Golden Globes 2026 – More Global Nominations Than Ever

Tunisia Makes History with The Voice of Hind Rajab

The nominations for the 83rd Golden Globes, unveiled on December 8, 2025, in Beverly Hills, mark a turning point in this year’s awards season — and for Tunisia. For the first time ever, Tunisian cinema has earned a Golden Globe nomination: The Voice of Hind Rajab by Kaouther Ben Hania is competing in the Best Non-English Language Film category. It is the very first Tunisian film ever nominated for a Golden Globe — an unprecedented moment in the country’s cinematic history.

This nomination crowns an already exceptional journey: winner of the Grand Jury Prize at the Venice Film Festival, a 23-minute-and-50-second standing ovation, and Tunisia’s official submission for the 2026 Academy Award for Best International Feature Film. Centering on the tragic fate of little Hind Rajab, a Palestinian girl killed in Gaza after a desperate call for help, Kaouther Ben Hania’s film has become one of the most talked-about works of the year. Its presence among major Hollywood contenders — alongside prestigious European and Asian productions — confirms the growing visibility of Tunisian cinema on the world stage.

This year’s Best Non-English Language Film category is particularly competitive: It Was Just an Accident by Jafar Panahi, Palme d’Or winner at Cannes 2025, represents France; No Other Choice, Park Chan-wook’s dark South Korean comedy, represents South Korea; The Secret Agent by Kleber Mendonça Filho stands for Brazil; Sentimental Value by Joachim Trier, Grand Prix winner at Cannes, represents Norway; and Sirāt by Óliver Laxe, a Spanish-French metaphysical road movie, completes the selection for Spain. Amid these internationally established auteurs and well-networked film industries, Tunisia’s inclusion has deep symbolic weight — it rewards years of perseverance by Kaouther Ben Hania, already twice nominated for the Oscars with The Man Who Sold His Skin and Four Daughters.

The Leading Films: One Battle After Another, Sentimental Value and Sinners

On the film side, three titles clearly dominate the nominations. Leading the pack, One Battle After Another by Paul Thomas Anderson earns nine nods — placing it alongside Barbie and Cabaret, the third most-nominated films in Golden Globes history, just behind Emilia Pérez (10 nominations) and Nashville (11). A sweeping political fresco exploring America’s contemporary divisions, the film is nominated for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy, Best Director, Best Screenplay, Best Original Score, and several acting categories, including Leonardo DiCaprio and Benicio Del Toro.

With eight nominations, Joachim Trier’s Sentimental Value stands as the other major pillar of this edition. Winner of the Grand Prix at Cannes 2025, this Franco-Norwegian family drama follows two sisters confronted with the return of their disgraced filmmaker father. It appears in competition for Best Motion Picture – Drama, Best Non-English Language Film, Best Screenplay, Best Original Score, and multiple acting awards for Renate Reinsve and Elle Fanning.

The third heavyweight, Sinners by Ryan Coogler, collects seven nominations, including Best Motion Picture – Drama, Best Director, Best Screenplay, Best Original Score, and Best Actor for Michael B. Jordan. The film continues Coogler’s exploration of American power dynamics, blending thriller, historical reinterpretation, and social commentary, confirming his status as a leading studio auteur.

Rounding out the top tier, Hamnet by Chloé Zhao (six nominations), Frankenstein by Guillermo del Toro (five), Wicked: For Good (five), and It Was Just an Accident (four) complete a lineup poised to play a key role throughout awards season.

A Globalized Vote: 399 Electors and a Polyglot Lineup

Since the Golden Globes’ restructuring and the dissolution of the former HFPA, voting has been entrusted to a diverse body of 399 international journalists and industry professionals from around the world. This change has profoundly reshaped the nominations map: for the first time, foreign films, directors, and actors appear across nearly all major categories — no longer confined to those reserved for non-English productions.

It Was Just an Accident by Jafar Panahi is cited in Best Motion Picture – Drama, Best Director, Best Screenplay, and Best Non-English Language Film. Joachim Trier’s Sentimental Value appears in Best Motion Picture – Drama, Best Screenplay, Best Director, and several acting categories. The Secret Agent by Brazilian filmmaker Kleber Mendonça Filho and No Other Choice by South Korea’s Park Chan-wook also feature prominently in key sections, while Óliver Laxe’s Sirāt earns dual recognition in Best Non-English Language Film and Best Original Score.

