2026 Golden Globe Awards — Big Winners and Memorable Moments

The 83rd Annual Golden Globe Awards were held on January 11, 2026 in Beverly Hills, California. Hollywood’s top movies, TV shows and stars were celebrated at a night full of wins, surprises and standing ovations.

Top Film Winners

Here are the biggest winners from the film categories:

Category	Winner
Best Motion Picture – Drama	Hamnet
Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy	One Battle After Another
Best Director	Paul Thomas Anderson (One Battle After Another)
Best Actor – Drama	Wagner Moura, The Secret Agent
Best Actress – Drama	Jessie Buckley, Hamnet
Best Actor – Musical or Comedy	Timothée Chalamet, Marty Supreme
Best Actress – Musical or Comedy	Rose Byrne, If I Had Legs I’d Kick You
Best Supporting Actor	Stellan Skarsgård, Sentimental Value
Best Supporting Actress	Teyana Taylor, One Battle After Another

This year One Battle After Another and Hamnet were the evening’s standouts, each winning multiple major awards.

TV and Streaming Winners

Television also had big moments:

• Best Drama Series: The Pitt
• Best Comedy Series: The Studio
• Best Limited Series: Adolescence

Stand-out acting wins in TV included:

• Noah Wyle – Best Actor in a Drama (The Pitt)
• Seth Rogen – Best Actor in a Comedy (The Studio)
• Michelle Williams – Best Actress in a Limited Series (Dying for Sex)
• Jean Smart – Best Female Actor in a Comedy (Hacks)

Netflix’s Adolescence earned several wins, including awards for young star Owen Cooper and Erin Doherty.

Best Moments of the Night

The ceremony had many memorable moments according to Time’s recap:

• Stephen Graham paused during his speech to gush about seeing Queen Latifah in the audience.
• Host Nikki Glaser delivered jokes that kept the crowd laughing, including playful teases of Hollywood stars.
• When Hamnet won Best Drama, director Chloé Zhao looked genuinely surprised and emotional on stage.
• Comedian Ricky Gervais won Best Stand-up Comedy Performance.

Actress Julia Roberts received a standing ovation while presenting, and playfully said she might be “impossible for a week” after the warm applause.

New and Changing Awards

This year’s Golden Globes included a new award category for Best Podcast, showing how entertainment awards are expanding to include more types of media.

The evening was marked by diversity among nominees and winners, reflecting the growing global nature of film and TV storytelling.

Why It Matters

The Golden Globes help set the tone for the awards season leading up to the Oscars. Big wins here can boost Oscar chances for films and actors. One Battle After Another, Hamnet and performances by stars like Timothée Chalamet, Wagner Moura and Jessie Buckley are now seen as top contenders for future major awards.

Bottom Line

The 2026 Golden Globes were a night of celebration, surprises and unforgettable speeches. With major wins for One Battle After Another, Hamnet and TV favorites like The Pitt and Adolescence, the ceremony honoured some of the most powerful performances and stories of 2025 in film and television.