The Golden Globe nominations, highlighting the best films, shows, and stars from the past year, were officially announced last week, signaling the start of Hollywood's annual award season.
These shortlists name the contenders for the prestigious awards, with the winners set to be revealed on January 11. The Golden Globes ceremony is a key event that builds momentum toward the Academy Awards (Oscars) scheduled for March.
Here is a look at the full list of the 2026 Golden Globe shortlists.
Film Categories
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: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle, Elio, KPop Demon Hunters, Little Amélie or the Character of Rain, Zootopia 2
Best female (Actor - 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 male (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 female (Actor - 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 male (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 female actor: 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 male 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
Television Categories
Best television series (Drama): The Diplomat, The Pitt, Pluribus, Severance, Slow Horses, The White Lotus
Best television series (Musical or Comedy): Abbott Elementary, The Bear, Hacks, Nobody Wants This, Only Murders in the Building, The Studio
Best television limited series, anthology series or television film: Adolescence, All Her Fault, The Beast In Me, Black Mirror, Dying For Sex, The Girlfriend
Best female actor in a television series (Drama): Rhea Seehorn- Pluribus, Kathy Bates- Matlock, Britt Lower- Severance, Bella Ramsey- The Last of Us, Helen Mirren- Mobland, Keri Russell- The Diplomat
Best male actor in a television series (Drama): Sterling K. Brown- Paradise, Gary Oldman- Slow Horses, Mark Ruffalo- Task, Adam Scott- Severance, Noah Wyle- The Pitt, Diego Luna- Andor
Best female actor in a television series (Musical or Comedy): 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 male actor in a television series (Musical or Comedy): Adam Brody- Nobody Wants This, Steve Martin- Only Murders in the Building, Martin Short- Only Murders in the Building, Glen Powell- Chad Powers, Seth Rogen- The Studio, Jeremy Allen White- The Bear
Best female actor in a television limited series, anthology series or television film: Sarah Snook- All Her Fault, Claire Danes- The Beast In Me, Rashida Jones- Black Mirror, Amanda Seyfried- Long Bright River, Michelle Williams- Dying for Sex, Robin Wright- The Girlfriend
Best male actor in television limited series, anthology series or television film: 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 female actor on television: 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 supporting male actor on television: 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 standup comedy on television:
Bill Maher: Is Anyone Else Seeing This?
Brett Goldstein: The Second Best Night of Your Life
Kevin Kart: Acting My Age
Kumail Nanjiani: Night Thoughts
Ricky Gervais: Mortality
Sarah Silverman: Postmortem
Source: BBC and Independent
