Golden Globes 2026: One Battle After Another, Hamnet and Adolescence win – as it happened

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Golden Globes host Nikki Glaser. Photograph: Christopher Polk/2026GG/Penske Media/Getty Images

At this point, one could almost forget that the Golden Globes went dark for a couple years in the early 2020s – three years into its reformed era, the Globes glided along in relatively undramatic, somewhat entertaining fashion. Return host Nikki Glaser honed her signature roasting style to the right temperature – hot in the right places and toward the right targets (hi, Bari Weiss’s CBS News!), and overall warmly received in the room. We can debate tomorrow whether the time for one of her funnier bits, mocking the new podcast award, should’ve gone to more film and TV clips …

Anyway, the night was relatively light on surprises, with One Battle After Another sweeping the comedic film awards, while Hamnet and The Secret Agent split motion picture drama. The big snub of the evening, then, was Sinners, which took home just cinematic and box office achievement – considered the consolation prize, as it was last year for Wicked – as well as best original score.

On the TV side, the Golden Globes virtually copied the Emmys, with The Pitt, The Studio and Adolescence expectedly cleaning up in drama, comedy and limited series – though Rhea Seehorn became a welcome new addition the awards club for Pluribus, capping a night that almost entirely celebrated new TV shows (promising!).

And with that, the stars are off to the afterparties, and we are off to bed. Thanks for sticking with us! We’ll see you back here soon.

And this was one of tonight’s many bleeped out moments (sweariest Globes ever maybe?):

In a year that was unusually a little short on genuinely funny presenter bits, Wanda Sykes delivered:

Sinners might have been snubbed for tonight’s major awards but here’s a reminder of why it was arguably last year’s most culturally important film:

In case you missed the actually rather brown red carpet, here’s a look back at who wore what:

Here’s a full wrap of tonight’s big winners:

WINNER: Hamnet – motion picture drama

Paul Mescal, Pippa Harris, Nic Gonda, Jessie Buckley, Steven Spielberg, Liza Marshall, Maggie O’Farrell, Chloé Zhao. Photograph: Rich Polk/2026GG/Penske Media/Getty Images

Director Chloe Zhao appears truly stunned to have won over Sinners and The Secret Agent, among others, for best drama. She ceded the mic to producer Steven Spielberg, a producer on the film, who credited her as “the one film-maker on earth” who could bring Maggie O’Farrell’s book to life.

Zhao took a few moments to gather herself, then delivered a message she credited to star Paul Mescal: “that the most important thing about being an artist is being able to be vulnerable enough” to, among other things, “give ourselves fully to the world, even the parts of ourselves that we’re ashamed of, that we’re afraid of, that are imperfect”.

She also shouted out Sinners director Ryan Coogler, whom she met at years ago at Sundance Labs (and apparently taught him how to light a fire?) – “so many of you have become so strong and tender at the same time, and you have shared so much of yourself in your work,” she said, looking at Coogler still. “Let’s keep seeing each other, and let’s keep allowing ourselves to be seen.”

Nikki Glaser making Michael B Jordan’s mum feel very awkward in case you missed it:

WINNER: One Battle After Another – motion picture musical or comedy

Paul Thomas Anderson. Photograph: CBS Photo Archive/CBS/Getty Images

A win for best comedy caps off a big night for One Battle After Another, which took home four Golden Globes tonight and looks like the one to beat with two months until the Oscars.

Producer Sara Murphy did the talking this time, again paying tribute to late assistant director Adam Somner, “who we miss every day” as well as the entire cast – “what an embarrassment of riches and talent.” Paul Thomas Anderson looked poised to add a couple irreverent details, but got played off stage.

Here’s a look at Jessie Buckley’s emotional speech:

WINNER: Wagner Moura (The Secret Agent) – male actor in a motion picture drama

Wagner Moura. Photograph: Rich Polk/2026GG/Penske Media/Getty Images

A year after Fernanda Torres became the first Brazilian performer to win a Golden Globe, Wagner Moura becomes the second, and the first male actor, for The Secret Agent, which has become a somewhat surprise belle of the ball tonight.

