Golden Globe Nominations 2026: Acting & Casting Highlights

The Golden Globes unveiled their full slate of nominees for the 83rd annual awards — and this year’s acting categories deliver a striking mix of Hollywood heavyweights, rising stars, and unexpected inclusions across both film and television.

Film

Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama

Joel Edgerton — Train Dreams

Oscar Isaac — Frankenstein

Dwayne Johnson — The Smashing Machine

Michael B. Jordan — Sinners

Wagner Moura — The Secret Agent

Jeremy Allen White — Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere

Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama

Jessie Buckley — Hamnet

Jennifer Lawrence — Die My Love

Renate Reinsve — Sentimental Value

Tessa Thompson — Hedda

Julia Roberts — After the Hunt

Eva Victor — Sorry, Baby

Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy

Timothée Chalamet — Marty Supreme

George Clooney — Jay Kelly

Leonardo DiCaprio — One Battle After Another

Ethan Hawke — Blue Moon

Lee Byung-hun — No Other Choice

Jesse Plemons — Bugonia

Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or 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 Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture

Benicio Del Toro — One Battle After Another

Jacob Elordi — Frankenstein

Paul Mescal — Hamnet

Sean Penn — One Battle After Another

Adam Sandler — Jay Kelly

Stellan Skarsgård — Sentimental Value

Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture

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

Television

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

Sterling K. Brown — Paradise

Diego Luna — Andor

Gary Oldman — Slow Horses

Mark Ruffalo — Task

Adam Scott — Severance

Noah Wyle — The Pitt

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

Kathy Bates — Matlock

Britt Lower — Severance

Helen Mirren — MobLand

Bella Ramsey — The Last of Us

Keri Russell — The Diplomat

Rhea Seehorn — Pluribus

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

Adam Brody — Nobody Wants This

Steve Martin — Only Murders in the Building

Glen Powell — Chad Powers

Seth Rogen — The Studio

Martin Short — Only Murders in the Building

Jeremy Allen White — The Bear

Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Series – Musical or 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 Performance by a Male Actor in a Limited Series / Anthology Series / TV Movie

Jacob Elordi — The Narrow Road to the Deep North

Paul Giamatti — Black Mirror

Stephen Graham — Adolescence

Charlie Hunnam — Monster: The Ed Gein Story

Jude Law — Black Rabbit

Matthew Rhys — The Beast in Me

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

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 Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role in a Television Series

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 Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role in a Television Series

Carrie Coon — The White Lotus

Erin Doherty — Adolescence

Hannah Einbinder — Hacks

Catherine O’Hara — The Studio

J. Smith-Cameron — MobLand

Parker Posey — The White Lotus