The official nominations for the 2026 Golden Globes have been announced, and horror is heavily represented. With multiple nominations each, Ryan Coogler’s Sinners and Guillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein are poised to face off in the Best Picture – Drama category.
Other standout nominations include Michael B. Jordan for Sinners and Oscar Isaac for Frankenstein in the Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Motion Picture (Drama) category.
The Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Series – Drama category is strong for genre contenders, with nominations for Bella Ramsey in The Last of Us, Britt Lower in the genre-bending Severance, and Rhea Seehorn in Pluribus.
Let’s not forget cultural icon Jenna Ortega in Wednesday who has been nominated for a Golden Globe in the Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy category.
The full list includes:
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 male actor in a supporting role on television
Ashley Walters, “Adolescence”
Billy Crudup, “The Morning Show”
Jason Isaacs, “The White Lotus”
Owen Cooper, “Adolescence”
Tramell Tillman, “Severance”
Walton Goggins, “The White Lotus”
Best performance by a female actor in a supporting role on television
Carrie Coon, “The White Lotus”
Catherine O’Hara, “The Studio”
Erin Doherty, “Adolescence”
Hannah Einbinder, “Hacks”
Parker Posey, “The White Lotus”
Aimee Lou Wood, “The White Lotus”
Best performance by a male actor in a television series (musical or comedy)
Adam Brody, “Nobody Wants This”
Jeremy Allen White, “The Bear”
Seth Rogen, “The Studio”
Martin Short, “Only Murders in the Building”
Steve Martin, “Only Murders in the Building”
Glen Powell, “Chad Powers”
Best performance by a male actor in a limited series, anthology series or a motion picture made for television
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 television series (drama)
Britt Lower, “Severance”
Kathy Bates, “Matlock”
Keri Russell, “The Diplomat”
Rhea Seehorn, “Pluribus”
Helen Mirren, “Mobland”
Bella Ramsey, “The Last of Us”
Best motion picture (animated)
“Arco”
“Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle”
“Elio”
“KPop Demon Hunters”
“Little Amélie or the Character of Rain”
“Zootopia 2”
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”
Chloé Zhao, “Hamnet”
Best television series (drama)
“The Diplomat”
“The Pitt”
“Pluribus”
“Severance”
“Slow Horses”
“The White Lotus”
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 female actor in a supporting role in any 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”
Best original score
Alexandre Desplat, “Frankenstein”
Ludwig Göransson, “Sinners”
Jonny Greenwood, “One Battle After Another”
Kangding Ray, “Sir?t”
Max Richter, “Hamnet”
Hans Zimmer, “F1”
Best television limited series, anthology series or motion picture made for television
“Adolescence”
“All Her Fault”
“The Beast In Me”
“Black Mirror”
“Dying for Sex”
“The Girlfriend”
Best performance by a male actor in a supporting role in any 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 original song
“Dream as One” from “Avatar: Fire and Ash,” music and lyrics by Miley Cyrus, Simon Franglen, Mark Ronson and Andrew Wyatt
“Golden” from “KPop Demon Hunters,” music and lyrics by Joong Gyu Kwak, Yu Han Lee, Hee Dong Nam, Jeong Hoon Seo, Park Hong Jun, Kim Eun-jae (EJAE) and Mark Sonnenblick
“I Lied to You” from “Sinners,” music and lyrics by Ludwig Göransson and Raphael Saadiq
“No Place Like Home” from “Wicked: For Good,” music and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz
“The Girl in the Bubble” from “Wicked: For Good,” music and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz
“Train Dreams” from “Train Dreams,” music and lyrics by Nick Cave, Bryce Dessner
Best screenplay
Paul Thomas Anderson, “One Battle After Another”
Ronald Bronstein and Josh Safdie, “Marty Supreme”
Ryan Coogler, “Sinners”
Jafar Panahi, “It Was Just An Accident”
Eskil Vogt and Joachim Trier, “Sentimental Value”
Chloé Zhao and Maggie O’Farrell, “Hamnet”
Best motion picture (non-English language)
“It Was Just an Accident”
“No Other Choice”
“The Secret Agent”
“Sentimental Value”
“Sir?t”
“The Voice of Hind Rajab”
Best performance by a female actor in a television series (musical or comedy)
Ayo Edebiri, “The Bear”
Jean Smart, “Hacks”
Jenna Ortega, “Wednesday”
Kristen Bell, “Nobody Wants This”
Selena Gomez, “Only Murders in the Building”
Natasha Lyonne, “Poker Face”
Best performance by a female actor in a limited series, anthology series or a motion picture made for television
Claire Danes, “The Beast in Me”
Michelle Williams, “Dying for Sex”
Rashida Jones, “Black Mirror”
Robin Wright, “The Girlfriend”
Sarah Snook, “All Her Fault”
Amanda Seyfried, “Long Bright River”
Best performance by a male actor in a motion picture (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”
Best television series (comedy)
“Abbott Elementary”
“The Bear”
“Hacks”
“Nobody Wants This”
“Only Murders in the Building”
“The Studio”
Cinematic and box office achievement
“Avatar: Fire and Ash”
“F1”
“KPop Demon Hunters”
“Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning”
“Sinners”
“Weapons”
“Wicked: For Good”
“Zootopia 2”
Best podcast
“Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard”
“Call Her Daddy”
“Good Hang with Amy Poehler”
“The Mel Robbins Podcast”
“SmartLess”
“Up First from NPR”
Best performance in stand-up comedy on television
“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”
Best performance by a male actor in a motion picture (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”
Best performance by a female actor in a motion picture (drama)
Jessie Buckley, “Hamnet”
Jennifer Lawrence, “Die My Love”
Julia Roberts, “After the Hunt”
Renate Reinsve, “Sentimental Value”
Tessa Thompson, “Hedda”
Eva Victor, “Sorry, Baby”
Best picture (musical or comedy)
“Blue Moon”
“Bugonia”
“Marty Supreme”
“No Other Choice”
“Nouvelle Vague”
“One Battle After Another”
Best picture (drama)
“Frankenstein”
“Hamnet”
“It Was Just An Accident”
“The Secret Agent”
“Sentimental Value”
“Sinners”
The awards show will take place on Jan. 11, 2026. Stay tuned to Horror News Network for more on the nominees.
