Sunday, January 11, 2026

Golden Globes Recap 2026

 

Here’s my recap of the Golden Globes.

·         Nikki Glaser did well again. Lots of good ribbing in her monologue. I really enjoyed her research on Leo and that as a teen he liked pasta, pasta and more pasta. The Paper beating The Rock joke took a little long for people to catch on. Funny how the organizers put Kevin Hart and The Rock so close together.

·         Again, what was with the locator pin for where the nominees were sitting? I don’t need a Google Map to their seat. Rather have clips than just some small photo. This is an opportunity to advertise their movie/television show and some great acting. Luckily, the podcasters got clips (I said in a sarcastic tone).

·         Was wrong on the first award. I didn’t like Teyana Taylor’s character in One Battle After Another. I guess that was the point and she did a good job making me dislike her.

·         Thank you Stellan Skarsgard for talking up watching cinema at the cinema.

·         The inane commentary as people get their awards has got to stop; especially those that have to walk a long way from the back (and keep having to gush around Julia Roberts).

·         Some interesting music choices for entrances and people walking to the stage. Wish they would use the show’s theme music or movie’s score. I did love Macaulay Culkin entering to “Return of the Mack”.

·         Nikki’s podcast thing was okay. Her K-Pop started weird but got funnier.

·         Loved the Smartless banter as they presented. Jason Bateman’s not for everyone.

·         Good for Kamloops with Hudson Williams getting some time on stage because of the Heated Rivalry popularity. I enjoyed the ‘your trainer, mom and daughters’ line.

·         Liked Stephen Graham thanking family and friends and then Queen Latifah.

·         So great to see Rhea Seehorn finally getting an award. Liked her speech.

·         C’mon Seth Rogen, why didn’t you thank Sal Saperstein? It was served to you on a platter and you didn’t take it. You had two opportunities!

·         So the only award they didn’t show was Score? Why include the award on your list if you are going to be disrespectful and keep it off the broadcast? Poor Sinners composer Ludwig Goransson, you deserved better.

·         Apparently every movie and television show “takes a village”.

·         I enjoyed Judd Apatow’s entrance song and his annoyance that the ‘comedy’ The Martian beat his film, Trainwreck all those years ago. Still makes no sense.

·         I loved Paul Thomas Anderson thanking his assistant directors. Way to go!

·         You should probably put Scott Gemmill’s name on the screen when he is talking as many home viewers probably don’t know he’s a producer of The Pitt.

·         Also, mentioning Steven Spielberg is a producer of Hamnet would be helpful. Although I did love the way he talked up Chloe Zhao.

·         Was at first annoyed that Sinners won Best Cinematic and Box Achievement as I assumed they would get Best Picture. Now happy as Hamnet’s win surprised me.

·         Only got four wrong this year. Not bad. Nailed all the TV categories.

 

Here were the winners:

Best Motion Picture – Drama
Hamnet

Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama
Jessie Buckley (Hamnet) (predicted & wanted)

Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama
Wagner Moura (The Secret Agent) (predicted)

Best Motion Picture – Comedy
One Battle After Another (predicted & wanted)

Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Comedy
Rose Byrne (If I had Legs I’d Kick You) (predicted)

Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Comedy
Timothee Chalamet (Marty Supreme) (predicted)

Best Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture
Teyana Taylor (One Battle After Another)

Best Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture
Stellan Skarsgard (Sentimental Value) (predicted)

Best Animated Feature Film
K-Pop Demon Hunters (predicted & wanted)

Best Non-English Language Film
The Secret Agent (Brazil)

Cinematic and Box Office Achievement
Sinners

Best Director – Motion Picture
PT Anderson (One Battle After Another) (predicted & wanted)

Best Screenplay – Motion Picture
PT Anderson (One Battle After Another) (predicted & wanted)

Best Original Score – Motion Picture
Ludwig Goransson (Sinners) (predicted & wanted)

Best Original Song – Motion Picture
“Golden” (K-Pop Demon Hunters) (predicted)

Best Television Series – Drama
The Pitt (predicted & wanted)

Best Actress in a Television Series – Drama
Rhea Seehorn (Pluribus) (predicted & wanted)

Best Actor in a Television Series – Drama
Noah Wyle (The Pitt) (predicted & wanted)

Best Television Series – Comedy
The Studio (predicted & wanted)

Best Actress in a Television Series – Comedy
Jean Smart (Hacks) (predicted)

