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‘One Battle After Another’ wins big at Golden Globes 2026

‘One Battle After Another’ led all films with four wins, including best motion picture, musical or comedy.

• January 12, 2026
Paul Thomas Anderson at Golden Globes 2026
Paul Thomas Anderson at Golden Globes 2026 [Credit: Deadline]

American filmmaker Paul Thomas Anderson’s ‘One Battle After Another’ emerged as the biggest winner at the 83rd Golden Globe Awards, held on Sunday at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, California.

The annual ceremony, organised by the Golden Globe Foundation, honours outstanding achievements in film and television over the past year.

This year’s event was hosted by comedian Nikki Glaser and brought together some of the biggest names in Hollywood for one of the industry’s first major awards nights of the season.

‘One Battle After Another’ led all films with four wins, including best motion picture, musical or comedy.

Anderson also won best director and best screenplay, while Teyana Taylor received the award for best supporting female actor for her performance in the film.

In the drama categories, Hamnet won best motion picture, drama, with Jessie Buckley earning best female actor in a drama film for her role.

Wagner Moura won best male actor in a drama for ‘The Secret Agent’, which also won best non-English-language film.

On the television side, Adolescence was the most successful project of the night, winning the best limited series, anthology series, or television motion picture award.

The show also earned acting honours for Stephen Graham, who won best male actor in a limited series, as well as Erin Doherty and Owen Cooper, who won the supporting acting categories.

Medical drama ‘The Pitt’ won best television series, drama, while Noah Wyle received the award for best male actor in a drama series. Comedy series ‘The Studio’ won best television series, musical or comedy, with Seth Rogen named best male actor in a comedy series.

Jean Smart continued her strong awards run with a win for best female actor in a musical or comedy series for ‘Hacks’. Michelle Williams won best female actor in a limited series or television film for ‘Dying for Sex’.

Other notable winners included ‘KPop Demon Hunters’, which won best animated film and best original song, and ‘Sinners’, which claimed the cinematic and box office achievement award and best original score for Ludwig Göransson.

Full list of winners

Best Motion Picture (Drama)

Frankenstein

Hamnet (Winner)

It Was Just an Accident

The Secret Agent

Sentimental Value

Sinners

Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy

Blue Moon

Bugonia

Marty Supreme

No Other Choice

Nouvelle Vague

One Battle After Another (Winner)

Best Motion Picture (Animated)

Arco

Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – Infinity Castle

Elio

Little Amélie or The Character of Rain

Zootopia 2

KPop Demon Hunters (Winner)

Best Motion Picture – Non-English Language

It Was Just an Accident (France)

No Other Choice (South Korea)

Sentimental Value (Norway)

Sirāt (Spain)

The Voice of Hind Rajab (Tunisia)

The Secret Agent (Winner – Brazil)

Best Performance by a Female Actor – Drama

Eva Victor, Sorry, Baby

Jennifer Lawrence, Die My Love

Julia Roberts, After the Hunt

Renate Reinsve, Sentimental Value

Tessa Thompson, Hedda

Jessie Buckley, Hamnet (Winner)

Best Performance by a Male Actor – Drama

Dwayne Johnson, The Smashing Machine

Jeremy Allen White, Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere

Joel Edgerton, Train Dreams

Michael B. Jordan, Sinners

Oscar Isaac, Frankenstein

Wagner Moura, The Secret Agent (Winner)

Best Performance by a Female Actor – Musical or 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 (Winner)

Best Performance by a Male Actor – Musical or Comedy

Ethan Hawke, Blue Moon

George Clooney, Jay Kelly

Jesse Plemons, Bugonia

Lee Byung-Hun, No Other Choice

Leonardo DiCaprio, One Battle After Another

Timothée Chalamet, Marty Supreme (Winner)

Best Supporting Female – 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 (Winner)

Best Supporting Male – 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 Skarsgård, Sentimental Value (Winner)