This unprecedented crossover of national cinemas, languages, and genres reflects a major shift in voters’ perspectives: the recognition of world cinema now runs through the entire awards slate rather than being contained in a single category.

This openness extends naturally to the most prestigious category of all — directing.

Best Director – Motion Picture

The Best Director category brings together a group of established auteurs from widely different backgrounds and cultures. Their shared presence in the same lineup underscores a profound transformation: the Golden Globes no longer celebrate Hollywood alone but embrace a truly global cinema where geographical and linguistic borders fade. 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), and Chloé Zhao (Hamnet) embody this aesthetic and geographic diversity.

Chloé Zhao joins Barbra Streisand, Jane Campion, and Kathryn Bigelow as one of the few women to receive two Golden Globe nominations for Best Director. Ryan Coogler achieves a rare double, earning his first-ever simultaneous nominations for directing and screenwriting with Sinners.

The Performers: 27 First-Time Nominees and Golden Globe Regulars

This year, the Golden Globes highlight 27 performers nominated for the first time — from emerging talents such as Chase Infiniti (One Battle After Another) and Eva Victor (Sorry, Baby), to established names surprisingly new to the Globes, like Dwayne Johnson (The Smashing Machine) and Carrie Coon (The White Lotus).

Several artists appear twice in this year’s list:
– Amanda Seyfried for Long Bright River (Best Actress in a Limited Series or TV Movie) and The Testament of Ann Lee (Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy).
– Jacob Elordi, nominated for Frankenstein (Supporting Actor) and The Narrow Road to the Deep North (Lead Actor, Limited Series).
– Jeremy Allen White, competing in both film and television — for Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere (Best Actor – Drama) and for The Bear (Best Actor in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy), a category he has already won three consecutive years.

The Globes also reaffirm their loyalty to certain long-time favorites:
– Emma Stone earns her sixth nomination for Best Actress in a Musical or Comedy with Bugonia, following wins for La La Land and Poor Things.
– Julia Roberts receives her second nomination for After the Hunt and her eleventh overall, more than twenty years after her last Golden Globe for Erin Brockovich.
– Selena Gomez continues her streak with another nod for Only Murders in the Building — her fourth consecutive in this category and her fifth career nomination.

The Best Supporting Actress category offers another reflection of blurred boundaries: Ariana Grande and Teyana Taylor face each other, just as Lady Gaga and Queen Latifah did in 2015 — and as Ariana Grande and Selena Gomez did in 2025. The overlap between pop music, television, and prestige cinema has become one of the Globes’ defining motifs.

Television and Podcasts: The White Lotus Leads, Netflix Dominates

Among television and podcasts — now grouped together under one umbrella — The White Lotus leads with six nominations. Created by Mike White, the series places several of its cast members in supporting categories and remains one of the Globes’ signature titles.

It is followed by Adolescence (five nominations), then Only Murders in the Building and Severance (four each), while The Bear, The Beast in Me, Black Mirror, Hacks, Nobody Wants This, and The Studio each receive three.

Numbers confirm the dominance of streaming giants: Netflix tops the list for series and podcasts with 22 nominations, ahead of HBO Max (15) and Apple TV (12). Traditional networks manage only a handful of mentions (ABC, CBS, Disney+), and even the new Best Podcast category mirrors this digital supremacy — Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard, Call Her Daddy, Good Hang with Amy Poehler, The Mel Robbins Podcast, SmartLess, and Up First all feature personalities firmly established in the American media landscape.

The international makeup of the voting body is felt here less through the inclusion of non-English series — still rare in the lineup — than through a broadening of cultural references and sensibilities. Voters from across the globe help elevate a wider range of works, even within American production. Yet the power balance remains clear: Netflix, HBO Max, Apple TV, and Hulu continue to structure the nominations ecosystem.

The Numbers Behind a New Global Balance

The statistics of this 83rd edition reveal a structural shift: the boundaries between cinema and television are being redrawn, and the balance of power between traditional studios and digital platforms is being transformed.

