The Golden Globes, our favorite problematic awards show, is set to announce their film, television, and now… *holds back vomit* podcast nominations. Yes, they may have changed their voting body to reflect more serious options and international titles, but deep down, they are still the same Globes at heart. To get that repulsive new category out of the way, one that if it needs to exist, should be acknowledged by a voting body like The Grammys, given podcasts mostly not a visual medium, rather audio. Yes, there is an episodic nature to podcasts, but if that constitutes itself as television, than why aren’t variety/talk shows honored with Globes, which is the closest equivalent? Why argue about this? Well, it’s a waste of time to fit during an already 3-hour show. Sure, this is Amy Poehler’s Globe to lose, given her competition ranges from undesirable to morally-insidious, but must we stoop this low for her sake?

In the television categories, do expect the Emmys love for The Pitt to absorb into its next round of end-of-the-year trophies. Yes, with the second season right around the corner, set to debut the week of The Golden Globes ceremony, the (literal) heart-stopping medical drama looks set to win another battle against juggernaut Severance. Coming up the rear though, with its premiere season still airing weekly in this moment is Pluribus, which should bless the overdue, under-appreciated Rhea Seehorn with a Golden Globe for Best Actress in a Drama Series, against this year’s Emmy winner Britt Lower. Task, announced for a season two, moves out of Limited Series and into Drama Series while final seasons of Andor and Stranger Things see if they can get one last shot at getting nominated. You thought Adolescence was done picking up prizes? With The Penguin a nominee last year, and no further competition since, Adolescence might make a total clean sweep with not a sweat.

As we’ve seen with the last few years in the film categories, the Globes voting branch has been far less celebrity-obsessed and more internationally-embracing, with their nominations feeling far more honest in choice than an excuse to get A-listers in a room. NEON in particular may have all of their four big titles (It Was Just An Accident, The Secret Agent, No Other Choice, and Sentimental Value) represented in the Drama and Comedy/Musical categories, thanks as well to the awards group dropping their long-standing “foreign films/animated films in main categories are ineligible” rule a few years back. It is still up in the air where the Globes fall with The Secret Agent though, despite its mighty Brazilian advantage, the film for early voters had not been available to screen, making the film vulnerable due to a lack of eyeballs. With that, we may see some reliable-to-predict nominees be left out of certain acting categories because (despite the 6-nominee as opposed to 5 categories) the competition is really that crowded, specifically in Best Comedy/Musical. Yes, that category still runs into cries of fraudulence with many serious films with a “specific” sense of humor, using the “comedy” distinction to weasel in ahead of films with a more consistent laugh ratio. Films such as If I Had Legs I’d Kick You, Blue Moon, Marty Supreme, Roofman, Rental Family, Song Sung Blue, Bugonia, Sorry Baby, and the easy frontrunner One Battle After Another stomping over films like The Naked Gun, Friendship, The Phoenician Scheme, Splitsville, and The Roses.

Then, there’s the big question mark of Avatar: Fire & Ash. The first film winning the Best Picture-Drama prize in 2010 and the second film a nominee in Picture and Director nominee points to this franchise being a big favorite to both old and new Globes voters. First screenings begin on Monday December 1st and instant reception may determine if the love shall extend to the third film. With “projections” counting as box office performance for films released after the voting window, it should be a shoe-in for a Best Box Office Achievement nomination (yes, the other “dumb” award), while Sinners, another shoe-in could decide to pull a Dune Part Two and focus its sights on Best Picture-Drama and not even submit for the Cinematic Achievement nomination. While I can’t seem to find any confirmation on that, Dune’s exclusion last year was a surprise and with Sinners being WB’s best shot in the Drama category given One Battle will be in Comedy, they might try to get as many films nominated as possible. Not submitting Sinners for Best Box Office Achievement only makes room for Weapons, A Minecraft Movie, Mickey 17, Final Destination: Bloodlines, and Superman to squeeze in, acknowledging the pretty incredible year they’ve had.

~ FILM CATEGORIES ~

BEST MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA

“FRANKENSTEIN”
“HAMNET”
“IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT”
“SENTIMENTAL VALUE”
“SINNERS”
“TRAIN DREAMS”

BEST ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE- DRAMA

Daniel Day-Lewis – “ANEMONE”
Joel Edgerton – “TRAIN DREAMS”
Michael B. Jordan – “SINNERS”
Vahid Mobasseri – “IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT”
Wagner Moura – “THE SECRET AGENT”
Jeremy Allen White – “SPRINGSTEEN: DELIVER ME FROM NOWHERE”

