Team Contending weighs in with their official 2026 Golden Globes predictions across film and television categories.
The time has come to return to the Golden Globes. Yes, we still lament the wacky, fun-filled days of the old Golden Globes. You know, the ones handled out by the admittedly problematic Hollywood Foreign Press Association. Still, the Globes ceremonies are usually fun, and they remain a relatively unpredictable body. Will they follow in Critics Choice’s footsteps with their wins? Or will they break out on their own? Until Sunday night, here are Team Contending’s 2026 Golden Globes predictions in film and television categories!
FILM
BEST MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA
FRANKENSTEIN (Netflix)
HAMNET (Focus Features) – Clarence, Jalal
IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT (NEON)
THE SECRET AGENT (NEON)
SENTIMENTAL VALUE (NEON) – Ben
SINNERS (Warner Bros. Pictures) – Megan, Frank, David, Joey
BEST MOTION PICTURE – MUSICAL OR COMEDY
BLUE MOON (Sony Pictures Classics)
BUGONIA (Focus Features)
MARTY SUPREME (A24)
NO OTHER CHOICE (NEON)
NOUVELLE VAGUE (Netflix)
ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER (Warner Bros. Pictures) – Clarence, Megan, Frank, David, Jalal, Ben, Joey
BEST MOTION PICTURE – ANIMATED
ARCO (NEON)
DEMON SLAYER: KIMETSU NO YAIBA INFINITY CASTLE (Aniplex, Crunchyroll, Sony Pictures Entertainment)
ELIO (Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures)
KPOP DEMON HUNTERS (Netflix) – Clarence, Megan, Frank, David, Jalal, Ben, Joey
LITTLE AMÉLIE OR THE CHARACTER OF RAIN (GKIDS)
ZOOTOPIA 2 (Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures)
CINEMATIC AND BOX OFFICE ACHIEVEMENT
AVATAR: FIRE AND ASH (Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures)
F1 (Apple Original Films)
KPOP DEMON HUNTERS (Netflix)
MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE – THE FINAL RECKONING (Paramount Pictures)
SINNERS (Warner Bros. Pictures) – Clarence, Megan, Frank, David, Jalal, Ben, Joey
WEAPONS (Warner Bros. Pictures, New Line Cinema)
WICKED: FOR GOOD (Universal Pictures)
ZOOTOPIA 2 (Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures)
BEST MOTION PICTURE – NON-ENGLISH LANGUAGE
IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT (NEON) – FRANCE
NO OTHER CHOICE (NEON) – SOUTH KOREA
THE SECRET AGENT (NEON) – BRAZIL – Clarence, David, Frank, Jalal, Ben, Joey
SENTIMENTAL VALUE (NEON) – NORWAY
SIRĀT (NEON) – SPAIN
THE VOICE OF HIND RAJAB (WILLA) – TUNISIA
BEST PERFORMANCE BY A FEMALE ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA
JESSIE BUCKLEY (HAMNET) – Clarence, Megan, Frank, David, Jalal, Ben, Joey
JENNIFER LAWRENCE (DIE MY LOVE)
RENATE REINSVE (SENTIMENTAL VALUE)
JULIA ROBERTS (AFTER THE HUNT)
TESSA THOMPSON (HEDDA)
EVA VICTOR (SORRY, BABY)
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) – David
WAGNER MOURA (THE SECRET AGENT) – Clarence, Megan, Frank, Jalal, Ben, Joey
JEREMY ALLEN WHITE (SPRINGSTEEN: DELIVER ME FROM NOWHERE)
