The Golden Globes

The Golden Globes is an annual award show, presented by the HFPA (Hollywood Foreign Press Association), that acknowledges the best of film and television from the previous year! It’s been held in the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Los Angeles, California, for decades. Since its founding in 1944, it has had many diverse categories for awards added on throughout the years and has also been presented by many different channels throughout the years.

History

The HFPA, an international group of journalists from LA, was founded in 1943. Later, they established the Golden Globes in 1944 and had their first ever ceremony on January 20th. Their first event was at the 20th Century Fox Studios, their second was in the Beverly Hilton for the first time, and their third ceremony was held in the Hollywood Knickerbocker Club. In the following years, it was held in the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel, the Ambassador Hotel, and many more. 

This Year’s Golden Globes

This year’s Golden Globes was held in the Beverly Hilton again. It aired on CBS and streamed on Paramount+ on Sunday, January 11, 2026, at 5-8pm P.T. It was hosted by Nikki Glaser.

This Year’s Host : Nikki Glaser 

Nikki Glaser is an American actress and comedian. She is known for hosting award shows and appearing on reality television shows. She hosted this year, 2026, and last year, 2025. She is expected to host next year’s Golden Globes, but no official person has been announced.

Best Motion Picture – Drama

Winner : Hamnet

Nominee : Frankenstein

Nominee : Sentimental Value
Nominee : Sinners

Nominee : The Secret Agent

Nominee : It Was Just an Accident

Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama

Winner : Jessie Buckley – Hamnet

Nominee : Eva Victor – Sorry, Baby

Nominee : Jennifer Lawrence – Die My Love

Nominee : Julia Roberts – After the Hunt

Nominee : Ranate Reinsive – Sentimental Value

Nominee : Tessa Thompson – Hedda

Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama

Winner : Wagner Moura – The Secret Agent

Nominee : Dwayne Johnson – The Smashing Machine

Nominee : Jeremy Allen White – Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere

Nominee : Joel Edgerton – Train Dreams

Nominee : Michael B. Jordan – Sinners

Nominee : Oscar Isaac – Frankenstein

Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy

Winner : One Battle After Another

Nominee : Blue Moon 

Nominee : Bugonia 

Nominee : Marty Supreme 

Nominee : No Other Choice 

Nominee : Nouvelle Vague

Best Performance by a Female Actor – Musical or Comedy

Winner : Rose Byrne – If I Had Legs I’d Kick You

Nominee : Amanda Seyfried – The Testament of Ann Lee

Nominee : Chase Infiniti – One Battle After Another

Nominee : Cynthia Erivo – Wicked: For Good

Nominee : Emma Stone – Bugonia

Nominee : Kate Hudson – Song Sung Blue

Best Performance by a Male Actor – Musical or Comedy

Winner : Timothée Chalamet – Marty Supreme

Nominee : Ethan Hawke – Blue Moon

Nominee : George Clooney – Jay Kelly

Nominee : Jesse Plemons – Bugonia

Nominee : Lee Byung-Hun – No Other Choice

Nominee : Leonardo DiCaprio – One Battle After Another

Best Motion Picture – Animated

Winner : KPop Demon Hunters

Nominee : Arco 

Nominee : Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – Infinity Castle 

Nominee : Elio

Nominee : Zootopia 2

Nominee : Little Amélie or the Character of Rain

Best Motion Picture – Non-English Language

Winner : The Secret Agent

Nominee : It Was Just an Accident

Nominee : No Other Choice

Nominee : Sentimental Value

Nominee : Sirāt

Nominee : The Voice of Hind Rajab

Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role in any Motion Picture

Winner : Teyana Taylor – One Battle After Another

Nominee : Amy Madigan – Weapons

Nominee : Ariana Grande – Wicked: For Good

Nominee : Elle Fanning – Sentimental Value

Nominee : Emily Blunt – The Smashing Machine

Nominee : Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas – Sentimental Value

Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role in any Motion Picture 

Winner : Stellan Skarsgård – Sentimental Value

Nominee : Adam Sandler – Jay Kelly

Nominee : Benicio del Toro – One Battle After Another

Nominee : Jacob Elordi – Frankenstein

Nominee : Paul Mescal – Hamnet

Nominee : Sean Penn – One Battle After Another

Best Director – Motion Picture

Winner : Paul Thomas Anderson – One Battle After Another

Nominee : Chloé Zhao – Hamnet

Nominee : Guillermo del Toro – Frankenstein

Nominee : Jafar Panahi – It Was Just an Accident

Nominee : Joachim Trier – Sentimental Value

Nominee : Ryan Coogler – Sinners

Best Screenplay – Motion Picture

Winner : Paul Thomas Anderson – One Battle After Another

Nominees : Chloé Zhao and Maggie O’Farrell – Hamnet

Nominees : Joachim Trier and Eskil Vogt – Sentimental Value

Nominees : Ronald Bronstein and Josh Safdie – Marty Supreme

Nominee : Jafar Panahi – It Was Just an Accident

Nominee : Ryan Coogler – Sinners

Best Original Score – Motion Picture

Winner : Ludwig Göransson – Sinners

Nominee : Alexandre Desplat – Frankenstein

Nominee : Hans Zimmer – F1

Nominee : Jonny Greenwood – One Battle After Another

Nominee : Kangding Ray – Sirāt

Nominee : Max Richter – Hamnet

Best Original Song – Motion Picture

Winner : Golden – KPop Demon Hunters

Nominee : Dream As One – Avatar: Fire and Ash

Nominee : I Lied to You – Sinners

Nominee : No Place Like Home – Wicked: For Good

Nominee : The Girl in the Bubble – Wicked: For Good

Nominee : Train Dreams – Train Dreams

Best Television Series – Drama 

Winner : The Pitt

Nominee : The Diplomat

Nominee : Pluribus

Nominee : Severance

Nominee : Slow Horses

Nominee : The White Lotus

Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Series – Drama

Winner : Rhea Seehorn – Pluribus

Nominee : Bella Ramsey – The Last of Us

Nominee : Britt Lower – Severance

Nominee : Helen Mirren – Mobland

Nominee : Kathy Bates – Matlock 

Nominee : Keri Russell – The Diplomat

Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Series – Drama

Winner : Noah Wyle – The Pitt

Nominee : Adam Scott – Severance

Nominee : Diego Luna – Andor

Nominee : Gary Oldman – Slow Horses

Nominee : Mark Ruffalo – Task

Nominee : Sterling Brown – Paradise

Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy

Winner : The Studio

Nominee : Abbott Elementary

Nominee : The Bear

Nominee : Hacks

Nominee : Nobody Wants THis

Nominee : Only Murders in the Building

Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy 

Winner : Jean Smart – Hacks

Nominee : Ayo Edebiri – The Bear

Nominee : Jenna Ortega – Wednesday

Nominee : Kristen Bell – Nobody Wants This

Nominee : Natasha Lyonne – Poker Face

Nominee : Selena Gomez – Only Murders in the Building

Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy

Winner : Seth Rogan – The Studio

Nominee : Adam Brody – Nobody Wants This

Nominee : Glen Powell – Chad Powers

Nominee : Jeremy Allen White – The Bear

Nominee : Martin Short – Only Murders in the Building

Nominee : Steve Martin – Only Murders in the Building

Best Television Limited Series, Anthology Series, or Motion Picture Made For Television

Winner : Adolescence 

Nominee : All Her Fault

Nominee : Black Mirror

Nominee : Dying for Sex

Nominee : The Beast in Me

Nominee : The Girlfriend

Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Limited Series, Anthology Series, or a Motion Picture Made for Television

Winner : Michelle Williams – Dying for Sex

Nominee : Amanda Seyfried – Long Bright River

Nominee : Claire Danes – The Beast in Me

Nominee : Rashida Jones – The Black Mirror

Nominee : Robin Wright – The Girlfriend

Nominee : Sara Snook – All Her Fault

Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Limited Series, Anthology Series, or a Motion Picture Made for Television 

Winner : Stephen Graham – Adolescence 

Nominee : Charlie Hunnam – Monster: The Ed Gein Story

Nominee : Jacob Elordi – The Narrow Road to the Deep North

Nominee : Jude Law – Black Rabbit 

Nominee : Matthew Rhys – The Beast in Me

Nominee : Paul Giamatti – Black Mirror

Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role on Television

Winner : Erin Doherty – Adolescence 

Nominee : Aimee Lou Wood – The White Lotus

Nominee : Carrie Coon – The White Lotus

Nominee : Catherine O’Hara – The Studio

Nominee : Hannah Einbinder – Hacks

Nominee : Parker Posey – The White Lotus

Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role on Television

Winner : Owen Cooper – Adolescence 

Nominee : Ashley Walters – Adolescence 

Nominee : Billy Crudup – The Morning Show

Nominee : Jason Isaacs – The White Lotus

Nominee : Tramell Tillman – Severance

Nominee : Walton Goggins – The White Lotus

Best Performance in Stand-Up Comedy on Television

Winner : Ricky Gervais – Mortality

Nominee : Bill Maher – Is Anyone Else Seeing This?

Nominee : Brett Goldstein – The Second Best Night of Your Life

Nominee : Kevin Hart – Acting My Age

Nominee : Kumail Nanjiani – Night Thoughts

Nominee : Sarah Silverman – Postmortem

Best Podcast

Winner : Good Hang with Amy Poehler

Nominee : Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard

Nominee : Call Her Daddy

Nominee : Smartless

Nominee : The Mel Robbins Podcast

Nominee : Up First

Cinematic and Box Office Achievement 

Winner : Sinners

Nominee : Avatar: Fire and Ash

Nominee : F1

Nominee : KPop Demon Hunters

Nominee : Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning

Nominee : Weapons

Nominee : Wicked: For Good

Nominee : Zootopia 2