Best Actor in a Television Series – Comedy
Seth Rogen (The Studio) (predicted)

Best Supporting Actress TV
Erin Doherty (Adolescence) (predicted & wanted)

Best Supporting Actor TV
Owen Cooper (Adolescence) (predicted & wanted)

Best Limited Series or TV Movie
Adolescence (predicted & wanted)

Best Actress in a Limited Series
Michelle Williams (Dying for Sex) (predicted)

Best Actor in a Limited Series
Stephen Graham (Adolescence) (predicted & wanted)

Best Performance in Stand-Up Comedy on Television
Ricky Gervais (Mortality) (predicted)

Best Podcast
Good Hang with Amy Poehler (predicted & wanted)


Thursday, January 08, 2026

Golden Globes Predictions 2026

The Golden Globes are this Sunday. Nikki Glaser is hosting again and she was actually pretty good last year. While I may not have seen much international fare or a bunch of the indie films, I have seen a lot of the nominees this year. This is also one of the few years that there is a lot alignment between who I think will win and who I want to win. If there is an Adolescence sweep, I’ll be happy. Anyway, here’s are my predictions:

BEST MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA
Frankenstein | Hamnet | It Was Just an Accident | Sentimental Value | Sinners | The Secret Agent
Will Win: Sinners
Want to Win: Sinners

BEST ACTOR – DRAMA
Dwayne Johnson [The Smashing Machine] | Jeremy Allen White [Springsteen] | Joel Edgerton [Train Dreams] | Michael B Jordan [Sinners] | Oscar Isaac [Frankenstein] | Wagner Moura [The Secret Agent]
Will Win: Wagner Moura [The Secret Agent]
Want to Win: Michael B Jordan [Sinners]

BEST ACTRESS – DRAMA
Eva Victor [Sorry, Baby] | Jennifer Lawrence [Die My Love] | Jessie Buckley [Hamnet] | Julia Roberts [After the Hunt] | Renate Reinsve [Sentimental Value] | Tessa Thompson [Hedda]
Will Win: Jessie Buckley [Hamnet]
Want to Win: Jessie Buckley [Hamnet]

BEST MOTION PICTURE – COMEDY
Blue Moon | Bugonia | Marty Supreme | No Other Choice | Nouvelle Vague | One Battle After Another
Will Win: One Battle After Another
Want to Win: One Battle After Another

BEST ACTOR – COMEDY
Ethan Hawke [Blue Moon] | George Clooney [Jay Kelly] | Jesse Plemons [Bugonia] | Lee Byung-Hun [No Other Choice] | Leonardo DiCaprio [One Battle After Another] | Timothee Chalamet [Marty Supreme]
Will Win: Timothee Chalamet [Marty Supreme]
Want to Win: Leonardo DiCaprio [One Battle After Another]

BEST ACTRESS – COMEDY
Amanda Seyfried [The Testament of Ann Lee] | Chase Infiniti [One Battle After Another] | Cynthia Erivo [Wicked: For Good] | Emma Stone [Bugonia] | Kate Hudson [Song Sung Blue] | Rose Byrne [If I Had Legs I’d Kick You]
Will Win: Rose Byrne [If I Had Legs I’d Kick You]
Want to Win: Emma Stone [Bugonia]

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR - FILM
Adam Sandler [Jay Kelly] | Benicio del Toro [One Battle After Another] | Jacob Elordi [Frankenstein] | Paul Mescal [Hamnet] | Sean Penn [One Battle After Another] | Stellan Skarsgard [Sentimental Value]
Will Win: Stellan Skarsgard [Sentimental Value]
Want to Win: Benicio del Toro [One Battle After Another]

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS - FILM
Amy Madigan [Weapons] | Ariana Grande [Wicked: For Good] | Elle Fanning [Sentimental Value] | Emily Blunt [The Smashing Machine] | Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas [Sentimental Value] | Teyana Taylor  [One Battle After Another]
Will Win: Amy Madigan [Weapons]
Want to Win: Ariana Grande [Wicked]

BEST DIRECTOR
Chloe Zhao [Hamnet] | Guillermo del Toro [Frankenstein] | Jafar Panahi [It Was Just an Accident] | Joachim Trier [Sentimental Value] | Paul Thomas Anderson [One Battle After Another] | Ryan Coogler [Sinners]
Will Win: Paul Thomas Anderson [One Battle After Another]
Want to Win: Paul Thomas Anderson [One Battle After Another]

