The 2026 Golden Globes celebrated a dazzling mix of cinematic and television achievements, honoring both seasoned veterans and rising stars across film, TV, and, for the first time, podcasts.
The prestigious awarding event took place in Los Angeles on Sunday, Jan. 11 (PH Time) and was hosted by Nikki Glaser for the second consecutive year.
In the film categories, “Hamnet”, a poignant story about the family of English playwright William Shakespeare, won “Best Picture — Drama”. Jessie Buckley, who portrayed Shakespeare’s wife, Agnes Hathaway, also took home “Best Female Actor — Drama” for her compelling performance.
Paul Thomas Anderson’s dark comedy “One Battle After Another” emerged as the night’s biggest winner, securing four awards, including “Best Picture — Musical or Comedy”. Supporting performances were also recognized, with Teyana Taylor and Stellan Skarsgård winning “Best Supporting Female and Male Actor”, respectively.
Anderson himself was honored with both “Best Director” and “Best Screenplay”, cementing the film’s critical acclaim.
Ryan Coogler’s vampire retelling “Sinners” also made a strong showing, winning “Best Cinematic and Box Office Achievement”. The film’s score, composed by Swedish musician Ludwig Göransson, earned “Best Score — Motion Picture”, highlighting its musical and emotional impact.
International and animated films were celebrated as well. Brazil’s neo-noir film “The Secret Agent” won “Best Non-English Language Motion Picture”, with its lead, Wagner Moura earning “Best Male Actor — Drama”.
The animated Netflix hit KPop Demon Hunters triumphed with “Best Animated Motion Picture” and also took home “Best Song — Motion Picture” for “Golden,” solidifying its status as a global sensation.
Other acting awards included Rose Byrne, who won “Best Female Actor — Musical/Comedy” for “If I Had Legs I’d Kick You”, and Timothée Chalamet, who claimed Best Male Actor — Musical/Comedy for “Marty Supreme”.
Television also showcased standout winners. The thought-provoking limited series “Adolescence”, filmed entirely in a single continuous shot, won “Best Limited Series, Anthology Series, or Television Motion Picture”.
In a remarkable achievement, 16-year-old Owen Cooper was also recognized with “Best Supporting Male Actor” for his breakout performance in the series, alongside Stephen Graham and Erin Doherty, who earned “Best Male Actor” and “Best Supporting Female Actor”, respectively.
“The Studio” was named “Best Musical or Comedy Series”, while “The Pitt” won “Best Drama Series”.
The two awarded shows also took home individual TV acting honors for actors Seth Rogen winning “Best Male Actor — Musical/Comedy” for “The Studio”, and Noah Wyle earning “Best Male Actor — Drama” for “The Pitt”.
On to female TV performances, Jean Smart received “Best Female Actor — Musical/Comedy” for “Hacks”, Rhea Seehorn won “Best Female Actor — Drama” for “Pluribus”, while Michelle Williams received “Best Female Actor — Limited Series, Anthology Series or Television Motion Picture” for “Dying for Sex”.
For the first time, the Golden Globes recognized achievements in stand-up comedy and podcasting. Ricky Gervais won “Best Performance in Stand-Up Comedy on Television” for “Mortality”, and “Good Hang With Amy Poehler” was named “Best Podcast” of the year.
