Paul Mescal and Jessie Buckley lead Golden Globes 2026 nominations
- Best Motion Picture – Drama
- Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy
- Best Motion Picture – Animated
- Cinematic and Box Office Achievement
- Best Motion Picture – Non‑English Language
- Best Actress – Motion Picture, Drama
- Best Actor – Motion Picture, Drama
- Best Actress – Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy
- Best Actor – Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy
- Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture
- Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture
- Best Director – Motion Picture
- Best Screenplay – Motion Picture
- Best Television Series – Drama
- Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy
- Best Limited or Anthology Series
THE RUNDOWN
- The 2026 Golden Globes nominations have been announced.
- Films like Hamnet, Marty Supreme and Frankenstein have nabbed nominations.
- There were some surprises and expected snubs, including Sydney Sweeney for Christy and Wicked.
- Historically, a Golden Globes nomination has boded well for Oscar hopefuls.
Awards season is officially underway, and the 2026 Golden Globes nominations have delivered a mix of well‑earned triumphs and deliciously chaotic snubs.
ELLE Australia’s favourite sensitive Aquarius, Paul Mescal, and the magnetic Jessie Buckley have emerged as early awards‑season darlings thanks to Hamnet, Chloé Zhao’s haunting adaptation of Maggie O’Farrell’s novel. Mescal scored a Best Supporting Actor nomination for his tender, melancholy take on William Shakespeare, while Buckley received a Best Actress (Drama) nod for her luminous, grief‑soaked portrayal of Agnes. Both are already being floated as likely Oscar contenders.
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Australia also enjoyed its own moment in the spotlight: Rose Byrne earned a nomination for Best Actress in a Musical or Comedy for If I Had Legs I’d Kick You, and Jacob Elordi, whose chemistry with Mia Goth in Frankenstein had us gripped, continues his ascent with a Best Supporting Actor nod. Timothée Chalamet, meanwhile, collected a Best Actor nomination for Marty Supreme, a performance many critics are calling his best yet. After narrowly missing out on Oscar recognition for A Complete Unknown last year, the nomination places him firmly back in next year’s race.
But where there are wins, there are snubs — and none louder than Sydney Sweeney’s absence from the ballot for Christie. Despite gaining 14 kilos of muscle and participating in real, brutal boxing matches for the role of Christy Martin, the film’s box‑office collapse — seemingly triggered by Sweeney’s American Eagle scandal and her refusal to address allegations of extremist political sympathies — appears to have cost her crucial awards‑season momentum. Wicked: For Good, which netted $750 million US at the box office, also missed out on nominations with only Cynthia Erivo receiving a nod.
Below is the complete list of Golden Globe nominations for 2026.
The Full List Of 2026 Golden Globe Nominations
Best Motion Picture – Drama
One Battle After Another
Hamnet
Frankenstein
It Was Just an Accident
The Secret Agent
Sinners
Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy
Blue Moon
Bugonia
Marty Supreme
No Other Choice
Nouvelle Vague
One Battle After Another
Best Motion Picture – Animated
Arco
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – Infinity Castle
Elio
K‑Pop Demon Hunters
Little Amélie or the Character of Rain
Zootopia 2
Cinematic and Box Office Achievement
Avatar: Fire and Ash
F1
K‑Pop Demon Hunters
Mission: Impossible — The Final Reckoning
Sinners
Weapons
Wicked: For Good
Zootopia 2
Best Motion Picture – Non‑English Language
It Was Just an Accident (France)
No Other Choice (South Korea)
The Secret Agent (Brazil)
Sentimental Value (Norway)
Sirāt (Spain)
The Voice of Hind Rajab (Tunisia)
Best Actress – 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 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)
Jeremy Allen White (Deliver Me From Nowhere)
Best Actress – 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 Actor – Motion Picture, 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 Actress – 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 Supporting 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)
Best Director – Motion Picture
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)
Chloé Zhao (Hamnet)
Best Screenplay – Motion Picture
One Battle After Another
Marty Supreme
Sinners
It Was Just an Accident
Sentimental Value
Hamnet
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 Limited or Anthology Series
Adolescence All Her Fault
The Beast in Me
Black Mirror
Dying for Sex
The Girlfriend
The Golden Globe Awards are annual awards that recognise excellence in both film and television, across the United States and internationally. They’re presented by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA) — a group of international journalists based in Hollywood.
Often seen as a major precursor to the Oscars, the Golden Globes are known for being a more relaxed, celebrity-packed event where both TV and film stars mix. They feature separate categories for drama and musical or comedy, which means more nominees (and more surprises) than other awards shows.
They’ve historically had a reputation for being unpredictable and occasionally controversial — but they’re also one of the first big red carpets of awards season, and often help shape the narrative for who’s most likely to take home an Oscar or Emmy.