BEST ACTRESS IN A MOTION PICTURE- DRAMA

Jessie Buckley- “HAMNET”
Laura Dern – “IS THIS THING ON?”
Jodie Foster – “A PRIVATE LIFE”
Renate Reinsve – “SENTIMENTAL VALUE”
Julia Roberts – “AFTER THE HUNT”
Tessa Thompson – “HEDDA”

BEST MOTION PICTURE- COMEDY/MUSICAL

“BUGONIA”
“JAY KELLY”
“MARTY SUPREME”
“NO OTHER CHOICE”
“ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER”
“THE TESTAMENT OF ANN LEE”

BEST ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE- COMEDY/MUSICAL

Timothee Chalamet – “MARTY SUPREME”
George Clooney – “JAY KELLY”
Leonardo DiCaprio – “ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER”
Ethan Hawke – “BLUE MOON”
Jesse Plemons – “BUGONIA”
Lee Byung-hun – “NO OTHER CHOICE”

BEST ACTRESS IN A MOTION PICTURE- COMEDY/MUSICAL

Rose Byrne – “IF I HAD LEGS I’D KICK YOU”
Cynthia Erivo – “WICKED: FOR GOOD”
Kate Hudson – “SONG SUNG BLUE”
Chase Infiniti – “ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER”
Amanda Seyfried – “THE TESTAMENT OF ANN LEE”
Emma Stone – “BUGONIA”

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE

Benicio del Toro – “ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER”
Jacob Elordi – “FRANKENSTEIN”
Paul Mescal – “HAMNET”
Sean Penn – “ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER”
Adam Sandler – “JAY KELLY”
Stellan Skarsgard – “SENTIMENTAL VALUE”

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A MOTION PICTURE

Elle Fanning – “SENTIMENTAL VALUE”
Ariana Grande – “WICKED: FOR GOOD”
Nina Hoss – “HEDDA”
Inga Ibsdotter-Lilleaas – “SENTIMENTAL VALUE”
Amy Madigan – “WEAPONS”
Teyana Taylor – “ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER”

BEST DIRECTOR

Paul Thomas Anderson – “ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER”
Ryan Coogler – “SINNERS”
Guillermo del Toro – “FRANKENSTEIN”
Jafar Panahi – “IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT”
Joachim Trier – “SENTIMENTAL VALUE”
Chloe Zhao – “HAMNET”

BEST SCREENPLAY

“HAMNET” – Chloe Zhao & Maggie O’Farrell
“IS THIS THING ON?” – Mark Chappell, Will Arnett, & Bradley Cooper
“IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT” – Jafar Panahi
“MARTY SUPREME” – Josh Safdie & Ronald Bronstein
“ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER” – Paul Thomas Anderson
“SENTIMENTAL VALUE” – Joachim Trier & Eskil Vogt

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE FOR A MOTION PICTURE

“FRANKENSTEIN” – Alexandre Desplat
“HAMNET” – Max Richter
“MARTY SUPREME” – Daniel Lopatin
“ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER” – Jonny Greenwood
“SINNERS” – Ludwig Goransson
“THE TESTAMENT OF ANN LEE” – Daniel Blumberg

BEST ORIGINAL SONG FOR A MOTION PICTURE

“AVATAR: FIRE & ASH” – “Dream as One”
“KPOP DEMON HUNTERS – “Golden”
“SINNERS” – “I Lied to You”
“SINNERS” – “Last Time (I Seen the Sun)”
“THE TESTAMENT OF ANN LEE” – “Clothed By the Sun”
“WICKED: FOR GOOD” – “Girl in the Bubble”

BEST MOTION PICTURE- NON-ENGLISH LANGUAGE

“IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT”
“NO OTHER CHOICE”
“THE SECRET AGENT”
“SENTIMENTAL VALUE”
“SIRAT”
“SOUND OF FALLING”

BEST MOTION PICTURE- ANIMATED

“ARCO”
“ELIO”
“KPOP DEMON HUNTERS”
“LITTLE AMELIE, OR THE CHARACTER OF RAIN”
“SCARLET”
“ZOOTOPIA 2”

BEST CINEMATIC AND BOX OFFICE ACHIEVEMENT

“AVATAR: FIRE & ASH”
“F1: THE MOVIE”
“KPOP DEMON HUNTERS”
“LILO & STITCH”
“SUPERMAN”
“WEAPONS”
“WICKED: FOR GOOD”
“ZOOTOPIA 2”

~ TELEVISION CATEGORIES ~

BEST TELEVISION SERIES – DRAMA

“ANDOR”
“THE PITT”
“PLURIBUS”
“SEVERANCE”
“TASK”
“THE WHITE LOTUS”

BEST ACTOR IN A TELEVISION SERIES – DRAMA

Sterling K. Brown – “PARADISE”
Ethan Hawke – “THE LOWDOWN”
Diego Luna – “ANDOR”
Mark Ruffalo – “TASK”
Adam Scott – “SEVERANCE”
Noah Wyle – “THE PITT”

