LOS ANGELES — Paul Thomas Anderson’s “One Battle After Another” surged to the front of the awards-season race as it led the Golden Globes nominations 2026 with nine nods announced for the 83rd Golden Globe Awards. The haul edges out Joachim Trier’s family drama “Sentimental Value” with eight and Ryan Coogler’s vampire saga “Sinners” with seven, signaling a film lineup dominated by politically charged, auteur-driven stories, Dec. 11, 2025.
Golden Globes nominations 2026 put “One Battle After Another” out front
Within the Golden Globes nominations 2026 film slate, “One Battle After Another” appears in best motion picture – musical or comedy, director, screenplay, actor, actress, two supporting-actor slots, supporting actress and original score, according to the official 2026 Golden Globes nominations list. The nine mentions make Anderson’s desert-set action comedy one of the most-nominated films in Globes history and cap months of critics-group wins that have already positioned it as an Oscar front-runner.
Joachim Trier’s Norwegian comedy-drama “Sentimental Value” and Coogler’s vampire allegory “Sinners” anchor the rest of the top drama field, joined by Chloé Zhao’s “Hamnet,” Guillermo del Toro’s “Frankenstein” and Jafar Panahi’s “It Was Just an Accident,” an Associated Press breakdown noted. For international cinema, the Golden Globes nominations 2026 also push non-English-language contenders such as “Sentimental Value,” “Sirat” and “The Secret Agent” further into the mainstream awards conversation.
“Sentimental Value” and “Sinners” sharpen the film race
Fresh off a Grand Prix win at Cannes, “Sentimental Value” converts its festival buzz into Globes recognition with nominations for best motion picture – drama, best motion picture – non-English language, director, screenplay and key acting races for stars Renate Reinsve, Stellan Skarsgård and Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas. The fractured-family story about a filmmaker drawing on his daughters’ lives gives voters both intimate character work and an industry-facing narrative about art, ethics and memory.
Coogler’s “Sinners,” meanwhile, extends a strong run through critics groups and the Critics Choice Awards by landing seven Golden Globe nominations, including best motion picture – drama, director, actor Michael B. Jordan, composer Ludwig Göransson’s score, cinematic and box office achievement and an original song slot. In a recent Deadline roundtable, Coogler and producers Zinzi Coogler and Sev Ohanian discussed what those seven nominations mean for a genre movie that blends vampire thrills with pointed commentary on race, policing and faith.
“The White Lotus” extends TV anthology dominance
On the television side, HBO’s “The White Lotus” tops all series with six nominations, including best television series – drama and a sweep of supporting-actor and supporting-actress slots that underscores the strength of Mike White’s rotating ensemble. The show edges out drama rivals such as “The Pitt,” “Severance,” “Slow Horses” and “Pluribus,” while “The Bear,” “Only Murders in the Building” and “The Studio” headline the comedy categories.
The mix echoes the shape of recent Globes lineups, as seen in coverage of the 2024 winners dominated by Christopher Nolan’s “Oppenheimer” on the film side and HBO’s “Succession” and FX’s “The Bear” on television. If those shows framed the Globes as a launchpad for prestige dramas about power and anxiety, this year’s nominations suggest an even heavier tilt toward complex, politically charged storytelling across film and TV.
From “Barbenheimer” to a new awards-season axis
Two years after the so-called “Barbenheimer” season, when Golden Globe nominations led by “Barbie” and “Oppenheimer” set up a blockbuster showdown and TV was paced by “Succession” and “The Bear,” the 83rd Globes again find a single film — this time “One Battle After Another” — defining the narrative heading into the heart of awards season. Yet instead of studio tentpoles, the new axis leans toward director-driven projects that thread together questions of revolution, family, faith and global politics.
The 83rd Golden Globes ceremony, hosted again by comedian Nikki Glaser, will air Sunday, Jan. 11, 2026, on CBS and stream live on Paramount+, with honorary trophies for Helen Mirren and Sarah Jessica Parker expected to add extra star power to the broadcast. As the Golden Globes nominations 2026 settle in, the question now is whether Anderson’s action epic can turn its nomination lead into wins — or whether the late-surging “Sinners” or the quietly devastating “Sentimental Value” will turn this race into, well, one battle after another.
