Oscar season has an early favorite, with "One Battle After Another" receiving nine Golden Globe nominations.
Paul Thomas Anderson's acclaimed movie is up for best comedy/musical, as well as best actor for Leonardo DiCaprio and best actress for Chase Infiniti, at the 83rd Golden Globe Awards, which announced this year's nominees on Dec. 8. The Jan. 11 ceremony, which features returning host Nikki Glaser, airs live on CBS and streams on Paramount+ (8 p.m. ET/5 PT). In the TV categories, HBO's "The White Lotus" led all shows with six nominations (including best drama series) while Netflix's "Adolescence" scored five.
The best movie drama category includes "Sentimental Value" (which had eight total nominations), "Sinners" (seven nods), "Hamnet," "It Was Just an Accident," "Frankenstein" and "The Secret Agent." The other big prize of the night is best comedy/musical, a field that includes "One Battle After Another," "Marty Supreme," "Bugonia," "Blue Moon," "No Other Choice" and "Nouvelle Vague."
Michael B. Jordan is up for best film drama actor alongside Wagner Moura ("The Secret Agent"), Joel Edgerton ("Train Dreams"), Dwayne Johnson ("The Smashing Machine"), Jeremy Allen White ("Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere") and Oscar Isaac ("Frankenstein"). Jessie Buckley ("Hamnet') scored a nod for best drama actress along with Renate Reinsve ("Sentimental Value"), Jennifer Lawrence ("Die My Love"), Tessa Thompson ("Hedda"), Julia Roberts ("After the Hunt") and Eva Victor ("Sorry, Baby").
Likely Oscar nominees DiCaprio and Timothée Chalamet ("Marty Supreme") lead the contingent for best film comedy/musical actor, which also offers Ethan Hawke ("Blue Moon"), George Clooney ("Jay Kelly"), Jesse Plemons ("Bugonia") and Lee Byung Hun ("No Other Choice"). Cynthia Erivo scored her second consecutive nomination for best comedy/musical actress and she'll compete against Infiniti, Rose Byrne ("If I Had Legs I'd Kick You"), Emma Stone ("Bugonia"), Amanda Seyfried ("The Testament of Ann Lee") and Kate Hudson ("Song Sung Blue").
Erivo's "Wicked" costar Ariana Grande is back in the supporting actress contingent, which includes Emily Blunt ("The Smashing Machine"), Teyana Taylor ("One Battle After Another"), Amy Madigan ("Weapons") and "Sentimental Value" standouts Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas and Elle Fanning ("Sentimental Value"). The supporting actor race features "One Battle After Another" duo Benicio Del Toro and Sean Penn plus Jacob Elordi ("Frankenstein"), Stellan Skarsgård ("Sentimental Value"), Paul Mescal ("Hamnet") and Adam Sandler ("Jay Kelly").
Golden Globes 2026 nominations in all categories
MOVIES
Best drama
"Frankenstein"
"Hamnet"
"It Was Just an Accident"
"The Secret Agent"
"Sentimental Value"
"Sinners"
Best comedy or musical
"Blue Moon"
"Bugonia"
"Marty Supreme"
"No Other Choice"
"Nouvelle Vague"
"One Battle After Another"
Best actor in a 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, "Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere"
Best actress in a 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 in a comedy or musical
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 actress in a comedy or musical
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 supporting actor
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, "One Battle After Another'
Best supporting actress
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 director
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"
Chloe Zhao, "Hamnet"
Best screenplay
Chloe Zhao and Maggie O'Farrell, "Hamnet"
Jafar Panahi, "It Was Just an Accident"
Ronald Bronstein and Josh Safdie, "Marty Supreme"
Paul Thomas Anderson, "One Battle After Another"
Eskil Vogt and Joachim Trier, "Sentimental Value"
Ryan Coogler, "Sinners"
Best animated film
"Arco"
"Demon Slayer: Kimetsu No Yaiba Infinity Castle"
"Elio"