In film, independent distributor NEON dominates with 21 nominations, ahead of Warner Bros. Pictures (16) and Netflix (13), followed by Focus Features (10), A24 (7), and Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures (6). This hierarchy signals a major change: the most recognized films now often come from independent entities capable of championing auteur-driven cinema with global reach.

In television, Netflix once again leads with 22 nominations, followed by HBO Max (15) and Apple TV (12). These platforms have become the new pillars of the global audiovisual landscape, producing both mass-audience hits and critically acclaimed series.

Across film and television, Netflix emerges as the big winner of the 2026 race — present in almost every category, from feature films to podcasts. The line between screens continues to fade: the Golden Globes now mirror a unified ecosystem where studios and streamers coexist, and where the circulation of stories matters more than the boundaries between formats.

Following is the complete list of Nominees for the 83rd Annual Golden Globes®:

BEST MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA

FRANKENSTEIN (Netflix)

HAMNET (Focus Features)

IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT (NEON)

THE SECRET AGENT (NEON)

SENTIMENTAL VALUE (NEON)

SINNERS (Warner Bros. Pictures)

BEST MOTION PICTURE – MUSICAL OR COMEDY

BLUE MOON (Sony Pictures Classics)

BUGONIA (Focus Features)

MARTY SUPREME (A24)

NO OTHER CHOICE (NEON)

NOUVELLE VAGUE (Netflix)

ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER (Warner Bros. Pictures)

BEST MOTION PICTURE – ANIMATED

ARCO (NEON)

DEMON SLAYER: KIMETSU NO YAIBA INFINITY CASTLE (Aniplex, Crunchyroll, Sony Pictures Entertainment)

ELIO (Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures)

KPOP DEMON HUNTERS (Netflix)

LITTLE AMÉLIE OR THE CHARACTER OF RAIN (GKIDS)

ZOOTOPIA 2 (Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures)

CINEMATIC AND BOX OFFICE ACHIEVEMENT

AVATAR: FIRE AND ASH (Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures)

F1 (Apple Original Films)

KPOP DEMON HUNTERS (Netflix)

MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE – THE FINAL RECKONING (Paramount Pictures)

SINNERS (Warner Bros. Pictures)

WEAPONS (Warner Bros. Pictures, New Line Cinema)

WICKED: FOR GOOD (Universal Pictures)

ZOOTOPIA 2 (Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures)

BEST MOTION PICTURE – NON-ENGLISH LANGUAGE

IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT (NEON) – FRANCE

NO OTHER CHOICE (NEON) – SOUTH KOREA

THE SECRET AGENT (NEON) – BRAZIL

SENTIMENTAL VALUE (NEON) – NORWAY

SIRĀT (NEON) – SPAIN

THE VOICE OF HIND RAJAB (WILLA) – TUNISIA

BEST PERFORMANCE BY A FEMALE ACTOR IN A 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 PERFORMANCE BY A MALE ACTOR IN A 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 (SPRINGSTEEN: DELIVER ME FROM NOWHERE)

BEST PERFORMANCE BY A FEMALE ACTOR IN A 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 PERFORMANCE BY A MALE ACTOR IN A 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 PERFORMANCE BY A FEMALE ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN ANY 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 PERFORMANCE BY A MALE ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN ANY 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

PAUL THOMAS ANDERSON (ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER)

RONALD BRONSTEIN, JOSH SAFDIE (MARTY SUPREME)

RYAN COOGLER (SINNERS)

JAFAR PANAHI (IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT)

ESKIL VOGT, JOACHIM TRIER (SENTIMENTAL VALUE)

CHLOÉ ZHAO, MAGGIE O’FARRELL (HAMNET)

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE – MOTION PICTURE 

ALEXANDRE DESPLAT (FRANKENSTEIN)

LUDWIG GÖRANSSON (SINNERS)

JONNY GREENWOOD (ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER)

KANGDING RAY (SIRĀT)

MAX RICHTER (HAMNET)

HANS ZIMMER (F1)

BEST ORIGINAL SONG – MOTION PICTURE

“DREAM AS ONE” –– AVATAR: FIRE AND ASH

Music by: Miley Cyrus, Andrew Wyatt, Mark Ronson, Simon Franglen

Lyrics by: Miley Cyrus, Andrew Wyatt, Mark Ronson, Simon Franglen

“GOLDEN” –– KPOP DEMON HUNTERS

Music by: Joong Gyu Kwak, Yu Han Lee, Hee Dong Nam, Jeong Hoon Seo, Park Hong Jun

