2026 Golden Globe Nominations Crash In: Full List, Big Surprises, and the Snubs We Can’t Stop Talking About
- Je-Ree
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Awards season has officially slammed its glittery, slightly unhinged foot on the gas pedal: the 2026 Golden Globe nominations are out, and the Hollywood gods clearly woke up choosing discourse. Prestige dramas muscled their way to the front, chaotic comedies made their mark, and the newly added podcast category continues the Globes’ attempt to seem relevant to anyone under 40. (Bold strategy, we’ll see if it works.)
The big early takeaway? One Battle After Another, Sinners, Frankenstein, and Hamnet are shaping up as the films to beat, while TV heavyweights like The White Lotus, Severance, The Bear, and Abbott Elementary returned with the kind of confidence only a returning champion enjoys. There are snubs. There are surprises. There are at least a few picks guaranteed to launch a thousand social-media rants. So, you know — business as usual.
Let’s break down the full, gloriously chaotic lineup — and yes, all categories are included in the chart below, because The TV Cave readers deserve the full tea.
Full List of 2026 Golden Globe Nominations
🎥 FILM CATEGORIES
Best Motion Picture – Drama
Nominee | Studio |
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
Nominee | Studio |
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
Nominee | Studio |
Arco | Neon |
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu No Yaiba – Infinity Castle | Aniplex / Crunchyroll / Sony |
Elio | Disney |
Kpop Demon Hunters | Netflix |
Little Amélie or The Character of Rain | GKIDS |
Zootopia 2 | Disney |
Cinematic and Box Office Achievement
Nominee | Studio |
Avatar: Fire and Ash | Disney |
F1 | Apple Original Films |
Kpop Demon Hunters | Netflix |
Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning | Paramount |
Sinners | Warner Bros. |
Weapons | Warner Bros. / New Line |
Wicked: For Good | Universal |
Zootopia 2 | Disney |
Best Motion Picture – Non-English Language
Film | Country |
It Was Just an Accident | France |
No Other Choice | South Korea |
The Secret Agent | Brazil |
Sentimental Value | Norway |
Sirāt | Spain |
The Voice of Hind Rajab | Tunisia |
Best Female Actor – Motion Picture (Drama)
Actor | Film |
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 Male Actor – Motion Picture (Drama)
Actor | Film |
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 Female Actor – Motion Picture (Musical/Comedy)
Actor | Film |
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 Male Actor – Motion Picture (Musical/Comedy)
Actor | Film |
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 Female Actor – Motion Picture
Actor | Film |
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 Supporting Male Actor – Motion Picture
Actor | Film |
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
Director | Film |
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
Writer(s) | Film |
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
Composer | Film |
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
Song | Film | Songwriters |
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, 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 CATEGORIES
Best Television Series – Drama
Series | Platform |
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
Series | Platform |
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 Limited/Anthology Series or TV Movie
Title | Platform |
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 Female Actor – Drama Series
Actor | Series |
Kathy Bates | Matlock |
Britt Lower | Severance |
Helen Mirren | Mobland |
Bella Ramsey | The Last of Us |
Keri Russell | The Diplomat |
Rhea Seehorn | Pluribus |
Best Male Actor – Drama Series
Actor | Series |
Sterling K. Brown | Paradise |
Diego Luna | Andor |
Gary Oldman | Slow Horses |
Mark Ruffalo | Task |
Adam Scott | Severance |
Noah Wyle | The Pitt |
Best Female Actor – Musical or Comedy Series
Actor | Series |
Kristen Bell | Nobody Wants This |
Ayo Edebiri | The Bear |
Selena Gomez | Only Murders |
Natasha Lyonne | Poker Face |
Jenna Ortega | Wednesday |
Jean Smart | Hacks |
Best Male Actor – Musical or Comedy Series
Actor | Series |
Adam Brody | Nobody Wants This |
Steve Martin | Only Murders |
Glen Powell | Chad Powers |
Seth Rogen | The Studio |
Martin Short | Only Murders |
Jeremy Allen White | The Bear |
Best Female Actor – Limited/Anthology/TV Movie
Actor | Project |
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 Male Actor – Limited/Anthology/TV Movie
Actor | Project |
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 Supporting Female Actor – Television
Actor | Series |
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 Male Actor – Television
Actor | Series |
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
Performer | Special |
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 |
Ricky Gervais | Mortality |
Sarah Silverman | Postmortem |
Best Podcast
Podcast | Network |
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 |
The Bottom Line
The 2026 Golden Globe nominations are a delicious mix of prestige favorites, unexpected flexes, and the kind of category chaos that keeps awards season spicy. With heavyweight films battling it out and TV delivering another stacked field, the race to January is officially on — and if history tells us anything, it’s that the Globes never stay quiet for long.
Want breakdowns, predictions, and a few lovingly snarky rants?The TV Cave will be spelunking deeper into every category very soon.
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