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE FILM
Arco | Demon Slayer | Elio | K-Pop Demon Hunters | Little Amelie | Zootopia 2
Will Win: K-Pop Demon Hunters
Want to Win: K-Pop Demon Hunters

CINEMATIC AND BOX OFFICE ACHIEVEMENT
Avatar: Fire and Ash | F1 | KPop Demon Hunters | Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning | Sinners | Weapons | Wicked: For Good | Zootopia 2
Will Win: Avatar: Fire and Ash
Want to Win: Weapons

BEST NON-ENGLISH LANGUAGE FILM
It Was Just an Accident [France] | No Other Choice [South Korea] | Sentimental Value [Norway] | Sirat [Spain] | The Secret Agent [Brazil] | The Voice of Hind Rajab [Tunisia]
Will Win: It Was Just an Accident
Want to Win: Sentimental Value

BEST SCREENPLAY
Chloe Zhao, Maggie O’Farrell [Hamnet] | Jafar Panahi [It Was Just an Accident] | Joachim Trier, Eskil Vogt [Sentimental Value] | Paul Thomas Anderson [One Battle After Another] | Ronald Bronstein, Josh Safdie [Marty Supreme] | Ryan Coogler [Sinners]\
Will Win: Paul Thomas Anderson [One Battle After Another]
Want to Win: Paul Thomas Anderson [One Battle After Another]

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
Alexandre Desplat [Frankenstein] | Hans Zimmer [F1] | Jonny Greenwood [One Battle After Another] | Kangding Ray [Sirat] | Ludwig Goransson [Sinners] | Max Richter [Hamnet]
Will Win: Ludwig Goransson [Sinners]
Want to Win: Ludwig Goransson [Sinners]

BEST ORIGINAL SONG
“Dream As One” [Avatar: Fire and Ash] | “Golden” [K-Pop Demon Hunters] | “I Lied to You” [Sinners] | “No Place Like Home” [Wicker: For Good] | “The Girl in the Bubble” [Wicked: For Good] | “Train Dreams” [Train Dreams]
Will Win: “Golden” [K-Pop Demon Hunters]
Want to Win: “I Lied to You” [Sinners]

BEST TV SERIES – DRAMA
The Diplomat | Pluribus | Severance | Slow Horses | The Pitt | The White Lotus
Will Win: The Pitt
Want to Win: The Pitt

BEST ACTOR – DRAMA
Adam Scott [Severance] | Diego Luna [Andor] | Gary Oldman [Slow Horses] | Mark Ruffalo [Task] | Noah Wyle [The Pitt] | Sterling K Brown [Paradise]
Will Win: Noah Wyle [The Pitt]
Want to Win: Noah Wyle [The Pitt]

BEST ACTRESS – DRAMA
Bella Ramsey [The Last of Us] | Britt Lower [Severance] | Helen Mirren [MobLand] | Kathy Bates [Matlock] | Keri Russell [The Diplomat] | Rhea Seehorn [Pluribus]
Will Win: Rhea Seehorn [Pluribus]
Want to Win: Rhea Seehorn [Pluribus]

BEST TV SERIES – COMEDY
Abbott Elementary | The Bear | Hacks | Nobody Wants This | Only Murders in the Building | The Studio
Will Win: The Studio
Want to Win: The Studio

BEST ACTOR – COMEDY
Adam Brody [Nobody Wants This] | Glen Powell [Chad Powers] | Jeremy Allen White [The Bear] | Martin Short [Only Murders in the Building] | Seth Rogen [The Studio] | Steve Martin [Only Murders in the Building] 
Will Win: Seth Rogen [The Studio]
Want to Win: Martin Short [Only Murders in the Building]

BEST ACTRESS – COMEDY
Ayo Edebiri [The Bear] | Jean Smart [Hacks] | Jenna Orteda [Wednesday] | Kristen Bell [Nobody Wants This] | Natasha Lyonne [Poker Face] | Selena Gomez [Only Murders in the Building]
Will Win: Jean Smart [Hacks]
Want to Win: Kristen Bell [Nobody Wants This]

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Ashley Walters [Adolescence] | Billy Crudup [The Morning Show] | Jason Isaacs [The White Lotus] | Owen Cooper [Adolescence] | Tramell Tillman [Severance] | Walton Goggins [The White Lotus]
Will Win: Owen Cooper [Adolescence]
Want to Win: Owen Cooper [Adolescence]

