Golden Globes nominations and snubs revealed as new category sparks major confusion
The 2026 Golden Globes nominees have been announced, but a major new addition has got people scratching their heads.
One of the biggest events of the Hollywood calendar, the 83rd Golden Globe Awards will take place on January 11.
It will return to Los Angeles and be hosted by comedian Nikki Glaser for the second year running.
On Monday (December 8), actors Marlon Wayans and Skye P. Marshall revealed which movies and TV shows are being honored this year.
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The nominations are determined by 'an independent body of international journalist voters', the organization says.
Coming out on top is action-thriller One Battle After Another, which has been nominated for nine awards, including best picture, director and screen writer.
The Paul Thomas Anderson-directed movie stars Leonardo DiCaprio as a washed-up ex-revolutionary forced back into action when his nemesis resurfaces to hunt him and kidnap his daughter.
Joachim Trier's Sentimental Value received eight nominations, Sinners had seven, Hamnet followed with six nominations, while Frankenstein and Wicked: For Good each earned five.
Leading the way for the small screen is The White Lotus with six nods, followed by Stephen Graham's knock-out Adolescence with five and both Disney's Only Murders in the Building and Apple TV's Severance on four apiece.
Another medium is also being celebrated for 2026.
A brand new category recognizing podcasts has been ushered in, although social media users have expressed their confusion at the addition.
The Globes said the award exists to recognize 'the quality, creativity, audience engagement and impact' podcasts have had.
Who was snubbed at the 2026 Golden Globes?
There have been several notable snubs this year, even as some films picked up nominations in the categories many expected.
Wicked: For Good scored multiple nominations, including for its stars and music, but was left out of Best Picture, marking one of the ceremony’s biggest shocks.
Kathryn Bigelow was also noticeably absent from the Best Director lineup, despite mounting expectations for Netflix thriller House of Dynamite.
Actress Kristin Scott Thomas missed out for Slow Horses, even as the series and Gary Oldman were recognized.
And in TV, The Last of Us suffered a near-complete Globes blackout, with only Bella Ramsey being nominated for Best Actress.
And in a surprise move, Joe Rogan was shut out of the new Best Podcast category, despite The Joe Rogan Experience (JRE) dominating across platforms like Spotify, Apple, and YouTube. The JRE was Spotify's most listened-to podcast of 2025, thought to bring in around 11 million listeners per episode across platforms.
Golden Globes 2026 nominations in full
Best film - drama
- Frankenstein
- Hamnet
- It Was Just an Accident
- The Secret Agent
- Sentimental Value
- Sinners
Best film - musical or comedy
- Blue Moon
- Bugonia
- Marty Supreme
- No Other Choice
- Nouvelle Vague
- One Battle After Another
Best non-English language film
- It Was Just an Accident
- No Other Choice
- The Secret Agent
- Sentimental Value
- Sirât
- The Voice of Hind Rajab
Best animated film
- Arco
- Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle
- Elio
- KPop Demon Hunters
- Little Amélie or the Character of Rain
- Zootopia 2
Best actress - 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
Best actor - 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
Best actress - 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
Best actor - musical or comedy
- 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 actress
- 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 actor
- 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
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
Best director
- 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
Best screenplay
- 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 song
- Miley Cyrus, Andrew Wyatt, Mark Ronson, Simon Franglen - Avatar: Fire and Ash; 'Dream as One'
- Joong Gyu Kwak, Yu Han Lee, Hee Dong Nam, Jeong Hoon Seo, Park Hong Jun, Kim Eun-jae (EJAE), Mark Sonnenblick - KPop Demon Hunters; 'Golden'
- Raphael Saadiq, Ludwig Göransson - Sinners; 'I Lied to You'
- Stephen Schwartz - Wicked: For Good; 'No Place Like Home'
- Stephen Schwartz - Wicked: For Good; 'The Girl in the Bubble'
- Nick Cave, Bryce Dessner - Train Dreams; 'Train Dreams'
Best original score
- Alexandre Desplat - Frankenstein
- Ludwig Göransson - Sinners
- Jonny Greenwood - One Battle After Another
- Kanding Ray - Sirāt
- Max Richter - Hamnet
- Hans Zimmer - F1
Best TV series - drama
- The Diplomat
- The Pitt
- Pluribus
- Severance
- Slow Horses
- The White Lotus
Best TV series - comedy or musical
- Abbott Elementary
- The Bear
- Hacks
- Nobody Wants This
- Only Murders in the Building
- The Studio
Best limited TV series
- Adolescence
- All Her Fault
- The Beast In Me
- Black Mirror
- Dying for Sex
- The Girlfriend
Best TV actress - drama
- Kathy Bates - Matlock
- Britt Lower - Severance
- Helen Mirren - Mobland
- Bella Ramsey - The Last of Us
- Keri Russell - The Diplomat
- Rhea Seehorn - Pluribus
Best TV actor - drama
- Sterling K Brown - Paradise
- Diego Luna - Andor
- Gary Oldman - Slow Horses
- Mark Ruffalo - Task
- Adam Scott - Severance
- Noah Wyle - The Pitt
Best TV actress - comedy or musical
- Kristen Bell - Nobody Wants This
- Ayo Edebiri - The Bear
- Selena Gomez - Only Murders in the Building
- Natasha Lyonne - Poker Face
- Jenna Ortega - Wednesday
- Jean Smart - Hacks
Best TV actor - comedy or musical
- 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
Best TV actress - limited series
- 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 TV actor - limited series
- 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 actor - TV
- 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 supporting actress - TV
- 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 TV stand-up comedy performance
- 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 - Sarah Silverman: PostMortem
Best podcast
- Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard
- Call Her Daddy
- Good Hang with Amy Poehler
- The Mel Robbins Podcast
- SmartLess
Topics: Entertainment, Golden Globes, Film and TV, Podcast
Ellie Kemp