2026 Golden Globe Predictions
Tracking the 2026 Golden Globe race with my ranked predictions across every category, updated as the season shifts.
83rd Golden Globe Awards
Nominations: December 8, 2025 • Ceremony: January 11, 2026
Season Stage: Winner Predictions
Updated on Jan. 10, 2026
Best Motion Picture – Drama | Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy | Best Motion Picture – Animated | Best Motion Picture – Non-English Language | Director | Actor – Drama | Actor – Musical or Comedy | Actress – Drama | Actress – Musical or Comedy | Supporting Actor | Supporting Actress | Screenplay | Score | Song | Cinematic and Box Office Achievement
Best Motion Picture – Drama
|
1 |
Sinners (Warner Bros.) |
🔒 |
|
2 |
Hamnet (Focus Features) |
— |
|
3 |
Sentimental Value (NEON) |
— |
|
4 |
Frankenstein (Netflix) |
▲ 2 |
|
5 |
It Was Just an Accident (NEON) |
▼ 1 |
|
6 |
The Secret Agent (NEON) |
▼ 1 |
Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy
|
1 |
One Battle After Another (Warner Bros.) |
🔒 |
|
2 |
Marty Supreme (A24) |
— |
|
3 |
Bugonia (Focus Features) |
▲ 2 |
|
4 |
No Other Choice (NEON) |
▼ 1 |
|
5 |
Blue Moon (Sony Pictures Classics) |
▼ 1 |
|
6 |
Nouvelle Vague (Netflix) |
— |
Best Motion Picture – Animated
|
1 |
KPop Demon Hunters (Netflix) |
🔒 |
|
2 |
Zootopia 2 (Walt Disney Pictures) |
— |
|
3 |
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle (Sony Pictures Entertainment) |
▲ 3 |
|
4 |
Elio (Walt Disney Pictures) |
▼ 1 |
|
5 |
Arco (NEON) |
— |
|
6 |
Little Amélie or the Character of Rain (GKIDS) |
▼ 2 |
Best Motion Picture – Non-English Language
|
1 |
Sentimental Value (NEON) |
— |
|
2 |
The Secret Agent (NEON) |
▲ 3 |
|
3 |
No Other Choice (NEON) |
▼ 1 |
|
4 |
Sirāt (NEON) |
— |
|
5 |
It Was Just an Accident (NEON) |
▼ 2 |
|
6 |
The Voice of Hind Rajab (Willa) |
— |
Best Director
|
1 |
Paul Thomas Anderson (One Battle After Another) |
🔒 |
|
2 |
Ryan Coogler (Sinners) |
— |
|
3 |
Chloé Zhao (Hamnet) |
▲ 2 |
|
4 |
Guillermo del Toro (Frankenstein) |
▲ 1 |
|
5 |
Joachim Trier (Sentimental Value) |
▼ 1 |
|
6 |
Jafar Panahi (It Was Just an Accident) |
▼ 3 |
Best Actor – Drama
|
1 |
Michael B. Jordan (Sinners) |
— |
|
2 |
Wagner Moura (The Secret Agent) |
▲ 3 |
|
3 |
Joel Edgerton (Train Dreams) |
▲ 1 |
|
4 |
Dwayne Johnson (The Smashing Machine) |
▼ 2 |
|
5 |
Oscar Isaac (Frankenstein) |
▼ 1 |
|
6 |
Jeremy Allen White (Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere) |
— |
Best Actor – Musical or Comedy
|
1 |
Timothée Chalamet (Marty Supreme) |
— |
|
2 |
Leonardo DiCaprio (One Battle After Another) |
— |
|
3 |
Ethan Hawke (Blue Moon) |
— |
|
4 |
Jesse Plemons (Bugonia) |
▲ 1 |
|
5 |
George Clooney (Jay Kelly) |
▼ 1 |
|
