2026 Golden Globe Nominations

The Golden Globe nominations are upon us! Honestly, I forgot these were being announced today, so this was a nice surprise. Speaking of which, I was surprised by a lot of their choices. Below are a list of nominees, and as always my thoughts. 

BEST MOTION PICTURE, DRAMA

Frankenstein

Hamnet

It Was Just an Accident

The Secret Agent

Sentimental Value

Sinners

The Secret Agent seems to be surging more and more. I'm going to see Hamnet later today, Sinners is my clear favorite for what I have seen. 

BEST MOTION PICTURE, MUSICAL OR COMEDY

Blue Moon

Bugonia

Marty Supreme

No Other Choice

Nouvelle Vague

One Battle After Another

I wasn't entirely sure where they'd put One Battle After Another because it could go either way. I'm sure it will be an easy win here. The biggest shocker to me is Wicked II not making it. Not because it's amazing, but because it's very "globes"  I also didn't realize No Other Choice was a comedy, but it's nice to see more foreign films get nominated for the top prizes. No Kiss of The Spider Woman offends me. 

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

Chloe Zhao – Hamnet

Only one woman. I weep. 

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS 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

I'm so happy Eva Victor got a shout out! 

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS 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

Again, I didn't realize If I Had Legs I'd Kick You was a comedy. Maybe that will make more sense when I see it. Glad to see Chase Infiniti make it as a lead. I also love Emma Stone's work in Bugonia so I'm happy to see that honored. Ariana Grande should be here too instead of Supporting though. 

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS 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

The Smashing Machine getting ANY love is mind boggling to me considering how panned it was. I'm happiest for Madigan and Taylor, but really disappointed Wunmi Mosaku missed for Sinners and Naomi Ackie missed for Sorry, Baby. 

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN 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

I would've swapped Miles Canton for Sinners with The Rock personally. I think Joel Edgerton is the only one that will carry over to Oscars, but I do like a lot of these nominees. 

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE, MUSICAL, OR COMEDY

Lee Byung-hun – No Other Choice

Timothee Chalamet – Marty Supreme

George Clooney – Jay Kelly

Leonardo DiCaprio – One Battle After Another

Ethan Hawke – Blue Moon

Jesse Plemons – Bugonia

Glad to see Plemons get a nomination for his great work in Bugonia. This really is a battle between Leo and Timmy though. 

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN 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

I haven't even seen Sentimental Value yet and I'm happy for Stellan Skarsgard. I love this guy, and his contribution to cinema, not only from himself but those beautiful kids he keeps shooting out. Bless that family. 

BEST SCREENPLAY, MOTION PICTURE

Hamnet

It Was Just an Accident

Marty Supreme

One Battle After Another

Sentimental Value

Sinners

I still wish the Globes would separate this category into Adapted and Original instead of adding all their other stupid ones. This seems like a strong line up from what I have seen.

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE, MOTION PICTURE

F1: The Movie

Frankenstein

Hamnet

One Battle After Another

Sinners

Sirat

I'm all aboard the Sinners train for score. Ludwig Goransson is a frequent artist in my Spotify Wrapped. 

BEST ORIGINAL SONG, MOTION PICTURE

Avatar: Fire and Ash – “Dream as One”

KPop Demon Hunters – “Golden”

Sinners – “I Lied to You”

Train Dreams – “Train Dreams”

Wicked: For Good – “No Place Life Home”

Wicked: For Good – “The Girl in the Bubble”

Both of those Wicked songs suck, I'm sorry. They could've given another K Pop Demon Hunters song a chance or even Zoo from Zootopia 2. 

BEST MOTION PICTURE, ANIMATED

Arco

Demon Slayer: Kimetsu No Yaiba The Movie

Elio

KPop Demon Hunters

Little Amelie or the Character of Rain

Zootopia 2

Kpop is going to sweep this,but my heart is still with Zootopia 2. Apparently Little Amelie is on VOD now so I will be catching up with that soon. 

