Golden Globe Awards 2026
After a recent history of HFPA controversy, boycotts and takeovers, and recent years of an industry in general perilous flux, 2026’s first big film & TV awards ceremony took place this Sunday as the 83rd edition of the Golden Globe Awards rolled into tinseltown. Despite another difficult year for the industry at the box office, in boardrooms, and on the streets, cinema as well as television were once again celebrated in Beverly Hills as an eclectic selection of films were nominated for the big prizes, with a fairly even field being led by Paul Thomas Anderson’s modern American revolutionary fever dream ‘One Battle After Another’ and Joachim Trier’s poignant Norwegian drama ‘Sentimental Value’ with 8 nominations each. So we recap the big film award nominees and winners this year . . . plus our personal picks.
Best Motion Picture- Drama
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‘Hamnet’ (Winner)
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‘Frankenstein’
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‘It Was Just an Accident’
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‘The Secret Agent’
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‘Sentimental Value’
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‘Sinners’
Our pick from the nominees: ‘The Secret Agent’
Our pick overall: ‘The Secret Agent’
Best Motion Picture- Musical or Comedy
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‘One Battle After Another’ (Winner)
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‘Blue Moon’
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‘Bugonia’
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‘Marty Supreme’
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‘No Other Choice’
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‘Nouvelle Vague’
Our pick from the nominees: ‘Bugonia’
Our pick overall: ‘Bugonia’
Best Director
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Paul Thomas Anderson for ‘One Battle After Another’ (Winner)
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Ryan Coogler for ‘Sinners’
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Guillermo del Toro for ‘Frankenstein’
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Jafar Panahi for ‘It Was Just an Accident’
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Joachim Trier for ‘Sentimental Value’
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Chloé Zhao for ‘Hamnet’
Our pick from the nominees: Guillermo del Toro for ‘Frankenstein’
Our pick overall: Guillermo del Toro for ‘Frankenstein’
Best Male Actor in a Motion Picture- Drama
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Wagner Moura in ‘The Secret Agent’ (Winner)
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Joel Edgerton in ‘Train Dreams’
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Oscar Isaac in ‘Frankenstein’
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Dwayne Johnson in ‘The Smashing Machine’
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Michael B. Jordan in ‘Sinners’
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Jeremy Allen White in ‘Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere’
Our pick from the nominees: Wagner Moura in ‘The Secret Agent’
Our pick overall: Joaquin Phoenix in ‘Eddington’
Best Female Actor in a Motion Picture- Drama
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Jessie Buckley in ‘Hamnet’ (Winner)
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Jennifer Lawrence in ‘Die My Love’
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Renate Reinsve in ‘Sentimental Value’
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Julia Roberts in ‘After the Hunt’
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Tessa Thompson in ‘Hedda’
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Eva Victor in ‘Sorry, Baby’
Our pick from the nominees: Jennifer Lawrence in ‘Die My Love’
Our pick overall: Jennifer Lawrence in ‘Die My Love’
Best Actor in a Motion Picture- Musical or Comedy
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Timothée Chalamet in ‘Marty Supreme’ (Winner)
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George Clooney in ‘Jay Kelly’
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Leonardo DiCaprio in ‘One Battle After Another’
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Ethan Hawke in ‘Blue Moon’
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Lee Byung-hun in ‘No Other Choice’
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Jesse Plemons in ‘Bugonia’
Our pick from the nominees: Timothée Chalamet in ‘Marty Supreme’
Our pick overall: Timothée Chalamet in ‘Marty Supreme’
Best Actress in a Motion Picture- Musical or Comedy
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Rose Byrne in ‘If I Had Legs I’d Kick You’ (Winner)
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Cynthia Erivo in ‘Wicked: For Good’
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Kate Hudson in ‘Song Sung Blue’
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Chase Infiniti in ‘One Battle After Another’
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Amanda Seyfried in ‘The Testament of Ann Lee’
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Emma Stone in ‘Bugonia’
Our pick from the nominees: Emma Stone in ‘Bugonia’
Our pick overall: Emma Stone in ‘Bugonia’
Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role in any Motion Picture
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Stellan Skarsgård in ‘Sentimental Value’ (Winner)
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Benicio del Toro in ‘One Battle After Another’
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Jacob Elordi in ‘Frankenstein’
