Golden Globes 2026 nominations highlight White Lotus and Sinners in TV and cinema By Janderson Luiz
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The nominees for the 83rd edition of Golden Globes were announced this Monday, December 8, 2025, on Los Angeles, marking the official start of the Hollywood awards season. The film One Battle After Another, directed by Paul Thomas Anderson, received nine nominations, including best comedy or musical film, best director and best actor for Leonardo DiCaprio. The ceremony will take place on January 11, 2026, at 8:00 PM ET (9:00 PM Brasília time), broadcast on CBS and Paramount+, hosted by Nikki Glaser.
The full list covers 28 categories across film, television and new areas such as podcasts and stand-up comedy. Netflix led the way with 35 total nominations, followed by Warner Bros. and HBO. The vote, carried out by more than 6 thousand members of Hollywood Foreign Press Association, reflects productions from 2025 in a year of challenges for the industry, such as cost cuts in studios and recovery of the box office.
- Top leaders in cinema: One Battle After Another (9), Sentimental Value (8), Sinners (7).
- Highlights on TV: The White Lotus (6), Adolescence (5).
- News: Categoria for best podcast for the first time.
Expectations are growing for fierce disputes, especially between drama and comedy productions.
Fierce disputes in cinema
One Battle After Another competes for best comedy or musical film against Blue Moon, Bugonia, Marty Supreme, No Other Choice and Nouvelle Vague. The film, which explores a repressive society amid political violence, also nominated Chase Infiniti as best actress and Benicio Del Toro and Sean Penn as supporting actors.
Sentimental Value, a drama about a dysfunctional family of filmmakers, continues with eight nominations, including best drama film and performances by Renate Reinsve and Elle Fanning. Sinners, a vampire film set in the segregated US, received seven, with Michael B. Jordan in the best drama actor category.
Television highlights
The White Lotus, a satire set in a luxury resort on Tailândia, led with six TV nominations, including best drama series and acting for Carrie Coon, Parker Posey and Walton Goggins. The series, created by Mike White, announced a fourth season on Riviera Francesa.
Adolescence, a criminal investigation filmed in continuous shot, received five nominations in the best miniseries category, competing with All Her Fault, The Beast in Me, Black Mirror, Dying for Only Murders in the Building and Severance tied with four each in comedy.
Focused categories of activity
Drama actresses like Kathy Bates in Matlock and Keri Russell in The Diplomat compete for the top TV prize. In cinema, Jennifer Lawrence in Die My Love and Julia Roberts in After the Hunt represent major productions. Para actors, Dwayne Johnson in The Smashing Machine and Jeremy Allen White in Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere attract attention.
In comedy, Cynthia Erivo by Wicked: For Good and Emma Stone by Bugonia lead the women, while Timothée Chalamet in Coadjuvantes include Ariana Grande in Wicked: For Good and Paul Mescal in Hamnet.
The miniseries category highlighted Claire Danes in The Beast in Me and Jude Law in Black Rabbit. Stand-up comedy awarded Bill Maher, Kevin Hart and Ricky Gervais.
International films and animation
The best non-English language film category nominated It Was Just an Accident, from França, and No Other Choice, from Coreia from Sentimental Value, from Noruega, and Sirāt, from Espanha, complete the list, with The Voice of Hind Rajab, from Tunísia.
In animation, KPop Demon Hunters, from Netflix, received nominations for best animated film and original song for “Golden”. Outros competitors include Elio, Disney, Demon Slayer:
New categories and box office
For the first time, Golden Globes recognizes podcasts, with Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard and Smartless among the nominees. The best stand-up category included specials from Sarah Silverman and Kumail Nanjiani.
The Cinematic Achievement and Box Office Awards highlighted blockbusters such as Avatar: Fire and Ash, Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning and One Battle After Another, despite positive reviews, grossed US$200 million against a budget of US$130 million plus marketing.
Direction and scripts in evidence
Paul Thomas Anderson received a nomination for directing in One Battle After Another, competing with Guillermo del Toro for Chloé Zhao, by Hamnet, becomes one of the few women with multiple nominations in the category.
Original scripts awarded Ronald Bronstein and Josh Safdie for Marty Supreme, in addition to Jafar Panahi for It Was Just an Accident. Trilhas indicated Alexandre Desplat by Frankenstein and Ludwig Göransson by Sinners.
Original songs include “No Place Like Home” and “The Girl in the Bubble” by Wicked:
Notable Snubs on the List
Wicked: For Good surprised by not being in the competition for best comedy or musical film, despite nominations for Erivo and Grande. Sydney Sweeney, in Christy, and Daniel Day-Lewis, in Anemone, were left out of main roles.
New series such as The Paper and Sirens did not receive mentions, breaking with the tradition of supporting premieres. Kristin Scott-Thomas from Slow Horses was also ignored in drama.
The absence of Jennifer Lopez in any category sparked debate, as did that of Ben Shapiro in podcasts.
Industry Impact on Referrals
Netflix consolidated dominance with 35 nominations, driven by the recent acquisition of Warner Bros. and HBO for US$82.7 billion. The platform indicated Frankenstein with five vacancies, including direction for Toro.
WarnerBros. and HBO had a combined 31 nominations. The ceremony reflects a year of transition, with a focus on streaming and independent productions like those from Neon, which led cinema distributors.
The Golden Globes maintain a supper club format, with champagne and a relaxed atmosphere, contrasting with more formal events like the Oscars.