BEST MOTION PICTURE, FOREIGN LANGUAGE

It Was Just an Accident

No Other Choice

The Secret Agent

Sentimental Value

Sirat

The Voice of Hind Rajab

There's so much overlap with other categories here. Is this a first for the Globes? I feel like it has to be. 

GOLDEN GLOBE FOR CINEMATIC & BOX OFFICE ACHIEVEMENT

Avatar: Fire and Ash

F1: The Movie

KPop Demon Hunters

Mission: Impossible — The Final Reckoning

Sinners

Weapons

Wicked: For Good

Zootopia 2

Again I ask, what the fuck even is this award? One of these films hasn't been released yet and another premiered on Netflix. 

BEST TELEVISION SERIES, DRAMA

The Diplomat

The Pitt

Pluribus

Severance

Slow Horses

The White Lotus

No Andor breaks my heart. I was all about Severance during the Emmys, but now I've also watched The Pitt and it's hard to choose between them. Both were great shows. I'm shocked Stranger Things isn't here, but with their weird release schedule, I'm not sure if they even made the cut off for this year's Globes. 

BEST TELEVISION SERIES, MUSICAL, OR COMEDY

Abbott Elementary

The Bear

Hacks

Nobody Wants This

Only Murders in the Building

The Studio

The Chair Company

Glad to see The Chair Company get some love. Globes love Freshman series but I wasn't sure if this one would stick.

BEST LIMITED SERIES, ANTHOLOGY SERIES, OR A MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION

Adolescence

All Her Fault

The Beast in Me

Black Mirror

Dying for Sex

The Girlfriend

This is Adolescence's world, and everyone else is just living in it. 

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A TELEVISION SERIES, DRAMA

Kathy Bates – Matlock

Britt Lower – Severance

Helen Mirren – Mob Land

Bella Ramsey – The Last of Us

Kerri Russell – The Diplomat

Rhea Seehorn – Pluribus

I haven't seen Pluribus, but I'm always happy to see Rhea Seehorn get some love after her amazing work in Better Call Saul was snubbed so many times. 

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A TELEVISION SERIES, MUSICAL OR COMEDY

Kristen Bell – Nobody Wants This

Ayo Edebiri – The Bear

Selena Gomez – Only Murders in the Building

Natasha Leone – Poker Face

Jenna Ortega – Wednesday

Jean Smart – Hacks

I still haven't started Poker Face yet, and it's kind of embarrassing at this point. 

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS 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 Girlfiend

I just started watching Long Bright River and while Seyfried's character frustrates the shit out of me, she's very good. Jones was great in her Black Mirror episode too. Hopefully I can start All Her Fault before the Globes air. 

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A TELEVISION SERIES, MUSICAL/COMEDY, OR DRAMA

Carrie Coon – The White Lotus

Erin Doherty – Adolescence

Hanna Einbinder – Hacks

Catherine O’Hara – The Studio

Parker Posey – The White Lotus

Amy Lou Wood – The White Lotus

I love every single performance in this category. 

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN 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

I'm glad Diego Luna got in here for Andor. That show deserved to be in way more categories. 

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN 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

Seth Rogen is probably going to repeat his Emmy win. 

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN 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

I had no idea Jacob Elordi was even in a mini series this year. I think this one is going to go to Graham, but Hunnam was very creepy in Monster, that could sway voters so it's not a complete Adolescence shut out. 

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A TELEVISION SERIES, MUSICAL/COMEDY, OR DRAMA

Owen Cooper – Adolescence

Billy Crudup – The Morning Show

Walton Goggins – The White Lotus

Jason Isaac – The White Lotus

Tramell Tillman – Severance

Ashley Walters – Adolescence

I HATE having to choose between Cooper and Tillman. That's not fair. 

BEST PERFORMANCE IN A STAND-UP COMEDY ON TELEVISION

Bill Mahr – 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

This is the only "new" category from the Globes I actually think makes sense. 

BEST PODCAST

Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard

Call Her Daddy

Good Hang with Amy Poehler

The Mel Robbins Podcast

SmartLess

Up First

This is so weird. This feels more like a Grammy category than a Globes one. The best podcasts do not have famous people attached to them.