HOLLYWOOD—Yes, I guess we can say Awards Season is officially upon us because on Monday, December 8, the nominees for the 2026 Golden Globes were revealed by actor Marlon Wayans and actress Skye P. Marshall.
So who made the cut and who was snubbed? There are indeed a few nominees that had me scratching my head, but I remember the Golden Globes is all about star power, not necessarily if the movie or performances are strong. Also NEWS FLASH, we don’t care about podcasts. Podcasts and movies FYI are 2 different things, so why in the hell is that category even a thing?
With that said “One Battle After Another” lead the film side of things with a total of 9 nominations including Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy, while “The White Lotus” led the charge on the TV side with 6 nominations. I do not get “The White Lotus” hype because its most recent season was one of the worst in my opinion. I love Julia Roberts, but “After the Hunt” was an afterthought, you barely heard anything about that movie, so her landing a nom was a surprise.
“The Smashing Machine” was a flop at the box-office, so I am surprised to see Dwayne Johnson earn a nom for Lead Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama. I’m going to say something controversial: the performances for 2025 are weak, they are not that strong as has been seen in previous years, so this is anyone’s game when it comes to the acting races in Lead and Supporting categories. No love for Jennifer Lopez for her Supporting Role in “Kiss of the Spider Woman” and “Wicked: For Good” was just not as strong as its predecessor despite a strong performance at the box-office.
Oscar-winner and actress Helen Mirren will be honored with the Cecil B. DeMille Award, while actress Sarah Jessica Parker will be bestowed with the Carol Burnett accolade. A partial list of this year’s nominees can be viewed below:
Best Motion Picture – Drama
-“Frankenstein”
-“Hamnet”
-“It Was Just an Accident”
-“The Secret Agent”
-“Sentimental Value”
-“Sinners”
Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy
-“Blue Moon”
-“Bugonia”
-“Marty Supreme”
-“No Other Choice”
-“Nouvelle Vague”
-“One Battle After Another”
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”
-Chloe Zhao, Maggie O’Farrell “Hamnet”
Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Motion Picture – 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 Performance by a Female Actor in a Motion Picture – 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 Performance by a Female Actor in a Motion Picture – 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 Performance by a Male Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical of Comedy
-Timothee 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 Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role in Any Motion Picture
-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 Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role in Any Motion Picture
-Benicio Del Toro “One Battle After Another”
-Jacob Elordi “Frakenstein”
-Paul Mescal “Hamnet”
-Sean Penn “One Battle After Another”
-Adam Sandler “Jay Kelly”
-Stellan Skarsgard “Sentimental Value”
Best Motion Picture – Animated
-“Arco”
-“Demon Slayer: Kimetsu No Yaiba Inifinity Castle”
-“Elio”
-“Kpop Demon Hunters”
-“Little Amelie or The Character of Rain”
-“Zootopia 2”
Best Motion Picture – Non-English Language
-“It Was Just an Accident”
-“No Other Choice”
-“The Secret Agent”
-“Sentimental Value”
-“Sirat”
-“The Voice of Hind Rajab”
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 Motion Picture Made for Television
-“Adolescence”
-“All Her Fault”
-“The Beast in Me”
-“Black Mirror”
-“Dying for Sex”
-“The Girlfriend”
Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Series – Drama
-Sterling K. Brown “Paradise”
-Diego Luna “Andor”
-Gary Oldman “Slow Horses”
-Mark Ruffalo “Task”
-Adam Scott “Severance”
-Noah Wyle “The Pitt”
Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Series – Drama
-Kathy Bates “Matlock”
-Britt Lower “Severance”
-Helen Mirren “Mobland”
-Bella Ramsey The Last of Us”
-Keri Russell “The Diplomat”
-Rhea Seehorn “Pluribus”
Best Performance by a 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 Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy
-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 Performance by a Female Actor in a Limited Series, Anthology Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
-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 Performance by a Male Actor in a Limited Series, Anthology Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
-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”
The ceremony is going to be hosted a bit later in 2026 than previous years. The ceremony will be held on Sunday, January 11, 2026 at 5 p.m. on CBS and Paramount+. Comedian Nikki Glaser is returning as host.