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Aimee Lou Wood [The White Lotus] | Carrie Coon [The White Lotus] | Catherine O’Hara [RThe Studio] | Erin Doherty [Adolescence] | Hannah Einbinder [Hacks] | Parker Posey [The White Lotus]
Will Win: Erin Doherty [Adolescence]
Want to Win: Erin Doherty [Adolescence]

BEST LIMITED SERIES/TV MOVIE
Adolescence | All Her Fault | Black Mirror | Dying for Sex | The Beast in Me | The Girlfriend
Will Win: Adolescence
Want to Win: Adolescence

BEST ACTOR – LIMITED SERIES/TV MOVIE
Charlie Hunnam [Monster: The Ed Gein Story] | Jacob Elordi [The Narrow Road to the Deep North] | Jude Law [Black Rabbit] | Matthew Rhys [The Beast in Me] | Paul Giamatti [Black Mirror] | Stephen Graham [Adolescence]
Will Win: Stephen Graham [Adolescence]
Want to Win: Stephen Graham [Adolescence]

BEST ACTRESS – LIMITED SERIES/TV MOVIE
Amanda Seyfried [Long Bright River] | Claire Danes [The Beast in Me] | Michelle Williams [Dying for Sex] | Rashida Jones [Black Mirror] | Robin Wright [The Girlfriend] | Sarah Snook [All Her Fault]
Will Win: Michelle Williams [Dying for Sex]
Want to Win: Claire Danes [The Beast in Me]

BEST PERFORMANCE IN STAND-UP COMEDY ON TV
Bill Maher [Is Anyone Else Seeing This?] | Brett Goldstein [The Second Best Night of Your Life] | Kevin Hart [Acting My Age] | Kumail Nanjiani [Night Thoughts] | Ricky Gervais [Mortality] | Sarah Silverman [Postmortem]
Will Win: Ricky Gervais [Mortality]
Want to Win: Brett Goldstein [The Second Best Night of Your Life]

BEST PODCAST
Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard | Call Her Daddy | Good Hang with Amy Poehler | Smartless | The Mel Robbins Podcast | Up First
Will Win: Good Hang with Amy Poehler
Want to Win: Good Hang with Amy Poehler

Let’s see how I do this year. 

Thursday, January 01, 2026

2026 Television Preview

 

Wondering when your shows are returning? Not many shows for me that are continuing from the fall. Some fun shows are returning with a new season. There are also a bunch of new series I may try. Here’s the list:
(Green = New Series, Grey=New Season, Blue=Continuing Season from Fall)

The Simpsons (Sun.Jan.4)
St. Denis Medical (Mon.Jan.5)
Abbott Elementary (Wed.Jan.7)
His & Hers premieres Thu.Jan.8 on Netflix [Trailer]
Six-episode deep south psychological thriller with Tessa Thompson.
The Pitt Season 2 begins Thu.Jan.8 on HBO Max
The Night Manager Season 2 begins Sun.Jan.11 on Prime
Continuing from the miniseries ten years ago with Tom Hiddleston

Hijack Season 2 begins Wed.Jan.14 on AppleTV
Seven Dials premieres Thu.Jan.15 on Netlfix [Trailer]
Three-part Agatha Christie mystery by the creator of Broadchurch.
SNL (Sat.Jan.17)
A Knight of Seven Kingdoms premieres Sun.Jan.18 on HBO [Trailer]
Conspiracy thriller about a math guy who is a target and needs protection
Shrinking Season 3 begins Wed.Jan.28 on AppleTV
The Lincoln Lawyer Season 4 begins Thu.Feb.5 on Netflix
Paradise Season 2 begins Mon.Feb.23 on Disney+
Scrubs premieres Wed.Feb.25 on ABC
JD, Turk and the rest of the gang are back in this continuation

Young Sherlock premieres Wed.Mar.4 on Prime [Trailer]
Guy Ritchie’s prequel to his Sherlock films in 8-ep series
Daredevil: Born Again Season 2 begins Wed.Mar.4 on Disney+
Imperfect Women premieres Wed.Mar.18 on AppleTV
Elisabeth Moss & Kerry Washington lead a crime thriller

Your Friends and Neighbors Season 2 begins Fri.Apr.3 on AppleTV