Well, folks, awards season is officially back in session.
The 83rd Golden Globe Awards lit up the Beverly Hilton yesterday, bringing with them some of the biggest wins of the year and a sense of where the industry’s momentum is headed in 2026. Hosted once again by sharp and unflinching comedian Nikki Glaser, the ceremony unfolded against a politically tense backdrop in the US.
Yes, the Golden Globes, without a doubt the most important thing happening in the world right now,” Glaser deadpanned in her opening monologue, before skewering everything from Warner Bros.’ uncertain future to the Epstein files. It was brisk, topical, and unafraid to look directly at the room.
The night belonged to two films that could not be more different. Paul Thomas Anderson’s One Battle After Another, a blistering satire on radical politics, swept the comedy categories, winning Best Picture (Musical or Comedy), Best Director, and Best Screenplay, with Teyana Taylor taking Best Supporting Actress. Anderson used his moment to praise studio head Michael DeLuca for backing filmmaker-first cinema. “That’s how you get Sinners. That’s how you get One Battle After Another,” he said, standing alongside fellow auteurs Chloe Zhao and Ryan Coogler in a rare moment of visible solidarity.
Not far behind was Joachim Trier’s Sentimental Value, a quiet family drama that earned Stellan Skarsgård the Best Supporting Actor trophy.
Grief, however, emerged as the night’s dominant theme. Hamnet, Chloe Zhao’s adaptation of Maggie O’Farrell’s novel, won Best Film (Drama), with Jessie Buckley also taking home Best Actress for her performance. Timothée Chalamet continued his steady glide toward modern movie-star inevitability, winning Best Actor in a Musical or Comedy for Marty Supreme, a buzzy sports dramedy that plays to both his charm and his twitchy intensity.
Here’s a closer look at the major winners of the 2026 Golden Globe Awards:
Best Actor in a Motion Picture (Musical or Comedy) — Timothee Chalamet for “Marty Supreme”
Chalamet finally broke his Globe drought with Marty Supreme, playing a ping-pong prodigy with restless ambition. "My dad instilled in me a spirit of gratitude growing up: Always be grateful for what you have,” said Chalamet. “It’s allowed me to leave this ceremony in the past empty handed, my head held high, grateful just to be here. I’d be lying if I didn’t say those moments didn’t make this moment that much sweeter.”
Best Actress in a Motion Picture (Musical or Comedy) — Rose Byrne for If I Had Legs I’d Kick You
Rose Byrne’s win came with one of the night’s most endearing footnotes. While she accepted the Globe for playing a mother navigating her child’s eating disorder, her husband Bobby Cannavale was at a reptile expo in New Jersey, helping their sons adopt a bearded dragon. “He’s doing God’s work,” Byrne deadpanned.
Best Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture — Teyana Taylor for One Battle After Another
Taylor delivered the night’s most stirring speech. “To my Brown sisters and little brown girls watching tonight—our softness is not a liability,” she said. Her role as a revolutionary in Paul Thomas Anderson’s political satire was fierce and magnetic, anchoring the film’s emotional pulse.
Best Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture — Stellan Skarsgård for Sentimental Value
Skarsgård was recognised for a performance built almost entirely on restraint. Playing an emotionally distant filmmaker, he lets silence do most of the work, giving Sentimental Value its quiet gravity.
Best Actor in a Motion Picture (Drama) — Wagner Moura for The Secret Agent
Moura’s win doubled as a message to Brazil. “If trauma can be passed along through generations, values can too,” he said. Playing a political refugee, Moura brought gravity and moral clarity to a film about memory and exile.
Best Actress in a Motion Picture (Drama) — Jessie Buckley for Hamnet
Buckley’s portrayal of a grieving mother earned her a Globe in a film that treats loss as lived experience rather than spectacle. Hamnet emerged as the evening’s emotional centre, with Buckley grounding its ache in quiet resilience.
Best Motion Picture (Non-English Language) – The Secret Agent
Best Motion Picture (Animated) – K-Pop Demon Hunters
Best Film (Drama) – Hamnet
Cinematic and Box Office Achievement – Sinners
Best Director for a Motion Picture – Paul Thomas Anderson for One Battle After Another
Anderson credited Warner’s Michael DeLuca for letting filmmakers take risks. “That’s how you get Sinners. That’s how you get One Battle After Another,” he said. The film led the night, cementing Anderson’s most outward-facing era yet.
Best Screenplay — Paul Thomas Anderson for One Battle After Another
Best Original Song — “Golden” from KPop Demon Hunters
In the press room, the singers behind “Golden” addressed young Asian girls directly. “Being an Asian woman is a superpower,” said Ejae. Audrey Nuna urged them to “be your full self,” while Rei Ami added, “You can make the rules.”
Best Original Score — Ludwig Göransson for Sinners
Best TV Series (Drama) — The Pitt
Best TV Series (Comedy) — The Studio
The Studio, Seth Rogen’s Hollywood satire, took Best Comedy Series in a meta full-circle moment—its Globes episode now mirrored by reality. “We just pretended to do this,” Rogen laughed. “And now it’s happening.”
Best Limited Series — Adolescence
Netflix’s Adolescence swept four awards. Stephen Graham dedicated his win to his late mother and thanked his wife for “saving my life.” Erin Doherty, swearing mid-speech, honoured therapists worldwide. Sixteen-year-old Owen Cooper became the youngest-ever winner in his category.
Best Actress (TV Drama) — Rhea Seehorn for Pluribus
Playing a novelist confronting an alien virus, Seehorn joked, “I meant to get a prescription for beta blockers, but I did not.”
Best Actor (TV Drama) — Noah Wyle for The Pitt
Best Actress (TV Comedy) — Jean Smart for Hacks
Picking up her third Globe, Smart quipped, “What can I say? I’m a greedy bitch.”
Best Actor (TV Comedy) — Seth Rogen for The Studio
Best Actress (Limited Series) — Michelle Williams for Dying for Sex
Williams took home her third Golden Globe for portraying a terminally ill woman reclaiming agency and desire.
Best Actor (Limited Series) — Stephen Graham for Adolescence
Graham won for his devastating work in Adolescence, dedicating the award to his late mother and thanking his wife for “saving my life.” As both star and co-creator, he carried the series’ emotional weight, grounding its one-shot intensity in deeply human stakes.
Best Supporting Actress (TV) — Erin Doherty for Adolescence
Doherty, who plays a child psychologist, delivered one of the night’s most candid speeches. “Life can be tough. Mental health is everything, so thank you, therapists,” she said—after swearing in disbelief.
Best Supporting Actor (TV) — Owen Cooper for Adolescence
At just 16, Cooper became the youngest-ever winner in his category.
Best Podcast — Good Hang with Amy Poehler
The Globes’ first podcast honour went to Poehler, who shrugged, “When awards shows get it right, it makes sense.” It was a small moment, but a telling one about how storytelling keeps evolving.