BEST PERFORMANCE BY A FEMALE ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE – MUSICAL OR COMEDY
ROSE BYRNE (IF I HAD LEGS I’D KICK YOU) – David, Jalal, Ben
CYNTHIA ERIVO (WICKED: FOR GOOD)
KATE HUDSON (SONG SUNG BLUE) – Frank
CHASE INFINITI (ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER)
AMANDA SEYFRIED (THE TESTAMENT OF ANN LEE)
EMMA STONE (BUGONIA) – Clarence, Megan, Joey
BEST PERFORMANCE BY A MALE ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE – MUSICAL OR COMEDY
TIMOTHÉE CHALAMET (MARTY SUPREME) – Clarence, Frank, David, Jalal, Joey
GEORGE CLOONEY (JAY KELLY)
LEONARDO DICAPRIO (ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER) – Megan, Ben
ETHAN HAWKE (BLUE MOON)
LEE BYUNG-HUN (NO OTHER CHOICE)
JESSE PLEMONS (BUGONIA)
BEST PERFORMANCE BY A FEMALE ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN ANY MOTION PICTURE
EMILY BLUNT (THE SMASHING MACHINE)
ELLE FANNING (SENTIMENTAL VALUE) – Joey
ARIANA GRANDE (WICKED: FOR GOOD)
INGA IBSDOTTER LILLEAAS (SENTIMENTAL VALUE) – Jalal
AMY MADIGAN (WEAPONS) – Megan, Ben
TEYANA TAYLOR (ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER) – Clarence, David, Frank
BEST PERFORMANCE BY A MALE ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN ANY MOTION PICTURE
BENICIO DEL TORO (ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER) – Joey
JACOB ELORDI (FRANKENSTEIN) Frank
PAUL MESCAL (HAMNET)
SEAN PENN (ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER)
ADAM SANDLER (JAY KELLY)
STELLAN SKARSGÅRD (SENTIMENTAL VALUE) – Clarence, Megan, David, Jalal, Ben
BEST DIRECTOR – MOTION PICTURE
PAUL THOMAS ANDERSON (ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER) – Clarence, Megan, Frank, David, Jalal, Ben, Joey
RYAN COOGLER (SINNERS)
GUILLERMO DEL TORO (FRANKENSTEIN)
JAFAR PANAHI (IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT)
JOACHIM TRIER (SENTIMENTAL VALUE)
CHLOÉ ZHAO (HAMNET)
BEST SCREENPLAY – MOTION PICTURE
PAUL THOMAS ANDERSON (ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER) – Clarence, David
RONALD BRONSTEIN, JOSH SAFDIE (MARTY SUPREME) – Megan
RYAN COOGLER (SINNERS) – Frank
JAFAR PANAHI (IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT)-Ben
ESKIL VOGT, JOACHIM TRIER (SENTIMENTAL VALUE) – Jalal, Joey
CHLOÉ ZHAO, MAGGIE O’FARRELL (HAMNET)
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE – MOTION PICTURE
ALEXANDRE DESPLAT (FRANKENSTEIN) –
LUDWIG GÖRANSSON (SINNERS) – Clarence, Megan, David, Frank
JONNY GREENWOOD (ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER)-Ben
KANGDING RAY (SIRĀT) – Jalal
MAX RICHTER (HAMNET)
HANS ZIMMER (F1)
BEST ORIGINAL SONG – MOTION PICTURE
“DREAM AS ONE” –– AVATAR: FIRE AND ASH
“GOLDEN” –– KPOP DEMON HUNTERS – Clarence, Megan, Frank, David, Jalal, Ben
“I LIED TO YOU” –– SINNERS
“NO PLACE LIKE HOME” –– WICKED: FOR GOOD
“THE GIRL IN THE BUBBLE” –– WICKED: FOR GOOD – Joey
“TRAIN DREAMS” –– TRAIN DREAMS
TELEVISION
BEST TELEVISION SERIES – DRAMA
THE DIPLOMAT (NETFLIX)
THE PITT (HBO MAX) – Clarence, Megan, Frank, David, Jalal, Ben, Joey
