Golden Globes 2026 Prediction

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

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