Bob Gray in 1908. All photography courtesy of HBO

TO QUOTE MOIRA ROSE, the delusional matriarch in Schitt’s Creek, her favourite season is upon us: awards. First up is the 83rd Golden Globe Awards on January 11, 2026, where comedian Nikki Glaser will return as the night’s host.

With the full list of nominees, spanning film and television, announced overnight, think of the Golden Globes as the early ballots cast for who will perhaps take the ultimate prize: the Academy Awards. But don’t think of it as just a warm-up – categories at the Globes are much more diverse (separating Best Motion Picture by genre, for instance), so indicators are spread thick here.

Breaking down the Golden Globe 2026 nominations

Nevertheless, it’s just the start of the awards race, and like every year, there are dominations, surprises, and snubs. Top performers in the Motion Picture categories, One Battle After Another received the most nods with nine, followed by Sentimental Value with eight and Sinners with seven. In television, season three of The White Lotus brought in six nominations (three of which for Aimee Lou Wood, Carrie Coon and Parker Posey in the Actress in a Supporting Role category), meanwhile, Adolescence came in with five.

In saying that, the Golden Globes reaffirm the allure of Warner Bros. Discovery, the studio that produced One Battle After Another, Sinners and The White Lotus (HBO). And with Paramount now in talks of acquiring Warner Bros. for US$108 billion, the awards race may only intensify the bidding war.

Aside from the major studio empires, independent studio Neon is hot competition with 21 nominations across film and television categories, the most of any studio. Its heavy hitters in this race include Sentimental Value, It Was Just An Accident, The Secret Agent, and No Other Choice, which are all international feature films.

It will also be a big night for the Australians in the crowd. First, there’s Jacob Elordi for Frankenstein, as well as his role in The Narrow Road for the Deep North, which was snubbed at the Emmys. In the main acting roles in a Motion Picture, Joel Edgerton for Train Dreams and Rose Byrne in If I Had Legs I’d Kick You are flying the Southern Cross flag. And in her return to television, Sarah Snook has shed Shiv Roy with her heart-wrenching performance in All Her Fault.

Below, see all of the 2026 Golden Globe nominations.

Every film and television nomination for the 2026 Golden Globes

Best Motion Picture – Drama

  • Frankenstein
  • Hamnet
  • It Was Just An Accident
  • Sentimental Value
  • Sinners
  • The Secret Agent
Jessie Buckley and Paul Mescal in Hamnet, directed by Chloé Zhao. Image: Amblin

Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy

  • Blue Moon
  • Bugonia
  • Marty Supreme
  • No Other Choice
  • Nouvelle Vague
  • One Battle After Another
Leonardo DiCaprio in One Battle After Another. Image: Warner Bros.

Best Motion Picture – Animated

  • Arco
  • Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – Infinity Castle
  • Elio
  • KPop Demon Hunters
  • Little Amélie or the Character of Rain
  • Zootopia 2
KPop Demon Hunters. Image: Netflix

Best Motion Picture – Non-English Language

  • It Was Just An Accident (France)
  • No Other Choice (South Korea)
  • Sentimental Value (Norway)
  • Sirāt (Spain)
  • The Secret Agent (Brazil)
  • The Voice of Hind Rajab (Tunisia)

Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama

  • Eva Victor, Sorry, Baby
  • Jennifer Lawrence, Die, My Love
  • Jessie Buckley, Hamnet
  • Julia Roberts, After The Hunt
  • Renate Reinsve, Sentimental Value
  • Tessa Thompson, Hedda
Julia Roberts in After The Hunt. Image: MGM

Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama

  • Dwayne Johnson (aka The Rock), The Smashing Machine
  • Jeremy Allent White, Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere
  • Joel Edgerton, Train Dreams
  • Michael B. Jordan, Sinners
  • Oscar Isaac, Frankenstein
  • Wagner Moura, The Secret Agent
Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson in The Samshing Machine. Image: A24

Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy

  • Amanda Seyfried, The Testament of Ann Lee
  • Chase Infiniti, One Battle After Another
  • Cynthia Erivo, Wicked: For Good
  • Emma Stone, Bugonia
  • Kate Hudson, Song Sung Blue
  • Rose Byrne, If I Had Legs I’d Kick You
Rose Byrne in If I Had Legs I’d Kick You. Image: A24

Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy

  • Ethan Hawke, Blue Moon
  • George Clooney, Jay Kelly
  • Jesse Plemons, Bugonia
  • Lee Byung-Hun, No Other Choice
  • Leonardo DiCaprio, One Battle After Another
  • Timothée Chalamet, Marty Supreme
Timothée Chalamet on the set of 'Marty Supreme' on November 3.
Timothée Chalamet on the set of ‘Marty Supreme’. Image: Getty

Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role in any Motion Picture

  • Amy Madigan, Weapons
  • Ariana Grande, Wicked: For Good
  • Elle Fanning, Sentimental Value
  • Emily Blunt, The Smashing Machine
  • Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas, Sentimental Value
  • Teyana Taylor, One Battle After Another
Amy Madigan in Weapons. Image: New Line Cinema

Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role in any Motion Picture

  • Adam Sandler, Jay Kelly
  • Benicio del Toro, One Battle After Another
  • Jacob Elordi, Frankenstein
  • Paul Mescal, Hamnet
  • Sean Penn, One Battle After Another
  • Stellan Skarsgård, Sentimental Value
Jacob Elordi as The Creature in Frankenstein. Image: Netflix

