Khaberni - At the start of 2026, the eyes of cinema and television lovers around the world are turned towards the awards season, which annually witnesses heated competition among the most prominent stars and works, with the "Golden Globe" ceremony being at the forefront of these events as one of the most important international art awards and influential ones.
The new session is scheduled to be held on January 11, with comedian Nikki Glaser hosting for the second time after her appearance in the 2025 edition, according to the official nominations page.
Leading this year's nominations is the movie "One Battle After Another" with 9 nominations including categories: Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Screenplay, followed by "Sentimental Value" with 8 nominations, then "Sinners" with 7 nominations, followed by "Hamnet" with 6 nominations, while both "Frankenstein" and "Wicked: For Good" received 5 nominations each.
"The White Lotus" dominates the television categories
In the television categories, "The White Lotus" took the lead with six nominations, ahead of "Adolescence" with five nominations, while "Only Murders in the Building" and "Severance" each received four nominations.
Best Dramatic Film Category
Six works compete for Best Dramatic Film, they are: "Frankenstein", "Hamnet", "It Was Just an Accident", "The Secret Agent", "Sentimental Value", and "Sinners".
Best Musical or Comedy Film category includes works such as "Blue Moon", "Bugonia", "Marty Supreme", "No Other Choice", "Nouvelle Vague", and "One Battle After Another".
Best Animated Film and Box Office Achievements
The nominations for animated films include "Arco", "Demon Slayer: Kimetsu No Yaiba – Infinity Castle", "Elio", "Kpop Demon Hunters", "Little Amélie or the Character of Rain", and "Zootopia 2".
In the category of cinematic achievements and box office, major films such as "Avatar: Fire and Ash", "F1", "Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning", "Weapons", "Wicked: For Good", and "Zootopia 2" appeared alongside "Sinners".
Best Non-English Language Film
The list of international nominations includes "It Was Just an Accident", "No Other Choice", "The Secret Agent", "Sentimental Value", "Sirāt", and "The Voice of Hind Rajab".
Best Acting Performance in Drama Category
The category for Best Dramatic Actress includes: Jessie Buckley (Hamnet), Jennifer Lawrence (Die My Love), Renate Reinsve (Sentimental Value), Julia Roberts (After the Hunt), Tessa Thompson (Hedda), and Eva Victor (Sorry, Baby).
In the category of Best Dramatic Actor, the nominees are: Joel Edgerton (Train Dreams), Oscar Isaac (Frankenstein), Dwayne Johnson (The Smashing Machine), Michael B. Jordan (Sinners), Wagner Moura (The Secret Agent), and Jeremy Allen White (Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere).
Best Performance in Musical and Comedy Works
Competing in the category of Best Actress in a Musical or Comedy Film are: Rose Byrne, Cynthia Erivo, Kate Hudson, Chase Infinity, Amanda Seyfried, and Emma Stone. As for Best Actor in a Musical or Comedy Film, the nominees include Timothy Chalamet, George Clooney, Leonardo DiCaprio, Ethan Hawke, Lee Byung-hun, and Jesse Plemons.
Best Supporting Performance in Cinema
The category for Best Supporting Actress includes: Emily Blunt, Elle Fanning, Ariana Grande, Inga Epsdatter Lillias, Amy Madigan, and Teyonah Parris. In the category of Best Supporting Actor, the nominees are: Benicio del Toro, Jacob Elordi, Paul Mescal, Sean Penn, Adam Sandler, and Stellan Skarsgård.
Best Direction and Screenplay
Nominations for Best Director include Paul Thomas Anderson, Guillermo del Toro, Jafar Panahi, Joachim Trier, and Chloé Zhao. The Best Screenplay category includes Anderson, the Bronstein-Safdies duo, Ryan Coogler, Jafar Panahi, the Vogt-Trier duo, alongside Zhao, and Maggie O'Farrell.
Best Music
A broad array of musicians compete in the Best Original Score category, including Alexandre Desplat, Ludwig Goransson, Jonny Greenwood, Kangding Ray, and Max Richter. The Best Original Song category features songs from movies such as "Avatar: Fire and Ash", "Kpop Demon Hunters", "Sinners", "Wicked: For Good", and "Train Dreams".
Best Dramatic and Comedy Television Works
In the category of Best Dramatic Series, the nominees are The Diplomat, The Pitt, Pluribus, Severance, Slow Horses, and The White Lotus. Meanwhile, the Best Musical or Comedy Series category includes notable works like Abbott Elementary, The Bear, Hacks, Nobody Wants This, and Only Murders in the Building.
Best Limited Series or Anthology
The list of nominations in this category includes prominent works such as Adolescence, All Her Fault, The Beast In Me, Black Mirror, Dying, and The Girlfriend.
Best Acting Performance on Television
The category for Best Dramatic Actress includes: Kathy Bates, Britt Lower, Helen Mirren, Bella Ramsey, Keri Russell, and Rhea Seehorn. The category for Best Dramatic Actor includes Sterling K. Brown, Diego Luna, Gary Oldman, Mark Ruffalo, Adam Scott, and Noah Wyle. In the category of Best Comedic Actress, the nominees are: Kristen Bell, Ayo Edebiri, Selena Gomez, Natasha Lyonne, Jenna Ortega, and Jean Smart. The Best Comedic Actor category includes: Adam Brody, Steve Martin, Glen Powell, Seth Rogen, Martin Short, and Jeremy Allen White.
The category for Best Actress includes: Claire Danes, Rashida Jones, Amanda Seyfried, Sarah Snook, Michelle Williams, and Robin Wright. The category for Best Actor includes: Jacob Elordi, Paul Giamatti, Stephen Graham, Charlie Hunnam, Jude Law, and Matthew Rhys.
Best Supporting Star
The category for Best Supporting Actress includes: Carrie Coon, Hannah Einbinder, Catherine O'Hara, Parker Posey, Aimée Lou Wood, and Erin Doherty. The Best Supporting Actor category includes Owen Cooper, Billy Crudup, Walton Goggins, Jason Isaacs, Tramell Tillman, and Ashley Walters.
Improvisational Comedy and Podcasts
The Best Improvisational Comedy Performance category includes prominent names such as Bill Maher, Kevin Hart, Kumail Nanjiani, Ricky Gervais, and Sarah Silverman. The Best Podcast category includes programs like Armchair Expert With Dax Shepard, Call Her Daddy, Good Hang With Amy Poehler, The Mel Robbins Podcast, Smartless, and Up First.