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Paul Mescal in ‘Hamnet’
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Sean Penn in ‘One Battle After Another’
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Adam Sandler in ‘Jay Kelly’
Our pick from the nominees: Jacob Elordi in ‘Frankenstein’
Our pick overall: Jacob Elordi in ‘Frankenstein’
Best Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture
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Teyana Taylor in ‘One Battle After Another’ (Winner)
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Emily Blunt in ‘The Smashing Machine’
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Elle Fanning in ‘Sentimental Value’
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Ariana Grande in ‘Wicked: For Good’
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Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas in ‘Sentimental Value’
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Amy Madigan in ‘Weapons’
Our pick from the nominees: Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas in ‘Sentimental Value’
Our pick overall: Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas in ‘Sentimental Value’
Best Screenplay- Motion Picture
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‘One Battle After Another’ by Paul Thomas Anderson (Winner)
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‘Marty Supreme’ by Ronald Bronstein and Josh Safdie
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‘Sinners’ by Ryan Coogler
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‘It Was Just an Accident’ by Jafar Panahi
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‘Sentimental Value’ by Eskil Vogt and Joachim Trier
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‘Hamnet’ by Chloé Zhao and Maggie O’Farrell
Our pick from the nominees: ‘Marty Supreme’ by Ronald Bronstein and Josh Safdie
Our pick overall: ‘Bugonia’ by Will Tracy
Best Animated Feature Film
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‘KPop Demon Hunters’ (Winner)
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‘Arco’
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‘Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Movie: Infinity Castle’
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‘Elio’
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‘Little Amélie or the Character of Rain’
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‘Zootopia 2’
Our pick from the nominees: ‘Zootopia 2’
Our pick overall: ‘Zootopia 2’
Best Motion Picture – Non-English Language
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‘The Secret Agent’ (Brazil) (Winner)
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‘It Was Just an Accident’ (France, Iran)
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‘No Other Choice’ (South Korea)
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‘Sentimental Value’ (Norway)
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‘Sirāt’ (Spain)
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‘The Voice of Hind Rajab’ (Tunisia)
Our pick from the nominees: ‘The Secret Agent’ (Brazil)
Our pick overall: ‘The Secret Agent’ (Brazil)
Cinematic and Box Office Achievement
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‘Sinners’ (Winner)
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‘Avatar: Fire and Ash’
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‘F1’
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‘KPop Demon Hunters’
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‘Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning’
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‘Weapons’
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‘Wicked: For Good’
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‘Zootopia 2’
Our pick from the nominees: ‘Zootopia 2’
Our pick overall: ‘Zootopia 2’
Best Original Score- Motion Picture
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‘Sinners’ by Ludwig Göransson (Winner)
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‘Frankenstein’ by Alexandre Desplat
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‘One Battle After Another’ by Jonny Greenwood
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‘Sirāt’ by Kangding Ray
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‘Hamnet’ by Max Richter
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‘F1’ by Hans Zimmer
Our pick from the nominees: ‘Frankenstein’ by Alexandre Desplat
Our pick overall: ‘Frankenstein’ by Alexandre Desplat
Best Original Song- Motion Picture
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“Golden” from ‘KPop Demon Hunters’ (Winner)
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“Dream as One” from ‘Avatar: Fire and Ash’
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“The Girl in the Bubble” from ‘Wicked: For Good’
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“I Lied to You” from ‘Sinners’
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“No Place Like Home” from ‘Wicked: For Good’
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“Train Dreams” from ‘Train Dreams’
Our pick from the nominees: “I Lied to You” from ‘Sinners’
Our pick overall: “I Lied to You” from ‘Sinners’
Let us know what you think of this year’s nominees and winners and our alternative picks by commenting here and on our social media.
As usual let’s all remember that film criticism is subjective and we all have our opinions on who should win what and why, the important thing is that the majority of the nominees at these shows deserve recognition for great work done, but no more than the many who often do not feature at all.
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