The Narcos star, seeming a bit overwhelmed, thanked director Kleber Mendonça Filho – “brother, you are a genius” – and saluted the Secret Agent as “a film about memory, or the lack of memory, and generational trauma”.

“I think that if trauma can be passed along generations, values can too,” he added. “So this goes to the ones who are sticking with their values in difficult moments.”

WINNER: Jessie Buckley (Hamnet) – female actor in a motion picture drama

Jessie Buckley. Photograph: Mike Blake/Reuters

Well, this tracks with the awards seasons so far – Jessie Buckley wins for her outright arresting turn as Agnes, wife and muse of William Shakespeare, in Chloe Zhao’s Hamnet.

Already a veteran this awards season, the Irish actor thanked the cast and crew of the period drama via an extended tangent about their Polish grip, who made extra soup for everyone on set – and then, of course, shouted out fellow nominee Julia Roberts: “You are like a hero to us all,” she said. “I’d watch you any time, anywhere.”

And one brief, very earnest note: “This is a real, real honor. I love what I do, and I love being a part of this industry.”

WINNER: The Studio – television comedy series

Seth Rogen (center). Photograph: Rich Polk/2026GG/Penske Media/Getty Images

Also not a surprise is The Studio winning for best comedy series, continuing the awards near-sweep for the very insidery Hollywood series. Creator Seth Rogen, affable as always, shouted out the show’s crew “who usually don’t get invited to these things, but they should!”

Rogen took the time to credit some of the many, many positions on staff, from craft services to props, editors to hair and makeup – “truly without all of you, this show would not be thinkable,” he said. “We’re so excited to get started shooting the next season in … one week from today.”

WINNER: Adolescence – limited series, anthology series or TV movie

Adolescence co-creator Stephen Graham. Photograph: Michael Buckner/2026GG/Penske Media/Getty Images

What is the opposite of a surprise? Adolescence winning best limited series (even though co-creators Stephen Graham and Jack Thorne just confirmed tonight that they’re at work on a second season).

Still, no one can deny the impact Adolescence, which digs into toxic masculinity and the impact of unfettered social media access on children, made in just four episodes, each filmed in a single continuous take. “Some think our show is about how we should be frightened of young people,” said Thorne – but it is not. “It’s about the filth and the debris we have laid in their path.”

“Removing hate is our generation’s responsibility,” he added. “It requires thought from the top down. The possibility seems remote right now, but hope is a beautiful thing.”

Proof that Nikki Glaser does her research:

WINNER: The Pitt – television series drama

The Pitt co-creator and showrunner R Scott Gemmill. Photograph: Rich Polk/2026GG/Penske Media/Getty Images

As the Emmys go, so goes the Golden Globes (this year, at least) – The Pitt is once again best drama. Co-creator and showrunner R Scott Gemmill accepts the trophy for the breakout medical drama, which became a surprise hit in its first season.

“It takes a village to put on a show, or in my case a village idiot” he joked, flanked by star Noah Wyle and executive producer-writer John Wells. “And we have such a great village that we work with every day.”

Of course, Gemmill also thanked “the first responders and healthcare workers who are the real heroes who inspire us” and implored people to work together with “decency and humanity” – getting political, without getting too political.

The original score win was cruelly cut from the telecast (much to the annoyance of Hans Zimmer) but here it is!

WINNER: Rhea Seehorn (Pluribus) – female actor in a drama series

Rhea Seehorn. Photograph: Jim Ruymen/UPI/Shutterstock

I have to admit that I am late on Pluribus, for which I’ve heard nothing but rave reviews. Nevertheless, star Rhea Seehorn seems flustered, surprised by her first win. “My speech says ‘get a prescription for beta blockers’ and I did not! Sorry!” she joked, her hands shaking.

She went on to thank Vince Gilligan, who created the Apple TV+ drama for her, for “writing me the role of a lifetime” as well as a lengthy list of cast and crew. “It takes an entire village,” she gushed, “so thank you to my beautiful village.”