Best Director – Motion Picture

  • Chloé Zhao, Hamnet
  • Guillermo del Toro, Frankenstein
  • Jafa Panahi, It Was Just An Accident
  • Joachim Trier, Sentimental Value
  • Paul Thomas Anderson, One Battle After Another
  • Ryan Coogler, Sinners
Director Guillermo del Toro (left) on the set of Frankenstein. Image: Netflix

Best Screenplay – Motion Picture

  • Hamnet, Chloé Zhao and Maggie O’Farrell
  • It Was Just An Accident, Jafar Panahi
  • Sentimental Value, Joachim Trier, Eskil Vogt
  • One Battle After Another, Paul Thomas Anderson
  • Marty Supreme, Ronald Bronstein and Josh Safdie
  • Sinners, Ryan Coogler
Sinners by Ryan Coogler. Image: Warner Bros.

Best Original Score – Motion Picture

  • Alexandre Desplat, Frankenstein
  • Hans Zimmer, F1
  • Jonny Greenwood, One Battle After Another
  • Kangding Ray, Sirāt
  • Ludwig Göransson, Sinners
  • Max Richter, Hamnet

Best Original Song – Motion Picture

  • “Dream As One”, Avatar: Fire and Ash
  • “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

Cinematic and Box Office Achievement

  • Avatar: Fire and Ash
  • F1
  • KPop Demon Hunters
  • Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning
  • Sinners
  • Weapons
  • Wicked: For Good
  • Zootopia 2
Wicked: For Good‘s box office has so far reached US$440.1 million worldwide. Image: Warner Bros.

Best Television Series – Drama

  • The Diplomat
  • Pluribus
  • Severance
  • Slow Horses
  • The Pitt
  • The White Lotus
The White Lotus season three. Image: HBO

Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy

  • Abbott Elementary
  • The Bear
  • Hacks
  • Nobody Wants This
  • Only Murders In The Building
  • The Studio
The Studio. Image: Apple TV

Best Television Limited Series, Anthology Series, or Motion Picture Made for Television

  • Adolescence
  • All Her Fault
  • Black Mirror
  • Dying For Sex
  • The Beast in Me
  • The Girlfriend
Adolescence. Image: Netlfix

Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Series – Drama

  • Bella Ramsay, The Last of Us
  • Britt Lower, Severance
  • Heen Mirren, MobLand
  • Kathy Bates, Matlock
  • Keri Russell, The Diplomat
  • Rhea Seahorn, Pluribus
Britt Lower in Severance. Image: Apple TV

Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Series – Drama

  • Adam Scott, Severance
  • Diego Luna, Andor
  • Gary Oldman, Slow Horses
  • Mark Ruffalo, Task
  • Noah Wyle, The Pitt
  • Sterling Brown, Paradise
Noah Wyle in The Pitt. Image: Prime Video

Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy

  • Ayo Edebiri, The Bear
  • Jean Smart, Hacks
  • Jenna Ortega, Wednesday
  • Kristen Bell, Nobody Wants This
  • Natasha Lyonne, Poker Face
  • Selena Gomez, Only Murders In The Building
Hannah Einbinder and Jean Smart in Hacks. Image: Stan

Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Limited Series, Anthology Series, or a Motion Picture Made for Television

  • Amanda Seyfried, Long Bright River
  • Claire Danes, The Beast in Me
  • Michelle Williams, Dying For Sex
  • Rashida Jones, Black Mirror
  • Robin Wright, The Girlfriend
  • Sarah Snook, All Her Fault
Sarah Snook in All Her Fault. Image: Peacock

Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy

  • Adam Brody, Nobody Wants This
  • Glen Powell, Chad Powers
  • Jeremy Allen White, The Bear
  • Martin Short, Only Murders In The Building
  • Seth Rogen, The Studio
  • Steve Martin, Only Murders In The Building

Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role on Television

  • Aimee Lou Wood, The White Lotus
  • Carrie Coon, The White Lotus
  • Catherine O’Hara, The Studio
  • Erin Doherty, Adolescence
  • Hannah Einbinder, Hacks
  • Parker Posey, The White Lotus
Carrie Coon in The White Lotus. Image: HBO

Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Limited Series, Anthology Series, or a Motion Picture Made for Television

  • Charlie Hunnam, Monster: The Ed Gein Story
  • Jacob Elordi, The Narrow Road to the Deep North
  • Jude Law, Black Rabbit
  • Matthew Rhys, The Beast in Me
  • Paul Giamatti, Black Mirror
  • Stephen Graham, Adolescence
Jacob Elordi in The Narrow Road to the Deep North. Image: Prime Video

Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role on Television

  • Ashley Walters, Adolescence
  • Billy Crudup, The Morning Show
  • Jason Isaacs, The White Lotus
  • Owen Cooper, Adolescence
  • Tramell Tillman, Severance
  • Walton Goggins, The White Lotus
White Lotus season 3 episode 7 recap
Walton Goggins in The White Lotus. Image: HBO

Best Performance in Stand-Up Comedy on Television

  • Bill Maher: Is Anyone Else Seeing This?
  • Brett Goldstein: The Second Best Night of Your Life
  • Kevin Hart: Acting My Age
  • Kumail Nanjiani: Night Thoughts
  • Rickey Gervais: Mortality
  • Sarah Silverman: Postmortem

Best Podcast

  • Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard
  • Call Her Daddy
  • Good Hang with Amy Poehler
  • Smartless
  • The Mel Robbins Podcast
  • Up First

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