"KPop Demon Hunters"
"Little Amelie or the Character of Rain"
"Zootopia 2"
Best non-English language film
"It Was Just an Accident"
"No Other Choice"
"The Secret Agent"
"Sentimental Value"
"Sirat"
"The Voice of Hind Rajab"
Cinematic and box-office achievement
"Avatar: Fire and Ash"
"F1: The Movie"
"KPop Demon Hunters"
"Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning"
"Sinners"
"Weapons'
"Wicked: For Good"
"Zootopia 2"
Best original song
"Dream As One" from "Avatar: Fire and Ash" (music and lyrics by Miley Cyrus, Andrew Wyatt, Mark Ronson and Simon Franglen)
"Golden" from "KPop Demon Hunters" (music by Joong Gyu Kwak, Yu Han Lee, Hee Dong Nam, Jeong Hoon Seo and Park Hong Jun, lyrics by Kim Eun-jae [EJAE] and Mark Sonnenblick)
"I Lied to You" from "Sinners" (music and lyrics by Raphael Saadiq and Ludwig Göransson)
"No Place Like Home" from "Wicked: For Good" (music and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz)
"The Girl in the Bubble" from "Wicked: For Good" (music and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz)
"Train Dreams" from "Train Dreams" (music and lyrics by Nick Cave and Bryce Dessner)
Best original score
Alexandre Desplat, "Frankenstein"
Ludwig Göransson, "Sinners"
Jonny Greenwood, "One Battle After Another"
Kangding Ray, "Sirat"
Max Richter, "Hamnet"
Hans Zimmer, "F1: The Movie"
TELEVISION
Best drama
"The Diplomat"
"The Pitt"
"Pluribus"
"Severance"
"Slow Horses"
"The White Lotus"
Best comedy or musical
"Abbot Elementary"
"The Bear"
"Hacks"
"Nobody Wants This"
"Only Murders in the Building"
"The Studio"
Best limited/anthology series or TV movie
"Adolescence"
"All Her Fault"
"The Beast in Me"
"Black Mirror"
"Dying for Sex"
"The Girlfriend"
Best actor in a drama
Sterling K. Brown, "Paradise"
Diego Luna, "Andor"
Gary Oldman, "Slow Horses"
Mark Ruffalo, "Task"
Adam Scott, "Severance"
Noah Wyle, "The Pitt"
Best actress in a drama
Kathy Bates, "Matlock"
Britt Lower, "Severance"
Helen Mirren, "Mobland"
Bella Ramsey, "The Last of Us"
Keri Russell, "The Diplomat"
Rhea Seehorn, "Pluribu"
Best actor in a comedy
Adam Brody, "Nobody Wants This"
Steve Martin, "Only Murders in the Building"
Glen Powell, "Chad Powers"
Seth Rogen, "The Studio"
Martin Short, "Only Murders in the Building"
Jeremy Allen White, "The Bear"
Best actress in a 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"
Best actor in a limited series
Jacob Elordi, "The Narrow Road to the Deep North"
Paul Giamatti, "Black Mirror"
Stephen Graham, "Adolescence"
Charlie Hunnam, "Monster: The Ed Gein Story"
Jude Law, "Black Rabbit"
Matthew Rhys, "The Beast in Me"
Best actress in a limited series
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"
Robin Wright, "The Girlfriend"
Best supporting actor
Owen Cooper, "Adolescence"
Billy Crudup, "The Morning Show"
Walton Goggins, "The White Lotus"
Jason Isaacs, "The White Lotus"
Tramell Tillman, "Severance"
Ashley Walters, "Adolescence"
Best supporting actress
Carrie Coon, "The White Lotus"
Erin Doherty, "Adolescence"
Hannah Einbinder, "Hacks"
Catherine O'Hara, "The Studio"
Parker Posey, "The White Lotus"
Amy Lou Wood, "The White Lotus"
Best stand-up comedy performance
Bill Maher, "Bill Maher: Is Anyone Else Seeing This?"
Brett Goldstein, "Brett Goldstein: The Second Best Night of Your Life"
Kevin Hart, "Kevin Hart: Acting My Age"
Kumail Nanjiani, "Kumail Nanjiani, Night Thoughts"
Ricky Gervais, "Ricky Gervais: Mortality"
Sarah Silverman, "Sarah Silverman: Postmortem"
Best podcast
"Armchair Expert With Dax Shepard"
"Call Her Daddy"
"Good Hang With Amy Poehler"
"The Mel Robbins Podcast"
"Smartless"
"Up First"
Carol Burnett Award
Sarah Jessica Parker
Cecil B. DeMille Award
Helen Mirren
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: 'One Battle After Another' tops 2026 Golden Globes nominations list
Reporting by Brian Truitt, USA TODAY / USA TODAY
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