Focus Features' Hamnet won Best Motion Picture — Drama, while Warner Bros.' One Battle After Another took Best Picture — Comedy or Musical and three other prizes to lead the 2026 Golden Globes, held on Sunday night in Los Angeles. Paul Thomas Anderson won Best Director and Best Screenplay for One Battle After Another, following his double win at the Critics Choice Awards the previous weekend. Teyana Taylor opened the ceremony with Best Female Supporting Actor for the same film, paying tribute to her 'brown sisters' in her acceptance speech.
Jessie Buckley won Best Actress in a Drama Motion Picture for Hamnet, while Wagner Moura surprised many by winning Best Actor for Neon's The Secret Agent, becoming the first Brazilian actor to win a Golden Globe. He dedicated the award to 'those who are sticking with their values in difficult moments.' The Secret Agent also won Best Non-English Language Motion Picture, another repeat from the Critics Choice Awards. Stellan Skarsgård took Best Male Supporting Actor for Neon's Sentimental Value.
In the musical or comedy categories, Timothée Chalamet won Best Male Actor for Marty Supreme, and Rose Byrne won Best Female Actor for If I Had Legs I'd Kick You; both films are distributed by A24. The chart-topping song 'Golden' from Netflix's KPop Demon Hunters won both Best Animated Feature and Best Original Song, while Ludwig Göransson won Best Original Score for Warner Bros.' Sinners.
On the television side, HBO Max's The Pitt won Best TV Drama Series, with its star Noah Wyle taking Best Male Actor in a TV Drama. Rhea Seehorn won Best Female Actor in a TV Drama for Apple TV's Pluribus on her first nomination. Apple TV's The Studio won Best Comedy or Musical Series, and its creator Seth Rogen won Best Male Actor in a Comedy Series. Jean Smart won her third Golden Globe for Hacks, while Netflix's Adolescence won Best Limited Series.
Many winners were repeats from both the Critics Choice Awards and the Emmys, cementing their status as frontrunners for the upcoming Academy Awards.