BEST ACTRESS IN A TELEVISION SERIES – DRAMA

Kathy Bates – “MATLOCK”
Carrie Coon – “THE GILDED AGE”
Britt Lower – “SEVERANCE”
Keri Russell – “THE DIPLOMAT”
Rhea Seehorn – “PLURIBUS”
Emma Thompson – “DOWN CEMETERY ROAD”

BEST TELEVISION SERIES – COMEDY/MUSICAL

“ABBOTT ELEMENTARY”
“THE BEAR”
“HACKS”
“I LOVE LA”
“ONLY MURDERS IN THE BUILDING”
“THE STUDIO”

BEST ACTOR IN A TELEVISION SERIES – COMEDY/MUSICAL

Adam Brody – “NOBODY WANTS THIS”
Domhnall Gleeson – “THE PAPER”
Glen Powell – “CHAD POWERS”
Seth Rogen – “THE STUDIO”
Martin Short – “ONLY MURDERS IN THE BUILDING”
Jeremy Allen White – “THE BEAR”

BEST ACTRESS IN A TELEVISION SERIES – COMEDY/MUSICAL

Kristen Bell – “NOBODY WANTS THIS”
Quinta Brunson – “ABBOTT ELEMENTARY”
Ayo Edebiri – “THE BEAR”
Jenna Ortega – “WEDNESDAY”
Rachel Sennott – “I LOVE LA”
Jean Smart – “HACKS”

BEST LIMITED SERIES OR TV MOVIE

“ADOLESCENCE”
“ALL HER FAULT”
“BLACK RABBIT”
“DEATH BY LIGHTNING”
“DYING FOR SEX”
“SIRENS”

BEST ACTOR IN A LIMITED SERIES OR TV MOVIE

Jason Bateman – “BLACK RABBIT”
Paul Giamatti – “BLACK MIRROR”
Stephen Graham – “ADOLESCENCE”
Bryan Tyree Henry – “DOPE THIEF”
Matthew Macfadyen – “DEATH BY LIGHTNING”
Michael Shannon – “DEATH BY LIGHTNING”

BEST ACTRESS IN A LIMITED SERIES OR TV MOVIE

Claire Danes – “THE BEAST IN ME”
Meghann Fahy – “SIRENS”
Rashida Jones – “BLACK MIRROR”
Sarah Snook – “ALL HER FAULT”
Michelle Williams – “DYING FOR SEX”
Renee Zellwegger – “BRIDGET JONES: MAD ABOUT THE BOY”

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A TELEVISION SERIES, LIMITED SERIES, OR TV MOVIE

Ike Barinholtz – “THE STUDIO”
Owen Cooper – “ADOLESCENCE”
Walton Goggins – “THE WHITE LOTUS”
Jeff Hiller – “SOMEBODY SOMEWHERE”
Tom Pelphrey- “TASK”
Tramell Tillman – “SEVERANCE”

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A TELEVISION SERIES, LIMITED SERIES, OR TV MOVIE

Carrie Coon – “THE WHITE LOTUS”
Erin Doherty – “ADOLESCENCE”
Hannah Einbinder – “HACKS”
Katherine LaNasa – “THE PITT”
Catherine O’Hara – “THE STUDIO”
Parker Posey – “THE WHITE LOTUS”

~ STAND-UP SPECIAL/PODCAST CATEGORIES ~

BEST PERFORMANCE IN STAND-UP COMEDY ON TELEVISION

Bill Burr: “BILL BURR: DROP DEAD YEARS”
Brett Goldstein – “BRETT GOLDSTEIN: THE SECOND BEST NIGHT OF YOUR LIFE”
Chelsea Handler – “CHELSEA HANDLER: THE FEELING”
Kevin Hart – “KEVIN HART: ACTING MY AGE”
Conan O’Brien – “CONAN O’BRIEN: THE KENNEDY CENTER MARK TWAIN PRIZE FOR AMERICAN HUMOR”
Sarah Silverman – “SARAH SILVERMAN: POSTMORTEM”

BEST PODCAST

“ARMCHAIR EXPERT WITH DAX SHEPARD”
“CALL HER DADDY”
“GOOD HANG WITH AMY POEHLER”
“THE JOE ROGAN EXPERIENCE”
“POD SAVE AMERICA”
“SMARTLESS”

Thoughts? Predictions of your own? Comment below. Thanks for reading!

The 83rd Golden Globe Awards nominations will be announced on December 8th, 2025. The 83rd Golden Globe Awards ceremony hosted by Nikki Glazer will be held on January 11th, 2026 and will air live on CBS and Paramount+.