See the full list of the 2026 Golden Globes winners:
Best Picture — Drama
- Frankenstein
- Hamnet — winner
- It Was Just an Accident
- The Secret Agent
- Sentimental Value
- Sinners
Best Picture — Musical or Comedy - Best Male Actor — Motion Picture — Drama
- Joel Edgerton, Train Dreams
- Oscar Isaac, Frankenstein
- Dwayne Johnson, The Smashing Machine
- Michael B. Jordan, Sinners
- Wagner Moura, The Secret Agent — winner
- Jeremy Allen White, Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere
Best Female Actor — Motion Picture — Musical/Comedy - Rose Byrne, If I Had Legs I’d Kick You — winner
- 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 — Motion Picture — Musical/Comedy - Timothée Chalamet, Marty Supreme — winner
- 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 — 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 — winner
Best Supporting Male Actor — Motion Picture - 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 — winner
Best Cinematic and Box Office Achievement - Avatar: Fire And Ash
- F1
- KPop Demon Hunters
- Mission: Impossible — The Final Reckoning
- Sinners — winner
- Weapons
- Wicked: For Good
- Zootopia 2
Best Director — Motion Picture - Paul Thomas Anderson, One Battle After Another — winner
- Ryan Coogler, Sinners
- Guillermo Del Toro, Frankenstein
- Jafar Panahi, It Was Just An Accident
- Joachim Trier, Sentimental Value
- Chloé Zhao, Hamnet
Best Screenplay — Motion Picture - Paul Thomas Anderson, One Battle After Another — winner
- Ryan Coogler, Sinners
- Ronald Bronstein and Josh Safdie, Marty Supreme
- Jafar Panahi, It Was Just An Accident
- Joachim Trier and Eskil Vogt, Sentimental Value
- Chloé Zhao and Maggie O’Farrell, Hamnet
Best Musical or Comedy Series - Abbott Elementary
- The Bear
- Hacks
- Nobody Wants This
- Only Murders in the Building
- The Studio — winner
Best Drama Series - The Diplomat
- The Pitt — winner
- Pluribus
- Severance
- Slow Horses
- The White Lotus
Best Female Actor — Television — Musical/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 — winner
Best Male Actor — Television — Musical/Comedy - Adam Brody, Nobody Wants This
- Steve Martin, Only Murders in the Building
- Glen Powell, Chad Powers
- Seth Rogen, The Studio — winner
- Martin Short, Only Murders in the Building
- Jeremy Allen White, The Bear
Best Female Actor — Television — Drama - Kathy Bates, Matlock
- Britt Lower, Severance
- Helen Mirren, MobLand
- Bella Ramsey, The Last of Us
- Keri Russell, The Diplomat
- Rhea Seehorn, Pluribus — winner
Best Male Actor — Television — Drama - Sterling K. Brown, Paradise
- Diego Luna, Andor
- Gary Oldman, Slow Horses
- Mark Ruffalo, Task
- Adam Scott, Severance
- Noah Wyle, The Pitt — winner
Best Limited Series, Anthology Series or Television Motion Picture - Adolescence — winner
- All Her Fault
- The Beast in Me
- Black Mirror
- Dying for Sex
- The Girlfriend
Best Female Actor — Television — Limited Series, Anthology Series or Television Motion Picture - 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 — winner
- Robin Wright, The Girlfriend
Best Male Actor — Television — Limited Series, Anthology Series or Television Motion Picture - Jacob Elordi, The Narrow Road to the Deep North
- Paul Giamatti, Black Mirror
- Stephen Graham, Adolescence — winner
- Charlie Hunnam, Monster: The Ed Gein Story
- Jude Law, Black Rabbit
- Matthew Rhys, The Beast in Me
Best Supporting Female Actor — Television - Carrie Coon, The White Lotus
- Erin Doherty, Adolescence — winner
- Hannah Einbinder, Hacks
- Catherine O’Hara, The Studio
- Parker Posey, The White Lotus
- Aimee Lou Wood, The White Lotus
Best Supporting Male Actor — Television - Owen Cooper, Adolescence — winner
- Billy Crudup, The Morning Show
- Walton Goggins, The White Lotus
- Jason Isaacs, The White Lotus
- Tramell Tillman, Severance
- Ashley Walters, Adolescence
Best Non-English Language Motion Picture - It Was Just an Accident (France)
- No Other Choice (South Korea)
- The Secret Agent (Brazil) — winner
- Sentimental Value (Norway)
- Sirāt (Spain)
- The Voice of Hind Rajab (Tunisia)
Best Animated Motion Picture - Arco
- Demon Slayer: Kimetsu No Yaiba Infinity Castle
- Elio
- Kpop Demon Hunters — winner
- Little Amélie Or The Character Of Rain
- Zootopia 2
Best Song — Motion Picture - “Dream as One,” Avatar: Fire and Ash, Miley Cyrus, Andrew Wyatt, Mark Ronson, Simon Franglen
- “Golden,” Kpop Demon Hunters, Joong Gyu Kwak, Yu Han Lee, Hee Dong Nam, Jeong Hoon Seo, Park Hong Jun — winner
- “I Lied To You,” Sinners, Raphael Saadiq, Ludwig Göransson
- “No Place Like Home,” Wicked: For Good, Stephen Schwartz
- “The Girl in the Bubble,” Wicked: For Good, Stephen Schwartz
- “Train Dreams,” Train Dreams, Nick Cave, Bryce Dessner
Best Score — Motion Picture - Alexandre Desplat, Frankenstein
- Ludwig Göransson, Sinners — winner
- Jonny Greenwood, One Battle After Another
- Kangding Ray, Sirāt
- Max Richter, Hamnet
- Hans Zimmer, F1
Best Performance in Stand-Up Comedy on Television - 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 — winner
- Sarah Silverman, Postmortem
Best Podcast - Armchair Expert With Dax Shepard
- Call Her Daddy
- Good Hang With Amy Poehler — winner
- The Mel Robbins Podcast
- SmartLess