Lyrics by: Kim Eun-jae (EJAE), Mark Sonnenblick

“I LIED TO YOU” –– SINNERS

Music by: Raphael Saadiq, Ludwig Göransson

Lyrics by: Raphael Saadiq, Ludwig Göransson

“NO PLACE LIKE HOME” –– WICKED: FOR GOOD

Music by: Stephen Schwartz

Lyrics by: Stephen Schwartz

“THE GIRL IN THE BUBBLE” –– WICKED: FOR GOOD

Music by: Stephen Schwartz

Lyrics by: Stephen Schwartz

“TRAIN DREAMS” –– TRAIN DREAMS

Music by: Nick Cave, Bryce Dessner

Lyrics by: Nick Cave

BEST TELEVISION SERIES – DRAMA 

THE DIPLOMAT (NETFLIX)

THE PITT (HBO MAX)

PLURIBUS (APPLE TV)

SEVERANCE (APPLE TV)

SLOW HORSES (APPLE TV)

THE WHITE LOTUS (HBO MAX)

BEST TELEVISION SERIES – MUSICAL OR COMEDY

ABBOTT ELEMENTARY (ABC)

THE BEAR (FX ON HULU)

HACKS (HBO MAX)

NOBODY WANTS THIS (NETFLIX)

ONLY MURDERS IN THE BUILDING (HULU)

THE STUDIO (APPLE TV)

BEST TELEVISION LIMITED SERIES, ANTHOLOGY SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION

ADOLESCENCE (NETFLIX)

ALL HER FAULT (PEACOCK)

THE BEAST IN ME (NETFLIX)

BLACK MIRROR (NETFLIX)

DYING FOR SEX (FX ON HULU)

THE GIRLFRIEND (PRIME VIDEO)

BEST PERFORMANCE BY A FEMALE ACTOR IN A TELEVISION SERIES – DRAMA 

KATHY BATES (MATLOCK)

BRITT LOWER (SEVERANCE)

HELEN MIRREN (MOBLAND)

BELLA RAMSEY (THE LAST OF US)

KERI RUSSELL (THE DIPLOMAT)

RHEA SEEHORN (PLURIBUS)

BEST PERFORMANCE BY A MALE ACTOR IN A TELEVISION SERIES – DRAMA 

STERLING K. BROWN (PARADISE)

DIEGO LUNA (ANDOR)

GARY OLDMAN (SLOW HORSES)

MARK RUFFALO (TASK)

ADAM SCOTT (SEVERANCE)

NOAH WYLE (THE PITT)

BEST PERFORMANCE BY A FEMALE ACTOR IN A TELEVISION SERIES – MUSICAL OR 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 PERFORMANCE BY A MALE ACTOR IN A TELEVISION SERIES – MUSICAL OR 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 PERFORMANCE BY A FEMALE ACTOR IN A LIMITED SERIES, ANTHOLOGY SERIES, OR A MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION 

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 PERFORMANCE BY A MALE ACTOR IN A LIMITED SERIES, ANTHOLOGY SERIES, OR A MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION 

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 PERFORMANCE BY A FEMALE ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE ON TELEVISION 

CARRIE COON (THE WHITE LOTUS)

ERIN DOHERTY (ADOLESCENCE)

HANNAH EINBINDER (HACKS)

CATHERINE O’HARA (THE STUDIO)

PARKER POSEY (THE WHITE LOTUS)

AIMEE LOU WOOD (THE WHITE LOTUS)

BEST PERFORMANCE BY A MALE ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE ON TELEVISION 

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 PERFORMANCE IN STAND-UP COMEDY ON TELEVISION

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 (WONDERY)

CALL HER DADDY (SIRIUSXM)

GOOD HANG WITH AMY POEHLER (SPOTIFY)

THE MEL ROBBINS PODCAST (SIRIUSXM)

SMARTLESS (SIRIUSXM)

UP FIRST (NPR (NATIONAL PUBLIC RADIO))

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