The 2026 Golden Globe Awards offered a revealing portrait of the industry’s current moment, rewarding not just what’s popular but what’s resonating on a deeper level.
Timothée Chalamet at the 83rd Golden Globes. Photo: Golden Globes
This year’s winners spanned blockbusters and intimate character studies alike, with familiar faces reclaiming the spotlight alongside breakthrough talents hitting major career milestones. The results underscored ongoing conversations about what stories matter and who gets to tell them.
Here’s the full rundown of winners from the 2026 Golden Globes, capturing the performances, projects, and creative swings that shaped the past year in film and television.
Best Motion Picture – Drama
Hamnet – Winner
Frankenstein
It Was Just an Accident
Sentimental Value
Sinners
The Secret Agent
Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy
One Battle After Another – Winner
Blue Moon
Bugonia
Marty Supreme
No Other Choice
Nouvelle Vague
Best Motion Picture – Animated
KPop Demon Hunters – Winner
Arco
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba: Infinity Castle
Elio
Little Amélie or the Character of Rain
Zootopia 2
Best Motion Picture – Non-English Language
The Secret Agent (Brazil) – Winner
It Was Just an Accident (France)
No Other Choice (South Korea)
Sentimental Value (Norway)
Sirāt (Spain)
The Voice of Hind Rajab (Tunisia)
Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama
Jessie Buckley, Hamnet – Winner
Eva Victor, Sorry, Baby
Jennifer Lawrence, Die My Love
Julia Roberts, After the Hunt
Renate Reinsve, Sentimental Value
Tessa Thompson, Hedda (2025)
Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama
Wagner Moura, The Secret Agent – Winner
Dwayne Johnson, The Smashing Machine
Jeremy Allen White, Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere
Joel Edgerton, Train Dreams
Michael B. Jordan, Sinners
Oscar Isaac, Frankenstein
Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy
Rose Byrne, If I Had Legs I’d Kick You – Winner
Amanda Seyfried, The Testament of Ann Lee
Chase Infiniti, One Battle After Another
Cynthia Erivo, Wicked: For Good
Emma Stone, Bugonia
Kate Hudson, Song Sung Blue
Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy
Timothée Chalamet, Marty Supreme – Winner
Ethan Hawke, Blue Moon
George Clooney, Jay Kelly
Jesse Plemons, Bugonia
Lee Byung-Hun, No Other Choice
Leonardo DiCaprio, One Battle After Another
Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role in any Motion Picture
Teyana Taylor, One Battle After Another – Winner
Amy Madigan, Weapons
Ariana Grande, Wicked: For Good
Elle Fanning, Sentimental Value
Emily Blunt, The Smashing Machine
Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas, Sentimental Value
Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role in any Motion Picture
Stellan Skarsgård, Sentimental Value – Winner
Adam Sandler, Jay Kelly
Benicio del Toro, One Battle After Another
Jacob Elordi, Frankenstein
Paul Mescal, Hamnet
Sean Penn, One Battle After Another
Best Director – Motion Picture
Paul Thomas Anderson, One Battle After Another – Winner
Chloé Zhao, Hamnet
Guillermo del Toro, Frankenstein
Jafar Panahi, It Was Just an Accident
Joachim Trier, Sentimental Value
Ryan Coogler, Sinners
Best Screenplay – Motion Picture
Paul Thomas Anderson, One Battle After Another – Winner
Chloé Zhao & Maggie O’Farrell, Hamnet
Jafar Panahi, It Was Just an Accident
Joachim Trier & Eskil Vogt, Sentimental Value
Ronald Bronstein & Josh Safdie, Marty Supreme
Ryan Coogler, Sinners
Best Original Score – Motion Picture
Ludwig Göransson, Sinners – Winner
Alexandre Desplat, Frankenstein
Hans Zimmer, F1
Jonny Greenwood, One Battle After Another
Kangding Ray, Sirāt
Max Richter, Hamnet
Best Original Song – Motion Picture
Golden, KPop Demon Hunters – Winner
Dream As One, Avatar: Fire and Ash
I Lied to You, Sinners
No Place Like Home, Wicked: For Good
The Girl in the Bubble, Wicked: For Good
Train Dreams, Train Dreams
Cinematic and Box Office Achievement
Sinners – Winner
Avatar: Fire and Ash
F1
KPop Demon Hunters
Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning
Weapons
Wicked: For Good
Zootopia 2
Best Television Series – Drama
The Pitt – Winner
Diplomat, The
Pluribus
Severance
Slow Horses
White Lotus, The
Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy
The Studio – Winner
Abbott Elementary
Bear, The
Hacks
Nobody Wants This
Only Murders in the Building
Best Television Limited Series, Anthology Series, or Motion Picture Made for Television
Adolescence – Winner
All Her Fault
Black Mirror
Dying for Sex
The Beast in Me
The Girlfriend
Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Series – Drama
Rhea Seehorn, Pluribus – Winner
Bella Ramsey, The Last of Us
Britt Lower, Severance
Helen Mirren, MobLand
Kathy Bates, Matlock (2024 TV Series)
Keri Russell, The Diplomat
Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Series – Drama
Noah Wyle, The Pitt – Winner
Adam Scott, Severance
Diego Luna, Andor
Gary Oldman, Slow Horses
Mark Ruffalo, Task
Sterling Brown, Paradise
Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy
Jean Smart, Hacks – Winner
Ayo Edebiri, The Bear
Jenna Ortega, Wednesday
Kristen Bell, Nobody Wants This
Natasha Lyonne, Poker Face
Selena Gomez, Only Murders in the Building
Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Limited Series, Anthology Series, or a Motion Picture Made for Television
Michelle Williams, Dying for Sex – Winner
Amanda Seyfried, Long Bright River
Claire Danes, The Beast in Me
Rashida Jones, Black Mirror
Robin Wright, The Girlfriend
Sarah Snook, All Her Fault
Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy
Seth Rogen, The Studio – Winner
Adam Brody, Nobody Wants This
Glen Powell, Chad Powers
Jeremy Allen White, The Bear
Martin Short, Only Murders in the Building
Steve Martin, Only Murders in the Building
Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role on Television
Erin Doherty, Adolescence – Winner
Aimee Lou Wood, The White Lotus
Carrie Coon, The White Lotus
Catherine O’Hara, The Studio
Hannah Einbinder, Hacks
Parker Posey, The White Lotus
Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Limited Series, Anthology Series, or a Motion Picture Made for Television
Stephen Graham, Adolescence – Winner
Charlie Hunnam, Monster: The Ed Gein Story
Jacob Elordi, The Narrow Road to the Deep North
Jude Law, Black Rabbit
Matthew Rhys, The Beast in Me
Paul Giamatti, Black Mirror
Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role on Television
Owen Cooper, Adolescence – Winner
Ashley Walters, Adolescence
Billy Crudup, The Morning Show
Jason Isaacs, The White Lotus
Tramell Tillman, Severance
Walton Goggins, The White Lotus
Best Performance in Stand-Up Comedy on Television
Ricky Gervais: Mortality – Winner
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
Sarah Silverman: Postmortem
Best Podcast
Good Hang with Amy Poehler – Winner
Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard
Call Her Daddy
Smartless
The Mel Robbins Podcast
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