The nominees for the 2026 Golden Globes are out and Wicked: For Good star Cynthia Erivo has become the first Black woman in history to be nominated for Best Actress… twice!
Cynthia is up against Rose Byrne, Kate Hudson, Chase Infiniti, Amanda Seyfried and Emma Stone in the Motion Picture Musical/Comedy category. Last year, she was nominated for her role in the first Wicked movie.
Taking to Instagram, she said, “This means so much to me. I don’t even know what to say…”
Wicked: For Good has received a total of 5 nominations this year. One Battle After Another leads the pack with 9 nominations followed by Sentimental Value with 8 and Sinners with 7.
Also making history is EJAE, one of the voices behind HUNTR/X in KPop Demon Hunters. The song “Golden” which is co-written by EJAE is nominated for Best Original Song, making her the first Korean American to be nominated in the category.
Plus we have a whole new category too – this year, the Globes have introduced a Best Podcast award!
Check out the full list of nominees below. The awards will be held in Los Angeles on January 11, 2026.
Movies
Best Picture – Drama
- Frankenstein
- Hamnet
- It Was Just an Accident
- The Secret Agent
- Sentimental Value
- Sinners
Best Actor – Drama
- Joel Edgerton, Train Dreams
- Michael B. Jordan, Sinners
- Oscar Isaac, Frankenstein
- Wagner Moura, The Secret Agent
- Dwayne Johnson, The Smashing Machine
- Jeremy Allen White, Springsteen
Best Actress – 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 Picture – Musical Comedy
- Blue Moon
- Bugonia
- Marty Supreme
- No Other Choice
- Nouvelle Vague
- One Battle After Another
Best Actor – Musical/Comedy
- Timothee Chalamet, Marty Supreme
- George Clooney, Jay Kelly
- Leonardo DiCaprio, One Battle After Another
- Ethan Hawke, Blue Moon
- Lee Byung Hun, No Other Choide
- Jesse Plemons, Bugonia
Best Actress – Musical/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 Supporting Actor
- Benicio Del Toro, One Battle After Another
- Jacob Elordi, Frankenstein
- Paul Mescal, Hamnet
- Sean Penn, One Battle After Another
- Adam Sandler, Jay Kelly
- Stellan Skarsgard, Sentimental Value
Best Supporting Actress
- 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 Director
- 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
- Chloe Zhao, Hamnet
Best Animated Feature
- Arco
- Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yalba – The Movie: Inifinity Castle
- Elio
- KPop Demon Hunters
- Little Amelie or the Character of Rain
- Zootopia 2
Best Non-English Language Film
- It Was Just An Accident
- No Other Choice
- The Secret Agent
- Sentimental Value
- Sirat
- The Voice of Hind Rajab
Box Office Achievement
- Avatar: Fire and Ash
- F1
- KPop Demon Hunters
- Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning
- Sinners
- Weapons
- Wicked: For Good
- Zootopia 2
Best Score
- Frankenstein, Alexandre Desplat
- Sinners, Ludwig Goransson
- One Battle After Another, Jonny Greenwood
- Sirat, Kangding Ray
- Hamnet, Max Richter
- F1, Hans Zimmer
Best Original Song
- “Dream As One”, Avatar: Fire and Ash
- “No Place Like Home”, Wicked: For Good
- “Golden”, KPop Demon Hunters
- “The Girl in the Bubble”, Wicked: For Good
- “I Lied to You”, Sinners
- “Train Dreams”, Train Dreams
Best Screenplay
- One Battle After Another, Paul Thomas Anderson
- Marty Supreme, Ronald Bronstein and Josh Safdie
- Sinners, Ryan Coogler
- It Was Just An Accident, Jafar Panahi
- Sentimental Value, Joachim Trier and Eskil Vogt
- Hamnet, Chloe Zhao and Maggie O’Farrell
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Television
Best TV Series – Comedy
- Abbott Elementary
- The Bear
- Hacks
- Nobody Wants This
- Only Murders in the Building
- The Studio
Best Actress – 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 Actor – Comedy
- Adam Brody, Nobody Wants This
- Steve Martin, Only Murders in the Building
- Glen Powell, Chad Poers
- Seth Rogen, The Studio
- Martin Short, Only Murders in the Building
- Jeremy Allen White, The Bear
Best TV Series – Drama
- The Diplomat
- The Pitt
- Pluribus
- Severance
- Slow Horses
- The White Lotus
Best Actress – Drama
- Kathy Bates, Matlock
- Britt Lower, Severance
- Helen Mirren, MobLand
- Bella Ramsey, The Last of Us
- Keri Russell, The Diplomat
- Thea Seehorn, Pluribus
Best Actor – Drama
- Sterling K Brown, Paradise
- Diego Luna, Andor
- Gary Oldman, Slow Horses
- Mark Ruffalo, Task
- Adam Scott, Severance
- Noah Wyle, The Pitt
Best Limited Series or TV Movie
- Adolescence
- All Her Fault
- The Beast in Me
- Black Mirror
- Dying For Sex
- The Girlfriend
Best Actress – Limited Series
- 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 Actor – Limited Series
- Jacob Elordi, The Narrow Road to the Deep North
- Paul Giamatti, Black Mirror
- Stephen Graham, Adolescence
- Charlie Hunman, Monster: The Ed Gein Story
- Jude Law, Black Rabbit
- Matthew Rhys, The Beast in Me
Best Supporting Actress
- Carrie Coon, The White Lotus
- Erin Doherty, Adolescence
- Hannah Ainbinder, Hacks
- Catherine O’Hara, The Studio
- Parker Posey, The White Lotus
- Aimee Lou Wood, The White Lotus
Best Supporting Actor
- 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 Stand-Up Comedy
- 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
Podcast
Best Podcast
- Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard
- Call Her Daddy
- Good Hang with Amy Poehler
- The Mel Robbins Podcast
- SmartLess
- Up First from NPR
(Feature Image Credit: Cynthia Erivo, Wicked: For Good, Universal Pics)
