)
- Rhea Seehorn (Pluribus)
Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Series – Drama
- Sterling K. Brown (Paradise)
- Diego Luna (Andor)
- Gary Oldman (Slow Horses)
- Mark Ruffalo (Task)
- Adam Scott (Severance)
- Noah Wyle (The Pitt)
Best Performance by a 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)
- Jean Smart (Hacks)
Best Performance by a 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)
- 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
- 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)
Best Performance by a 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)
- 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
- 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 Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role on Television
- 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
- 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)
- Ricky Gervais (Ricky Gervais: Mortality)
- Sarah Silverman (Sarah Silverman: Postmortem)
Best Podcast
- Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard (Wondery)
- Call Her Daddy (SiriusXM)
- Good Hang with Amy Poehler (Spotify)
- The Mel Robbins Podcast (SiriusXM)
- SmartLess (SiriusXM)
- Up First (NPR)
As the nominations circulate, attention is already turning toward which studios and platforms may dominate the awards. NEON and Warner Bros. Pictures appear well-positioned based on the number of nominations, while Apple TV and HBO Max maintain a strong presence in television.
