Awards season is right around the corner – here are my predictions for the Golden Globes 2026:
WW: Will Win
DH: Dark Horse
Prediction Results: 10/15 (13/15 if including dark horses)
Best Picture – Drama

- Frankenstein
- Hamnet DH
- Sinners WW
- It Was Just an Accident
- The Secret Agent
- Sentimental Value
Best Picture – Comedy / Musical

- Marty Supreme DH
- No Other Choice
- One Battle After Another WW
- Blue Moon
- Bugonia
- Nouvelle Vague
Best Picture – Animated

- Arco
- Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle
- Elio
- KPop Demon Hunters WW
- Little Amelie or the Character of Rain
- Zootopia 2 DH
Best Picture – Non-English Language

- It Was Just an Accident DH
- No Other Choice
- Sentimental Value WW
- The Secret Agent
- The Voice of Hind Rajab
- Sirat
Best Director

- Paul Thomas Anderson (One Battle After Another) WW
- Guillermo Del Toro (Frankenstein)
- Ryan Coogler (Sinners) DH
- Joachim Trier (Sentimental Value)
- Chloe Zhao (Hamnet)
- Jafar Panahi (It Was Just an Accident)
Best Lead Actor – Drama

- Joel Edgerton (Train Dreams)
- Oscar Issac (Frankenstein)
- Dwayne Johnson (The Smashing Machine)
- Michael B. Jordan (Sinners) DH
- Wagner Moura (The Secret Agent) WW
- Jeremy Allen White (Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere)
Best Lead Actress – Drama

- Jessie Buckley (Hamnet) WW
- Jennifer Lawrence (Die My Love)
- Renate Reinsve (Sentimental Value) DH
- Tessa Thompson (Hedda)
- Julia Roberts (After the Hunt)
- Eva Victor (Sorry, Baby)
Best Lead Actor – Musical / Comedy

- Timothee Chalamet (Marty Supreme) WW
- George Clooney (Jay Kelly)
- Leonardo DiCaprio (One Battle After Another)
- Ethan Hawke (Blue Moon) DH
- Lee Byung-hun (No Other Choice)
- Jesse Plemons (Bugonia)
Best Lead Actress – Musical / Comedy

- Rose Byrne (If I Had Legs I’d Kick You) WW
- Cynthia Erivo (Wicked: For Good) DH
- Kate Hudson (Song Sung Blue)
- Chase Infiniti (One Battle After Another)
- Amanda Seyfried (The Testament of Ann Lee)
- Emma Stone (Bugonia)
Best Supporting Actor

- Benicio Del Toro (One Battle After Another)
- Jacob Elordi (Frankenstein) DH
- Paul Mescal (Hamnet)
- Stellan Skarsgard (Sentimental Value) WW
- Sean Penn (One Battle After Another)
- Adam Sandler (Jay Kelly)
Best Supporting Actress

- Elle Fanning (Sentimental Value)
- Ariana Grande (Wicked: For Good) DH
- Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas (Sentimental Value)
- Amy Madigan (Weapons) WW
- Teyana Taylor (One Battle After Another)
- Emily Blunt (The Smashing Machine)
Best Screenplay

- Hamnet
- One Battle After Another DH
- Sinners WW
- Sentimental Value
- It Was Just an Accident
- Marty Supreme
Best Original Score

- Frankenstein (Alexandre Desplat)
- Hamnet (Max Richter)
- One Battle After Another (Jonny Greenwood) WW
- Sinners (Ludwig Goransson) DH
- Sirat (Kangding Ray)
- F1: The Movie (Hans Zimmer)
Best Original Song

- “Dream as One” (Avatar: Fire and Ash)
- “Golden” (KPop Demon Hunters) WW
- “I Lied to You” (Sinners) DH
- “The Girl in the Bubble” (Wicked: For Good)
- “No Place Like Home” (Wicked: For Good)
- “Train Dreams” (Train Dreams)
Cinematic & Box Office Achievement

- Avatar: Fire and Ash DH
- F1: The Movie
- KPop Demon Hunters
- Sinners WW
- Weapons
- Wicked: For Good
- Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning
- Zootopia 2










