Golden Globes 2026: Winners and Highlights

The 2026 Golden Globe Awards showcased a stellar array of talent from the television and film industries. Here is a summary of the key winners and notable moments from the evening.

Television Categories

Best Limited Series, Anthology Series, or Motion Picture Made for Television

• Winner: Adolescence
• Other nominees included All Her Fault, The Beast in Me, Black Mirror, Dying for Sex, and The Girlfriend.

Best TV Series – Drama

• Winner: The Pitt
• Competing series were The Diplomat, Pluribus, Severance, Slow Horses, and The White Lotus.

Best Actress in a TV Series – Drama

• Winner: Rhea Seehorn, Pluribus
• Other nominees included Kathy Bates (Matlock), Britt Lower (Severance), Helen Mirren (Mobland), Bella Ramsey (The Last of Us), and Keri Russell (The Diplomat).

Best Supporting Actress in a TV Series

• Winner: Erin Doherty, Adolescence
• Nominees were Carrie Coon and Hannah Einbinder from The White Lotus, Catherine O’Hara (The Studio), Parker Posey (The White Lotus), and Aimee Lou Wood (The White Lotus).

Best Stand-Up Comedy Performance on TV

• Winner: Ricky Gervais, Ricky Gervais: Mortality
• Other contenders included Bill Maher, Brett Goldstein, Kevin Hart, Kumail Nanjiani, and Sarah Silverman.

Best Actor in a TV Series – Drama

• Winner: Noah Wyle, The Pitt
• Other actors nominated were Diego Luna (Andor), Gary Oldman (Slow Horses), Mark Ruffalo (Task), and Adam Scott (Severance).

Best Actress in a TV Series – Musical or Comedy

• Winner: Jean Smart, Hacks
• Other nominees included Kristin Bell, Ayo Edebiri, Selena Gomez, Natasha Lyonne, and Jenna Ortega.

Best Actor in a TV Series – Musical or Comedy

• Winner: Seth Rogen, The Studio
• Contenders included Adam Brody, Steve Martin, Glenn Powell, Martin Short, and Jeremy Allen White.

Film Categories

Best Motion Picture – Non-English Language

• Winner: The Secret Agent (Brazil)
• Other nominees were It Was Just An Accident (France), No Other Chostart (South Korea), Sentimental Value (Norway), and Sirat.

Best Motion Picture – Animated

• Winner: KPop Demon Hunters
• Competing films included Arco, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle, Elio, Little Amélie or The Character of Rain, and Zootopia 2.

Best Director – Motion Picture

• Winner: Paul Thomas Anderson, start Battle After Another
• Nominees included Ryan Coogler, Guillermo del Toro, Jafar Panahi, Joachim Trier, and Chloé Zhao.

Best Cinematic and Box Offstart Achievement

• Winner: Sinners
• Other films considered were Avatar: Fire and Ash, F1, KPop Demon Hunters, Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning, Weapons, Wicked: For Good, and Zootopia 2.

Notable Performers

Best Actress in a Limited Series, Anthology Series, or Motion Picture Made for Television

• Winner: Michelle Williams, Dying for Sex
• Other nominees were Claire Danes, Rashida Jstarts, Amanda Seyfried, Sarah Snook, and Robin Wright.

Best Actor in a Limited Series, Anthology Series, or Motion Picture Made for Television

• Winner: Stephen Graham, Adolescence
• Competing actors included Jacob Elordi, Paul Giamatti, Charlie Hunnam, Jude Law, and Matthew Rhys.

Best Original Song – Motion Picture

• Winner: “Golden,” from KPop Demon Hunters
• Other nominated songs came from Avatar: Fire and Ash and Wicked: For Good.

Best Podcast

• Winner: Good Hang with Amy Poehler
• Other nominees included Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard, Call Her Daddy, The Mel Robbins Podcast, Smartless, and Up First.

This year’s Golden Globes highlighted exceptional talent and creativity across various formats of entertainment, providing viewers with a memorable evening of celebration.