Best Director – Motion Picture

Chloé Zhao, Hamnet

Guillermo del Toro, Frankenstein

Jafar Panahi, It Was Just an Accident

Joachim Trier, Sentimental Value

Ryan Coogler, Sinners

Paul Thomas Anderson, One Battle After Another (Winner)

Best Screenplay – Motion Picture

Chloé Zhao & Maggie O’Farrell, Hamnet

Eskil Vogt & Joachim Trier, Sentimental Value

Jafar Panahi, It Was Just an Accident

Ronald Bronstein & Josh Safdie, Marty Supreme

Ryan Coogler, Sinners

Paul Thomas Anderson, One Battle After Another (Winner)

Best Original Score – Motion Picture

Alexandre Desplat, Frankenstein

Hans Zimmer, F1

Jonny Greenwood, One Battle After Another

Kangding Ray, Sirāt

Max Richter, Hamnet

Ludwig Göransson, Sinners (Winner)

Best Original Song – Motion Picture

“Dream As One,” Avatar: Fire and Ash

“I Lied to You,” Sinners

“No Place Like Home,” Wicked: For Good

“The Girl in the Bubble,” Wicked: For Good

“Train Dreams,” Train Dreams

“Golden,” KPop Demon Hunters (Winner)

Cinematic and Box Office Achievement

Avatar: Fire and Ash

F1

KPop Demon Hunters

Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning

Weapons

Wicked: For Good

Zootopia 2

Sinners (Winner)

Best Television Series – Drama

The Diplomat

Pluribus

Severance

Slow Horses

The White Lotus

The Pitt (Winner)

Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy

Abbott Elementary

The Bear

Hacks

Nobody Wants This

Only Murders in the Building

The Studio (Winner)

Best Television Limited Series, Anthology Series, or TV Movie

All Her Fault

Black Mirror

Dying for Sex

The Beast in Me

The Girlfriend

Adolescence (Winner)

Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Series – Drama

Adam Scott, Severance

Diego Luna, Andor

Gary Oldman, Slow Horses

Mark Ruffalo, Task

Sterling Brown, Paradise

Noah Wyle, The Pitt (Winner)

Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Series – Drama

Bella Ramsey, The Last of Us

Britt Lower, Severance

Helen Mirren, MobLand

Kathy Bates, Matlock

Keri Russell, The Diplomat

Rhea Seehorn, Pluribus (Winner)

Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy

Ayo Edebiri, The Bear

Jenna Ortega, Wednesday

Kristen Bell, Nobody Wants This

Natasha Lyonne, Poker Face

Selena Gomez, Only Murders in the Building

Jean Smart, Hacks (Winner)

Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Limited Series/TV Movie

Amanda Seyfried, Long Bright River

Claire Danes, The Beast in Me

Rashida Jones, Black Mirror

Robin Wright, The Girlfriend

Sarah Snook, All Her Fault

Michelle Williams, Dying for Sex (Winner)

Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy

Adam Brody, Nobody Wants This

Glen Powell, Chad Powers

Jeremy Allen White, The Bear

Martin Short, Only Murders in the Building

Steve Martin, Only Murders in the Building

Seth Rogen, The Studio (Winner)

Best Performance by a Male Actor in a 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 (Winner)

Best Supporting Female Actor – Television

Aimee Lou Wood, The White Lotus

Carrie Coon, The White Lotus

Catherine O’Hara, The Studio

Hannah Einbinder, Hacks

Parker Posey, The White Lotus

Erin Doherty, Adolescence (Winner)

Best Supporting Male Actor – Television

Ashley Walters, Adolescence

Billy Crudup, The Morning Show

Jason Isaacs, The White Lotus

Owen Cooper, Adolescence (Winner)

Podcast Category (New for 2026)

Best Podcast

Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard

Call Her Daddy

SmartLess

The Mel Robbins Podcast

Up First

Good Hang with Amy Poehler (Winner)

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