On December 8, 2025, the Golden Globes nominations arrived with a clear leader: Paul Thomas Anderson’s One Battle After Another scored a leading nine nominations, while Joachim Trier’s Norwegian family drama Sentimental Value landed eight, and Ryan Coogler’s genre-blending hit Sinners followed with seven. Television’s top magnet was The White Lotus with six nods, ahead of the British limited series Adolescence with five. The ceremony, hosted by Nikki Glaser, airs live from The Beverly Hilton on Sunday, January 11, 2026, at 8 p.m. ET on CBS and streams on Paramount+.
The nominations were announced from Beverly Hills by Marlon Wayans and Skye P. Marshall. In a year already roiled by consolidation headlines, the tally also underscored a new studio landscape: Netflix led with 35 nominations across film and television just days after striking a $72 billion deal to buy Warner Bros. Discovery’s studio and streaming business. Even so, Warner Bros. posted 31 nominations of its own, powered by One Battle After Another and Sinners, while indie powerhouse Neon surprised with 21 overall and dominated the international film fields.
Category placement shaped the race. One Battle After Another will compete in musical or comedy opposite Yorgos Lanthimos’ Bugonia, Josh Safdie’s Marty Supreme, Park Chan-wook’s No Other Choice, and a Richard Linklater twofer, Blue Moon and Nouvelle Vague. The drama slate features Chloé Zhao’s Hamnet (with Jessie Buckley and Paul Mescal nominated), Guillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein, and three Neon titles—The Secret Agent, Sentimental Value, and Jafar Panahi’s It Was Just an Accident. Panahi’s inclusion lands amid his ongoing legal pressures; earlier in December, he received a one-year prison sentence and a new two-year travel ban while traveling with the film abroad.
The year’s biggest musical talking point—Wicked: For Good—earned five nominations, including acting nods for Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande and two for original song, but it missed the top musical/comedy film lineup entirely. Meanwhile, Netflix’s eclectic slate spread widely: Noah Baumbach’s Jay Kelly (nominations for George Clooney and Adam Sandler), Guillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein (five nominations), and animated juggernaut KPop Demon Hunters, which even grabbed a Cinematic and Box Office Achievement slot after sing-along screenings produced a No. 1 weekend.
Star wattage cut across categories. One Battle After Another earned nominations for Leonardo DiCaprio, Teyana Taylor, Sean Penn, and breakout Chase Infiniti, alongside writing and directing nods for Paul Thomas Anderson. Timothée Chalamet (Marty Supreme), Jennifer Lawrence (Die My Love), Julia Roberts (After the Hunt), Tessa Thompson (Hedda), Jeremy Allen White (Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere), Emma Stone (Bugonia), Ethan Hawke (Blue Moon), and the duo of Dwayne Johnson and Emily Blunt (The Smashing Machine) all figured into the acting fields. On television, The White Lotus led the way.
Snubs and Surprises
While leaders like One Battle After Another, Sentimental Value, Sinners, Frankenstein, and Hamnet behaved as expected, the nominations morning still delivered sharp left turns:
- Surprise: Glen Powell scored a Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy nomination for Hulu’s Chad Powers, playing Russ Holliday, a former college quarterback who disguises himself in full prosthetics to rejoin the game.
- Surprise: Julia Roberts made the Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama lineup for After the Hunt, despite muted Venice reception.
- Surprise: Natasha Lyonne returned to the Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy race for Poker Face, even after her departure from the series.
- Surprise: Emily Blunt landed in Best Supporting Female Actor – Motion Picture for The Smashing Machine alongside Dwayne Johnson’s acknowledgment.
- Snub: Wicked: For Good missed Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy despite the acting nods for Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande.
- Snub: Jennifer Lopez (Kiss of the Spider Woman) and Sydney Sweeney (Christy) were absent from the film acting categories.
- Snub: Meryl Streep was missing from supporting fields for Only Murders in the Building, even as Selena Gomez, Martin Short, and Steve Martin were nominated.
- Snub: Quinta Brunson didn’t make the acting lineup for Abbott Elementary, though the series was nominated for Best Musical or Comedy Series.
- Snub: Katherine LaNasa missed after her 2025 Emmys win for The Pitt.
- Snub: Hugh Jackman was left out for Song Sung Blue, a musical biopic about Mike and Claire Sardina and their Neil Diamond tribute band, Lightning & Thunder; costar Kate Hudson did land a nomination.
- Snub: Taylor Sheridan’s 1923 and Landman were shut out; Helen Mirren did appear for Mobland, and Harrison Ford was not eligible for Apple TV’s Shrinking.