6 |
Lee Byung-hun (No Other Choice) |
— |
Best Actress – Drama
|
1 |
Jessie Buckley (Hamnet) |
🔒 |
|
2 |
Renate Reinsve (Sentimental Value) |
▲ 2 |
|
3 |
Jennifer Lawrence (Die My Love) |
▼ 1 |
|
4 |
Eva Victor (Sorry, Baby) |
▲ 2 |
|
5 |
Tessa Thompson (Hedda) |
— |
|
6 |
Julia Roberts (After the Hunt) |
▼ 3 |
Best Actress – Musical or Comedy
|
1 |
Rose Bryne (If I Had Legs I’d Kick You) |
▲ 1 |
|
2 |
Emma Stone (Bugonia) |
▼ 1 |
|
3 |
Kate Hudson (Song Sung Blue) |
▲ 3 |
|
4 |
Chase Infiniti (One Battle After Another) |
▲ 1 |
|
5 |
Amanda Seyfried (The Testament of Ann Lee) |
▼ 1 |
|
6 |
Cynthia Erivo (Wicked: For Good) |
▼ 3 |
Best Supporting Actor
|
1 |
Stellan Skarsgård (Sentimental Value) |
— |
|
2 |
Jacob Elordi (Frankenstein) |
▲ 3 |
|
3 |
Benicio del Toro (One Battle After Another) |
▼ 1 |
|
4 |
Sean Penn (One Battle After Another) |
▼ 1 |
|
5 |
Paul Mescal (Hamnet) |
▲ 1 |
|
6 |
Adam Sandler (Jay Kelly) |
▼ 2 |
Best Supporting Actress
|
1 |
Amy Madigan (Weapons) |
▲ 1 |
|
2 |
Ariana Grande (Wicked: For Good) |
▼ 1 |
|
3 |
Teyana Taylor (One Battle After Another) |
— |
|
4 |
Emily Blunt (The Smashing Machine) |
▲ 2 |
|
5 |
Elle Fanning (Sentimental Value) |
— |
|
6 |
Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas (Sentimental Value) |
▼ 2 |
Best Screenplay
|
1 |
Ryan Coogler (Sinners) |
▲ 1 |
|
2 |
Paul Thomas Anderson (One Battle After Another) |
▼ 1 |
|
3 |
Chloé Zhao, Maggie O’Farrell (Hamnet) |
▲ 2 |
|
4 |
Ronald Bronstein, Josh Safdie (Marty Supreme) |
— |
|
5 |
Jafar Panahi (It Was Just an Accident) |
▼ 2 |
|
6 |
Joachim Trier, Eskil Vogt (Sentimental Value) |
— |
Best Score
|
1 |
Ludwig Göransson (Sinners) |
🔒 |
|
2 |
Hans Zimmer (F1: The Movie) |
— |
|
3 |
Jonny Greenwood (One Battle After Another) |
▲ 2 |
|
4 |
Kangding Ray (Sirāt) |
▼ 1 |
|
5 |
Alexandre Desplat (Frankenstein) |
▼ 1 |
|
6 |
Max Richter (Hamnet) |
— |
Best Song
|
1 |
I Lied to You from Sinners |
— |
|
2 |
Golden from KPop Demon Hunters |
— |
|
3 |
The Girl in the Bubble from Wicked: For Good |
— |
|
4 |
Train Dreams from Train Dreams |
▲ 2 |
|
5 |
Dream as One from Avatar: Fire and Ash |
— |
|
6 |
No Place Like Home from Wicked: For Good |
▼ 2 |
Budget
Weapons — $38M
Sinners — $90M
KPop Demon Hunters — $100M
Wicked: For Good — $150M
Zootopia 2 — $150M
F1: The Movie — $200M
Avatar: Fire and Ash — $400M
Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning — $400M
Best Cinematic and Box Office Achievement
|
1 |
Sinners |
🔒 |
|
2 |
Weapons |
▲ 3 |
|
3 |
Wicked: For Good |
▼ 1 |
|
4 |
Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning |
— |
|
5 |
Zootopia 2 |
▲ 1 |
|
6 |
F1: The Movie |
▲ 1 |
|
7 |
Avatar: Fire and Ash |
▼ 4 |
|
8 |
KPop Demon Hunters |
— |