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.