PLURIBUS (APPLE TV)
SEVERANCE (APPLE TV)
SLOW HORSES (APPLE TV)
THE WHITE LOTUS (HBO MAX)
BEST TELEVISION SERIES – MUSICAL OR COMEDY
ABBOTT ELEMENTARY (ABC)
THE BEAR (FX ON HULU)
HACKS (HBO MAX)
NOBODY WANTS THIS (NETFLIX)
ONLY MURDERS IN THE BUILDING (HULU)
THE STUDIO (APPLE TV) – Clarence, Megan, Frank, David, Jalal, Ben, Joey
BEST TELEVISION LIMITED SERIES, ANTHOLOGY SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
ADOLESCENCE (NETFLIX) – Clarence, Megan, Frank, David, Jalal, Ben, Joey
ALL HER FAULT (PEACOCK)
THE BEAST IN ME (NETFLIX)
BLACK MIRROR (NETFLIX)
DYING FOR SEX (FX ON HULU)
THE GIRLFRIEND (PRIME VIDEO)
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) – Clarence, Megan, Frank, David, Jalal, Ben, Joey
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) – Clarence, Megan, Frank, David, Jalal, Ben, Joey
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) – Clarence, Megan, Frank, David, Jalal, Ben, Joey
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) – Frank, Joey
SETH ROGEN (THE STUDIO) – Clarence, Megan, David, Jalal, Ben
MARTIN SHORT (ONLY MURDERS IN THE BUILDING)
JEREMY ALLEN WHITE (THE BEAR)
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)
RASHIDA JONES (BLACK MIRROR)
AMANDA SEYFRIED (LONG BRIGHT RIVER)
SARAH SNOOK (ALL HER FAULT) – Clarence, Megan, Frank, David, Jalal, Joey
MICHELLE WILLIAMS (DYING FOR SEX)-Ben
ROBIN WRIGHT (THE GIRLFRIEND)
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) – Frank
PAUL GIAMATTI (BLACK MIRROR)
STEPHEN GRAHAM (ADOLESCENCE) – Clarence, David, Jalal, Ben
CHARLIE HUNNAM (MONSTER: THE ED GEIN STORY) – Megan, Joey
JUDE LAW (BLACK RABBIT)
MATTHEW RHYS (THE BEAST IN ME)
BEST PERFORMANCE BY A FEMALE ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE ON TELEVISION
CARRIE COON (THE WHITE LOTUS)
ERIN DOHERTY (ADOLESCENCE) – Megan, Frank, David, Jalal, Ben, Joey
HANNAH EINBINDER (HACKS)
CATHERINE O’HARA (THE STUDIO) – Clarence
PARKER POSEY (THE WHITE LOTUS)
AIMEE LOU WOOD (THE WHITE LOTUS)
BEST PERFORMANCE BY A MALE ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE ON TELEVISION
OWEN COOPER (ADOLESCENCE) – Clarence, Megan, Frank, David, Jalal, Ben, Joey
BILLY CRUDUP (THE MORNING SHOW)
WALTON GOGGINS (THE WHITE LOTUS)
JASON ISAACS (THE WHITE LOTUS)
TRAMELL TILLMAN (SEVERANCE)
ASHLEY WALTERS (ADOLESCENCE)
BEST PERFORMANCE IN STAND-UP COMEDY ON TELEVISION
BILL MAHER (BILL MAHER: IS ANYONE ELSE SEEING THIS?
BRETT GOLDSTEIN (BRETT GOLDSTEIN: THE SECOND BEST NIGHT OF YOUR LIFE)
KEVIN HART (KEVIN HART: ACTING MY AGE)
KUMAIL NANJIANI (KUMAIL NANJIANI: NIGHT THOUGHTS)
RICKY GERVAIS (RICKY GERVAIS: MORTALITY) – Clarence, Megan, Frank, David, Jalal, Ben, Joey
SARAH SILVERMAN (SARAH SILVERMAN: POSTMORTEM)
BEST PODCAST
ARMCHAIR EXPERT WITH DAX SHEPARD (WONDERY)
CALL HER DADDY (SIRIUSXM)
GOOD HANG WITH AMY POEHLER (SPOTIFY) – Clarence, Megan, Frank, David, Jalal, Ben, Joey
THE MEL ROBBINS PODCAST (SIRIUSXM)
SMARTLESS (SIRIUSXM)
UP FIRST (NPR (NATIONAL PUBLIC RADIO)