New Category, New Voices
The Globes added a Best Podcast trophy for the first time. The inaugural nominees: Armchair Expert With Dax Shepard, Call Her Daddy, Good Hang With Amy Poehler, The Mel Robbins Podcast, SmartLess, and NPR’s Up First. It’s a snapshot of audio’s expanding reach into awards culture and an example of the Globes’ wider post-HFPA overhaul, now run by Eldridge Industries and Dick Clark Productions with a voting body exceeding 300 members.
Studios, Streamers, and the Larger Picture
With Netflix topping all companies at 35 nominations and Warner Bros. pulling 31, the industry’s consolidation jitters were inescapable. The proposed Netflix–Warner Bros. Discovery deal triggered warnings from the exhibition trade and political scrutiny—on Sunday, President Donald Trump said the combined market share “could be a problem,” and Paramount surfaced with a hostile bid for Warner Bros. The Globes stage will double as a referendum on theatrical commitment; Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos has pledged a robust big-screen strategy for “many Warner releases.”
Key Nominees and Projects
Films — Leaders & Lineups
- Top nomination leaders
- One Battle After Another — 9 (Paul Thomas Anderson; Leonardo DiCaprio, Teyana Taylor, Sean Penn, Chase Infiniti)
- Sentimental Value — 8 (Joachim Trier; Stellan Skarsgård, Renate Reinsve, Elle Fanning, Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas)
- Sinners — 7 (Ryan Coogler; Michael B. Jordan)
- Best Motion Picture — Musical or Comedy
- One Battle After Another
- Bugonia (Emma Stone nominated)
- Marty Supreme (Timothée Chalamet; Gwyneth Paltrow’s return noted)
- No Other Choice (Park Chan-wook)
- Blue Moon (Ethan Hawke)
- Nouvelle Vague
- Best Motion Picture — Drama
- Frankenstein (Guillermo del Toro)
- Hamnet (Chloé Zhao; Jessie Buckley, Paul Mescal)
- The Secret Agent
- Sentimental Value
- It Was Just an Accident (Jafar Panahi)
- Other notable film contenders
- Die My Love (Jennifer Lawrence)
- Hedda (Tessa Thompson)
- Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere (Jeremy Allen White)
- The Smashing Machine (Dwayne Johnson, Emily Blunt)
- KPop Demon Hunters
- Kiss of the Spider Woman (Jennifer Lopez)
- Christy (Sydney Sweeney)
- After the Hunt (Julia Roberts)
- Song Sung Blue (Hugh Jackman, Kate Hudson; Mike and Claire Sardina; Lightning & Thunder)
Television — Series & Notable Performers
- Series
- The White Lotus — 6 nominations (TV leader)
- Adolescence — 5 (Stephen Graham nominated in supporting)
- Only Murders in the Building (Selena Gomez, Steve Martin, Martin Short)
- Poker Face (Natasha Lyonne)
- Abbott Elementary (Quinta Brunson)
- The Pitt (Katherine LaNasa)
- Mobland (Helen Mirren)
- Shrinking (Harrison Ford not eligible)
- Pluribus (Rhea Seehorn; from Vince Gilligan)
Ceremony & Presenters
- Marlon Wayans and Skye P. Marshall announced the nominations.
- Host: Nikki Glaser — The Beverly Hilton — Sunday, January 11, 2026 — 8 p.m. ET on CBS and streaming on Paramount+.
- Ratings context: 9.3 million viewers in January 2025 vs. 9.4 million in 2024.
Special Honors
- Helen Mirren — Cecil B. DeMille Award (primetime special on January 8, 2026)
- Sarah Jessica Parker — Carol Burnett Award
Best Podcast (Inaugural Category)
- Armchair Expert With Dax Shepard
- Call Her Daddy
- Good Hang With Amy Poehler
- The Mel Robbins Podcast
- SmartLess
- Up First
Studios & Totals
- Netflix — 35 nominations
- Warner Bros. — 31
- Neon — 21
Analysis
Three currents define this nomination set. First, the musical/comedy field is unusually auteur-heavy, with One Battle After Another, Bugonia, Marty Supreme, No Other Choice, Blue Moon, and Nouvelle Vague compressing prestige into a category that often leans populist. Second, Neon’s 21 nods—concentrated in international and drama—suggest voters embraced risk from outside the usual studio pipelines. Third, the new Best Podcast category expands the Globes’ brand beyond screen media and formally welcomes a slate that ranges from SmartLess to NPR’s Up First.
As for the biggest storyline, One Battle After Another not only leads the Golden Globe nominations but also maintains momentum through critics’ groups and early guild noise. With Sentimental Value and Sinners close behind and Frankenstein and Hamnet entrenched, the January 11 telecast will test whether the season’s front-runner status translates into trophies—or merely tightens the race heading into the rest of awards season.
Golden Globe nominations 2026 headlines tend to flatten the nuance. This year’s list shows a field where traditional categories, new media, and a volatile studio economy all collide. If the Globes wanted to prove they could be both chaotic and clarifying, the 83rd edition just did.
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